Rothe, Manning named SEC Players of the Year

The Southeast Conference picked its All-SEC team last month, and after a couple of stellar seasons on the pitch, Washington’s Greta Rothe and Mt. Pleasant’s Elly Manning were named Co-Player of the Year.

It was Rothe’s second career POY selection. She earned the title alone last season.

The Washington senior scored 23 goals this season and dished out two assists on top of that to finish the year with 48 points. She made three of four penalty kicks and started all 17 of the Demons’ games.

Manning lit up the stat book for the Panthers this season. The junior sent 35 goals into the net this season and dished out 18 assists for a total of 88 points on the year.

The Demons and Panthers each had three players named to the All-SEC team. Washington sophomore Giselle Marcelino and junior Lindsay Diaz were both named to the first team, as were Mt. Pleasant freshman Charice Auwerda and senior Abby West.

Fairfield had one player named to the All-SEC team. Junior Kiara Bickham represented the Trojans.

Each team also had two players selected to the honorable mention list. Fairfield junior Jaydin Scharf and sophomore Savannah Hollander were named to the list. Mt. Pleasant junior Andrea Lopreato and freshman Tori Wilson were named, as were Washington seniors Elyse Hunt and Ava Turner.

ALL-SEC GIRLS SOCCER TEAM

Mary Kate Bendlage SO Fort Madison

Camille Kruse JR Fort Madison

Alana Simpson SR Fort Madison

Anna Sobczak SR Fort Madison

Irelynd Sargent SO Fort Madison

Kevynn Siefken SO Burlington

Josephine Blazic SO Burlington

Myah Rehmann SO Burlington

Hunter Pender FR Burlington

Jenna Hentzel SO Burlington

Kiara Bickham JR Fairfield

Brianna Maerz SR Keokuk

Kyla Muston SO Keokuk

Elly Manning JR Mt. Pleasant

Charice Auwerda FR Mt. Pleasant

Abby West SR Mt. Pleasant

Greta Rothe SR Washington

Giselle Marcelino JR Washington

Lindsay Diaz JR Washington

Co-Player of the Year: Greta Rothe (Washington) Elly Manning (Mt. Pleasant)

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Sophie Brown FR Burlington

Gabrielle McDowell FR Burlington

Jaydin Scharf JR Fairfield

Savannah Hollander SO Fairfield

Natalie Randolph SO Fort Madison

Teagan Snaadt FR Fort Madison

Ella Johnson SR Keokuk

Suzie Whitaker FR Keokuk

Andrea Lopreato JR Mt. Pleasant

Tori Wilson FR Mt. Pleasant

Elyse Hunt SR Washington

Ava Turner SR Washington

ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE

Burlington: Reagan Rohrer, Brynne Skinner

Fort Madison: Anna Sobczak, Laura Mehmert, Chloe Jones, Eva Bohringer, Breeann Walston

Keokuk: Natasha Cale, Haylee Davis, Ella Johnson, Brianna Maerz

Mt. Pleasant: Elly Manning, Eva Rounceville, Abby West

Washington: Greta Rothe, Ava Turner, Lindsay Diaz, Molly Klinzman, Alexandrea Murphy, Brielle Anderson, Emma Stalder

FINAL STANDINGS

TEAM CONFERENCE OVERALL

1. Fort Madison 9-1, 12-4

2. Burlington 9-1, 11-6

T-3. Washington 5-5, 10-7

T-3. Mt. Pleasant 5-5, 8-7

5. Keokuk 2-8, 4-14

6. Fairfield 0-10, 1-14