Towson, Md. – Senior forward Karenee
Demery of California State University Stanislaus leads the 2013
Capital One Academic All-America® NCAA Division II
Women’s Soccer Teams, as selected by the College Sports
Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Demery has been chosen as the recipient of the Academic
All-America® of the Year award for Division II women’s
soccer.
The Capital One Division II Academic All-America® program is
being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national
governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards
fulfillment aspects for the 2013-14 D-II Academic All-America®
teams program.
Demery, a native of Merced, Calif., is making her second appearance
on the Capital One Academic All-America® NCAA Division II team.
The biological science major with a 3.70 G.P.A. was also a first
team selection as a junior in 2012.
Demery guided the No. 5 ranked Warriors to an 18-1-2 record in 2013
and the second round of the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship
where they suffered an upset loss to California State University
San Bernardino. She finished her final season of play with 21
goals, 10 assists, 52 points and six game-winning goals, leading
Cal State Stanislaus in all four statistical categories. She ranks
No. 4 in the country in points per game (2.48), No. 5 in goals per
game (1.0) and No. 24 in assists per game (0.48).
The forward finished her career atop the Cal State Stanislaus
record book with 75 career goals scored, 30 assists and 180 career
points. Demery was a three-time California Collegiate Athletic
Association Offensive Player of the Year and has been named a NSCAA
All-American twice in 2011 and 2012.The 2013 Capital One Academic
All-America® NCAA Division II women’s soccer first team
has three repeat award honorees. Joining Demery as previous
selection to the team are Andye Dawson, a senior from Armstrong
Atlantic State University, and Julia Hansson, a senior from the
University of Bridgeport. Dawson was a third team selection in 2012
and Hansson was named to the second team last year.
Along with Demery, senior Jaclyn Mastroianni of No. 8 Quincy and
sophomore Jacoby Ziegler of Cedarville University were first team
forward selections. Hansson, a senior goalkeeper, was joined in the
backfield by fellow first team defender selections Sam Burneo of
Colorado Mesa University, Lauren Impey of No. 12 Slippery Rock
University , Loren LeForce of Rogers State University and Katie
Oliveri of Kutztown University.
Rounding out this year’s first team selections in the
midfield were Sydney Bond of No. 4 College of Saint Rose, Dawson
and Kentucky Wesleyan College’s Paige Kramer, the only junior
on the first team.
A health sciences major with a 3.88 G.P.A., Hansson finished her
final season at Bridgeport with a 0.61 goals-against average, 56
saves and 10 shutouts. She allowed only 12 goals all season and
helped the Purple Knights to an 18-3 record and the second round of
the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship. The Tocksfors, Sweden,
native was an All-ECC first team selection and finished the year
ranked No. 21 in the country in goals-against average.
To view the full teams, click here.
Release Provided by Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College,
Academic All-America® Vice Co-Chair for
Publicity/Communications.
