Four PBC Women's Soccer Players Named NSCAA All-Americans

KANSAS CITY, KS – Columbus State defender Kansas Bayly, Columbus State midfielder Stephanie Lowery, Armstrong forward Kristina Pascutti and North Georgia Forward Emily Dover were all named to All-American teams by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).  The four All-Americans extend the PBC’s streak of placing multiple players on the NSCAA All-America team to four years.

Kansas Bayly and Stephanie Lowery have each earned their second All-American honors for the 2011 season. Bayly was selected to the NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Women's Division II All-America First Team while Lowery was a Second Team member for the second consecutive season.

Bayly, the Co-Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year has been a mainstay of the CSU backline since her arrival in Columbus. She is part of a backline that posted 12 shutouts this season, tied for 15th most nationally. They have held opponents to 0.59 goals against average which is also the 15th best mark in the nation. The Lilburn native scored six goals for the team including a pair of game-winnings goals. Her six goals were the most by any defender in the Peach Belt Conference. Bayly was also named to the Daktronics All-American team earlier this fall, one of just three Peach Belt Conference student-athletes to receive the honor.

Lowery has been one the best offensive players to come through Columbus State ranking in the top five in both goals (33, third) and points (81, fourth) all-time at CSU. This season she once again led the team in scoring posting 29 points on 12 goals and five assists. The Sandy, Utah native was a clutch performer tallying five game-winning goals including the game-winners in both the PBC and NCAA Tournament wins for the Lady Cougars. This is the second straight year that Lowery was a second team honoree by the NSCAA. Along with Bayly, Lowery also named to the Daktronics All-American team earlier this fall.

Pascutti earns her first All-American honor on the field in the same year that she was named an Academic All-American. The Lilburn, Ga., native earned a spot on the second team after scoring 12 goals with three assists in 24 matches played, leading Armstrong in points while also earning co-Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year honors. A second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, Pascutti notched five game-winning goals in 2011 and also earned All-PBC and All-Southeast Region honors this season.

Dover, a Canton, Ga. native, adds All-American honors to her already impressive resume in 2011. The senior was named Co-PBC Player of the Year and followed it up with First-Team All-Region honors in the southeast. Dover set North Georgia school records in 2011 for most goals in a season with 16 and total points in a season with 37. She also made her mark in the record book for her career, sitting second in total goals with 23 and tied for third in total points with 53 after playing just two seasons for the Lady Saints.

A total of 36 All-Americans will be recognized at the annual All-America Luncheon, to be held in the Kansas City Convention Center's Grand Ballroom on Saturday, Jan. 14, in conjunction with the 2012 NSCAA Convention in Kansas City, Mo.

2011 NCAA Women's Division II All-Southeast Team