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Six Eagles Receive All-UAA Women’s Soccer Honors

Six Eagles Receive All-UAA Women’s Soccer Honors

Led by first team selections in seniors Emily Feldman and Kaelyn Lucas, six members of the 21st-ranked Emory University Women's Soccer team were selected to the all-University Athletic Association (UAA) teams, announced by the conference on Thursday afternoon.

In addition to the first team selections for Feldman and Lucas, junior Liz Arnold, senior Charlotte Butker and junior Ally Peterson each received second team berths, and freshman Bahar Ulusan was named an honorable mention.

Feldman finished the season ranked second among all UAA players with four goals, nine points, 29 shots and 14 shots on goal, and tied for the conference lead with two game-winning goals in conference action.  The forward finished the regular season with a team-high seven goals and 16 points overall, including three game winners.  She was selected as the UAA Offensive Athlete of the Week on September 29th and November 10th.  This was the second career all-UAA honor for Feldman, who was named to the second team as a sophomore is 2012.

Lucas provided a veteran presence for an Emory defense that conceded just five goals in conference games of a 0.63 goals-against average.  The outside back played every minute of the Eagles' seven conference games, and added an assist on a goal against Case Western Reserve.  For the season, she recorded a pair of assists, while helping the team record a 0.41 goals-against average, the 13th-best mark among Division III teams.  This was Lucas' first career all-UAA honor.

Arnold earned her second-consecutive all-UAA Second Team selection, playing the entirety of each of the Eagles' seven conference contests.  She led all UAA keepers with 710 minutes played in Association contests, recording a 0.63 goals-against average and a .848 save percentage over the seven games.  She was selected as the UAA Defensive Athlete of the Week on a pair of occasions – September 29th and November 3rd.  Arnold ended the regular season ranked 17th in Division III with a .462 GAA and 43rd with a .862 save percentage.

Butker finished the conference season with a pair of assists in UAA games, the second-most by a UAA player in 2014.  The assists came on goals against Washington University (Mo.) and the University of Chicago, both nationally-ranked teams.  For the year, the forward scored four goals and assisted on four others for 12 points, including three game-winning goals.  It was the third all-UAA honor for Butker, who was named to the second team last year, and an honorable mention as a freshman in 2011.

Peterson emerged as a key player for the Eagles' defense, playing 695 minutes over the seven UAA games, and starting each.  She helped to limit opponents to 74 shots and 34 shots on goal in conference play, and was named the UAA Defensive Athlete of the Week on November 3rd after leading the team to shutouts over Rochester and Case Western Reserve.  For the year, the defender is the only Emory player to have started all 18 games, helping limit the opposition to averages of 7.9 shots and 3.5 shots on goal per game.  This was Peterson's first career all-UAA honor.

Ulusan appeared in all seven UAA games during her freshman season, including three in a starting role.  She helped contribute to the Eagles' defensive success in conference contests from the defensive center midfield position, while also taking five shots, including one on goal.  Overall in 2014, she has appeared in all 18 games, including six as a starter, and aided the Eagles in notching 11 shutouts.

Emory, which finished fourth in the conference with a 2-1-4 record and was 11-1-6 overall on the season, will open play at the NCAA Division III Championships on Saturday, November 15th at 1:30 PM against Kenyon College in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.