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Castellanos And Kuikka Earn All-Region Accolades

Castellanos And Kuikka Earn All-Region Accolades

11/29/2017 11:29:35 AM | General, Women's Soccer

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – After helping the Seminoles reach the third round of the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship for the 12th time in the last 13 seasons, Deyna Castellanos and Natalia Kuikka were honored on Wednesday as United Soccer Coaches announced its All-Region Teams.

Castellanos earned All-East Region First Team accolades, while Kuikka was selected to the Second Team, marking the 15th consecutive season that multiple Seminole student-athletes have been recognized by United Soccer Coaches.

Castellanos had an outstanding offensive season for the Garnet and Gold this fall, leading the ACC and ranking second in the NCAA with 19 goals scored and adding three assists as well. The 19 goals ranks second in a single season in FSU history, the 41 points are tied for sixth-most by a Seminole and her six multi-goal games set a Florida State record.

The sophomore from Venezuela now has 26 goals scored in her young career, which sits 10th-most in Seminole history, and the most since Berglind Thorvaldsdottir scored 27 goals from 2012-15.

Kuikka adds the All-Region award to her 2017 All-ACC First Team honor, and was the foundation of the Seminole defense that recorded eight shutouts in her 17 games played this season. The junior was the team captain this season and also added a goal offensively against Samford on August 24.

Both Castellanos and Kuikka are eligible for the 2017 United Soccer Coaches All-American Awards that will be announced later this week.

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First Team
GKMary NiehausSr.Saint Louis
GKEJ ProctorSr.Duke
DMadeline AndersonJr.Hofstra
DJulia AshleyJr.North Carolina
DRachel BloznalisSr.Boston
DSchuyler DeBreeSr.Duke
DAli KlugSo.Saint Louis
MFEmina EkicFr.Louisville
MFVanessa GregoireSr.Princeton
MFMegan HegartySr.Navy
MFTziarra KingSo.NC State
MFHannah LopiccoloSr.Northeastern
MFOlivia PetitFr.Saint Louis
MFRebecca QuinnSr.Duke
MFSandra YuSr.Notre Dame
FKayla CappuzzoSr.Northeastern
FDeyna CastellanosSo.Florida State
FKristin DesmondSr.Hofstra
FImani DorseySr.Duke
FAbby GivensSo.Princeton
FBrooke MurphySr.New Hampshire
FAlessia RussoFr.North Carolina
Second Team
GKSydney FortsonSo.Navy
GKAmanda KnaubSo.Monmouth
DNatalie AmbroseSr.Columbia
DJennifer CafferkySr.Central Connecticut State
DEliza HarrisSr.Navy
DNatalia KuikkaJr.Florida State
DHayley NolanJr.Hartford
DTaylor OttoFr.North Carolina
DMegan ReidSr.Virginia
MFJo BoylesSr.North Carolina
MFKristin HaugstadSr.La Salle
MFMaddie HusterSr.Wake Forest
MFJessi ReinhardtSr.Fairleigh Dickinson
MFSierra StoneSo.Hartford
FMichelle AlozieJr. Yale
FAshleigh FarrowJr.Navy
FMadie GibsonSo.Monmouth
FVanessa KaraJr.Drexel
FKayla McCoyJr. Duke
FKayla SaagerJr.Binghamton
Third Team
GKMia NeasSr.New Hampshire
GKChristiana OgunsamiSr.Drexel
DKelly GerdesSr.Hofstra
DAmanda HoltzmanJr.Siena
DJamie IrwinFr.Bryant
DCaroline KoppJr.Albany
DKendra PriceSr.New Hampshire
DAlyssa RiportiSr.Lehigh
DErin TheiflerFr.Binghamton
MFMurphy AgnewFr.Harvard
MFSamantha CoffeyFr.Boston College
MFLinnea FaccendaSr.Duquesne
MFBayley FeistJr.Wake Forest
MFTaryn TorresFr.Virginia
MFAdrian VitelloSr.Lehigh
FMadison BowerJr.La Salle
FKendall HamSr.Bucknell
FAlexis KiehlSr.Dayton
FVeronica LatskoSr.Virginia
FErica ModenaSr.Manhattan
FJennifer WestendorfSo.Notre Dame

 

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