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OAKLAND LANDS FOUR ON ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS

Nov. 2, 2015



INDIANAPOLIS
- Oakland's Joan Sieja and Alice Palmer were named to the All-Horizon League first team, while Emily Zweng and Maria Zandi were selected to the all-freshman team, as voted by the league's head coaches and announced by the league office on Monday.

Sieja, a senior from Rochester Hills, Mich., earned her second all-league selection and first on the All-Horizon League first team. She led the Golden Grizzlies in points with 13 and assists with seven, good for fifth and second respectively in the conference, while starting in all 18 regular season games. Her three goals and 13 points are both career-highs.

Palmer, a junior from Poole, United Kingdom, received her third consecutive all-league honor and her second All-Horizon League first team selection. She was the top goal-scorer for the Golden Grizzlies, netting five goals which ranks fourth in the Horizon League while appearing in 17 games this season. Her 28 shots and .549 shots on goal percentage are career-highs while her two game-winning goals match a career-high.

Zandi, a native of Rochester, Mich., was second among Horizon League freshman in games-started with 17, and was the only Oakland freshman to start in as many games. She was a part of the Oakland back line which recorded five consecutive shutouts to end the regular season, allowing just four goals in conference play.

Zweng, a native of New Baltimore, Mich., allowed just two goals in 10 games for a goals-against-average of 0.21 and save percentage of .926. She was also named Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 5 and notched an assist against Valparaiso, becoming the first Oakland goalkeeper to record an assist in the Division I era. She finished the regular season with a record of 6-0-2.

2015 Horizon League Women's Soccer Superlatives

Player of the Year: Macy Hamblin, Northern Kentucky

Offensive Player of the Year: Macy Hamblin, Northern Kentucky

Defensive Player of the Year: Cassidy Blanchard, Milwaukee

Goalkeeper of the Year: Kelly Fritz, UIC

Freshman of the Year: Claudia Eustaquio, Detroit

Coach of the Year: Troy Fabiano, Milwaukee

First Team All-League

Macy Hamblin, So., F, Northern Kentucky

Rita Craven, Sr., M, Valparaiso

Joan Sieja, Sr., F/M, Oakland

Jessica Frey, So., F, Northern Kentucky

Bryce Hueber, So, M, Wright State

Alice Palmer, Jr., F, Oakland

April Cronin, Jr., F, Valparaiso

Maria Stephans, Jr., M, Milwaukee

Cassidy Blanchard, So., D, Milwaukee

Nikki Romero, So., M, Wright State

Kelly Fritz, So., GK, UIC

Second Team All-League

Kaila Sargema, Jr., F, Cleveland State

Alyssa Lotito, Sr., D, Detroit

Anna Smalley, So., M, Milwaukee

Kelsey Holbert, Sr., M, Milwaukee

Allie Sieradzki, Sr., M, Cleveland State

Ashley Gogolin, Sr., M, Wright State

Olivia Everin, So., F, UIC

Kyler Lum, So., M, Youngstown State

Madison Pollard, So., D, UIC

Callie O'Donnell, Jr., M, Milwaukee

Paige Lincicum, Jr., GK, Milwaukee

All-Freshman Team

Claudia Eustaquio, GK, Detroit

Aaliyah Patten, F, Wright State

Taylor Spaulding, D, Northern Kentucky

Kelli Swenson, D, Milwaukee

Nikki Romero, M, Wright State

Ashley Thiss, M, Cleveland State

Naomi Rushe, Fr., F, UIC

Maria Zandi, Fr., D/M, Oakland

Emily Zweng, Fr., GK, Oakland

Madison Hughes, M, Youngstown State

Kelsey Jahn, M, Valparaiso

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Players Mentioned

Emily Zweng

#0 Emily Zweng

Goalkeeper
5' 11"
Freshman
Maria Zandi

#14 Maria Zandi

Defense/Midfield
5' 6"
Freshman
Alice Palmer

#8 Alice Palmer

Forward
5' 6"
Freshman
Joan Sieja

#17 Joan Sieja

Forward / Midfielder
5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Emily Zweng

#0 Emily Zweng

5' 11"
Freshman
Goalkeeper
Maria Zandi

#14 Maria Zandi

5' 6"
Freshman
Defense/Midfield
Alice Palmer

#8 Alice Palmer

5' 6"
Freshman
Forward
Joan Sieja

#17 Joan Sieja

5' 4"
Freshman
Forward / Midfielder