MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The 2021 Barnes & Noble College Women’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete Team and Scholar-Athlete of the Year were released by the Southern States Athletic Conference.
Middle Georgia State’s Miagh Downey headlines the team as the 2021 Barnes & Noble College Women’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The senior business administration major posted a 3.9 GPA in the classroom and earned CoSIDA Academic All-America Second-Team honors. On the field, she was named First-Team All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-America after posting 14 goals and seven assists.
2021 Barnes & Noble College Women’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete Team
Miagh Downey, Middle Georgia*
Vivien Grosser, Middle Georgia
Tatjana Steinau, Middle Georgia
Ellie Russell, Middle Georgia
Kadisha Martina, Brewton-Parker (Ga.)
Kaylie Agostine, William Carey (Miss.)
Kauany Sousa, William Carey (Miss.)
Camila Pescatore, William Carey (Miss.)
Anni Rusanen, William Carey (Miss.)
Brooke Alvarez, Dalton State (Ga.)
Ainsley Lockwood, Faulkner (Ala.)
*Denotes Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Noteworthy
- To be eligible, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above in both academic and athletic standing, must be starters or important reserves, have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA and have competed in 50% of competitions
- Graduate students are not eligible, and transfers must have completed one semester at the school
- Faulkner’s Lockwood and the Knights’ Russell posted 4.0 GPA’s, while Grosser (3.93) and Agostine (3.81) were right behind
- WCU’s Rusanen and Pescatore earned Second-Team and Third-Team All-America honors on the field