Nkomo Adds To Her Awards List For Women's Soccer

Nkomo Adds To Her Awards List For Women's Soccer
Lavinia Nkomo added to her list of awards with a Scholar All-America selection. Photo by Joel Auerbach.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The awards just keep coming for Barry University women’s soccer star Lavinia Nkomo as she earned a spot on the 2014 NSCAA Women's College Division Scholar All-America Team on Wednesday.

Nkomo, who has already been named the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year and All-American by both the NSCAA and Daktronics, carries an outstanding 3.80 GPA in Exercise Physiology. The junior from Southampton, England is the first Buccaneer women’s soccer player in the program’s storied history to earn two All-America awards and a Scholar All-America award in the same season.

Nkomo, who was selected as a second-team All-American Scholar, led the Bucs with six goals and added two assists this season, as they claimed the SSC title for the second straight year. She posted game-winning goals in a 2-1 win over Rollins on Oct. 4 and a 3-0 win over Eckerd on Nov. 1.

First Team

PosNameClassSchoolMajorGPAHometown
KMolly McGoughSr.Minnesota State-MankatoNursing3.68Centennial, Colo.
DJourdan Thompson*Sr.Saint RoseCommunications3.52Brick, N.J.
MAstrid  KempainenSr.Connecticut CollegeBiology3.85Chazy, N.Y.
MJulianne  KuceraSr.Hardin-SimmonsBiology3.94Richardson, Texas
MEmily Moris*Sr.Minnesota State-MankatoExercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy3.65Woodbury, Minn.
MLillian ToaspernSr.Washington (Mo.)Global Health and Environment 3.51Denver, Colo.
MHeather WilliamsSr.Cal State Los AngelesBusiness Administration3.64Moreno Valley, Calif.
FMichelle GreenewayJr.Lake ForestFinance3.46Sheboygan, Wis.
FEmily  JorgensSr.Trinity (Texas)Business Administration-Accounting4.00Austin, Texas
FHannah KronickSr.Johns HopkinsInternational Studies3.47Westfield, N.J.
FBrenna McKeeSr.RollinsInternational Relations3.50Austin, Texas
FCarmelina Puopolo*Sr.Saint RoseSpecial Education3.49Scarborough, Ont.

Second Team

PosFirstClassSchoolMajorGPAHometown
KHolly BurwickJr.AmherstAmerican Studies/Mathematics3.60Lafayette, Calif.
DKatie  HaltiwangerSr.Hardin-SimmonsPre-Physical Therapy3.37Boerne, Texas
DMary Kate SchmidtJr.Illinois WesleyanNursing3.51Louisville, Ky.
DBre SteeleSr.Minnesota State-MankatoEarly Childhood3.93Eagan, Minn.
MMolly AllenSr.AugsburgClinical Psychology3.57Stillwater, Minn.
MKelsey Falcone*Sr.Trinity (Texas)Biology and Communication3.63San Antonio, Texas
MSara KwanSr.University Of ChicagoBiology3.40Irvine, Calif.
MLavinia NkomoJr.BarryExercise Physiology3.80Southampton, England
FNicci BermudesJr.AuroraHealth Science3.87San Diego, Calif.
FMadeline BuckleySr.William SmithCritical Social Studies; Child Advocacy3.43Wilmington, Del.
FAmbika  Krishnamachar*Sr.Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyComputer Science and Mathematics3.68Darien, Conn.
FMegan Mahoney*Sr.MisericordiaProfessional Studies/Physical Therapy4.00Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
FKelsey PelletierSr.Columbus StateExercise Science4.00Duluth, Ga.
FSusanne VistnesJr.LIU PostBusiness3.48Randaberg, Norway

Third Team

PosFirstClassSchoolMajorGPAHometown
KBethany DavisJr. CatawbaBiology3.41Salisbury, Md.
DLibby FransdalSr.Concordia-MoorheadExercise Science3.83Wayzata, Minn.
DShelby HopkinsSr.Trinity (Texas)Engineering Sciences3.60Albuquerque, N.M.
DAnnette  KesslerJr.OttawaBiology4.00Paola, Kan.
DEmily Nagourney*Sr.Johns HopkinsNatural Science3.41Scotch Plains, N.J.
DKirby PeddicordSr.Trinity (Texas)Geosciences3.55Houston, Texas
DQuinn TookeyJr.Central OklahomaNursing3.85Colleyville, Texas
MLisa BajkowskiSr.AuroraStrategic Commuinications3.79Oswego, Ill.
MMichelle BattipagliaSr.Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyManagement Science/Mathematics3.84Katonah, N.Y.
MTaylor KorytkoSr.Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBiomedical Engineering3.84Tampa, Fla.
MMai MitsuyamaJr.WilliamsJapanese/Psychology3.52Matick, Mass.
MErin RobertsSr.MisericordiaSpeech and Language Pathology3.97Perkiomenville, Pa.
FKorey  KronforstJr.Minnesota State-MankatoSpecial Education3.72Cary, Ill.
FTaylor SkalaSr.RockhurstBiology3.89Long Grove, Ill.