SEWARD, Neb. – Named to the Academic All-District Team by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Nov. 8, senior Maria Deeter picked up an even more prestigious honor on Monday (Dec. 3). CoSIDA announced Deeter as a 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Women's Soccer First Team selection. Deeter is the Concordia women’s soccer program’s second all-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, joining Rachel Mussell (2014).
The Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America® Women’s Soccer Teams have been released to recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. For more information about the Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, please visit http://cosida.com.
Deeter, a three-time first team All-GPAC and a one-time second team All-GPAC selection, topped the Bulldogs with 14 goals scored (four game winners) this past season. She added six assists while helping lead the Bulldogs back to the GPAC tournament championship game for the fifth year in a row. Deeter was named a GPAC Offensive Player of the Week twice this season and was recently tabbed the Bulldog Athletic Association Female Athlete of the Month for October. The Seward native produced 37 goals and 27 assists over 81 career games. The Lincoln Lutheran High School graduate is majoring in biology at Concordia.
Deeter career honor roll
- Three-time first team All-GPAC (2016, 2017, 2018) and 2015 second team All-GPAC
- Three-time United Soccer Coaches All-Plains Region (2018 all-region not yet announced)
- 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-America/All-District
- Four-time team MVP
- Two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete
- Three-time Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska (2018 teams not yet announced)
- Four-time GPAC Offensive Player of the Week
Women’s Soccer Academic All-District Honorees
Lindsey Carley (2018)
*Maria Deeter (2018)
Emily Fleming (2012)
*Rachel Mussel (2012, 2013, 2014)
Melissa Stine (2014)
*Academic All-American