KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Three members of the Griffon soccer team have been named All-Central Region by the United Soccer Coaches.

Madeline Cowell was named first team midfielder with Bridget Blessie (D) and Cassidy Menke (F) picking up second team honors.

All three were first team All-MIAA selections and second team D2CCA All-Central Region. Menke was also named first team CoSIDA Academic All-District. Cowell was second on the team with seven assists and fourth with four goals. Blessie scored six goals as a defender and led the team with five game-winners. Menke broke her own MWSU single-season scoring record with 15 goals and became MWSU’s career goals leader in her junior season.

The 2017 soccer season was the best in Missouri Western history as the team won six more games (17) than any in program history and fell one goal short of doubling the previous goals in a season record. Overall, more than 30 team and individual records were broken as the team advanced to its first-ever NCAA Championships bid and finished second in the MIAA.

— MWSU Athletics —