KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sophomore Victoria Perry napped her first career All-Region honor and senior Joy Piirto collected her second, as the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) listed the Captains among the All South-Atlantic Team on Thursday afternoon. Perry was a second team All-Region selection, while Piirto earned third team All-Region laurels.

Perry, the 2014 Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Year, is the third player to earn second team All-Region honors in the two-year tenure playing under head coach Dan Weiler. The sophomore from Purcellville, Va. posted the fifth-best scoring mark in program history, with 35 points, leading the team with 14 goals and seven assists. She finished the season ranked third in the CAC in points, first in assists and first in shots taken.

She also registered six game-winning goals this season, the second best mark in CNU lore, and ranked 22nd in the nation this season. She posted a pair of hat tricks, becoming just the fourth player in program history to score three goals or more in a game more than once in a single season. 

Piirto is just the third player in program history to be selected to back-to-back All-Region squads, and only the fourth repeat selection. The senior midfielder from Charlottesville, Va. missed a five game stretch early in the season due to a foot injury, but stormed back onto the field as one of the Captains leading offensive threats, battling through the injury. She finished the season ranked second on the team in scoring, with 17 points on seven goals and three assists, while scoring one game-winning goal. 

A big and consistent threat in the middle of the field, Piirto also moved up top for stretches to give CNU a different look at forward. She finished up her stellar career with 41 total points on 16 goals and nine assists. 

With Piirto and Perry both selected to the All South-Atlantic teams, the Captains have earned 20 All-Region selections all-time, dating back to the first in 1998.  It was the eighth time multiple CNU players earned All-Region honors in the same season, including last year when Piirto was joined by Bupe Okeowo.

The Captains finished the year with a 12-4-4 overall record and a second consecutive at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament.  Head coach Dan Weiler and the Captains have posted a 26-8-6 mark in two years as members of the CAC, for a winning percentage of 72.5%. 

 

First Team
Pos.	Player		Class		School	Hometown
K	Kendra Griffith		Sr.		College of New Jersey	Cherry Hill, N.J.
D	Michala Bibbins		So.		Berry	Hampton, Ga.
D	Jessica Bonjione		Sr.		Montclair State	Bridgewater, N.J.
D	Jordan Downs		Sr.		College of New Jersey	Brick, N.J.
D	Emily Maxwell		Fr.		Lynchburg	Quantico, Va.
M	Melissa Koster		Sr.		Montclair State	Yardville, N.J.
M	Katelyn  Rossi		Sr.		Washington & Lee	Wyoming, Del.
M	Jade Woll		Jr.		Lynchburg	Woodbridge, Va.
F	Angela Bosco		Sr.		Lynchburg	Huntington Station, N.Y.
F	Dessi Dupuy		Sr.		Lynchburg	Lynchburg, Va.
F	Maggie Midkiff		So.		Berry	Macon, Ga.
F	Erika Suhl		Sr.		Rowan	Brick, N.J.
Second Team
Pos.	Player		Class		School	Hometown
K	Gina Policastro		Sr.		Montclair State	East Brunswick, N.J.
D	Breanna Durbin		Sr.		Rhodes	Knoxville, Tenn.
D	Allie Ketzler		Jr.		Virginia Wesleyan	Bedford, Mass.
D	Taylor Rudd		Sr.		Montclair State	Ocean Township, N.J.
D	Elizabeth Stump		Sr.		Bridgewater	Roanoke, Va.
M	Alex Combs		Jr.		Centre	Danville, Ky.
M	Danielle Lee		Sr.		Meredith	Smithfield, N.C.
M	Jennifer Synder		Sr.		Lynchburg	Belair, Md.
M	Deandra Turchi		Sr.		Rowan	Turnersville, N.J.
F	Kaila Fasano		Sr.		Montclair State	Westwood, N.J.
F	Emily Feldman		Sr.		Emory	Highland Park, Ill.
F	Victoria Perry		So.		Christopher Newport	Purcellville, Va.
Third Team
Pos.	Player		Class		School	Hometown
K	Addie Healy		Jr.		Washington & Lee	Waterford, Va.
D	Morgan Canepa		So.		Salem	Elko, Nev.
D	Kaelyn Lucas		Sr.		Emory	Rye, N.Y.
D	Alissa Peterson		Jr.		Emory	Houston, Texas
D	Becca Proschansky		Jr.		Berry	Atlanta, Ga.
M	Jess Durnian		Sr.		Rowan	Brick, N.J.
M	Cristina Estremera		Jr.		Rutgers-Newark	East Brunswick, N.J.
M	Taylor Norman		Sr.		Salem	Fairfax, Va.
M	Joy Piirto		Sr.		Christopher Newport	Charlottesville, Va.
F	Tricia Jessee		So.		Washington & Lee	Roanoke, Va.
F	Christine Levering		So.		College of New Jersey	Robinsville, N.J.
F	Rebecca Staylor		Sr.		North Carolina Wesleyan	Virginia Beach, Va.