Augustana finishes 9-8 overall and 3-5 in the CCIW; Hannah Lohmeier named first team All-CCIW and first team Academic All-America for the second year in a row; Jessa Rizzo and Bri Frys named second team All-CCIW
 
Augustana finished the 2016 women's soccer season with a 9-8 overall record and a CCIW mark of 3-5. Coach Scott Mejia's three seniors—Hannah Lohmeier (Waunakee HS, Waunakee, Wis.), Jessa Rizzo (Fremd HS, Palatine, Ill.) and Brianne Frys (Fremd HS, Palatine, Ill.)—all received All-CCIW recognition. Lohmeier gained first team honors for the second straight year, while Frys and Rizzo were named to the second team.
 
In addition, Lohmeier was named a first team CoSIDA Academic All-American for the second year in a row. Her selection was the 164th for a Viking student athlete all-time.
 
The season opened with five straight wins, highlighted by a 2-1 victory over an outstanding Loras program which eventually shared the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.
 
A four-game losing streak followed, which included a 2-1 setback at Elmhurst in Augustana's CCIW opener. The team snapped out of it with an 11-0 win on Homecoming over Wisconsin Lutheran, tying a school record for goals in a game.
 
The Vikings settled into conference play, downing North Park 3-2 before falling to North Central, Carroll and Wheaton. They bounced back with wins in two of their final three matches, including a thrilling 3-2 double-overtime win over Carthage on Senior Day to close the season.
 
Lohmeier and Rizzo shared the team lead in goals this year with six each. Rizzo added a pair of assists, giving her a team-high 14 points. After Lohmeier's dozen, Frys and junior back Sammi Farkos (Homewood-Flossmoor HS, Flossmoor, Ill.) tied for third in points with 10 each. Frys' came on 10 assists—tied for third-best ever in a single season at Augustana. Farkos had four goals and two assists. Junior Grace Iaquinta (Lincoln East HS, Lincoln, Neb.) tallied nine points on three goals and three assists.
 
Junior Bailey Bradford (Deerfield HS, Riverwoods, Ill.) played every minute in goal for Mejia this year. She finished 9-8 with a 1.29 goals against average and a save percentage of .738.
 
Farkos and Rizzo were named team MVPs on defense and offense, respectively. Freshman midfielder Brandie Minogue (Crystal Lake South HS, Crystal Lake, Ill.) was named Most Improved and the Iron Viking Award went to Lohmeier.
 
 
2016 CCIW WOMEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS

School	CCIW	Pct.	Overall	Pct.
Wheaton	7-1	.875	12-8	.600
Illinois Wesleyan	7-1	.875	12-6-3	.643
Carroll	5-2-1	.688	14-4-2	.750
North Central	4-4	.500	5-11-2	.333
Carthage	4-4	.500	10-7	.588
Augustana	3-5	.375	9-8	.529
Millikin	2-6	.250	8-8-1	.500
Elmhurst	2-6	.250	10-7	.588
North Park	1-6-1	.188	5-11-1	.324

 
2016 CCIW WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT
Semifinal— Wednesday, November 2
#1 Wheaton 4, #4 North Central 0
 
Semifinal—Thursday, November 3
#2 Illinois Wesleyan 1, #3 Carroll 1
Illinois Wesleyan advances 4-3 on PKs
 
Championship—Saturday, November 5
Illinois Wesleyan 2, Wheaton 1
 
2016 AUGUSTANA WOMEN'S SOCCER SUPERLATIVES
CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN: Hannah Lohmeier – 1st team
NSCAA ALL-REGION: Hannah Lohmieier, Jessa Rizzo – 3rd team
ALL-CCIW: Hannah Lohmeier – 1st team; Brianne Frys, Jessa Rizzo – 2nd team.
CCIW-ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE: Allison Harvey, Grace Iaquinta, Hannah Lohmeier, Brandie Minogue, Emily Mueller, Lauren Muzzalupo, Natalia Pinto, Jordyn Sundberg, Anna Tegge
JACK SWARTZ AWARD: Hannah Lohmeier
CCIW PLAYER OF THE WEEK: None
NATIONAL STATISTICAL TOP 25 – INDIVIDUAL
None
CCIW STATISTICAL LEADERS – TEAM
None
CCIW STATISTICAL TOP 5 – INDIVIDUAL
Shots – 26, Jessa Rizzo, 3rd
Shots per game – 3.25, Jessa Rizzo, 3rd; 3.14, Grace Iaquinta, 5th
Assists – 5, Brianne Frys, 1st
Assists per game – 0.63, Brianne Frys, 1st
Saves – 32, Bailey Bradford, 5th
Saves per game – 4.00, Bailey Bradford, 5th
 
INDIVIDUAL TOP TEN LISTS
SINGLE SEASON
Assists – 10, Brianne Frys, T-3rd
 
CAREER
Game-winning goals – 16, Jessa Rizzo, 1st
Assists – 22, Brianne Frys, 4th
Assists per game – 0.29, Brianne Frys, 5th
Goals – 27, Jessa Rizzo, 10th
Goals per game – 0.36, Jessa Rizzo, 10th
 
TEAM AWARDS
MVP DEFENSE: Sammi Farkos
MVP OFFENSE: Jessa Rizzo
MOST IMPROVE: Brandie Minogue
IRON VIKING: Hannah Lohmeier