PORTLAND, Ore. – Jessica Ramback of Concordia University has been voted the Cascade Collegiate Conference women’s soccer Offensive Player of the Year, while The College of Idaho’s Colleen Smith was selected as Defensive Player of the Year, the league office announced.

Ramback was named the CCC’s Offensive Player of the Year by a vote of the conference coaches. She helped lead the Cavaliers to their 10th straight Cascade Collegiate Conference tournament championship as she put away the winner in a 1-0 victory over No. 1-seeded College of Idaho on Saturday. The senior forward from Mill Creek, Wash., led the CCC in goals scored with 18 and total points with 41. With the win, the Cavaliers earned the CCC’s automatic berth to the NAIA Championships, which get underway with opening-round games Nov. 21.

The College of Idaho’s Colleen Smith was selected by the conference coaches as Defensive Player of the Year. She anchored a Coyote team that was tops in the CCC in goals allowed (0.65 per game) and second in goals against average (0.65) and shutouts (11).

The College of Idaho also laid claim to this year’s Newcomer of the Year in junior forward Erika Mouritsen (13 goals, 2 assists), and co-Coach of the Year in fourth-year boss Niki Taylor, who guided the ‘Yotes to a 14-3 overall record. Corban College’s Marty Ziesemer, whose team went 6-2 in CCC play, was selected with Taylor as co-Coach of the Year. His Corban squad was also voted the recipient of the Champion of Character Award for the second-straight campaign. The award is based on the NAIA’s core tenets of integrity, respect and sportsmanship.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jessica Ramback, Sr., Concordia, F
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Colleen Smith, Jr., College of Idaho, D
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Erika Mouritsen, Jr., College of Idaho, F
COACH OF THE YEAR: Niki Taylor, College of Idaho/Marty Ziesemer, Corban
CHAMPION OF CHARACTER AWARD: Corban College

FIRST TEAM
Pos.	Name	Institution	Cl.
GK	Georgie Christensen	Concordia	Sr.
GK	Jessica Kuehlwein	Southern Oregon	So.
D	Colleen Smith	College of Idaho	Jr.
D	Brittany Orr	Concordia	So.
D	Jenna Peterson	Concordia	So.
D	Amy Korzelius	Warner Pacific	Sr.
MF	Amanda Mendenhall	Corban	So.,
MF	Jackie Hendrickson	Concordia	So.
MF	Chelsea Heffner	College of Idaho	So.
MF	Katie Hanson	Corban	Jr.
MF	Abby Brauer	Northwest	So.
F	Jessica Ramback	Concordia	Sr.
F	Erika Mouritsen	College of Idaho	Jr.
F	Kaitlyn Tebbs	Concordia	Jr.
SECOND TEAM
Pos.	Name	Institution	Cl.
GK	Kelly Hardegree-Ullman	College of Idaho	So.
D	Lauren Winterholler	College of Idaho	Sr.
D	Auika Muragin	Southern Oregon	Jr.
D	Stephanie Cummins	Northwest	So.
D	Jessica Patton	College of Idaho	So.
D	Brooke Cole	Oregon Tech	So.
D	Martha Billings	Eastern Oregon	Sr.
D	Genessa Neeser	Corban	Jr.
MF	Kelton McFadden	Concordia	Jr.
MF	Kaila Dillon	Oregon Tech	Jr.
MF	Courtney Gaskell	Eastern Oregon	Sr.
MF	Crystal Foster	Oregon Tech	Fr.
MF	Angelina Turner	Concordia	Jr.
F	Katie O’Brien	Oregon Tech	Sr.
F	Denise Powell	Southern Oregon	So.
F	Emily Tsugawa	Corban	Fr.