Kansas City, N.Y. - After earning recognition on the NSCAA All-East Region First Team this week, senior Taylor Groth and junior Laura Gomez of the Adelphi University women's soccer team were honored yesterday on the All-America Third Team for their accomplishment this past season.

Gomez scored a team-high 12 goals that ranked her first in the Northeast-10 Conference and 45th in the country. Named Player of the Year for the NE-10, Gomez posted seven game-winning goals throughout the season to rank first in the league and seventh in the country. The junior forward also posted four assists to total 28 points, third most in the conference as well as 55th best in the NCAA. Earlier this week, she was named the D2CCA East Region Player of the Year.

Earning the NE-10 Defensive Player of the Year, Groth helped the defense to the 19th best goals-against average of 0.61 to opponents while also allowing just 7.9 shots per-game. The defender scored her lone goal of the season in a 3-0 win against Saint Michael's on September 19. In her career, Groth started all 84 of her appearances. In addition to being an All-American for her achievements on the field, the senior is also a two-time Academic All-America honoree.

The duo joins Sam Whitney ('15) and Josephine Coiro ('04) as Third Team All-America selections. In total, the program has now produced 14 All-America awards that includes eight First Team picks. Melissa Galletta ('93) and Laura Martin ('98) were both two-time First Team memebers.

2015 NSCAA NCAA Division II Women's All-America Teams
First Team

Pos	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Ana Dilkes	So.	Central Missouri	Wichita, Kan.
D	Olivia Augustyniak	Jr.	Gannon	Erie, Pa.
D	Emilie MacDonald*	Sr.	Dallas Baptist	Cedar Hill, Texas
D	Clare Carlson	Jr.	Grand Valley State	Ada, Iowa
D	Delanee Nilles	Sr.	Western Washington University	Poulsbo, Wash.
M	Samantha Brueckner*	Sr.	Gannon University	Valencia, Pa.
M	Marti Corby**	Jr.	Grand Valley State	Ada, Iowa
M	Nicola Worthington	Jr.	University of Bridgeport	Chorley, England
M	Margi Osmundson	Sr.	Sonoma State	Petaluma, Calif.
F	Mary Beth Gorham	Jr.	Bellarmine	Nicholasville, Ky.
F	Korey Kronforst	Sr.	Minnesota State-Mankato	Cary, Ill.
F	Chloe Richards	Sr.	North Alabama	Cornwall, England
F	Nicole Corcione*	Jr.	Columbus State	Candler, N.C.

Second Team

Pos	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Mariette Martinez	Sr.	Limestone	East Stroudsburg, Pa.
D	Rachel Ritchey	Sr.	West Virginia Wesleyan	Irwin, Pa.
D	Abby Rhodes	Jr.	Central Missouri	Olathe, Kan.
D	Julia Weidenmark	Jr.	University of Bridgeport	Varnamo, Sweden
M	Ashley Burton	Jr.	Quincy	St. Louis, Mo.
M	Jade Pennock	Sr.	North Georgia	Pontefract, England
M	Kaitlyn Brunworth	Jr.	Wingate	Littleton, Colo.
M	Kiana Nickel	Jr.	Minnesota State-Mankato	Wayzata, Minn.
F	Sierra Lelii	Sr.	Nova Southeastern	Seminole, Fla.
F	Pooja Petel	So.	Chico State	Livermore, Calif.
F	Ashley Cox	Sr.	Dallas Baptist	Waxahachie, Texas
F	Susanne Vistness***	Sr.	LIU Post	Randaberg, Norway

Third Team

Pos	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Caroline Frygard	So.	University of Tampa	Stockholm, Sweden
D	Carolyn Greco	Sr.	Sonoma State	Fullerton, Calif.
D	Taylor Groth	Sr.	Adelphi	Setauket, N.Y.
D	Vicky Back	Jr.	Texas A&M-Commerce	York, England
M	Alexis Heffernan	Sr.	Truman State	Ankeny, Iowa
M	Mayra Almazan*	Sr.	Azusa Pacific	La Puente, Calif.
M	Camilla Rodrigues*	Sr.	Christian Brothers	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
M	Hulda Sigurdardottir	So.	King (Tenn.)	Reykjavik, Iceland
M	Haley Mendel	Jr.	Angelo State	Bastrop, Texas
F	Laura Gomez	Jr.	Adelphi	Garden City, N.Y.
F	Dara Demich	Jr.	Slippery Rock	Jefferson, Md.
F	Julie Ireland*	Sr.	Central Missouri	Lake St. Louis, Mo.
F	Julianne Herrity	Jr.	Carson-Newman	Donegal , Ireland

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About Adelphi University Athletics
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past six seasons has collected 16 regular season conference titles, 21 tournament championships, 27 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 President's Cup twice (2013 and 2014), while winning five NCAA Division II National Championships.

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