Sixteen student-athletes have earned a spot on the 2015 Missouri Valley Conference women’s soccer scholar-athlete teams, as announced by the league office today. All posted a GPA of 3.6 or higher.
Earning recognition from the MVC from the Purple Aces were: Allile Arguello, Bronwyn Boswell and Colleen Dierkes. Arguello and Boswell were named to the First Team while Dierkes earned an Honorable Mention.
Arguello arned a spot on the 2015 MVC All-Tournament Team and was also named a Second Team All-Conference player in 2015. The senior played in 18 matches and tied for second on the squad with seven points while also tying for the team high with three goals. Arguello notched 32 shots (second on the team) and netted a penalty kick for the game winner in a 1-0 win over Missouri State on Oct. 29. She earned the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award in each of the last two years and is also a 3-time MVC Honor Roll member. Arguello boasts a 3.931 GPA in Biology.
Boswell won the Elite 18 Award at the 2015 MVC Tournament and led the Aces with 8 points in 2015 and tied for the team lead with three goals this season, took a team-high 53 shots. She took six shots in the MVC Championship match against Loyola and had the game-winner in a September 13 victory over IUPUI. Boswell earned the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award in her first two years and also made the MVC Honor Roll both years. The 2-time All-MVC First Team player was on the All-Freshman Team in 2013. In 2014, Boswell was a NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Great Lakes Region Second Team player. Boswell has a 3.976 GPA in Exercise Science.
Colleen Dierkes was named to the 2015 MVC All-Tournament Team after scoring the game-winner in a 1-0 win over UNI in the semifinals on Nov. 6.  She played in 19 matches in 2015 and registered three goals, tying for the team high; she had 13 shots with four being on goal. Dierkes earned the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award in 2014-15 and has been named to the MVC Honor Roll in each of her first two seasons at UE. She has a 3.79 GPA in Global Business.
This season, 43 student-athletes were nominated for the Valley’s scholar-athlete team. The criteria for the honor parallels the CoSIDA standards for Academic All-America voting. Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.20 cumulative gpa (on a 4.00 scale). Also, students must have participated in at least 75 percent of the regular-season matches or the MVC Championship. Student-athletes must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at their institution (true freshmen and redshirt freshmen were not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at their institution. Sports Information Directors at MVC institutions voted for the team.
Drake, Evansville, Indiana State and Missouri State each contributed three members to the list. Seven of the student-athletes recieved first team honors in 2013, 2014 or both. Cassie Le of Missouri State and Sydney Lovelace of Indiana State were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District for their respective regions.
