SPU's Lovejoy, Hull, Everson Make Women's Soccer All-America
December 10, 2004

SEATTLE (Dec. 10) ­ Shannon Lovejoy, Jennifer Hull and Michelle Everson, all members of the nationally-ranked Seattle Pacific University women's soccer team, were voted All-America by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

Shannon Lovejoy (left), Jennifer Hull (middle), and Michelle Everson, all members of the nationally-ranked Seattle Pacific University women's soccer team, were voted All-America by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America

Lovejoy (Jr., Seattle, Wa./Seattle Prep), a midfielder who was earlier named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference player of the year, was selected to the first team. She was a second team member in 2003. Lovejoy scored seven goals and had nine assists.

The top goalkeeper in NCAA Division II during the regular season, Hull (Sr., Eugene, Or./Sheldon) was voted to the second team after making third team last season. She finished with a goals-against average of 0.38 and 10 shutouts.

Everson (Jr., Tacoma, Wa./Stadium) set an SPU and GNAC record with 13 assists and played a key role in the Falcons ranking among the national leaders in team defense. She was named to the third team. Opponents managed to score only eight goals in 22 games.

In 2003, Lovejoy and Hull became the first All-Americans in the Seattle Pacific program's brief existence. Since beginning play in 2001, the Falcons have won three GNAC titles and earned two trips to the NCAA tournament. They finished 19-1-2 and were ranked No. 1 in the nation at the end of the regular season.

Franklin Pierce (NH), Truman State (Mo.) and Barry (Fl.) were the only other teams with three selections altogether, and no other Far West Region school was represented.