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SEATTLE (Nov. 16) ­ Three-time selection Shannon Lovejoy was among four Seattle Pacific University women's soccer players voted first team all-Far West Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Lovejoy (Sr., Seattle, Wa./Seattle Prep), a midfielder who leads the No. 2-ranked Falcons with nine assists, was joined on the first team by Sarah Martinez (So., Bothell, Wa./Cedar Park Christian), Heidi Jacobson (Sr., Kirkland, Wa./Cedar Park Christian) and Carolyn Nason (Jr., Lafayette, Co./Broomfield).

Martinez has scored 16 goals, including two in the opening two rounds of the NCAA Division II tournament. Jacobson is second on SPU with 11 goals while Nason has been a key member of a back four which ranks fourth nationally in scoring defense.

Nason made the first team a year ago and Martinez was on the second team. Jacobson was on the second team in 2003.

Altogether, SPU had six selections. No other teams totaled more than three. Voted to the second team this year were midfielder Kara Hamby (So., Spokane, Wa./Mead) and defender Michelle Everson (Sr., Tacoma, Wa./Stadium), who was a first team selection a year ago.

Undefeated Seattle Pacific (19-0-3) plays No. 1-ranked Metro State Saturday in a national quarterfinal game.