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Northrup named to NSCAA Scholar All-Region team

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Austin Peay State University GovernorsClarksville, TN – Senior Samantha Northrup, of the Austin Peay State University women’s soccer team was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-Region third team, which was announced Thursday.

To be nominated, a student-athlete must have a 3.30 grade-point average, start more than 50 percent of her games and be a significant contributor.

Samantha Northrup,APSU women’s soccer team, was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-Region third team.  (Austin Peay Sports Information)
Samantha Northrup,APSU women’s soccer team, was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-Region third team. (Austin Peay Sports Information)

Northrup also was named ESPN The Magazine First-Team Academic All-District IV and appeared on the national Academic All-America ballot. The Hannon, Ontario native will graduate in May with a degree in health and human performance, finishing with a 3.9 grade-point-average.

A two-time Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week during her senior campaign, Northrup anchored an oft-injured defensive front that ranked nationally in several catergories, including shutout percentage (8th/.591), goals-against average (23rd/.687), and win-loss-tied percentage (38th/.705).

Samantha NorthrupNorthrup even picked up her third career goal in the OVC regular-season finale, as the Lady Govs topped Tennessee Tech, 2-1, to ensure a No. 3 seed in the OVC tournament. From there, they advanced to their first-ever OVC Tournament Championship game, coming up one goal shy in a 2-1 loss to regular-season champion Morehead State.

Fourteen OVC soccer players were named to the NSCAA All-Region team.

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