Mount Olive, N.C. – Four members of the Lenoir-Rhyne University Women's Soccer Team garnered 2016 NCCSIA College Division All-State accolades. NCCSIA is the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association.

Of the four players, two earned first-team all-state honors for the Bears: senior forward Kendall Smith (Asheville, N.C.) and senior goalkeeper Andrea Leano (San Diego, Calif.).

Smith led the team in goals scored (nine), assists (eight) and total points (26) while Leano sported a 0.90 goals-against average with 59 saves and six shutouts. Both players were named to the All-South Atlantic Conference First Team.

Lenoir-Rhyne freshman midfielder Abigael McGarel (Morristown, Tenn.) and senior defender Kim Migliarese (Salem, Va.) were named to the all-state second team.

McGarel, the 2016 SAC Freshman Of The Year, finished with five goals, two assists and 12 points while Migliarese anchored a backline which limited its opponents to just 18 goals in 20 matches with eight shutouts. Both McGarel and Migliarese were named to the All-SAC Second Team as well.

All four players led Lenoir-Rhyne (13-5-2, 8-2-1) to its sixth South Atlantic Conference Regular Season Championship in seven seasons this fall and a berth in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region Tournament.

Founded in 2002, the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) is comprised of sports information professionals from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and independent institutions from the state of North Carolina.

The purpose of the organization is to promote collegiate athletics at all schools. Membership is open to anyone affiliated with a college, university or conference located in North Carolina, and whose area of responsibility lies within sports information.

Nominations were submitted by North Carolina sports information professionals and voted on by NCCSIA members.

North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association
2016 College Division All-State Women's Soccer Teams

FIRST TEAM
D - Macy Franklin, Sr., Wingate, Conover, N.C.
D - Sydney Priest, Jr., Salem, Frisco, Texas
D - Mariah Lewis, Jr., Queens, Viera, Fla.
D - Kortney Maggard, Sr., Methodist, Baltimore, Md.
MF - Kathy Fisher, Sr., Queens, Tucson, Ariz.
MF - Danielle Doyle, So., Johnson & Wales, East Islip, N.Y.
MF - Kaitlyn Brunworth, Sr., Wingate, Littleton, Colo.
MF - Mackenzie Wright, So., UNC Pembroke, Liberty, N.C.
F - Brooke Bukas, Jr., Salem, Tobaccoville, N.C.
F - Kendall Smith, Sr., Lenoir-Rhyne, Asheville, N.C.
F - Rebekah Beal, Fr., Chowan, Rocky Mount, N.C.
GK - Andrea Leano, Sr., Lenoir-Rhyne, San Diego, Calif.

SECOND TEAM
D - Madeline Gadd, Sr., Pfeiffer, Concord, N.C.
D - Kim Migliarese, Sr., Lenoir-Rhyne, Salem, Va.
MF - Abigael McGarel, Fr., Lenoir-Rhyne, Morristown, Tenn.
MF - Breona Tate, Jr., Mars Hill, Asheville, N.C.
MF - Taylor Cavazos, Sr., Methodist, Fayetteville, N.C.
MF - Ellice Johnson, Sr., Meredith, Cary, N.C.
F - Jordan Lanier, Jr., Salem, Asheboro, N.C.
F - Stacey Scott, So., UNC Pembroke, Jacksonville, N.C.
F - Jessica Wallace, So., Meredith, Kitty Hawk, N.C.
GK - Gina Ryan, Fr., UNC Pembroke, Cape Carteret, N.C.