Four Polar Bears Named to All-Ohio, Academic All-Ohio Women's Soccer Teams

By Natalie Garrett

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ADA — Four student-athletes represented the Ohio Northern women's soccer team on the annual Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association All-Ohio and Academic All-Ohio teams for the 2023 season.

Senior defender Bri Straus (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) and junior midfielder Alyssa Beckett (Monroe) were named Second Team All-Ohio.

Straus was also named First Team Academic All-Ohio.

Junior midfielder Emma Bowman (Novi,Mich/Northville) was named Second Team Academic All-Ohio and Third Team All-Ohio.

Junior forward Elizabeth Pierce (Liberty Township/ Mount Notre Dame) was also named Second Team Academic All-Ohio.

Straus started all 20 games this season. Straus was also named to the First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference, and was an honoree for the Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators.

Beckett played in 19 games and started 15 of the 2023 campaign. She scored four goals this season and had one assist for nine points. Beckett was named First Team All-OAC and to the OAC All-Tournament Team.

Bowman played in all 20 games and started 19 this fall. She had one goal and five assists for seven points. Bowman was named to the Second Team All-OAC, OAC All-Tournament Team and was an Academic All-District honoree by CSC.

Pierce played in all 20 games of the season with 19 starts. She had two goals and three assists for seven points this year. Pierce was also named to the Academic All-OAC.

The Polar Bears finished the 2023 season 10-9-1 overall, were third in the OAC regular season standings with a 7-2-0 mark and reached the finals of the OAC Tournament.