Wisconsin Soccer Central

Andrew Ribeiro (Green Bay Notre Dame) moved back on the soccer field this season and his career took a huge leap forward.

After playing in the midfield for Creighton for his first three seasons – and even seeing time as a forward during the spring exhibition season – Ribeiro ended up being one of the nation's top center backs this fall.

Ribeiro was named to the first team of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American team after his stellar season for Creighton, which advanced to the NCAA College Cup semifinals for the second straight year.

He started every match for the Blue Jays (17-4-3) and led the team in minutes, playing all but 47 minutes, and anchored a backline that allowed 0.83 goals per game. Ribeiro had three goals and one assist, finishing his college career with 10 goals and three assists in 70 appearances – each of his final seven goals for Creighton were game-winners.

Ribeiro, the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year, also was named a second-team All-American by College Soccer News. Earlier this week, he was invited to next month's Major League Soccer Combine.

• Ribeiro was a first-team selection on the NSCAA All-Midwest Region team, while Kentucky junior center back Steven Perinovic (Kettle Moraine) made the second team. Perinovic logged a team-best 1,892 minutes in leading the defense and scored his first career goal this season for the Wildcats (10-9-2), who earned their fifth NCAA tournament berth.
• Senior forward Philip Surprise (Milwaukee Pius), who had nine goals and two assists for Quinnipiac this year, was named to the All-North Atlantic Region first team. Surprise closed his career eighth in Bobcats history with 26 goals.
• University of Wisconsin sophomore center back AJ Cochran was a second-team pick on the All-Great Lakes Region team. Cochran had a goal and two assists and played all but 26 minutes for the Badgers (6-8-5).

Women

Three state players were first-team choices on NSCAA all-region squads: Baylor senior striker Dana Larsen (Mequon Homestead) in the Central Region and the Marquette duo of senior defender Ally Miller (Mequon Homestead) and freshman goalkeeper Amanda Engel in the Northeast Region.

Miller and Larsen also earned All-American honors from the NSCAA, as previously reported. Engel took over as the starting keeper midway through the season and recorded a 14-0-2 record with eight shutouts and a 0.42 goals-against average for the Golden Eagles (18-2-3).

Two more Marquette players, junior forward Maegan Kelly and senior midfielder Rachel Brown, made the third team of the All-Northeast team. Kelly was second on the team with eight goals and had a team-high 13 assists for the Golden Eagles, while Brown added four goals and three assists.

UW senior midfielder Monica Lam-Feist, who had six goals and an assist and played a vital role in the Badgers' rugged midfield, was named to the All-Great Lakes Region second-team. UW-Milwaukee senior midfielder Helen Steinhauser, the Horizon League Player of the Year who had four goals and an assist, landed on the third team. It was the second straight all-region honor for Steinhauser, who was a second-team choice last season.