Dec. 7, 2009

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Two seniors from the University of Missouri women's soccer team were named to the NSCAA All-Central Region teams as announced Thursday. Defender Crystal Wagner was named to the central region's first team, while striker Kristin Andrighetto was elected to the third team.

Wagner was also named the 2009 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year as well as selected to the All-Big 12 first team. She was the anchor of the Tiger backline that posted five shutouts and gave up only 12 goals throughout conference play.

Andrighetto led the Tigers in points (27) and goals (11) in 2009. She also led the Big 12 Tournament in scoring with three goals and was selected to the All-Tournament team.

Both seniors were recently selected as honorable mentions to TopDrawerSoccer.com's 2009 Team of the Season.