LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Juniors Morgan Gage and
Jessica Austin have been named 2012 NAIA Women's Soccer Honorable Mention All-Americans as announced by the national office on Monday.
Austin, a junior forward from Altadena, led the Eagles in scoring for the second-straight season, recording six goals and adding five assists for 17 points in 19 matches.
Austin came on strong at the end of the season, scoring four goals and adding five assists over the last eight games of the season. Along that stretch, she had back-to-back game match-winners, the first at Arizona Christian where she scored both of Biola's goals, and had a goal and an assist in a key win over The Master's College to close out the regular season.
Gage, a junior defender from Orange, was a solid contributor along the Biola back line, helping the Eagles allow just 19 goals in 20 matches this season. Gage played in all 20 matches, making 19 starts and appearing in 1,645 minutes--fourth-highest on the team.
Gage had one assist on the season, but it was a big one. She sent a cross into the box for teammate Miranda Starbeck, who sent it into the open net for the overtime-winner against Concordia University near the end of the season.
Biola wrapped up the 2012 season with a 12-7-1 overall record and placed third in the GSAC with a 7-3 conference mark. The Eagles reached the championship match of the GSAC Tournament for the first time in program history.
To view the complete 2012 NAIA Women's Soccer All-America teams, visit http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205819916.