RSC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams & Awards Selected for 2017
NEW ALBANY, Ind. -- The 2017 River States Conference Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams & Awards have been posted at RiverStatesConference.com after voting results from the league's coaches this week. The All-RSC First Team consisted of 14 players, as did the All-RSC Second Team. There was also an RSC Women's Soccer Champions of Character Team selected.
RSC regular-season champion WVU Tech was the big winner in the individual awards with senior defender Ruby Bingham bringing home RSC Player of the Year and RSC Defender of the Year honors and head coach Stephanie Kot being named RSC Coach of the Year.
Bingham, from Melbourne, Australia, started 16 games for the Golden Bears' defense, which ranks No. 1 in the conference. With Bingham as the anchor, WVU Tech gave up just 18 goals in 18 games during the regular season, including just six goals in nine conference games.
Kot, in her fourth year as WVU Tech head coach, guided the Golden Bears to the RSC regular-season title and the No. 1 playoff seed at 12-5-1 overall, 7-1-1 RSC. WVU Tech is tied for the most overall wins in the conference with 12 and is 9-1 at home.
Asbury (Ky.) University junior forward Emily Hubbuch is the RSC Offensive Player of the Year for the second season in a row. The Shepherdsville, Ky., native won again this year with 16 goals, six assists and 38 points to rank as the second-highest scorer in the conference. She led the Eagles to second place in the regular season.
RSC Newcomer of the Year honors went to IU East freshman midfielder Dejhanna O'Bryant. She had 11 goals, six assists and 28 points as the fourth-highest scorer in the league. She won the award as the top vote-getter among all-conference selections who is new to the RSC.
WVU Tech had a conference-high four players on the All-RSC First Team. Led by Bingham, the Golden Bears also had forward Johanna Ribacke, goalkeeper Martha Reyna and midfielder Maria Gonzalez.
University of Rio Grande had three players selected to the first team with defender Jenna Jones, forward Peyton Davis and goalkeeper Andrea Vera. IU East and Cincinnati Christian earned two spots apiece. For the Red Wolves were O'Bryant and defender Brooke Conway and for CCU were forward and RSC points leader Maren Hance and midfielder Megan Klenk.
With one player each on the first team were Asbury with Hubbuch, Point Park (Pa.) University with midfielder Izzy Hunter and Carlow (Pa.) University with defender Rachel Flory.
Ohio Christian University led the All-RSC Second Team with four of the 14 honorees. Asbury was next with three, Rio Grande and Midway (Ky.) University had two each, and Point Park, CCU and IU East received one mention each.
The RSC Women's Soccer Champions of Character Team selected one player from each school who best exemplifies the five core character values of the NAIA's Champions of Character Initiative, which are respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship.
The following are the 2017 RSC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams and Awards:
2017 RIVER STATES CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
RSC Player of the Year -- Ruby Bingham, Sr., D -- WVU Tech
RSC Offensive Player of the Year -- Emily Hubbuch, Jr., F -- Asbury
RSC Defensive Player of the Year -- Ruby Bingham, Sr., D. -- WVU Tech
RSC Coach of the Year -- Stephanie Kot, 4th year -- WVU Tech
RSC Newcomer of the Year -- Dejhanna O'Bryant, Fr., M -- IU East
2017 ALL-RIVER STATES CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER FIRST TEAM
| Name | Position | School |
| Ruby Bingham | D | WVU Tech |
| Jenna Jones | D | Rio Grande |
| Rachel Flory | D | Carlow |
| Brooke Conway | D | IU East |
| Emily Hubbuch | F | Asbury |
| Maren Hance | F | Cincinnati Christian |
| Johanna Ribacke | F | WVU Tech |
| Peyton Davis | F | Rio Grande |
| Dejhanna O'Bryant | M | IU East |
| Izzy Hunter | M | Point Park |
| Maria Gonzalez | M | WVU Tech |
| Megan Klenk | M | Cincinnati Christian |
| Andrea Vera | GK | Rio Grande |
| Martha Reyna | GK | WVU Tech |
2017 ALL-RIVER STATES CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER SECOND TEAM
| Name | Position | School |
| Sarah Balkom | D | Asbury |
| Erin Sweeney | D | Cincinnati Christian |
| Jenny Mosier | D | Ohio Christian |
| Kelsey Lee | D | Rio Grande |
| Kindsay Miller-Riney | F | Midway |
| Rachel Lawwell | F | Ohio Christian |
| Bryanna Diceanu | F | IU East |
| Chase Davis | F | Rio Grande |
| Kendra White | M | Ohio Christian |
| Brittany Lawson | M | Asbury |
| Britt Piorkowski | M | Ohio Christian |
| Gabby Widman | M | Point Park |
| Emily Belt | GK | Midway |
| Brooke Perkins | GK | Asbury |
2017 RIVER STATES CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER TEAM
| School | Name |
| Asbury | Sarah Balkom |
| Brescia | Jordan Blemker |
| Carlow | Rachel Flory |
| Cincinnati Christian | Megan McIntosh |
| IU East | Ariel Miller |
| Midway | Alexa Meier |
| Ohio Christian | Brooklyn Cork |
| Point Park | Abby Magliocca |
| Rio Grande | Kristin Gam |
| WVU Tech | Clarice Taylor |