NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Sophomore defender Arielle Rodriguez has been named to the Great West All-Conference Team, the league office announced earlier today.

Rodriguez, who hails from Lakewood, Calif., has appeared in 18 matches for the Huskies, recording three assists and taking eight shots.

The head coaches of the two teams who won their respective divisions – South Carolina State and Utah Valley – Glad Bugariu of SCSU and Brent Anderson of UVU – were named Coach of the Year.

Piper Lunan of NJIT was named Offensive Player of the Year for the East Division while Nicole Archibald Spencer was honored for the West Division.

Sadie Mele of NJIT won her second straight Defensive Player of the Year in the East Division, while Andi Bagdan of Utah Valley won the award from the West Division.

Newcomer of the Year awards went to Briana Lopez of South Carolina State from the East Division and Lauren Sack from Utah Valley for the West Division.

The All-Tournament Team is below:

East Division:

Defenders:
Sara Harris, SCSU
Morgan Roesler, SCSU
Stephanie Searle, SCSU

Midfielders:
Retha Koefoed, HU
Piper Lunan, NJIT
Darci Nicole Smith, SCSU

Forwards:
Jordan Brown, HU
Briana Lopez, SCSU
Olivia Moore, SCSU

Goalkeeper:
Sadie Mele, NJIT

At-Large:
Rachael Lee, HU

West Division:

Defenders:
Andi Bagdan, UVU
Kendra Buchanan, UVU
Arielle Rodriguez, HBU

Midfielders:
Lauren Bluth, UVU
Camille Broderick, UVU
Veronica Zischka, UND

Forwards:
Nicole Archibald Spencer, UVU
Katey Turner, UVU
Alex Zarling, UND

Goalkeeper:
Lauren Sack, UVU

At-Large:
Danielle Anderson, UVU

The 2010 Great West Conference Women's Soccer Tournament gets underway on Friday, Nov. 5 at 11:30 am from Sorrels Field.