Mount Pleasant- The Central Michigan soccer team earned eight Academic All-Mid-American Conference team selections for the third consecutive year, the league office announced on Monday.

Bailey Brandon, Estee Outcalt, Katie Slaughter, and Stefanie Turner were all key components on the Chippewa defense that allowed a conference-low six goals against in conference play and ranked 25 in the nation in shutout percentage.

Senior Brandon was named to the CoSIDA/Capital One Second Team Academic All-American, All-MAC First Team, CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District V First Team, the MAC Defensive Player of the Year, and the Dick Enberg Scholar Athlete of the Year while achieving a 3.94 GPA in the classroom. Brandon is the first player in Chippewa history to be named to the CoSIDA/Capitol One Academic All-American Team multiple years (2011, 2012).

Outcalt, a junior majoring in health fitness, was named to the 2012 MAC All-Tournament Team. She earned a perfect 4.0 GPA while starting every game this season for the Chippewas.

Slaughter was a 2012 All-MAC First Team and MAC All-Tournament selection for her outstanding play on the field. The senior from Cincinnati, Ohio, started 21 of 23 games for the Chippewas and achieved a 3.89 GPA.

Turner earned All-MAC First Team honors this season, along with being named to the CoSIDA/Capitol One Academic All-District V First Team. She also was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week and MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week after recording a career-high 10 saves at Marquette (9/3). Turner is a biomedical science major with a 3.85 GPA. She joined fellow senior Brandon in being named to the 2011 CoSIDA/Capitol One Academic All-American Team last season.

Senior Autumn Hawkins led the Chippewas with three game-winning goals and was t-second on the team with four goals. Hawkins was named All-MAC First Team and earned a 3.74 GPA.

Senior Ashley Mejilla started 20 of 23 matches for the Chippewas and ranks ninth all-time in Central Michigan history for career goals (12). The health fitness major earned a 3.80 GPA.

Junior Kaely Schlosser scored three goals this season, including a game-winner versus Detroit (8/17). She finished t-fifth on the team in points (8) and achieved a 3.81 GPA.

Senior Laura Twidle, a meteorology major, earned a 3.65 GPA while starting 19 games for the Chippewas. She was an All-MAC First Team selection and finished t-first on the team in assists (3). Twidle scored three goals this season, including two game-winners.

Junior Jennifer Gassman, sophomore Laura Gosse, and junior Tory Kinniard earned honorable mentions on the 2012 Academic All-MAC Team.  

2012 Academic All-MAC Women's Soccer Team