Capital's Maggie Donnellan Earns NSCAA Scholar All-America Recognition

12/19/2013 12:00:00 AM

Capital University senior Maggie Donnellan (Cincinnati) has earned first team National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Women's Scholar All-America (College Division) honors.

Donnellan is an education major with a 3.51 cumulative GPA and has earned one of just 13 spots in the first team.

To be eligible for nomination, student-athletes must have maintained at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA throughout their career, started more than 50 percent of all games and be a significant contributor to the team. The college division includes all NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA institutions.

Donnellan played a crucial role in the Crusaders' run to the NCAA Division III Tournament semifinals, as well as the team's Ohio Athletic Conference regular season championship and OAC Tournament title, in 2013.

Donnellan finished the season with a 19-5-2 record and led the conference in save percentage (.883) and total saves (151), with both marks ranking among the top 30 in the nation. She totaled eight solo shutouts and started in five others to help the team rank first in the league in shutout percentage (13 of 26, 50 percent).