North Carolina's Casey Nogueira is the TopDrawerSoccer.com Women's College Player of the Season, highlighting the web site's annual Team of the Season, released Wednesday.

Nogueira, who led the ACC-winning Tar Heels' offensive effort with 21 goals this season, also has perhaps the widest array of ball skills of any American women's player today. She is a veteran of the 2006 U20 Women's World Cup.

Nogueira is one of three North Carolina players on the 12-player 1st team, joined by midfielder Yael Averbuch (last year's Player of the Season) and Olympic gold medalist Tobin Heath. Unbeaten and #1 Notre Dame also has three players on the 1st team, including defender Carrie Dew, midfielder Brittany Bock and forward Kerri Hanks.

Michigan State forward Laura Heyboer is the TopDrawerSoccer.com Rookie of the Season. The former Bloomfield Force standout took the Big 10 by storm this year, recording 19 goals and 9 assists while helping lead the Spartans to an NCAA Tournament berth.

Stanford placed three players on the 12-player All-Rookie Team, including defender Camille Levin, midfielder Teresa Noyola and forward Lindsay Taylor. Portland and Boston College also played two players each on the 1st Team. The Pilots have defender Michelle Olivier and forward Danielle Foxhoven, while the Eagles place midfielder Julia Bouchelle and goalkeeper Jillian Mastroanni.

Freshmen are not eligible for the Team of the Season, only the All-Rookie team.


TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Season

1st Team

GK: Alyssa Naeher, Penn State
D: Carrie Dew, Notre Dame
D: Kasey Moore, Texas
D: Nikki Krzysik, Virginia
D: Marissa Abegg, Stanford
M: Yael Averbuch, North Carolina
M: Carolyn Blank, West Virginia
M: Brittany Bock, Notre Dame
M: Yolanda Odenyo, Oklahoma State
F: Casey Nogueira, North Carolina
F: Tobin Heath, North Carolina
F: Kerri Hanks, Notre Dame

Player of the Season: Casey Nogueira, North Carolina


2nd Team
GK: Jaimel Johnson, Tennessee
D: Jessie Davis, Penn State
D: Erin Hardy, UCLA
D: Greer Barnes, West Virginia
D: Janessa Currier, USC
M: Malorie Rutledge, LSU
M: Christina DiMartino, UCLA
M: Corky Julien, James Madison
F: Christen Press, Stanford
F: Kelley O'Hara, Stanford
F: Sanna Talonen, Florida State
F: Sophie Schmidt, Portland


3rd Team
GK: Dianna Pfenninger, Texas
D: Abby Lauer, William & Mary
D: Emily Zurrer, Illinois
D: Stephanie Longerman, Texas
D: Lauren Hyde, Florida
M: Hailey Beam, Charlotte
M: Sinead Farrelly, Virginia
M: Megan Rapinoe, Portland
F: Amy Rodriguez, USC
F: Lauren Cheney, UCLA
F: KayAnne Gummersall, Duke
F: Deanna Everett, West Virginia

(Note: Freshmen are not eligible for the Team of the Season – only the All-Rookie Team)


TopDrawerSoccer.com All-Rookie Team

1st Team
GK: Jillian Mastroanni, Boston College
D: Michelle Olivier, Portland
D: Camille Levin, Stanford
M: Teresa Noyola, Stanford
M: Beth West, Texas A&M
M: Julia Bouchelle, Boston College
F: Laura Heyboer, Michigan State
F: Lindsey Taylor, Stanford
F: Tiffany McCarty, Florida State
F: Melissa Henderson, Notre Dame
F: Sarah Hagen, Wisconsin-Milwaukee
F: Danielle Foxhoven, Portland

Rookie of the Season: Laura Heyboer, Michigan State


2nd Team
GK: McKinzie Olsen, BYU
D: Ashley Rape, Duke
D: Alyssa Pember, Boston College
M: Kate Deines, Washington
M: Katy Frierson, Auburn
M: Lizzy Simonin, Memphis
F: Sydney Leroux, UCLA
F: Emily Cressy, Kansas
F: Paige Maxwell, Ohio State
F: Cody Newman, Duke
F: Jordan Calhoun, TCU
F: Veronica Napoli, Northeastern