NSCAA / Continental Tire All-America Teams
 
KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Senior Sam Costello (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) of the nationally-ranked Kutztown University women's soccer team has had one of the most successful award seasons in the history of the program. The fall awards season came to a close on Friday as Costello was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) / Continental Tire All-America Second Team on Friday afternoon, as voted on by the nation's coaches.
 
Earlier this week, Costello earned her first-ever All-America award with a Third Team nod from Daktronics. Her Second Team selection on Friday marks the highest honor of any Golden Bear in KU women's soccer history.
 
Costello was the region's top player this year by earning the Daktronics Atlantic Region Player of the Year and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Offensive Athlete of the Year, both program-firsts for Kutztown. She was also named to the All-Atlantic Region First Team for the second time in her career
 
Costello scored a career-high 12 goals and dished out five assists in 2014. She led the PSAC in points per game (1.61) and following KU's final postseason game, dropped to second in the conference in goals per game (.667). She played a significant role in Kutztown's school-record nine-game winning streak and advancing to the PSAC Championship game.
 
She closed her career ranked third in school history in career assists (21), fourth in career goals (26) and fourth in career points (73).
 
Costello joins former Golden Bears Chelsea Deeter and Maria Borland as the program's three All-Americans. Deeter and Borland were named to the Daktronics Honorable Mention Team in 2010 and 2011, respectively, making Costello's Third Team recognition the highest from Daktronics in program history. Costello's Second Team honor is the programs highest from the NSCAA, topping Deeter's Third Team recognition from 2010.
 
About the NSCAA
 
Founded in 1941 and based in Kansas City, Mo., the NSCAA is a non-profit organization with a mission to educate coaches, encourage excellence and serve the soccer community.
 
The NSCAA is the world's largest soccer coaches' organization with members at every level of the game. The membership is primarily made up of coaches, but also includes administrators, referees and others in the soccer industry. The NSCAA provides its members ways to enhance the game of soccer by providing a national education program, interaction and networking opportunities, and membership benefits.
 
For more information about the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, visit NSCAA.com.