WINONA LAKE -The Grace College men’s and women’s soccer teams embarked on landmark seasons, and were again honored for their work on the field.

Women Land Four On NAIA All-America List

After the most accomplished season in Grace’s women’s soccer history, the Lady Lancers were awarded with four honorees on the NAIA All-American list.

Carianne Sobey was named Third Team NAIA All-American — the highest individual award a Lady Lancer has received from the NAIA.

Mallory Rondeau, Meredith Hollar and Abby Schue earned honorable mention status for NAIA All-American. Grace’s four honorees were tied for fifth-most in the NAIA.

The Lady Lancers finished the season with a 15-3-3 record, landing at No. 11 in the NAIA Coaches’ Postseason Top 25 Poll. It marked the 17th straight poll that Grace has been ranked and 17th ranking overall in team history.

Grace advanced to the NAIA National Championships for the first time in school history under coach Michael Voss, hosting and winning an Opening Round matchup with Park.

Grace also earned its highest NAIA ranking (No. 8) during the 2015 season and defeated its highest-rank opponent in team history (vs. No. 2 Northwestern Ohio, Sept. 19).

Sobey graduated as the program’s all-time leader in assists. The midfielder finished her career with 42 assists and 80 points (sixth all-time).

Rondeau graduated as one of the most prolific offensive threats in team history. She led Grace in 2015 in both goals (9) and assists (4). Rondeau finished her career ranked fourth in goals (49), third in assists (28) and second in points (126).

Hollar tied for the team lead with nine goals this fall. She had six game-winning goals in 2015 to rank No. 17 in the NAIA. She has amassed 28 goals through her first three seasons.

Schue had a strong season as Grace’s goalkeeper. She posted a 0.55 goals against average to rank No. 6 in the nation, and her 11 shutouts were good for for third-most nationally.

Men Given Handful Of Postseason Awards

The Lancers, celebrating their 50th season of collegiate men’s soccer competition, produced a 14-7-3 record. Matt Hotchkin coached Grace to its most wins in a season since 1983, advancing to the NCCAA National Championships for the third time in five years. Hotchkin was named the NSCAA Region Coach of the Year — one of seven NAIA coaches honored by the NSCAA.

At the national level, Justin Festa and Robbie Barnhill were named Second Team NCCAA All-American. Kyle Hamlin was Third Team NCCAA All-American, and Jon Sands and Nakilee Weni were honorable mention for NCCAA All-American.

Festa also earned a spot on the 2015 NCCAA All-Tournament Team.

At the regional level, Grace was given three spots on the NCCAA Midwest All-Region First Team (Hamlin, Festa, Barnhill) and three spots on the Second Team (Weni, Sands, Daniel Smith).

In the classroom, Grace had four NAIA Scholar-Athletes: Barnhill, Festa, Hamlin and Jon Christensen. Additionally, Barnhill and Hamlin were awarded on the prestigious CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America® list.

The Lancers ended the season in the “Receiving Votes” section of the NAIA Postseason Top 25 Poll.