GREEN BAY, Wis. - Three members of the Green Bay Phoenix women's soccer team - junior Chelsea Lyons (Coon Rapids, Minn.) and freshmen Chanel Aries (Calgary, Alberta) and Lauren Somers (Bloomington, Minn.) - have been recognized as members of the postseason All-Horizon League teams, the league office announced today. Lyons received first team honors, while Aries and Somers were named to the league's all-newcomer team.

It marks the third straight year in which Lyons has received postseason accolades, as she was named to the league's second team a year ago and the all-newcomer team in 2007. This season, she has been a leader on the Phoenix defense and has also tallied a goal.

"Chelsea is without doubt one of the best athletes in the conference," Green Bay head coach Trevor Warren said. "She is able to use that athletic ability to defend the best strikers in the conference one-on-one. She is quite formidable at winning balls in the air and because of that she is a tremendous threat at the other end of the field on set plays."

Both Aries and Somers have started all 17 games for the Phoenix thus far in their rookie seasons. Aries has been a standout in her first year in the Green Bay midfield, while Somers has scored three goals and added an assist as a defender.

"I was very pleased to see Chanel and Lauren voted onto the all-newcomer team, it is very well deserved," Warren said. "It is not easy to come in as a freshman and play at the heart of the defense like Lauren did and likewise the center of midfield in the case of Chanel."

"They both bring a level of maturity to those positions and they are both very good with the ball at their feet. In addition to Lauren playing great defense she has also been a scoring threat on set plays. Chanel is a tireless worker and appears to cover every blade of grass in the defensive midfield position. She is one of the first names I put on the team sheet every time we play."

Green Bay (4-10-3, 2-4-2 HL) has earned the No. 6 seed in the Horizon League Tournament and will head to third-seeded Valparaiso Sunday at 1 p.m.

First Team All-Horizon League

Molly Kruger, Butler F Sr.

Chelsea Lyons, Green Bay D Jr.

Julie Colhoff, Loyola D Sr.

Cynthia Morote-Ariza, Loyola F Sr.

Sarah Hagen, Milwaukee F So.

Kate Megna Milwaukee M Sr.

Sarah Talbert, Milwaukee M Jr.

Luisa Desario, Valparaiso F Fr.

Jen Agueci, Wright State M Jr.

Bekah Bonny, Wright State M So.

Meghan Hackerson, Wright State GK Jr.

Second Team All-Horizon League

Abbie Kaul, Butler D Sr.

Sarah Phelps, Butler D Jr.

Natalie Daniels, Cleveland State M So.

Selena Stanski, Detroit F Jr.

Casey Berrier, Loyola M Sr.

Katie Groesch, Loyola GK So.

Erin Kreuser, Milwaukee D Sr.

Nicole Sperl, Milwaukee D Jr.

Rachel Hoaglin, Valparaiso M Fr.

Trisha Stevens, Wright State D Jr.

Kara Cooper, Youngstown State F So.

Horizon League All-Newcomer Team

Katie Griswold, Butler F

Nina Carter, Detroit F

Chanel Aries, Green Bay M

Lauren Somers, Green Bay D

Chelsie Stokes, Loyola D

Helen Steinhauser, Milwaukee M/D

Jamie Forbes, Milwaukee GK

Rachel Hoaglin, Valparaiso M

Luisa Desario, Valparaiso F

I'esha King, Wright State M

Lauren Patterson, Wright State D

Player of the Year: Sarah Hagen, Milwaukee

Newcomer of the Year: Helen Steinhauser, Milwaukee

Co-Coaches of the Year: Michael Moynihan, Milwaukee

Patrick Ferguson, Wright State

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