Fort Hays State had three women named to the Daktronics All-Central Region Soccer Team, released on Monday (Nov. 24). Earning first team honors as a defender was Mallory Diederich, while second team selections went to Kristen Thompson at goalkeeper and Hailey Davey at forward. The Daktronics All-Region Team is voted on by sports information directors within the Central Region for women’s soccer.
Diederich has played every minute for the Tigers in 2014, totaling 1,887 minutes in 20 starts. A native of Topeka, Kan., she scored three goals with two assists for a total of eight points. A junior center back for the Tiger defense, Diederich she was an All-MIAA First Team selection. She will now be placed on the All-America ballot after earning first team honors.
Thompson, redshirt-freshman from Manhattan, Kan., also went the distance for FHSU throughout the season, playing all 1,887 minutes at goalkeeper for the Tigers. She finished the year with just a 0.62 goals against average and recorded 11 shutouts, both school records. She posted a record of 13-5-2 in her first year between the pipes. She adds this honor to an All-MIAA Third Team selection.
Davey, a senior from Evergreen, Colo., ranked second for the Tigers in points with 20, totaling five goals and a team-best 10 assists. She tied the FHSU single-season record for assists and game-winning goals (4). She also set single-game records for assists twice on the year with three against Sioux Falls and Northwest Missouri State. She started all 20 matches for FHSU and earned All-MIAA First Team honors.
Below is the Daktronics All-Central Region Team for 2014…
Daktronics Central Region Player of the Year
Southwest Baptist junior forward Karla Jamison (Kansas City, Mo.)
Daktronics All-Central Region First Team:
| Pos | Name | School | Yr | Hometown |
| GK | Ana Dilkes | Central Missouri | Fr. | Wichita, Kan. |
| D | Emily Eldridge | Central Missouri | So. | Bucyrus, Kan. |
| D | Mallory Diederich | Fort Hays State | Jr. | Topeka, Kan. |
| D | Abby Rhodes | Central Missouri | So. | Olathe, Kan. |
| D | Megan Helberg | Minnesota Duluth | Sr. | Lakeville, Minn. |
| MF | Kate Jamison | Southwest Baptist | Jr. | Kansas City, Mo. |
| MF | Madie Edwards | Upper Iowa | Jr. | Crystal Lake, Ill. |
| MF | Whitney Snow | Southwest Baptist | Fr. | Camdenton, Mo. |
| MF | Bekah Stewart | Southern Nazarene | Sr. | Miami, Okla. |
| F | Maureen Stormont | Minnesota Duluth | Sr. | Stillwater, Minn. |
| F | Karla Jamison | Southwest Baptist | Jr. | Kansas City, Mo. |
| F | Julie Ireland | Central Missouri | Jr. | Lake St. Louis, Mo. |
| F | Haley Hatcher | Ouachita Baptist | Jr. | Maumelle, Ark. |
Daktronics All-Central Region Second Team:
| Pos | Name | School | Yr | Hometown |
| GK | Kristen Thompson | Fort Hays State | Fr. | Manhattan, Kan. |
| D | Margaret Glutz | East Central | Sr. | Santee, Calif. |
| D | Quinn Tookey | Central Oklahoma | Jr. | Colleyville, Texas |
| D | Amy Bolton | Southwest Baptist | So. | Sheffield, England |
| D | Charlotte Eastman* | Southwestern Oklahoma State | Jr. | Salisbury, England |
| D | Emily Burch* | Northeastern State | Jr. | Frisco, Texas |
| MF | Nicole Pond | Central Missouri | Jr. | Peculiar, Mo. |
| MF | Jessica Lynch | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Jr. | Dublin, Ireland |
| MF | Autumn Hayes | Southwest Minnesota State | Sr. | La Crescent, Minn. |
| MF | Allie Macdonald | Northern State | Jr. | Hartford, S.D. |
| F | Sarah Stram | Bemidji State | So. | Elk Grove Village, Ill. |
| F | Miranda Cadena | Southwest Minnesota State | Jr. | Highland, Calif. |
| F | Hailey Davey | Fort Hays State | Sr. | Evergreen, Colo. |
| F | Hannah Pyle | Central Missouri | So. | Lenexa, Kan. |
* Tie in voting