Duncan is now the first two-time national player of the year across all sports at West Florida, and she is now the second two-time national player of the year in Gulf South Conference women’s soccer history, following Christian Brothers’ Missy Gregg in 2001 and 2002.
“This speaks volumes to the kind of player Shakira is,” said UWF head coach Joe Bartlinski. “It also shows the impression she left on all of Division II, not just the Gulf South Conference. She’s a special player, and there won’t be many others like her.”
Duncan finished her senior season with 31 goals, just two shy of her own single season program record set last year. The Jamaican forward broke the UWF career records in goals (64) and points (153) in just two seasons, and she ranks third in GSC history in goals and points behind Gregg. Duncan is also a two-time All-GSC first team and GSC All-Tournament Team selection, and she was named GSC Player of the Year this season. Last year, Duncan was a Daktronics and National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) first team All-American.
This year marks the third straight season that UWF has claimed the Daktronics National Player of the Year, as Shaneka Gordon won the award for the Argonauts in 2008. Duncan is now the sixth Argonaut to earn Daktronics All-America honors two times, and she is the fourth to be a two-time first team selection.
The Ron Lenz National Player of the Year award was named for long-time South Dakota State sports information director Ron Lenz in 2008. Lenz was instrumental in the foundation of the Daktronics NCAA Division II All-America program, which honors outstanding student-athletes across eight NCAA Division II sports.
Sports information directors from NCAA Division II schools and conferences selected the three Daktronics All-America teams. The process begins at the regional level with all first-team all-region picks advancing to the national ballot. This is the fifth year Daktronics has sponsored the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-America and all-region teams. A total of 39 student-athletes representing 24 different institutions filled out the three teams.
The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The team is voted on by the NCAA Division II members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA), with the online nomination and voting process powered by ATHLETICSITE.COM.
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