MBala, Emslie, Arnadottir and Hauksdottir Earn All-Conference Honors

Nov. 4, 2014

IRVING, Texas (November 4, 2014) - Four Florida Atlantic University women's soccer players were named to All-Conference USA teams on Tuesday, as announced today by the conference office.

Senior Olivia MBala ends her collegiate career as the Conference-USA Defensive Player of the Year and also holds a first-team All-Conference slot. Junior Claire Emslie was named to the All-Conference second team for the second consecutive year, while Asta Arnadottir and Hildur Hauksdottir earned Freshman All-Conference titles in their debut seasons.

MBala, a repeat First Team honoree, led a defense that ranked fourth in Conference C-USA in goals allowed per match at 1.05. The Owls gave up multiple goals just twice in C-USA play and shut out the No. 1 team in North Texas on Oct. 17. MBala scored three goals on the season, including the game-winner at Miami in which she controlled the ball from midfield and battled through six defenders to score. She also scored the tying goal against Old Dominion to send the match to overtime and her third goal came against Rice on Senior Day.

Emslie has carved her name in the FAU record books as one of the most prolific scorers in program history. The Scotland native moved into seventh place all-time at FAU with 22 career goals and is just six shy of the career record that has stood for 20 years. Her five goals this season were a team high, as were her three assists. Emslie scored game-winning goals in FAU's opener at USF on Aug. 22 and scored two goals at Cal Poly on Aug. 31. She also scored against Rice and UTEP in C-USA play. Arnadottir started every game for FAU and scored her first career goal against C-USA favorite Charlotte in the conference opener on Sept. 26. Her second goal of the season came at UTSA in the 87th minute to tie the match and send it to overtime. Arnadottir also tacked on an assist against Bakersfield on Sept. 19.

Hauksdottir scored her first career goal at Miami in FAU's 2-1 win on Sept. 7. The freshmen then scored in back-to-back games against Bakersfield and Wofford, including the game-winner against the Terriers on Sept. 21. Her fourth goal of the season gave the Owls a win against North Texas on Oct. 17, leading FAU to a 2-0 victory. The Iceland native owns eight points on 39 shots in her 1,174 minutes on the pitch.

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