Sydney Leshnak, Kristy Catrine named Scholar All-Americans by United Soccer Coaches

By Tim Glon

| 2020-21 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America team |

ADA — Senior Sydney Leshnak (Cincinnati/Mount Notre Dame) and junior Kristy Catrine (Springboro) were named to the NCAA Division III Scholar All-America team for 2020-21 by the United Soccer Coaches.

Leshnak named the Ohio Athletic Conference Defender of the Year for the third consecutive season this year. She is a four-time All-OAC pick (1st Team in 2018, 2019, 2020 and Honorable Mention in 2017) and is a two-time All-Great Lakes Region selection.

She has started all 78 matches in her career and has eight goals, six assists and 22 points from her defensive position.

Catrine was named the OAC Goalkeeper of the Year this spring.

She allowed only one goal this season and set the ONU school record with a scoreless streak of 1,010 minutes to begin her career.

She had 31 saves, eight shutouts and a school record 0.09 GAA this season, her first as a starter.

In all, only 17 student/athletes were named Scholar All-Americans in Division III by the USC.

The Polar Bears finished their 2020-21 season 8-1-2 overall and won the OAC Regular Season title with an 8-0-1 record under 17th-year head coach Mark Batman.