ST. LOUIS – The Drake University women's soccer team had four student-athletes earn Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete awards, the league office announced on Tuesday afternoon. Seniors Haley Morris (Clive Iowa) and Ali Smith (Lenexa, Kan.) were named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team while juniors Alyssa Brand (Skokie, Ill.) and Linda Fiorito (Overland Park, Kan.) garnered scholar-athlete honorable mention honors. Fiorito, Morris and Smith all have perfect 4.00 cumulative grade point averages.
Morris, the 2017 MVC Goalkeeper of the Year and an All-MVC First Team selection, started 18-of-19 matches, recorded six shutouts and tallied 92 saves.