Denison University senior Sarah Ash (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore) was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association for America/adidas Division III All-America first-team for the second consecutive year after helping the Big Red to a 15-5-1 record and the program's seventh North Coast Athletic Conference regular season title.

Ash joins Liz Gillette (2004-05), Colleen Wirtz (2003-05) and Sarah Finke (2000, 2002) in the elite group of women's soccer players to earn All-America status in multiple years. She started all 21 games for Denison in 2008 and played in 89 career matches, tallying 24 goal and 21 assists. A psychology and Spanish double major, Ash was also named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second team after compiling a 3.73 grade point average.

Additionally, Ash picked up her second straight first-team All-NCAC accolade in 2008.

Joining Ash on the NSCAA/adidas All-Great Lakes Region team were sophomore forward Kimmi Oshita (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore) and senior defender Molly Ruano (South Euclid, Ohio/Brush).

Oshita, a first-team all-region selection, led the high-powered Big Red offense with 13 goals, including four game-winning goals. The Cincinnati, Ohio native ranked third in the conference in goals, points (27) and game-winning goals en route landing on the NCAC's first team.

Ruano, a second-team all-region honoree, started all 21 games for the Big Red during her senior campaign and helped anchor a defense that recorded nine shutouts and allowed just 18 goals. Like Ash and Oshita, Ruano was a first-team conference selection.

The Denison women's soccer program has advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament in each of the last four seasons and has achieved 12 NCAA postseason berths, overall.  In 2005 the Big Red advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals (round of 8) and came back strong in 2006 with a trip to the round of 16.  They have notched nine NCAA postseason victories in program history and boast a .759 winning percentage under Murphy.