College Sports Madness Release

DETROIT (11/12/2014) -- Three University of Detroit Mercy women's soccer players were selected by CollegeSportsMadness.com to the 2014 Madness Horizon League All-Conference Team. Senior midfielder Alyssa Riley (Whitby, Ont. / Father Leo J. Austin) and junior defender Alyssa Lotito (Macomb, Mich. / Eisenhower) were each named to the First Team, while senior defender Haley Burtraw (Rochester Hills, Mich. / Rochester) was selected to the Second Team.

All three players were named to the All-Horizon League Teams last week, as Riley and Burtraw were named to the All-Conference First Team, while Lotito was Second Team All-Conference. Burtraw was recognized as the Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year after helping lead the Titans to seven shutouts during the season. Burtraw, who started 18 games on the back line, also assisted on three game-winning goals.

Riley finished her career in a Detroit uniform with 50 career points, good for 11th all-time. She was selected First Team All-Conference for the third time in her career and led Detroit with six goals, four game-winning goals, 15 points and 25 shots on goal during the season. She started all 19 matches.

Lotito, a three-year starter on the back line, started all 19 games and was second on the squad with eight points. She scored Detroit's game-winning goal on a penalty kick in UDM's 1-0 victory over Oakland in a Horizon League semifinal match on Nov. 6.

The trio of Riley, Burtraw and Lotito were all selected to the 2014 All-Tournament Team following the league tournament on Nov. 8.

Here's a full look at the Horizon League Madness First and Second Teams:

Offensive Player of the Year: Heidi Hartmann, Green Bay
Defensive Player of the Year: Sydney Galvez-Daley, Valparaiso
Freshman of the Year: Vanesa Abad, Valparaiso
Coach of the Year: John Marovich, Valparaiso

FIRST TEAM
F   Heidi Hartmann, Green Bay
F   Kelly Lewers, Milwaukee
F   April Cronin, Valparaiso
F   Kyla Kellerman, Oakland
M  Morgan LaPlant, Milwaukee
M  Rita Craven, Valparaiso
M  Alyssa Riley, Detroit
M  Maria Stephens, Milwaukee
D  Jenny Fassbinder, Valparaiso
D  Allie Metzler, Wright State
D  Alyssa Lotito, Detroit
D  Amy Kauffung, Milwaukee
GK  Sydney Galvez-Daley, Valparaiso

SECOND TEAM
F  Alice Palmer, Oakland
F  Vickie Havas, Cleveland State
F  Krissy Dorre, Milwaukee
F  Natalie Sedlock, Wright State
M  Vanesa Abad, Valparaiso
M  Brittany Tenis, Youngstown State
M  Kathy Baquero, Youngstown State
M  Kelsey Draper, Valparaiso
D  Sydney Born, Green Bay
D  Haley Burtraw, Detroit
D  Shelby Oelschlager, Valparaiso
D  Chloe Fadenholz, Cleveland State
GK  Kelly Fritz, UIC