Metz, Logan recognized by NAIA soccer
■ The JBU women’s soccer players were honored as NAIA All-American honorable mention.
Senior forward Anne Metz and junior keeper Caitlyn Logan of the John Brown University women’s soccer team were recognized with honorable mention status as the NAIA released the 2019 All-America teams, the national office announced on Wednesday, Dec 11.
Metz, a native of Kilgore, Texas, earned the first national recognition of her career after leading the Golden Eagles in scoring during the 2019 campaign. She easily doubled her previous single-season career high five goals by scoring 10 markers, including a pair of game-winners over Concordia (Neb.) and Mid-America Christian (Okla.). Metz recorded her first-career hat trick in John Brown’s lopsided victory over Oklahoma Panhandle State and racked up eight assists — which was tied for the team lead and matched her previous single-season best mark. Her 28 points easily paced the squad and finished 10th overall in the Sooner Athletic.
The 5-foot-8 forward finished her career with 20 goals, 24 assists and 64 total points, notching five game-winning tallies.
Logan, meanwhile, returned to national recognition after securing a third-team selection in 2018. The product of Charlotte, N.C., tied her own single-season record with 12 clean sheets. The 5-foot-9 goalkeeper turned in a career year, posting singleseason career bests in both goalsagainst average (0.61) and save percentage (0.81) and finished the 2019 season ranked eighth in the nation in goals allowed per contest. Logan posted a seasonhigh 10 saves in John Brown’s thrilling 1-0 victory at Science & Arts (Okla.) and didn’t allow more than three goals in any of the 19 contests she appeared in.