Four Bob Jones University women's soccer players were given All-American recognition by the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) for their work on the field this season.

Francesca Aurednik, Margaret Cummings, and Reagan Tierney, were awarded first team All-American honors with Shannon Miller named to the All-American second team. 

This season Francesca Aurednik totaled 14 goals through 21 games played and over 1,200 minutes on the field putting her among the top in the nation in goals and shots on goals. She completed her collegiate career as the 2025 NCCAA DII Player of the Year, NCCAA DII South Region Player of the Year, NCCAA DII Tournament Most Outstanding Player and winner of the Select Golden Ball award.

"Francesca has been an absolute joy to coach and to watch play as she has improved each year since coming to BJU," said Head Coach Chris Carmichael. "Francesca has amazing break out speed while controlling the ball and has a fantastic finish and can hit the ball from distance. You could see her confidence get stronger throughout the season and she began seeing the field and spaces better to attack into and finished the last half of the season on fire netting the 2025 NCCAA DII South Region Player of the Year, 2025 National Championship All-Tournament Team, Golden Boot Award, and Tournament MVP, NCCAA DII first team All American and finally the 2025 NCCAA DII Player of the Year. Along with her third NCCAA DII National Championship I can't think of a more successful way finish to her collegiate soccer career."

"Francesca has been an outstanding winger for us over the last four years," shared Assistant Coach Anna Grace Kline. "Her speed, resilience, and ability to finish has broken down defenses and been very effective for us."

Graduate Assistant Coach Mia Marks said, "Francesca stepped into a role we desperately needed this year. She has always had a knack for finding the net, but this year we needed her more than ever. She handled the pressure with grace and led us to our third straight national title!"

Margaret Cummings has made it to the All-American team again for the third time in her career. The goalkeeper has started in 17 games this year and has faced 127 shots and holds a 1.12 goals against average. At both the region and national tournaments, she helped the Bruins maintain a clean sheet in each game. 

"Margaret has been the centerpiece of our success and has revolutionized our goalkeeping position," shared Carmichael. "She is an amazing goalkeeper technically and has an instinctual feel for the position. She has accumulated many shutouts due to her goalkeeping abilities and quickness to get to very tough shots. Midge is an exceptional shot blocker and is involved with most of our attacks. She is a leader on our team and has continued to develop poise in challenging situations and this has given our team a lot of confidence in tough games."

"Margaret has been a game-changer in goal for us the last three years," said Kline. "Her leadership, communication, and commitment to the team shows in training and games and we are so happy we have her for another year!"

"Margaret gives her all in everything she does. She is a phenomenal player and an even better person," said Marks.

Rounding out the All-American first team members is Reagan Tierney. Tierney has been solid for the Bruins and recorded nearly 1,500 minutes in 21 games played this season. This is the first time Tierney has earned a spot on the All-American team. 

"Reagan is a consummate holding midfielder that is technical, has an attacking mind set, continually keeps our possession moving forward, but also is a fearless defender that goes in hard," said Carmichael. "Reagan does a fantastic job finding the pocket of space and has one of our highest possession rates on the team. This has been pivotal with helping us to win games and no doubt has one of the most important roles in the team as she has to continuously switch between attacking and defending but she does this with ease. She is a selfless leader and captain and is always the first to grab gear after training and always willing to step in to help."

"This year Reagan was the glue that held our team together," said Marks. "She has always been strong defensively, but this year we relied on her more than ever. Reagan has a quiet work ethic you can always rely on 100% and I can't think of anyone more deserving for First Team All-American."

Speaking of Tierney, Kline shared, "her grittiness on defense and her ability to keep the ball for us in the attack has been extremely important to the success of our team. We are so sad to see her go, but can't wait to see what the Lord has next for her in life."

Shannon Miller was awarded second team All-American recognition for the first time. Miller has been crucial to the Bruins midfield as she has played in 21 games  this season. In the postseason, she recorded one goal and three assists to add to her season total. 

"Shannon is the engine that runs our midfield and is such an incredibly important part of our team," said Carmichael. "Shannon has an incredibly high soccer IQ and is a perfect fit for our indirect style of play. She is incredibly fit and her movements on and off the ball are elite level and as such she has received praise from every coach we have played against including NCAA DI coaches. She has a lot of poise on the field and is very active on both sides of the ball. Shannon is our most technical player and drives all of our attacks as our successes are predicated on having a strong attacking midfielder and most of our goals work directly or indirectly through her. Shannon is a true student of the game and is continually doing the extra work needed to continue to improve."

"Shannon's technical ability on the ball has been an outstanding asset to our midfield,"said Kline. "Her high soccer IQ has really been evident throughout the season and one of the main reasons we have been so successful in our possession and attack."

"She is an extremely technical player and puts in work on and off the field to be the fittest on the team," said Marks. "We are so grateful to have a player like her and she has earned her place on the Second Team All-American."

The Bruins concluded their 2025 season as the NCCAA DII National Champions after shutting out their competition at the national tournament in Kissimmee, Florida.

BJU is a NCCAA Division II member featuring 13 varsity programs and over 200 student-athletes.