KANSAS CITY – Senior midfielder and team captain Eleni Anselmi (Garnerville, N.Y./North Rockland) of the State University of New York at New Paltz women's soccer team has been named National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Women's College Division Scholar All-East Region Honorable Mention, announced on Friday.
 
A communications disorders major with a minor in deaf studies, Anselmi earned a 3.32 grade-point average (GPA) in addition to being named to the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Second Team earlier this fall, the second time in her career that she was named All-SUNYAC (2013).
 
The daughter of Thomas and Susan Anselmi, the senior started all 18 matches this year and led the team in nearly every offensive category including goals (6), assists (5), points (17), shots (49) and shots on goal (26). She tallied three penalty kick scores and one game-winning goal. The five assists are tied for fourth-most in single season program history.
 
In the SUNYAC, Anselmi ranked fifth in assists, sixth in assists per game and eighth in points and points per game. For her career, Anselmi started 68 matches and tallied 13 goals and 11 assists for 37 points and ranks fourth all-time in assists and eighth all-time in points.
 
Anselmi led the Hawks to an 8-8-2, 2-5-2 record under 17^th-year head coach Colleen Bruley, a five-win improvement from a season ago.