SALT LAKE CITY – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced that a total of 387 women's soccer student-athletes have been named 2009 Daktronics-NAIA Women's Soccer Scholar-Athletes. The Westminster women's soccer team placed three players on the list. Maddie Maldonado, Elaina Pappas, and Danielle Rankin were all recognized for the performance in the classroom during the 2009 season.

This is the second straight year that Maldonado and Rankin have received this recognition. It is the first time the honor has been given to Pappas. Nominated by each institution's head coach, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and have achieved junior academic status to qualify.

The women's soccer team completed the 2009 season with a 9-10-1 overall record and advanced to the championship game of the Frontier Conference Tournament.