Northern Kentucky University Athletics

NSCAA All-Midwest Region Teams

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky University's Steven Beattie and Braden Bishop were honored as All-Midwest Region players by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, the organization announced this week.

Beattie earned a spot on the first team while Bishop was named to the second team.

Beattie, a junior attacker from Skerries, Ireland, surpassed Chad Scott to become NKU's all-time leading scorer this season. Beattie found the net 19 times in 2009 and has claimed 51 goals over his three seasons with the Norse.

Beattie also shared the team lead with six assists last season. Eight of his 19 goals on the year proved to be game-winners - including an overtime goal against Southern Indiana to send NKU to a 2-1 victory.

Beattie was also named a first-team All-American and Midwest Region Player of the Year by Daktronics, as well as the Great Lakes Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year.

Bishop, a senior forward from Centerville, Ohio, ended his collegiate career as one of the top scorers in NKU history by notching 46 career goals, which ranks second all-time at the school. Bishop added 10 goals this season along with a team-high six assists.

Bishop served as NKU's penalty-kick specialist, converting four over the course of the season, including one which tied NKU's quarterfinal game in the GLVC Tournament against Missouri S&T. NKU would go on to win that game, 3-2.

Bishop was a four-time All-GLVC performer while also earning the GLVC Freshman of the Year award in 2006 and Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2007. Bishop was a three-time All-Region player, including the Regional Player of the Year during his sophomore campaign, and earned first-team All-American honors in 2007.

NKU finished the 2009 season with a 15-6-2 record and qualified for its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament.