Northwest Missouri State University's Letycia Bonifacio and Madi McKeever have been named to the 2021 Division II Conference Commissioners Association Women's Soccer All-Central Region teams.

Bonifacio, a junior from Sao Paolo, Brazil, earned first-team all-region honors as a defender. Bonifacio started in all 21 matches for the Bearcats. She netted two goals, including a game-winner against Missouri Western. 

McKeever, a senior from Bennington, Neb., tallied second-team all-region honors as a midfielder. McKeever started all 21 matches. She was credited with four assists.

A total of 12 institutions had at least one student-athlete named to the first and second teams. UCM led the region with four selections, while Minnesota State, Bemidji State, SWOSU and Central Oklahoma each had three honorees.
 
Northwest Missouri State, Augustana (S.D.) and Concordia-St. Paul each had two picks while Northwestern Oklahoma State, Ouachita Baptist, Emporia State and Minot State saw one student-athlete named to the teams.
 
The D2CCA all-region teams are nominated and selected by the region's sports information directors.
 
The D2CCA encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of high education. The D2CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact NCAA Division II athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.
 
The 13 members of the All-Central Region first team will now be placed on the national ballot for All-America consideration. The All-America teams will be released Tuesday, December 7. The complete All-Central region teams follow.

2021 D2CCA NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-Central Region Teams
 
First Team
Pos.     Name                                      School                         Yr.      Hometown
F          Kassie Newsom                      Central Missouri         Jr.        Lee's Summit, Mo.
F          Jenny Vetter (19-1)                   Minnesota State          Jr.        Mankato, Minn.
F          Emma Roberts                        Harding                       Sr.       Bentonville, Ark.
F          Mackenzie Dimarco                Emporia State              Jr.        Pleasant Hill, Mo.
MF      Monika McGee                       Central Oklahoma       So.       Moore, Okla.
MF      Caroline Cole                          Central Missouri         Fr.       Columbia, Mo.
MF      Brynn Desens                         Minnesota State          Jr.        Appleton, Wis.
MF      Jaymee Dotson (19-2)              Ouachita Baptist          Sr.       Princeton, Texas        
D         Halle Peterson                         Bemidji State              Jr.        Stillwater, Minn.
D         Nicole Petrino                         SWOSU                      Jr.        Albuquerque, N.M.
D         Letycia Bonifacio                    Northwest Missouri    Jr.        Sao Paolo, Brazil
D         Taryn Kedzior (18-1)                Central Oklahoma       Jr.        Claremore, Okla.
GK      Alyssa Stumbaugh                  Bemidji State              Jr.        Gillette, Wyo.
 
 
Second Team
Pos.     Name                                      School                         Yr.      Hometown
F          Sara Wendt                              Bemidji State              Sr.       Arden Hills, Minn.
F          Tiara Campbell                        NW Oklahoma St.      Fr.       Apple Valley, Calif.
F          Brianna Benitz                        SWOSU                      So.       Irving, Texas
F          Sydney Leslie                          Central Missouri         Fr.       Lenexa, Kan.
MF      Morgan Keirstead                    Augustana (S.D.)        Sr.       Savage, Minn.
MF      Jena Berkland                          Concordia-St. Paul      Jr.        Crystal Lake, Ill.
MF      Melanie van Walstijn              Minot State                  R-Sr.   Zijderveld, Netherlands
MF      Madi McKeever                      Northwest Missouri    Sr.       Bennington, Neb.
D         Cayla Renwick                        Concordia-St. Paul      Sr.       Cedar Rapids, Iowa
D         Kelly Friedrich                        Minnesota State          Jr.        Ames, Iowa
D         Elizabeth Moreno (19-2)          SWOSU                      So.       Allen, Texas
D         Savannah Ellender                  Augustana (S.D.)        Sr.       Rapid City, S.D.
D         Lindsay Edmonds                   Central Missouri         So.       Overland Park, Kan.
GK      Kaitlyn Asher                         Central Oklahoma       Sr.       Bixby, Okla.
 
Central Region Player of the Year: Kassie Newsom, Jr., F, Central Missouri
 
 ( ) – Indicates previous all-region appearances
Five defenders were named to the second team due to ties in voting.