AUSTIN, Texas --- Tusculum College midfielder Nikki Arthur has been named to the 2014 Capital One Academic All-District 3 Women's Soccer first team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Arthur advances to the Capital One Academic All-America® ballot, which will be announced next month.

Arthur, a senior from Brights Grove, Ontario, Canada, has a 3.85 cumulative grade point average as a medical pre-professional major.

The 2014 Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference second team selection has led the Pioneers to a 10-6-1 record this season, including 6-4 in conference play. TC has already clinched its fourth straight 10-win season and the 17th straight non-losing campaign in program history.

Arthur scored match-winning goal in TC's 4-1 SAC win at Anderson earlier this month for her third match-winner in her career.

She has not missed an outing in her 74-match career at Tusculum, earning a start in every contest the last two seasons.

Arthur was named the 2011-2012 Tusculum Freshman Student-Athlete of the Year and is also a member of the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll, Tusculum Athletic Director's Honor Roll, Dean's List and Charles Oliver Gray Honors List.

Members of the Capital One Academic All-District 3 Team are selected by CoSIDA, which includes all colleges and universities in the South Atlantic Conference, Conference Carolinas and Peach Belt Conference.

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Capital One Academic All-District 3 Women's Soccer First Team
GK - Maylyn Parsons, Columbus State
MF - Kaitlyn Brunworth, Wingate
MF - Nicole McKinney, Lincoln Memorial
MF - Nikki Arthur, Tusculum
MF - Casey Marlin, Lenoir-Rhyne
D - Brianna Belsky, Lenoir-Rhyne
D - Shelby Roling, Columbus State
D - Macy Franklin, Wingate
D - Megan Morrow, North Georgia
D - Kasey Byzewski, Barton
F - Kelsey Pelletier, Columbus State
F - Chelsea Person, Columbus State
F - Rachel Thorpe, King
F - Nicole Corcione, Columbus State
F - Michelle Hunter, Lincoln Memorial