ALLENDALE, Mich. – The Grand Valley State women's soccer team saw four players be named to the United Soccer Coaches Midwest Region first team which was the most by any team in the region. Kennedy Bearden, and Taylor Reid earned first team honors. The United Soccer Coaches All-Region teams were announced Tuesday (Nov. 29) morning. 
 
Junior forward Taylor Reid earned United Soccer Coaches Midwest Region First Team honors. Reid was named the D2CCA Midwest Region Player of the Year and earned All-Region first team honors. Reid was also named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year and All-GLIAC First Team. She appeared in all 23 matches making 22 starts on the season. She leads the Lakers with 15 goals on the season and has dished out two assists for 32 points. Reid scored seven goals over the last six matches. She's posted three multi-goal games and five game-winning goals. Reid was named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week when she scored a goal in a win over Northern Michigan and the game-winning goal against Michigan Tech. Reid became the 10^th Laker to be named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year. 
 
Senior defender Cate Brown earned United Soccer Coaches and D2CCA Midwest All-Region first team honors. Brown was named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-GLIAC First Team. Brown led a suffocating Laker defense that has surrendered just 11 goals in conference play. She was a major contributor to 12 total shutouts and notched a goal and six assists for eight points on the season. She led all Laker field players with 1,752 minutes played including seven complete games. 
 
Senior forward Kennedy Bearden was named to the United Soccer Coaches Midwest All-Region First Team. Bearden also earned D2CCA Midwest All-Region and All-GLIAC First Team honors. Bearden notched 13 goals and seven assists for a team leading 33 points this season. Bearden scored five game-winning goals which was tied for the most on the team. She appeared and started in all 23 games for the Lakers posting 1,650 minutes. 
 
Junior midfielder Mackenzie Jones is the fourth Laker to earn United Soccer Coaches Midwest Region First Team honors. Jones posted three goals and two assists for eight points this season. Jones was named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week after her defensive efforts in a pair of conference wins over Parkside and Purdue Northwest. She appeared in 22 matches making 21 starts this season.