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69 S eniors Cloe Lacasse and Melanie Pickert will go down as two of the top players in Univer- sity of Iowa soccer history and now they have accolades to go with it. Lacasse and Pickert were tabbed as first-team All- Big Ten selections in 2014, becoming the second and third Hawkeyes all-time to earn the accolade. Sarah Lynch is the other Iowa player to be a first- team All-Big Ten honoree, earning the distinction from 1999-2001. "For Cloe and Melanie to end up as first-team all-conference selections their senior season is deserving," said UI head coach Dave DiIanni. "e amount of work they put in during the offseason is an indication of how good they are and how much they love soccer." Lacasse, a forward from Sudbury, Ontario, Can- ada, entered Wednesday's Big Ten Tournament against Rutgers with team-highs in goals (11), as- sists (six), and points (28). She had four two-goal games and was the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 20. Lacasse began the postseason with career totals of 42 goals, 26 assists, 110 points, and 12 game- winning strikes, ranking second in all four catego- ries. She was one assist and two points shy of tying school records, and four strikes off the all-time goal mark. Pickert has seven goals out of the defender posi- tion, ranking second on the team, and her four game-winning goals are tied for the third-most in the Big Ten. e Canton, Michigan, native started all 19 games in 2014 and was a key piece of the Iowa defense that has tied a school-record with 10 shutouts. Pickert has started since day one in Iowa City, be- ing among the starting 11 in all 83 games of her Hawkeye career. Iowa has posted shutouts in 43 percent of the games during Pickert's four-year career, tallying 36, including 10 in each of the past three seasons. DiIanni says the duo's impact has been greater than the wins, losses, and statistics. "ey have been great ambassadors of the sport for the university and our program, not only in the public eye, but within our program," he said. "ey have underclassmen that look up to them that can see the fruits of their labor. "ey have proven that success comes from hard work and dedication."