The Valpo soccer program had six players recognized on Wednesday evening at the Missouri Valley Conference’s tournament banquet with MVC postseason awards, highlighted by the selection of fifth-year center back Nicole Norfolk (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels) to the All-MVC First Team.

Senior goalkeeper Nikki Coryell (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) picked up Second Team All-MVC honors. The Beacons posted a trio of players on the All-MVC Third Team as well: fifth-year midfielder Allie Anderson (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South [Xavier]), senior forward Lindsey DuSatko (Plainfield, Ill./North) and junior forward Addy Joiner (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton). Freshman center back Anna Cup (Bartlett, Ill./South Elgin) rounded out Valpo’s honorees as she was an MVC All-Freshman Team selection.

Norfolk led the way for the Valpo honorees, earning All-MVC honors for a third consecutive season and First Team accolades for the second straight campaign. She played every minute of the regular season at center back for one of the Valley’s top defensive sides, in the process setting program career records for both matches played and matches started. Norfolk got involved on the attack as well this year with three goals and four assists, including match-winning goals against Northern Illinois and in Valley play versus UNI.

Coryell has received All-MVC recognition in each of her four seasons, with her Second Team spot this year joining her three First Team awards. Coryell is just the fourth player in program history to earn All-Conference accolades four times, joining Lori Moore, Emily King and Jackie Thomas. She has played every minute of the season in goal and owns a 0.90 GAA and an .813 save percentage entering the MVC Tournament semifinals. With seven clean sheets this season, Coryell has tallied 26 shutouts for her career — tied for second in MVC history and just one shy of the conference record.

Anderson earned postseason honors for a second straight season, picking up the Third Team award this year after being a Second Team recipient last season. A stalwart in the midfield since coming to campus, Anderson has played all 90 minutes in 17 fixtures this year. She has a pair of goals and two assists this season, including a match-winning goal versus Eastern Illinois.

It’s three straight seasons of postseason honors for DuSatko, as she was a Second Team honoree in 2021 and a First Team honoree in 2022 prior to this season’s Third Team recognition. DuSatko has paced the Beacons and is tied for third among all Valley players with five assists this year. She has also scored a quartet of goals, most recently finding the back of the net for the match-winner in the first-round MVC Tournament win over Belmont.

Joiner has picked up MVC postseason awards in back-to-back seasons, as she was a First Team choice last year and a Third Team choice this season. She is likely to lead the Beacons in goals for a second straight season, finding the back of the net eight times this year — tied for ninth-most in a single season in program history and just one off the MVC high. Joiner scored match-winning goals at Youngstown State and in Valley play at Southern Illinois.

Cup slotted in immediately at center back from the whistle of the very first regular season match, as she has started all 19 matches to date and has played all but 13 minutes. She’s helped anchor a defensive unit which boasts a 0.90 GAA and has registered seven shutouts on the season.