JACKSON – Freshman midfielder Holly Newman and freshman goalkeeper Morgan Wilson of Northwest have been named to the MACJC All-State team for their play during the 2013 soccer season.

Newman (Olive Branch/Olive Branch HS) started in all 14 games and led the team in assists (eight), points (24) and shot-on-goal percentage (.824) and tied with Alex Jones for the team lead with eight goals. She was named the Northwest Athlete of the Month for August and earned MACJC Offensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 8.

Wilson (Southaven/DeSoto Central HS) was thrown into the keeper role just three matches into the season, after an injury to starter Ashlee Rogers, and was outstanding. Having only played 5-6 matches her entire high school career in net, Wilson went 6-3-2 with 94 saves, two shutouts, an .803 saves percentage and a 1.88 goals against average. She was named the MACJC Goalkeeper of the Week four times and the NJCAA National Keeper of the Week on Oct. 23.

Northwest finished the year 8-4-2 and qualified for the MACJC Playoffs for the first time since 2006.