Milwaukee's Hagen and Megna win statistical National Championships

Senior Kate Megna and sophomore Sarah Hagen of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's soccer team have claimed 2009 NCAA Division I Statistical National Championships by leading the nation in a statistical category, it was revealed Tuesday when the NCAA released its final stats.

Hagen was also named to the National Soccer Coaches' Association of America's All-Great Lakes Region Second Team.

Megna led the nation in assists, tallying 16 in 20 games for a 0.80 per-game average. Hagen led the country in goals scored with 24 in 21 games for a 1.143 average. Hagen also finished second in points, with 2.52 per game (53).

Megna's 16 assists this season broke a school record of 12 that she had tied as a junior last season. She capped her career with a school-record 36 assists, handily breaking the record of 26. She was named to the all-league first team this season for the third time in her career.

Hagen matched her school and league record goal-scoring total from her freshman year this season and enters her junior campaign in 2010 with 48 career goals in just two seasons. This season she posted three hat tricks, including a school-record-tying four in games against Valparaiso in the regular season and again in the league title game. She was also named the 2009 Horizon League Player of the Year and earned all-league first team and league tournament MVP honors for the second time. She was also named to TopDrawerSoccer.com's All-America Third Team.

The duo makes Milwaukee the first team to post two statistical champions in the same season since 1998. They are also the school's third and fourth national champs in recent years. Mike Goetz (baseball) batted .493 in 2005 to lead the nation in batting average that year. Grant Fernstrum (men's soccer) led the nation in goals against average at 0.47 as a freshman in 2005.