OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—The post-season awards keep rolling in for Mount Mary, as sophomore soccer forward Emily Ristow (Sheboygan, Wis.) was named the league's Student-Athlete of the Month for October 2012.

In the final month of the season alone, Ristow scored in each of Mount Mary's seven games and netted a total of 14 goals and three assists. She tied a season high with four goals scored in a 5-1 win over Lincoln Christian University and added a pair of hat tricks in wins over LCU and Robert Morris University-Peoria in the span of one weekend.

Ristow, a fashion design major, has smashed school records for single-season and career scoring at Mount Mary, single-handedly scoring more goals this season than the program has since in inception four years ago.

The Association of Division III Independents consists of nine Division III independent institutions that have joined together to recognize student-athletes at independent institutions and to provide exempted postseason championship competition in nine sports in 2012-13. The Association recognizes outstanding athletic achievements of its student-athletes on a weekly, monthly and annual basis. The Association also provides statistical services for its members in seven sports.

More information about the Association of Division III Independents is available at www.d3independents.org.