INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI women's soccer duo of Sarah Jacobs and Hayley Shelton has been voted Academic All-Horizon League by the league's faculty athletic representatives. The pair has played key roles in the Jaguars' success in the program's opening season of Horizon League play, helping IUPUI to a 13-5 mark and 6-2 record in league play.

Jacobs, a senior midfielder, has a perfect 4.0 grade point average while majoring in Health Sciences. On the field, Jacobs has helped anchor a defense that has recorded nine shutouts and a 1.15 goals against average for the year. Offensively, she tallied the Jaguars' game-winner at Marian on Sept. 17 for her lone tally of the year. For her career, she's appeared in 66 career matches and made 33 starts, totaling three goals and an assist. 

Shelton, a senior midfielder, has maintained a 3.95 GPA while majoring in Health Sciences. The Chandler, Ind.-native ranks among the Horizon League leaders with seven assists and 15 points this season to accompany her four goals scored. For her career, she's played in 66 games and made 60 starts, totaling eight goals and 18 assists and three game-winners. Her 18 assists currently put her second on the program's all-time list while her seven this season are a career-high. 

IUPUI has already captured a top-three seed in the upcoming Horizon League Tournament, which will begin early next week. 

The full list of honorees is below. 

Academic All-Horizon League
Toni Dickson, Cleveland State
Phylisha Drayton, Detroit Mercy
Kelly Kent, Green Bay
Sarah Jacobs, IUPUI
Hayley Shelton, IUPUI
Kelli Swenson, Milwaukee
Jessica Frey, Northern Kentucky
Kayte Osterfeld, Northern Kentucky
Olivia Everin, UIC
Haley Kittle, UIC
Emily Valentine, UIC
Madison Jewell, Wright State
Courtney Lavin, Youngstown State