RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The East Central University soccer team saw three players named to the Great American Conference Soccer All-Decade Team.  The Tigers were represented by 2019 senior Alyssa Butler and sisters Katie and Margaret Glutz.

GAC Soccer All-Decade Team

Butler had a strong four-year career with the Tigers, playing in all 70 matches and starting in all but one, during her career.  She leaves ECU ranked No. 2 in Matches Played (70), No. 3 in Matches Started (69) and No. 2 in Minutes Played (6,048). 

As a defender she also added one assist and earned several honors along the way.  She was an All-GAC First Team selection in 2019 and 2017, All-GAC Second Team pick in 2018 and All-GAC Honorable Mention honoree in 2016, as a sophomore.

The Wylie, Texas, native was also named to the 2019 United Soccer Coaches All-Region Third Team and USC Scholar All-West Region selection was also strong in the class room, earning a 3.73 GPA in molecular biology.

The Glutz sisters (from Santee, Calif.) made history at ECU and in the GAC, as Margaret was the first student-athlete in soccer to be named to the All-GAC First team for four-straight seasons, while the duo of Katie and Margaret were the first two to earn All-GAC honors all four seasons.  Katie missed joining her sister as a four-time first team pick by one season, as she was a second team pick as a sophomore.

Margaret was also a two-time GAC Player of the Year selection, being named the 2014 GAC Defender of the Year and the 2011 GAC Freshman of the Year.  She was also a standout in the classroom, earning Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 honors, GAC All-Academic and D2ADA All-Academic selections.

Katie finished her career, as a midfielder, with nine goals, 12 assists, 30 points, three match-winning goals and 41 shots on goal.  She also has seven spots on the ECU Career Top-10 list, ranking No. 3 in Assists (12), No. 9 in Points (30), No. 9 in Shots on Goal (41), No. 4 Match-Winning Goals, No. 8 in Matches Played (70), No. 8 in Matches Started (65) and No. 4 in Minutes Played (5,214).

Margaret left the Tigers ranked No. 3 in Matches Played (73), No. 1 in Matches Started (72) and No. 1 in Minutes Played (6,607).

Butler, Katie and Margaret Glutz join Jason Catching, Travis Hening and David Moore from football as members of the GAC All-Decade team so far.  The GAC will be releasing GAC All-Decade teams for the seven other sports sponsored by the league over the next three weeks.  Teams will be released on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.