Bulldogs rack up BIG EAST accolades
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Members of the Butler women’s soccer team earned numerous individual distinctions for the team’s success this season, the BIG EAST announced Saturday.
Midfield standout Paige Monaghan won Offensive Player of the Year. The junior led the conference in game-winning goals, points per match and goals per match.
Defender Annika Schmidt joined Monaghan on the All-BIG EAST First Team, while forward Caitlyn DiSarcina and defender Shannon McDevitt were selected to the Second Team.
All-#BIGEAST 1st & 2nd Teams
– @HoyasWSoc leads with 9 honors
-Corboz and Monaghan both unanimous
– 7 of 10 teams featured pic.twitter.com/p7QYnbotWR— BIG EAST Conference (@BIGEAST) October 28, 2017
Co-head coaches Tari St. John and Rob Alman won Coaching Staff of the Year honors. Their side finished second in the BIG EAST while also achieving its first top 25 ranking since 1996 and rattling off a 16-match unbeaten streak.
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Freshman goalkeeper Leonie Doege finished in a three-way tie for Freshman of the Year, sharing the honors with Xavier’s Sydney Schembri and Providence’s Shelby Hogan.
#BIGEASTwsoc Freshmen of the Year
3-Way TieShelby Hogan – @PC_WomensSoccer
Sydney Schembri – @XavierWSOC
Leonie Doege – @ButlerWSoccer pic.twitter.com/T2IBW8bqiT— BIG EAST Conference (@BIGEAST) October 28, 2017
Doege, DiSarcina and defender Julia Leonard made the All-Freshman Team. Leonard’s brother, Eric Leonard, is the captain of the Butler men’s team.
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The Bulldogs will host Providence at the Sellick Bowl on Thursday in the conference semifinals. The BIG EAST Digital Network will live stream the match.
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