Wetherell and Bombacino earn BIG EAST postseason honors

NEW YORK – Marquette University freshmen Katrina Wetherell and Alyssa Bombacino earned All-BIG EAST Conference postseason honors, the league announced on Saturday.

Wetherell was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team and earned mention on the conference's all-freshman team alongside Bombacino.

Starting all 18 matches, Wetherell played the most minutes of any MU midfielder (1,413) and posted a team-high four assists. She also scored once and fired a team-best 18 shots on frame. The Peoria, Arizona native earned all-tournament recognition at the Duke Nike Classic over Labor Day Weekend for her play against then-No. 12 Duke and No. 3 North Carolina. She scored her lone goal of the year at Villanova and posted assists in four separate matches.

Wetherell is the only Marquette freshman to ever earn All-BIG EAST Second Team honors since the Golden Eagles joined the league for the 2005 campaign. Amanda Engel (2012) and Meghan Connelly (2005) each garnered third team honors in addition to all-rookie mention.

Bombacino tied redshirt senior Carrie Madden for the team lead with three goals on the year, two of which came in BIG EAST play. The Naperville, Illinois native scored on three of her six shots this season and was a regular fixture in the starting lineup during league play, starting six of the final seven matches of the campaign.

The last time MU had two BIG EAST All-Freshman Team honorees was 2016 when Maddy Henry and Emily Hess each earned the distinction.

BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
Caitlin Farrell, Georgetown*

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Meaghan Nally, Georgetown

BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year
Samantha Dewey, Xavier

BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Arielle Schechtman, Georgetown, Sr., GK

BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
Anja Savich, Butler, F

BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year
Georgetown

All-BIG EAST First Team
Paige Monaghan, Butler, Sr., M
Annika Schmidt, Butler, R-Jr., D
Taryn Jakubowski, Creighton, Jr., M
Franny Cerny, DePaul, Sr., F
Caitlin Farrell, Georgetown, Sr., F*
Paula Germino Watnick, Georgetown, Jr., F/M
Meaghan Nally, Georgetown, Jr., D
Arielle Schechtman, Georgetown, Sr., GK
Katie Day, Providence, Sr., D
Zsani Kajan, St. John's, R-So., F
Samantha Dewey, Xavier, R-Jr., F

All-BIG EAST Second Team^
Anja Savich, Butler, Fr., F
Adrian Walker, DePaul, Jr., Center Back
Kyra Carusa, Georgetown, Grad., F
Grace Nguyen, Georgetown, So., M
Katrina Wetherell, Marquette, Fr., M
Shelby Hogan, Providence, So., GK
Hannah McNulty, Providence, So., F
Kayla Steeves, Providence, Sr., M
Christina Bellero, St. John's, Sr., F
Claudia Cagnina, St. John's, Sr., M
Kristin Barbour, Villanova, Jr., D
Grace Bahr, Xavier, Jr., D

All-Freshman Team^
Morgan Kloosterman, Butler, M
Anja Savich, Butler, F
Ansley Atkinson, Creighton, M
Mollie Eriksson, DePaul, GK
Ellie Mink, DePaul, M
Katrina Wetherell, Marquette, M
Alyssa Bombacino, Marquette, F
Hannah Morgan, Providence, D
Hensley Hancuff, Villanova, GK
Niki Molina, Villanova, M
Chloe O'Neil, Villanova, F
Hayley, Jakovich, Xavier, D

*unanimous selection
^extra player added due to a tie in voting

Wetherell and Bombacino earn BIG EAST postseason honors

Players Mentioned

Alyssa Bombacino

Maddy Henry

Emily Hess

Carrie Madden

Katrina Wetherell

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