Bombacino and Kelderman earn All-BIG EAST honors

NEW YORK – Marquette University women's soccer sophomore Alyssa Bombacino and freshman Josie Kelderman each earned postseason honors from the BIG EAST Conference, the league announced on Monday afternoon.

Bombacino was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team, while Kelderman earned BIG EAST All-Freshman Team honors as a rookie defender.

Bombacino led the Golden Eagles in 2019 with seven goals and 15 points as a sophomore after earning all-freshman honors last season. The Naperville, Illinois native posted hat tricks in back-to-back matches against Seton Hall and Villanova during conference play and added an assist in 2019. She notched match winners in three of MU's six victories this season and scored on over 40 percent of her shots taken (7-of-17).

Kelderman started all but two matches as a first-year player, posting a match winner at Minnesota on Sept. 5 along with a team-high three assists on the year. The Glendale, Wisconsin native started in the midfield early in the season before switching to right back where she finished the year on defense.

The Golden Eagles concluded the season 6-11-1 overall and 3-5-1 in BIG EAST action.

BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
Zsani Kajan, St. John's, R-Jr., F

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Meaghan Nally, Georgetown, Sr., D

BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year
Paula Germino-Watnick, Georgetown, Sr., M*

BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Shelby Hogan, Providence, R-Jr., GK

BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
Skylar Heinrich, Creighton, Fr., F

BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year
Xavier*

All-BIG EAST First Team^
Annika Schmidt, Butler, R-Sr., D
Katie Soderstrom, Butler, So., F
Taryn Jakubowski, Creighton, Sr., M
Morgan Turner, DePaul, Jr., F
Amanda Carolan, Georgetown, Grad., F*
Paula Germino-Watnick, Georgetown, Sr., M*
Meaghan Nally, Georgetown, Sr., D
Shelby Hogan, Providence, R-Jr., GK
Zsani Kajan, St. John's, R-Jr., F*
Brice McInroy, Villanova, So., F
Grace Bahr, Xavier, Sr., D
Samantha Dewey, Xavier, R-Sr., M*

All-BIG EAST Second Team
Anja Savich, Butler, So., F
Skylar Heinrich, Creighton, Fr., F
Kristin Boos, DePaul, Fr., F
Avery Hay, DePaul, R-Jr., D
Anna Leat, Georgetown, Fr., GK
Jenna Royson, Georgetown, So., D
Alyssa Bombacino, Marquette, So., M
Hannah McNulty, Providence, Jr., F
Kristen Barbour, Villanova, Sr., D
Molly McLaughlin, Xavier, So., M
Brooke Sroka, Xavier, So., F

BIG EAST All-Freshman Team^
Aliya Diagne, Butler, Fr., M
Skylar Heinrich, Creighton, Fr., F*
Jordy Rothwell, Creighton, Fr., D
Kristin Boos, DePaul, Fr., F
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Fr., D*
Anna Leat, Georgetown, Fr., GK*
Josie Kelderman, Marquette, Fr., D
Lisa Verhoeven, Providence, Fr., D
Alexis Rothmann, Providence, Fr., M
Isabelle Aviza, St. John's, Fr., D/F
Jane Olcott, Villanova, Fr., M*
Maddie Thiss, Xavier, D

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

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Players Mentioned

Alyssa Bombacino

Josie Kelderman

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