DePaul University Athletics
BIG EAST Honors Reed, Ben with Top Postseason Awards
11/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S SOCCER
CHICAGO ââ'¬" Vaulting to the top of the BIG EAST Conference standings brought a multitude of postseason awards to the Blue Demons on Tuesday.
Abby Reed was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and Alexa Ben was the unanimous choice as BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year in balloting by the league's coaches.
Reed and Ben are the first Blue Demons to win their respective awards since DePaul joined the BIG EAST in 2005.
Reed leads the team with 11 goals and 28 points and is tied for the team lead in assists with six. Ben has seven goals and three assists.
In addition, Reed, Ben and Taylor Schissler were voted onto the All-BIG EAST First Team while Lucy Edwards and Franny Cerny were selected for the All-BIG EAST Second Team. Stalwart defender Avery Hay was named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.
Schissler anchored the backline and was an offensive force with six goals and six assists. Midfielder Edwards did such a stellar job disrupting opposition attacks that it was like the Blue Demons had five defenders.
Cerny followed up last year's BIG EAST Freshman of the Year season with eight goals and six assists while Hay was all over the field helping to bolster the Blue Demon defense.
DePaul (10-6-2, 7-2-0) finished as regular season co-champion with Marquette and is seeded No. 2 in the BIG EAST playoffs. The Blue Demons will face the Butler-Georgetown first-round winner in Friday's semifinals at Georgetown.
Here is a rundown on the postseason award winners:
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
Abby Reed, DePaul, Sr., F
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Morgan Proffitt, Marquette, Sr., M
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year
Alexa Ben, DePaul, Jr., M*
BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Diana Poulin, St. John's, Sr., GK
BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
Amanda Carolan, Georgetown, R-Fr., F
BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year
Marquette
All-BIG EAST First Team
Diana Poulin, St. John's, Sr., GK
Taylor Schissler, DePaul, Sr., D
Marina Paul, Georgetown, Grad., D
Anna Maria Baldursdottir, St. John's, So., D
Alexa Ben, DePaul, Jr., M*
Rachel Corboz, Georgetown, Jr., M
Serina Kashimoto, Butler, Sr., M
Abby Reed, DePaul, Sr., F*
Lauren Sullivan, Creighton, Sr., F
Grace Damaska, Georgetown, Sr., F
Morgan Proffitt, Marquette, Sr., M
All-BIG EAST Second Team^
Kristyn Shea, Providence, Sr., GK
Elizabeth Wenger, Georgetown, Jr., D
Shannon McDevitt, Butler, Jr., D
Hannah Wear, Providence, Sr., D
Liz Bartels, Marquette, Sr., M/F
Lucy Edwards, DePaul, Jr., M
Allie Moar, St. John's, Jr., M
Franny Cerny, DePaul, So., F
Crystal Thomas, Georgetown, Grad., F
Samantha Dewey, Xavier, So., F
Kathryn Hiller, Providence, Grad., M/F
Arielle Schechtman, Georgetown, So., GK
BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
Amanda Carolan, Georgetown, R-Fr., F*
Maddy Henry, Marquette, Fr., GK*
Kristin Barbour, Villanova, Fr., M
Avery Hay, DePaul, Fr., D
Kyra Cooke, Butler, R-Fr., D
Conner Huggins, Villanova, Fr., D
Taryn Jakubowski, Creighton, Fr., M
Emily Hess, Marquette, Fr., D
Ida DiClemente, Villanova, Fr., F
Hannah Luedtke, Butler, Fr., GK
Marissa Aniolowski, Seton Hall, Fr., F/D
*Unanimous selection
^Extra player added due to a tie in voting
