Four Blue Demons Earn All-BIG EAST Team Honors

CHICAGO - Ahead of the 2018 BIG EAST Championship tournament beginning Sunday, the Conference released its annual awards on Saturday, tabbing DePaul's captain Franny Cerny to the All-BIG EAST First Team, center back Adrian Walker to the All-BIG EAST Second Team and both goalkeeper Mollie Eriksson and midfielder Ellie Mink to the All-Freshman Team.

Cerny has been a mainstay of the soccer program. The 2018 Senior CLASS Candidate currently leads her team in goals with eight, has notched three assists and holds 19 points on the season. She was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week in September, also making the Honor Roll the same month. This is the second consecutive year that Cerny has made the First Team.

Walker is an integral part of DePaul's back line that has recorded nine shutouts this season. She has recorded over 1600 minutes and started all 18 matches of her junior year campaign. The Lake Forest, Ill. native was named to the 206-17 All-BIG EAST Academic Team as well.

Eriksson has tallied nine shutouts in her freshman campaign. Hailing from Ottawa, Canada, she posts a goals against average of 0.86 to go along with a save percentage of 0.795. She was tabbed to the BIG EAST Honor Roll at the end of August and was named Freshman of the Week in September following two straight shutouts.

Ellie Mink has played in a total of 15 matches this season, starting in 11 of those contests. The freshman midfielder has recorded over 1100 minutes and put up six total shots on goal.

All-BIG EAST Teams and major awards are selected by a vote of the league's head coaches who are not allowed to vote for their own players. All-BIG EAST First and Second Teams are comprised of three defenders, three midfielders, three forwards, one goalkeeper and one at-large selection per team. The All-Freshman Team is 11 at-large selections.

Georgetown led the way in the awards, with Caitlin Farrell earning Offensive Player of the Year, Meaghan Nally earning Defensive Player of the Year, Arielle Schechtman earning Goalkeeper of the Year and their staff taking home the annual award as well.

A complete list of the BIG EAST's 2017 annual award winners can be accessed below:

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

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

BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year
Samantha Dewey, Xavier, R-Jr., M

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., M

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

DePaul University Athletics

Four Blue Demons Earn All-BIG EAST Team Honors

Players Mentioned

Franny Cerny

Mollie Eriksson

Ellie Mink

Adrian Walker

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