WASHINGTON – The No. 18/12 Georgetown women's soccer team tabbed two individual Player of the Year awards, eight All-BIG EAST Team awards and the Coaching Staff of Year as announced by the conference on Tuesday.
 
Senior Julia Leas was unanimously selected as the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year. Fellow senior Allie Augur was named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year. Leas, a unanimous selection, and Augur were named to the All-BIG EAST First Team along with sophomore defender Eliza Turner and senior forward Gia Vicari. Graduate student and midfielder Maya Fernandez-Powell was selected to the All-BIG EAST Second Team along with freshman defender Natalie Means. Means was also selected to the All-BIG EAST Freshman Team with forward Henley Tippins. Head Coach Dave Nolan and assistant coaches Rick Stainton and Naomi Meiburger were named as the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year. 
 
The Hoyas are currently 12-1-5 overall, 8-0-2 in the BIG EAST as they head into the semifinal of the BIG EAST Tournament on Thursday, November 3, facing Creighton at 6:30 p.m. in Boyds, Maryland. Georgetown held a 12-game shutout streak this season as Augur and Cara Martin held off being scored on for a collective 1,080 minutes. The Blue & Gray have scored 30 goals over 18 games while only allowing eight. Georgetown has 256 collective shots with 118 against. 
 
 
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
Abigail Isger, Butler, R-Jr., F
 
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year
Molly McLaughlin, Xavier, Gr., M
 
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Sr., D*
 
BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Allie Augur, Georgetown, Sr., GK
 
BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
Talia Sommer, Butler, Fr., M
 
BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year
Georgetown
 
All-BIG EAST First Team
Abigail Isger, Butler, R-Jr., F
Katie Soderstrom, Butler, R-Sr., F
Jada Konte, UConn, Jr., F
Aida Kardovic, Creighton, Sr., M
Lara Kazandijan, Creighton, Jr., M
Katie Godden, DePaul, So., F
Allie Augur, Georgetown, Sr., GK
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Sr., D*
Eliza Turner, Georgetown, So., D
Gia Vicari, Georgetown, Sr., F
Brooke Boyd, St. John's, Gr., D
Molly McLaughlin, Xavier, Gr., M
 
All-BIG EAST Second Team
Aliya Diagne, Butler, Sr., D
Talia Sommer, Butler, Fr., M
Chioma Okafor, UConn, Fr., F
Jordy Rothwell, Creighton, Sr., D
Maya Fernandez-Powell, Georgetown, Gr., M
Natalie Means, Georgetown, Fr., F
Elsi Twombley, Marquette, Jr., F
Meg Hughes, Providence, Jr., F
Alexis Rothmann, Providence, Sr., M
Jessica Garziano, St. John's, Sr., M
Megan McClay, Villanova, Gr., GK
Natalie Bain, Xavier, Fr., D
Maria Galley, Xavier, Fr., GK
 
All-BIG EAST Freshman Team
Amelie Darey, Butler, Fr. , M
Talia Sommer, Butler, Fr., F
Chioma Okafor, UConn, Fr., F
Natalie Means, Georgetown, Fr., F
Henley Tippins, Georgetown, Fr., F
Ella McBride, Providence, Fr., F
Emily Riggins, St. John's, Fr., D
Izzy Newton, Villanova, Fr., F
Natalie Bain, Xavier, Fr., D
Regan Dancer, Xavier, Fr., F
Maria Galley, Xavier, Fr., GK
 
*denotes unanimous selection
 
 
What Lies Ahead
Georgetown plays Creighton on November 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Maryland Sportsplex in the Semifinal of the BIG EAST Tournament.