Huskers Dominate All-Big Ten Teams

October 27, 2023 Local Sports, Nebraska Sports
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Eleanor Dale became the first Nebraska’s women’s soccer player to claim Big Ten Forward-of-the-Year honors, when the conference announced its annual awards on Friday.

Dale, a senior from Billingham, England, earned four Big Ten Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors this season (second-most in Big Ten history). She leads the country in total goals (23) and game-winning goals (7), while also leading the conference in shots (110), shots on goal (53) and points (50). Dale’s total goals and points are the most in the Big Ten since 2001 (Christie Welsh, Penn State, 25 goals, 68 points).
Dale, who has tallied nine braces this season, is tied for third on Nebraska’s season goal scored list. She trails only Kim Engesser, who scored 27 goals in 1998 and 26 goals in 1997. Nationally, Dale is first in shots per game (6.11) and goals per game (1.28), and second in points per game (2.78) and shots on goal per game (2.94).
Gretna’s Sarah Weber joins Dale as a first-team All-Big Ten honoree as Weber captured her second-straight first-team All-Big Ten status. She ranks second in the conference in shots (72) and points (27), fourth in shots on goal (33) and fifth in goals (10). Nationally, Weber is 11th in shots per game (4.24) and 25th in total points.
Junior midfielder Haley Peterson and junior Jordan Zade added second-team All-Big Ten honors, while senior Reagan Raabe earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for Nebraska.
In addition to Nebraska’s five Big Ten honors, John Walker was named Big Ten Coach of the Year by his peers for the second time in his career. It is the fourth conference coach-of-the year award for Walker, who was the 2013 Big Ten Coach of the Year, and the 1996 and 1999 Big 12 Coach of the Year. Walker was also the national coach of the year in 1996.

The complete list of 2023 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Postseason honorees can also be found below.

2023 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Awards

Coach of the Year: JOHN WALKER, Nebraska

Forward of the Year: ELEANOR DALE, Nebraska

Midfielder of the Year: Justina Gaynor, Michigan State

Defender of the Year: Cori Dyke, Penn State

Goalkeeper of the Year: Jamie Gerstenberg, Indiana

Freshman of the Year: Bella Najera, Michigan State

All-Big Ten First Team

Paige Webber, F, Indiana

ELEANOR DALE, F, Nebraska

Emma Jaskaniec, F, Wisconsin

Sarah Weber, F, Nebraska

Justina Gaynor, M, Michigan State

Meg Boade, M, Northwestern

Emma Sears, M, Ohio State

Cori Dyke, D, Penn State

Raegan Cox, D, Michigan State

Celia Gaynor, D, Michigan State

Jamie Gerstenberg, GK, Indiana

All-Big Ten Second Team

Emerson Sargeant, F, Michigan State

Ella Hase, F, Northwestern

Kailyn Dudukovich, F, Ohio State

Riley Tiernan, M, Rutgers

Haley Peterson, M, Nebraska

Eva Alonso, M, Penn State

Sydney Jones, D, Ohio State

Jordan Zade, D, Nebraska

Emily Mason, D, Rutgers

Samantha Cary, D, Iowa

Katherine Asman, GK, Penn State

All-Big Ten Third Team*

Kaitlyn MacBean, F, Penn State

Sammi Woods, F, Michigan

Megan Nemec, F, Minnesota

Peyton McNamara, M, Ohio State

Avery Kalitta, M, Michigan

Bella Najera, M, Michigan State

Sophia Boman, M, Minnesota

Maddie Ishaug, M, Wisconsin

Emma Phillips, D, Northwestern

Kate Wiesner, D, Penn State

Hailey Baumann, D, Wisconsin

Erin McKinney, GK, Wisconsin

Big Ten All-Freshman Team

Gabrielle Prych, F, Michigan

Megan Norkett, F, Northwestern

Amanda Schlueter, F, Ohio State

Lauren Omholt, F, Purdue

Ashley Baran, F, Rutgers

Bella Najera, M, Michigan State

Ava Bramblett, M, Ohio State

Lilley Bosley, M, Michigan

Sophia Bush, M, Iowa

Kate Childers, M, Minnesota

Kennedy Bell, D, Maryland

Hailey Baumann, D, Wisconsin

Piper Coffield, D, Indiana

OLIVIA BODMER, GK, Rutger

Sportsmanship Team

Zoey Kollhoff, Sr., Illinois

Olivia Albert, So., Indiana

Zoë Bessert, R-Jr., Iowa

Halle Johnson, Jr., Maryland

Stephanie Sparkowski, Sr., Michigan

Jordyn Wickes, Jr., Michigan State

Elizabeth Overberg, Jr., Minnesota

Reagan Raabe, Sr., Nebraska

Ingrid Falls, Sr., Northwestern

Nina LeFlore, R-Jr., Ohio State

Kate Wiesner, Sr+, Penn State

Kelsi Carrico, R-Jr., Purdue

Allison Lynch, Gr., Rutgers

Dara Andringa, Sr., Wisconsin

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS

* – additional players added due to ties in voting