The Hoyas’ Meaghan Nally and Arielle Schechtman earn major awards, along with Butler’s Paige Monaghan.
NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Conference unveiled the 2018 Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Poll with back-to-back league champion Georgetown the overwhelming favorite. The Hoyas earned all nine possible first-place votes and took home two of the three preseason major awards – BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Meaghan Nally and Goalkeeper of the Year Arielle Schechtman. Reigning BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year Paige Monaghan of Butler won the preseason recognition by unanimous vote. The BIG EAST Preseason Coaches’ Poll, major awards and all-conference selections are based on ballots cast by the league’s 10 head coaches, who cannot vote for their own teams or student-athletes.