Three Bulldogs earned All-BIG EAST honors as voted on by the league's head coaches and announced by the conference office Wednesday, April 14.
 
Sophomore forward Wilmer Cabrera, Jr. and senior defender Rhys Myers were placed on the All-BIG EAST first team, while junior midfielder Jack Haywood picked up second team accolades.
 
The trio led the Bulldogs to a 4-2-2 conference mark during the modified spring 2021 season that saw Butler play a divisional schedule with home-and-home series against the BIG EAST's other Midwest teams.
 
Cabrera, Jr. was the 2019 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, while also earning second-team honors. He scored four goals and had three assists during the 2021 season. That included a three-goal game in the March 3 match against DePaul. Cabrera's 37 shots lead the BIG EAST, while his four goals and 11 points are both tied for sixth in the conference rankings.
 
Myers anchored a defense that allowed only 14 goals in the Bulldogs' 12 matches this season. Butler posted five shutouts, all within the team's eight BIG EAST matches. This is the first All-BIG EAST recognition of his Butler career.
 
This is the third consecutive season that Haywood has been recognized by the league's head coaches. He was named to the 2018 All-Freshman Team and the 2019 All-BIG EAST third team. Haywood had a goal and three assists during the spring season, including the game-winner and two assists in the regular season finale win over Creighton, an effort that earned him United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week honors on Monday. Haywood, along with Cabrera, Jr., are tied for seventh in the BIG EAST with three assists this season.
 
The full list of BIG EAST awards and All-conference teams follows.
 
BIG EAST Regular Season Awards
 
Offensive Player of the Year
Diego Gutierrez, Creighton, Sr., F
 
Midfielder of the Year
Dante Polvara, Georgetown, So., M
 
Defensive Player of the Year
Rio Hope-Gund, Georgetown, Sr., D
 
Goalkeeper of the Year
Giannis Nikopolidis, Georgetown, Jr.
 
Freshman of Year
Beto Soto, Marquette, Fr., F
 
Coaching Staff of the Year
Seton Hall
 
BIG EAST All-Conference Teams
 

First Team *

Wilmer Cabrera, Jr., Butler, So., F

Diego Gutierrez, Creighton, Sr., F

Derek Dodson, Georgetown, Sr., F

Lukas Sunesson, Marquette, Jr., F

Tani Oluwaseyi, St. John's, Jr., F

C.J. Tibbling, Seton Hall, Jr., F

Jacob Montes, Georgetown, Sr., M

Dante Polvara, Georgetown, So., M

Paulo Lima, Providence, Jr., M

Rhys Myers, Butler, Sr., D

Rio Hope-Gund, Georgetown, Sr., D

Luca Dahn, Seton Hall, Jr., D

Giannis Nikopolidis, Georgetown, Jr., GK

Second Team

Duncan McGuire, Creighton, R-Fr., F

Lyam Mackinnon, Villanova, So., F

Karsen Henderlong, Xavier, So., F

Jack Haywood, Butler, Jr., M

Callum Watson, Creighton, Jr., M

Charles Auguste, Creighton, Jr., M

Sean Zawadzki, Georgetown, Jr., M

Musa Qongo, Creighton, Sr., D

Alex Mirsberger, Marquette, RS-So., D

Ramzi Qawasmy, Providence, Jr., D

Andreas Nota, Seton Hall, Sr., GK

Third Team *

Felix Metzler, UConn, Jr., D

Jake Fuderer, DePaul, Jr., M

Tim Iscra, DePaul, Sr., D

Paul Rothrock, Georgetown,  Sr., M

Will Sands, Georgetown, So., M/D

Zyan Andrade, Marquette, Jr., M

Chandler Hallwood, Marquette, RS-So., GK

Beto Soto, Marquette, Fr., F

Gevork Diarbian, Providence, Fr., F

Luis Garcia, Providence, So., M

Brandon Knapp, St. John's, Jr., M

Einar Lye, St. John's, Jr., M

JP Marin, Seton Hall, Jr., M

Johannes Pex, Seton Hall, So., D

Felix Boe Tangen, Xavier, So., F

 
* due to ties in voting there are extra members on the All-BIG EAST First and Third Teams