NEW YORK - Four Bulldogs earned All-BIG EAST honors for the 2023 women's soccer season, as chosen by the BIG EAST coaches and announced by the conference office Wednesday, November 1. Norah Jacomen garnered one of the major awards, earning Freshman of the Year recognition, as she was also selected to the All-BIG EAST Third Team. Teammates Talia Sommer and Aliya Diagne were named for the first time to the All-BIG EAST First Team, while Abigail Isger joins Jacomen on the All-BIG EAST Third Team.
 
Butler posted a 6-8-6 record this season, qualifying for its ninth-consecutive postseason BIG EAST Tournament.
 
Jacomen, a freshman from Knoxville, Tennessee, becomes the fourth Butler player to be named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, following Sommer, who won in 2022. Jacomen started 19 of this season's 20 matches and finished third in the BIG EAST with nine goals and 19 offensive points, leading her team in both categories. The forward won BIG EAST Freshman of the Week recognition on three different occasions this season.
 
Sommer, a sophomore midfielder from Tel Aviv, Israel, earns First Team recognition after being named to the Second Team last season. She started all twenty games this season for the Bulldogs, leading the team, and finishing tied for second in the BIG EAST, with six assists. The midfielder finished fifth in the conference, and second on the team, with 18 offensive points.
 
Diagne, a graduate student from Neunkirchen, Germany, started all 19 games in which she appeared this season, playing the role of an attacking outside defender and moving into forward positions on a regular basis. She tallied one goal and three assists, landing fifth on the team with five offensive points. Diagne was a three-time Second Team selection in past seasons.
 
Isger, a redshirt-senior from Indianapolis, started 19 of the 20 games in which she appeared this season. She finished third on the team with four goals and with 12 total points. The forward was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week the final week of the season after her brace vs. Creighton propelled the Bulldogs into the BIG EAST Tournament.
 
 
2023 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Annual Awards
 
Offensive Player of the Year: Natalie Tavana, Seton Hall, Jr., M
 
Midfielder of the Year: Jessica Garziano, St. John's, Gr., M
 
Defensive Player of the Year: Julia Leas, Georgetown, Gr., D
 
Goalkeeper of the Year: Kaitlyn Mahoney, UConn, Sr., GK
 
Freshman of the Year: Norah Jacomen, Butler, Fr., F
 
Coaching Staff of the Year: Xavier University (Nate Lie, Head Coach)
 
 
All-BIG EAST First Team *
Aliya Diagne, Butler, Gr., D
Talia Sommer, Butler, So., M
Jessica Mazo, UConn, Gr., M
Chioma Okafor, UConn, So., F
Allie Augur, Georgetown, Gr., GK
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Gr., D
Natalie Means, Georgetown, So., F
Eliza Turner, Georgetown, Jr., M
Meg Hughes, Providence, Sr., F ^
Jessica Garziano, St. John's, Gr., M ^
Natalie Tavana, Seton Hall, Jr., M ^
Natalie Bain, Xavier, So., D
 
All-BIG EAST Second Team *
Lucy Cappadona, UConn, Sr., D
Cara Jordan, UConn, Gr., F
Kaitlyn Mahoney, UConn, Sr., GK
Azumi Manriki, Creighton, Jr., M
Brianne Riley, Georgetown, Gr., D
Kayla Briggs, Providence, Fr., F
Avery Snead, Providence, Sr., D
Jackie Richards, Villanova, Gr., F
Maria Galley, Xavier, So., GK
Maddie Reed, Xavier, Sr., D
Ella Rogers, Xavier, Jr., M
Samantha Wiehe, Xavier, Jr., M
 
All-BIG EAST Third Team
Abigail Isger, Butler, R-Sr., M
Norah Jacomen, Butler, Fr., F
Abbey Jones, UConn, Jr., M
Peighton Steffen, Creighton, Sr., D
Ellie Mink, DePaul, Sixth Yr., M
Allie Winstanley, Georgetown, Sr., F
Emma Bodmer, Providence, Sr., GK
Gillian Kenney, Providence, Jr., F/M
Chiara Pucci, Seton Hall, Jr., D
Makayla Stadler, Villanova, Gr., F/D
Sonia Vargas, Xavier, Sr., F
 
^ denotes unanimous selection
* due to ties in voting there is an extra member on the All-BIG EAST First and Second Team