NEW YORK - Six Bulldogs earned All-BIG EAST honors for the 2024 women's soccer season, as chosen by the BIG EAST coaches and announced by the conference office Wednesday, November 5. Talia Sommer was selected to the First Team, while Amelie Darey landed on the Second Team. The quartet of Abigail Isger, Caitlin O'Malley, Lucia Englund, and Anna Pierce earned Third Team recognition. Butler was one of three programs that led the conference with six representatives.
 
Butler posted a 10-4-5 overall record this season, qualifying for its tenth-consecutive postseason BIG EAST Tournament with a 5-2-3 record in conference play.
 
Sommer, a junior from Tel Aviv, Israel, led the BIG EAST with 29 offensive points. She was second with 11 goals and tied for second with 7 assists. The midfielder led the team in each of those categories. She was also a First Team selection in 2023 and was on the Second Team in 2022.
 
Darey, a junior from Epsom, Surrey, England, played in the defensive line for the Bulldogs. She was a threat on the box as well, ranking fourth on the team with 3 goals, with game-winners vs. Marquette and Seton Hall. Darey, who finished fourth on the team with 8 total points, also dished out a pair of assists. She was on the All-BIG EAST Freshman Team in 2022,
 
Isger, a graduate student from Indianapolis, Indiana, tied for fifth in the conference with 6 assists and ranked ninth with 16 offensive points. The forward was second on the team in both of those categories and was third with 5 goals. Isger has previously been recognized on the All-BIG EAST First and Third Teams, and she was the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year in 2022.
 
O'Malley, a graduate student from Chesterfield, Michigan, notched a goal and an assist this season from the center-back position. She was previously recognized by the conference, in 2020-21, as a member of the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.
 
Englund, a sophomore from Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, was an attacking outside defensive back for the Bulldogs. She ranked third on the team with 3 assists.
 
Pierce, a redshirt-junior from Farmington Hills, Michigan, played every minute in goal this season for Butler. Her 7 shutouts tied for second in the conference, and she was fifth with a .778 save percentage and with a 1.04 goals against average.

 
2024 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Annual Awards
 
Offensive Player of the Year: Maja Lardner, Georgetown, Sr., F
Midfielder of the Year: Sam Wiehe, Xavier, Sr., M
Defensive Player of the Year: Natalie Bain, Xavier, Jr., D
Goalkeeper of the Year: Cara Martin, Georgetown, Jr., GK
Freshman of the Year: Samantha Erbach, Xavier, Fr., F
Coaching Staff of the Year: Georgetown

All-BIG EAST First Team
Talia Sommer, Butler, Jr., F
Chioma Okafor, UConn, Jr., F
Maja Lardner, Georgetown, Sr., F
Natalie Means, Georgetown, Jr., F
Samantha Erbach, Xavier, Fr., F
Eliza Turner, Georgetown, Sr., M
Susanna Soderman, Villanova, Sr., M
Sam Wiehe, Xavier, Sr., M
Lawson Renie, Georgetown, Gr., D
Natalie Bain, Xavier, Jr., D
Cara Martin, Georgetown, Jr., GK

All-BIG EAST Second Team
Ari Mondiri, Creighton, R-Sr., F
Kayla Briggs, Providence, So., M/F
Anaya Johnson, UConn, So., M
Stella Downing, Creighton, Sr., M
Azumi Manriki, Creighton, Sr., M
Emma Flick, Xavier, Jr., M
Regan Dancer, Xavier, Jr., M
Amelie Darey, Butler, Jr., D
Lucy Cappadona, UConn, Gr., D
Hannah Dickinson, Villanova Jr., GK
Maria Galley, Xavier, Jr., GK

All-BIG EAST Third Team *
Abigail Isger, Butler, Gr., F
Freya Jupp, DePaul, Jr., F
Abbey Jones, UConn, Sr., F/M
Lea Eisenring, DePaul, So., M
Beth Smyth, DePaul, Gr., M
Lizzie Heller, Georgetown, Fr., M
Jailene DeJesus, St. John's, Sr., M
Ella McBride, Providence, Jr., M/D
Caitlin O'Malley, Butler, Gr., D
Lucia Englund, Butler, So., D
Chiara Pucci, Seton Hall, Sr., D
Myla McLeod, Villanova, Sr., D
Anna Pierce, Butler, R-Jr., GK

* Due to a tie, there are 13 players on the third team.