NEW YORK - Four Bulldogs earned All-BIG EAST honors for the 2025 women's soccer season, as chosen by the BIG EAST coaches and announced by the conference office Wednesday, Nov. 5. Talia Sommer was selected as Co-Midfielder of the Year and landed on the First Team, while Lucia Englund landed on the Second Team. Both Chloe Brecht and Léa Larouche earned Third Team recognition.
 
Butler posted a 5-4-8 overall record this season with a 2-3-5 record in conference play.
 
Sommer, a senior from Tel Aviv, Israel, was fifth in the BIG EAST with seven assists and was seventh with 19 total points. She ranked fourth in shots per game (3.76) and shots on goal per game (1.53). Sommer led the Bulldogs with six goals in addition to assists and total points. She is now a three-time first team selection, after previous nods in 2024 and 2023, and she earned second team recognition as a freshman.
 
Englund, a junior from Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, was an attacking outside defensive back for the Bulldogs. She tallied one goal and a pair of assists this season. Englund was a third team selection in 2024.
 
Brecht, a sophomore from Powell, Ohio, played both defender and midfield for the Bulldogs. She notched a pair of goals and dished out four assists.
 
Larouche, a sophomore from Quebec, Canada, was an outside midfielder who scored one goal and was second on the team with five assists.
 
 
2025 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Annual Awards
 
Offensive Player of the Year: Maja Lardner, Georgetown, Gr., F
Co-Midfielders of the Year: Talia Sommer, Butler, Sr. / Samantha Erbach, Xavier, So.
Defensive Player of the Year: Natalie Bain, Xavier, Sr., D
Goalkeeper of the Year: Cara Martin, Georgetown, Sr., GK
Freshman of the Year: Avrie Nelsen, Villanova, Fr., F
Coaching Staff of the Year: Georgetown 

All-BIG EAST First Team
Ariana Mondiri, Creighton, Gr., F
Chioma Okafor, UConn, Sr., F
Maja Lardner, Georgetown, Gr., F
Elin Hansson, Xavier, Sr., F
Talia Sommer, Butler, Sr., M
Anaya Johnson, UConn, Jr., M
Natalie Means, Georgetown, Sr., M
Samantha Erbach, Xavier, So., M
Ella McBride, Providence, Sr., D/M
Natalie Bain, Xavier, Sr., D
Cara Martin, Georgetown, Sr., GK

All-BIG EAST Second Team *
Henley Tippins, Georgetown, Sr., F
Jocelyn Leigh, Marquette, So., F
Tori Gillis, Creighton, Sr., M
Shay Montgomery, Georgetown, Sr., M
Lizzie Heller, Georgetown, So., M
Thea Mouratidis, Providence, R-Jr., M
Gabby Koluch, Villanova, Jr., M
Regan Dancer, Xavier, Sr., M
Emma Flick, Xavier, Sr., M
Lucia Englund, Butler, Jr., D
Anna Carson, UConn, 6th, D
Kaya Hanson, Georgetown, Jr., D
Hannah Dickinson, Villanova, Fr., GK

All-BIG EAST Third Team *
Se-Hanna Mars, UConn, R-Fr., F
Sienna Gonzales, DePaul, Gr., F
Courtnee Pickles, Providence, Fr., F
Léa Larouche, Butler, So., M/F
Taylor Jenkins, UConn, So., M
Peyton Kohls, Xavier, R-So., M
Reese Slater, Xavier, Jr., M
Chloe Brecht, Butler, So., D/M
Esme Brayshaw, Georgetown, Sr., D
Stephanie Schoeley, Providence, So., D
Meredith Palmer, Villanova, So., D
Brooklyn Miltenberger, Xavier, Jr., D
Maria Galley, Xavier, Sr., GK

* Due to a tie, there are 13 players each on the second and third teams