Bellevue Garners Three Special Awards as 2022 CAC Women’s Soccer All-Conference Teams Are Announced
The top seeded Bellevue University (Nebraska) has garnered three special awards as the 2022 Continental Athletic Conference Women's Soccer all-conference teams have been announced on the eve of the league's championship tournament.
Bellevue's Ximena Jauregui was named the Player of the Year while the Bruins' Jenn Amaro was the Goalkeeper of the Year and Tom White was Coach of the Year. Grace Breuchel of Viterbo University (Wisconsin) was chosen as the Newcomer of the Year.
Bellevue led the postseason honors with eight all-conference selections across the first and second teams at forward, midfielders, defenders, and goalkeepers. Georgia Gwinnett College had six all-league honorees while USC Beaufort and Viterbo each had four awardees. Fisher College (Massachusetts), Florida College and Iowa Wesleyan University had one all-conference player this fall.
The special and all-conference honors were selected by CAC coaches.
Jauregui leads the Bruins with 25 points behind a team-leading nine assists while being tied for the team lead with eight goals. The midfielder is a two-way player who also has contributed to Bellevue's strong season as a defender during the season.
Amaro posted nine shutouts in 16 regular season matches, with a 0.63 goals against average. She had shutouts in all five CAC matches this season, including victories against Iowa Wesleyan and Georgia Gwinnett College at the CAC Classic in mid-October.
White led the Bellevue to a 12-3-1 record and the top seed heading into postseason play. The team won all five matches against league opponents and received votes in multiple NAIA Top 25 polls during the regular season.
Meanwhile, Breuchel headlines Viterbo's offensive attack with 24 goals and 50 points after making 66 shots. The forward was honored three times as the CAC's Offensive Player of the Week.
Here are the first and second all-conference teams, sorted by position and in alphabetical order by school, along with the Champion of Character award winners for the four postseason qualifying teams:
2022 Continental Athletic Conference Women's Soccer All-Conference Team
Player of the Year: Ximena Jauregui, Bellevue University
Goalkeeper of the Year: Jenn Amaro, Bellevue University
Newcomer of the Year: Grace Breuchel, Viterbo University
Coach of the Year: Tom White, Bellevue University
First Team
Forward – Sami Reding, Bellevue University
Forward – Michaela Nicholson, Florida College
Forward – Savanna Page, USC Beaufort
Forward – Grace Breuchel, Viterbo University
Midfielder – Ximena Jauregui, Bellevue University
Midfielder – Addie Adame, Georgia Gwinnett College
Midfielder – Jenna Bennett, Viterbo University
Defender – D'arne Boato, Georgia Gwinnett College
Defender – Ola Orelesi, Georgia Gwinnett College
Defender – Hadley Dammer, Viterbo University
Defender – Alex Little, Viterbo University
Goalkeeper – Jenn Amaro, Bellevue University
Second Team
Forward – Sinai Bernal, Bellevue University
Forward – Ella Pelletier, Bellevue University
Forward – Kelly Wallace, Fisher College
Forward – Kyara Armenta, Georgia Gwinnett College
Midfielder – Millie Hopkisson, Bellevue University
Midfielder – Bre Harvey, Georgia Gwinnett College
Midfielder – Jaycee Page, Iowa Wesleyan University
Midfielder – Mari Kalvatn, USC Beaufort
Defender – Claudia Gallegos, Bellevue University
Defender – Emma Stock, Bellevue University
Defender – Mariana Clarke, Georgia Gwinnett College
Defender – Adrianna Martin, USC Beaufort
Goalkeeper – Emily Worrell, USC Beaufort
Champion of Character
Ella Pelletier, Bellevue University
Matilda Waldt, Georgia Gwinnett College
Alexis Kaeser, USC Beaufort
Jenna Bennett, Viterbo University