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WSOC | Four Gaels Named to the 2024 All-Conference teams
11/13/2024 1:53:00 PM | Women's Soccer
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - The Saint Mary's Women's Soccer team had four players named to the 2024 All-Conference teams with Sydney Middaugh and Tessa Salvestrin earning Second Team honors. Savannah Schwarze and Khalia Gathright earned Honorable Mention status for their first all-conference selection of their careers.
Middaugh has been a crucial player for the Gaels offense, playing in all 18 matches this season and making 15 starts. Middaugh has scored four goals and contributed three assists. The Sophomore earned All-WCC Freshman Team Selection in 2023 as this represents her second all-conference selection of her career.
Salvestrin has been one of Saint Mary's biggest elements on the field as she leads the team playing in all 18 matches, making 16 starts, and a career high 8 goals. The Junior is in the top ten in four of the six WCC offensive categories. She is fifth in goals (8), fifth in shots on goal (27), fifth in points (19), and seventh in shots (49). She also contributed three assists this season to finish with 1010 minutes played. In 2022, Salvestrin earned a spot on the All-WCC Second Team Selection and All-WCC Freshman Team, making this her third all-conference selection of her career.
Schwarze and Gathright received Honorable Mention honors for their contribution to the Gaels team. Schwarze played and started in all 18 matches this season and also added one goal and four assists. Gathright played and started in 17 matches in the 2024 season, where she was one of the team's top defenders after transferring from Washington State. She tallied up two assists and played the full 90 minutes in nine matches.
The full 2024 WCC women's soccer all-conference teams and award winners can be found below:
2024 West Coast Conference Women's Soccer All-Conference Awards
WCC Coach of the Year
Chris Chamides, LMU
WCC Offensive Player of the Year
Tori Waldeck, Pepperdine
WCC Midfielder of the Year
Karina Gonzalez, Pepperdine
Kat Jordan, Santa Clara
Chelsea Le, Gonzaga
WCC Defensive Player of the Year
Amaya Bautista, Oregon State
WCC Goalkeeper of the Year
Bre Norris, Portland
WCC Freshman of the Year
Manaka Hayashi, Santa Clara
WCC All-Conference
First Team
Colby Barnett, M, Santa Clara
Marisa Bubnis, D, Santa Clara
Kylie Dobbs, F, LMU
Manaka Hayashi, M, Santa Clara
Grayson Lynch, F, Washington State
Sally Menti, M, Santa Clara
Bre Norris, GK, Portland
Katana Norman, D, Portland
Kennedy Schoennauer, F, Santa Clara
Reese Tappan, D, Washington State
Tori Waldeck, F, Pepperdine
Second Team
Paige Alexander, Gonzaga
Nadia Cooper, Washington State
Marissa Garcia, Gonzaga
Karina Gonzalez, Pepperdine
Jennessa Groves, LMU
Chelsea Le, Gonzaga
McKenna Martinez, Oregon State
Sydney Middaugh, Saint Mary's
Tessa Salvestrin, Saint Mary's
Cally Togiai, Portland
Tatum Wynalda, Pepperdine
Honorable Mention
Juju Barker, Oregon State
Amaya Bautista, Oregon State
Carly Carraher, Oregon State
Lindsey Chau, San Francisco
Megan Edelman, Pepperdine
Khalia Gathright, Saint Mary's
Kat Jordan, Santa Clara
Reagan Kotschau, Washington State
Tabitha LaParl, Pepperdine
Peyton Leonard, Pepperdine
Lucy Mitchell, Santa Clara
Kyra Murphy, Pepperdine
Alexis Pashales, Pacific
Tori Powell, Santa Clara
Megan Rucker, LMU
Mya Sanchez, Oregon State
Megan Santa Cruz, Washington State
Savannah Schwarze, Saint Mary's
Amelia Severn, Gonzaga
Marissa Vazquez, Santa Clara
Emelia Warta, Gonzaga
Genevieve Watkins, LMU
Addie Whitehouse, Santa Clara
WCC All-Freshman Team
Ella Callanan, San Diego
Kendall Campbell, Washington State
Manaka Hayashi, Santa Clara
Maci Land, LMU
Jillian McBride, Portland
Jillian Medvecky, Pepperdine
Elle Quinn, Pepperdine
Ariana Salvador, Pepperdine
Amelia Severn, Gonzaga
Ava Weiland, Santa Clara
Hayden Wilson, Oregon State
#GaelsRise
Middaugh has been a crucial player for the Gaels offense, playing in all 18 matches this season and making 15 starts. Middaugh has scored four goals and contributed three assists. The Sophomore earned All-WCC Freshman Team Selection in 2023 as this represents her second all-conference selection of her career.
Salvestrin has been one of Saint Mary's biggest elements on the field as she leads the team playing in all 18 matches, making 16 starts, and a career high 8 goals. The Junior is in the top ten in four of the six WCC offensive categories. She is fifth in goals (8), fifth in shots on goal (27), fifth in points (19), and seventh in shots (49). She also contributed three assists this season to finish with 1010 minutes played. In 2022, Salvestrin earned a spot on the All-WCC Second Team Selection and All-WCC Freshman Team, making this her third all-conference selection of her career.
Schwarze and Gathright received Honorable Mention honors for their contribution to the Gaels team. Schwarze played and started in all 18 matches this season and also added one goal and four assists. Gathright played and started in 17 matches in the 2024 season, where she was one of the team's top defenders after transferring from Washington State. She tallied up two assists and played the full 90 minutes in nine matches.
The full 2024 WCC women's soccer all-conference teams and award winners can be found below:
2024 West Coast Conference Women's Soccer All-Conference Awards
WCC Coach of the Year
Chris Chamides, LMU
WCC Offensive Player of the Year
Tori Waldeck, Pepperdine
WCC Midfielder of the Year
Karina Gonzalez, Pepperdine
Kat Jordan, Santa Clara
Chelsea Le, Gonzaga
WCC Defensive Player of the Year
Amaya Bautista, Oregon State
WCC Goalkeeper of the Year
Bre Norris, Portland
WCC Freshman of the Year
Manaka Hayashi, Santa Clara
WCC All-Conference
First Team
Colby Barnett, M, Santa Clara
Marisa Bubnis, D, Santa Clara
Kylie Dobbs, F, LMU
Manaka Hayashi, M, Santa Clara
Grayson Lynch, F, Washington State
Sally Menti, M, Santa Clara
Bre Norris, GK, Portland
Katana Norman, D, Portland
Kennedy Schoennauer, F, Santa Clara
Reese Tappan, D, Washington State
Tori Waldeck, F, Pepperdine
Second Team
Paige Alexander, Gonzaga
Nadia Cooper, Washington State
Marissa Garcia, Gonzaga
Karina Gonzalez, Pepperdine
Jennessa Groves, LMU
Chelsea Le, Gonzaga
McKenna Martinez, Oregon State
Sydney Middaugh, Saint Mary's
Tessa Salvestrin, Saint Mary's
Cally Togiai, Portland
Tatum Wynalda, Pepperdine
Honorable Mention
Juju Barker, Oregon State
Amaya Bautista, Oregon State
Carly Carraher, Oregon State
Lindsey Chau, San Francisco
Megan Edelman, Pepperdine
Khalia Gathright, Saint Mary's
Kat Jordan, Santa Clara
Reagan Kotschau, Washington State
Tabitha LaParl, Pepperdine
Peyton Leonard, Pepperdine
Lucy Mitchell, Santa Clara
Kyra Murphy, Pepperdine
Alexis Pashales, Pacific
Tori Powell, Santa Clara
Megan Rucker, LMU
Mya Sanchez, Oregon State
Megan Santa Cruz, Washington State
Savannah Schwarze, Saint Mary's
Amelia Severn, Gonzaga
Marissa Vazquez, Santa Clara
Emelia Warta, Gonzaga
Genevieve Watkins, LMU
Addie Whitehouse, Santa Clara
WCC All-Freshman Team
Ella Callanan, San Diego
Kendall Campbell, Washington State
Manaka Hayashi, Santa Clara
Maci Land, LMU
Jillian McBride, Portland
Jillian Medvecky, Pepperdine
Elle Quinn, Pepperdine
Ariana Salvador, Pepperdine
Amelia Severn, Gonzaga
Ava Weiland, Santa Clara
Hayden Wilson, Oregon State
#GaelsRise
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