Samantha Dewey Named BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, Earns All-BIG EAST First Team Honors

NEW YORK - After leading Xavier on offense in the first 10-win season since 2003, redshirt junior Samantha Dewey was named BIG EAST Midfield of the Year, as voted on by the conference coaches. Dewey also earned First Team All-BIG EAST honors, becoming the first Musketeer to be name to the all-conference first team since Xavier joined the BIG EAST in 2013. Junior Grace Bahr also picked up all-conference honors, earning a spot on the All-BIG EAST Second Team and while Hayley Jakovich earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Freshman squad.

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Samantha Dewey is a red-shirt junior who has appeared in all 19 matches for the Musketeers on her way to earning BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year and First Team honors. In 2018, Dewey has team-high 22 points, the most for a Musketeer player since Dewey's own 22-point freshman season in 2015.

Her total points rank third in the BIG EAST. Dewey's 22 points came on team-leading totals in goals (8) and assists (6). Her assist total ranks third in the conference and her goals rank fourth in the BIG EAST.

Of Dewey's eight goals, four are game-winners this season, a mark that's tied for the second most in the conference and for 36th in NCAA DI.

Dewey, a native of Indianapolis, Ind., came into the season on the BIG EAST Preseason all conference team, after leading Xavier on offense in her first two full seasons as a Musketeers. Dewey has totaled 70 points so far in her Xavier career, earning post-season conference honors in each of her two complete seasons prior to 2018. In 2016, she became the first Musketeer to be named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team as a sophomore, and was unanimously selected to the All-BIG EAST Freshman team in 2015.

Grace Bahr is a junior defender who has totaled a team-high 1,634 for the Musketeers so far this season, including starting on the backline in each of Xavier's past 14 matches. As part of Xavier's defense, Bahr, a transfer from Wisconsin, has helped forced nine shutouts on the season, the most since 2000's school-record 11 shutouts.

The Musketeers rank second in the BIG EAST for shutouts on the season. Nine shutouts stand as the second most in a single season in program history, matching 1985 and 1991's season totals.

Bahr, a native of Broadview Heights, Ohio, has also played a major role in Xavier's offense from the backline, with the second-high point total on the team at seven. Bahr has tallied three times this season, including a critical second goal in the 3-2 overtime win against DePaul. She also has an assist on the season, on the equalizer in the come-from behind win at Providence.

This is the first postseason honor of Bahr's career. Early this season, she earned BIG EAST Defender of the Week for the week of Sept. 17. She is the fourth Musketeer to earn All-BIG EAST Second Team Honors, joining Dewey and last season's honorees Tori Doss and Carly Alfano.

Hayley Jakovich is a freshman defender who has started every game on the Xavier backline this season. Her season for minutes stands at 1,633, just behind Bahr's team-leading total. As part of Xavier's defense, Jakovich, has played a major role in Xavier's nine shutouts on the season, the most since 2000's school-record 11 shutouts, the second most in a single season in program history.

Jakovich has played full-time in 11 of Xavier's matches this season, including eight of the Musketeers' nine BIG EAST matches. From the backline, Jakovich has five shots on the season, making the most of her opportunities with .400 of her looks on-frame.

Jakovich, a native of Eureka, Mo., was honored as the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for the week of Oct. 22. She is the third Musketeer to earn BIG EAST All-Freshman Honors, joining Dewey and Sydney Schembri, who was named BIG EAST Co-Freshman of the Year last season.

2018 ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS

BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
Caitlin Farrell, Georgetown*

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Meaghan Nally, Georgetown

BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year
Samantha Dewey, Xavier

BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Arielle Schechtman, Georgetown, Sr., GK

BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
Anja Savich, Butler, F

BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year
Georgetown

All-BIG EAST First Team
Paige Monaghan, Butler, Sr., M
Annika Schmidt, Butler, R-Jr., D
Taryn Jakubowski, Creighton, Jr., M
Franny Cerny, DePaul, Sr., F
Caitlin Farrell, Georgetown, Sr., F*
Paula Germino Watnick, Georgetown, Jr., F/M
Meaghan Nally, Georgetown, Jr., D
Arielle Schechtman, Georgetown, Sr., GK
Katie Day, Providence, Sr., D
Zsani Kajan, St. John's, R-So., F
Samantha Dewey, Xavier, R-Jr., MF

All-BIG EAST Second Team^
Anja Savich, Butler, Fr., F
Adrian Walker, DePaul, Jr., Center Back
Kyra Carusa, Georgetown, Grad., F
Grace Nguyen, Georgetown, So., M
Katrina Wetherell, Marquette, Fr., M
Shelby Hogan, Providence, So., GK
Hannah McNulty, Providence, So., F
Kayla Steeves, Providence, Sr., M
Christina Bellero, St. John's, Sr., F
Claudia Cagnina, St. John's, Sr., M
Kristin Barbour, Villanova, Jr., D
Grace Bahr, Xavier, Jr., D

All-Freshman Team^
Morgan Kloosterman, Butler, M
Anja Savich, Butler, F
Ansley Atkinson, Creighton, M
Mollie Eriksson, DePaul, GK
Ellie Mink, DePaul, M
Katrina Wetherell, Marquette, M
Alyssa Bombacino, Marquette, F
Hannah Morgan, Providence, D
Hensley Hancuff, Villanova, GK
Niki Molina, Villanova, M
Chloe O'Neil, Villanova, F
Hayley, Jakovich, Xavier, D

*unanimous selection
^extra player added due to a tie in voting

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