Natalie Bain Named to USC All-America Second Team
12.01.23 | Women's Soccer
Sophomore defender becomes first Musketeer to earn Second Team honors from USC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - After helping the Xavier women's soccer to a BIG EAST regular season title and a third-straight NCAA Championship appearance, defender Natalie Bain was named a 2023 United Soccer Coaches (USC) All-American, earning a spot on the Second Team, the organization announced on Friday.
A First Team All-BIG EAST selection this season, Bain made 20 starts for the Musketeers, playing over 1700 minutes on a defense that allowed only eight goals in the regular season, and just two in BIG EAST regular season play.
Bain, a sophomore from Alexandria, Ky., played the full time in 17 matches on the Xavier backline, helping the Musketeers enter the NCAA Tournament with a BIG EAST-best team GAA of 0.495, the sixth-best mark in NCAA DI at the conclusion of conference tournaments.
Xavier's defense finished the season with 13 shutouts, matching the school record set in 2019, and had a shutout percentage of 0.591, the eighth best percentage in NCAA DI headed into the national tournament.
Offensively, Bain finished with two points on a goal, scored in Xavier's 3-0 win at DePaul. She had 14 shots on the season, with eight on-frame.
Xavier finished the season at 14-4-4, winning a share of the 2023 BIG EAST Regular Season title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. The Musketeers finished runners-up in the league tournament and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship, earning a No. 4 seed, marking the best seeding in program history and the second NCAA home match for the Musketeers.
Bain is the first Musketeer to earn All-America Second Team honors from USC, and the fourth Musketeer to earn All-American honors from the organization, joining Molly McLaughlin (Third Team - 2022), Samantha Dewey (Third Team - 2019) and Amanda Gruber (Third Team - 1997).Â
A First Team All-BIG EAST selection this season, Bain made 20 starts for the Musketeers, playing over 1700 minutes on a defense that allowed only eight goals in the regular season, and just two in BIG EAST regular season play.
Bain, a sophomore from Alexandria, Ky., played the full time in 17 matches on the Xavier backline, helping the Musketeers enter the NCAA Tournament with a BIG EAST-best team GAA of 0.495, the sixth-best mark in NCAA DI at the conclusion of conference tournaments.
Xavier's defense finished the season with 13 shutouts, matching the school record set in 2019, and had a shutout percentage of 0.591, the eighth best percentage in NCAA DI headed into the national tournament.
Offensively, Bain finished with two points on a goal, scored in Xavier's 3-0 win at DePaul. She had 14 shots on the season, with eight on-frame.
Xavier finished the season at 14-4-4, winning a share of the 2023 BIG EAST Regular Season title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. The Musketeers finished runners-up in the league tournament and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship, earning a No. 4 seed, marking the best seeding in program history and the second NCAA home match for the Musketeers.
Bain is the first Musketeer to earn All-America Second Team honors from USC, and the fourth Musketeer to earn All-American honors from the organization, joining Molly McLaughlin (Third Team - 2022), Samantha Dewey (Third Team - 2019) and Amanda Gruber (Third Team - 1997).Â
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