Xavier University Athletics
Ella Rogers, Natalie Bain Selected to Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
08.10.23 | Women's Soccer
Musketeers picked to finish second by league coaches
NEW YORK - A pair of Musketeers, Ella Rogers and Natalie Bain, were selected to the 2023 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team, as voted on by the league coaches. Xavier was picked to finish second in the league by the conference coaches.
Ella Rogers, a junior midfielder from Granville, Ohio, started all 23 matches for the Musketeers in 2022, finishing third on the team in points (11) after leading Xavier with five assists, and also knocking in three goals. Two of her goals came during NCAA Tournament play, including scoring the the equalizer in the match against Tennessee to help force overtime, where Xavier went on to win 4-1 for the program's second NCAA Tournament victory. Rogers also scored in Xavier's NCAA Championship Second Round match against Virginia.
For her career at Xavier, Rogers has started in all 43 matches she's appeared in, collecting 19 points on seven goals and five assists, with 10 of those points coming in conference play (3 G, 4 A).
Rogers was a OCSA NCAA Division I All-Ohio Second Team selection following the 2022 season. Rogers was the 2021 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, earning All-BIG EAST Second Team and BIG EAST All-Freshman team honors after her rookie season.
Natalie Bain, a sophomore defender from Alexandria, Ky., was a 2022 All-BIG EAST Second Team and BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection following her freshman year. She made all 23 starts, playing 2,085 minutes to lead all field players in 2022. Bain played the full time in 19 matches and played at least 80 minutes in every game, helping limit opponents to just 12 goals during the regular season.
The Musketeer defense finished with 11 shutouts on the season, which is tied for second most in a season in Xavier's record books. Offensively, Bain collected six points, scoring two goals off of set pieces, including the game-winner at Butler. She also had a pair of assists, dishing out an assist in BIG EAST play and assisting on Chloe Netzel's game-winner in the NCAA Tournament match at Tennessee.
Bain also earned USC All-East Region Second Team and OCSA NCAA Division I All-Ohio First Team honors following the 2022 season.
The Musketeers return 29 letterwinners, including seven starters, from the 2022 BIG EAST regular season and tournament runners-up. Xavier, which added a 10-person freshmen class and a pair of transfers to the roster, collected 89 points in the poll, including one first place vote. Xavier has earned at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons, advancing to the second round for the second time in program history last year. Georgetown was picked to win the league, picking up 10 first place votes.
BIG EAST Preseason Women's Soccer Coaches' Poll
(first-place votes)
1. Georgetown 100 (10)
2. Xavier 89 (1)
3. St. John's 73
4. Butler 69
5. Creighton 67
6. UConn 63
7. Providence 47
8. Marquette 34
9. Villanova 33
10. DePaul 16
11. Seton Hall 14
Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
Abby Isger, Butler, R-Sr., F
Preseason BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Grad., D*
Preseason BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Allie Augur, Georgetown, Grad., GK*
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Abby Isger, Butler, R-Sr., F
Talia Sommer, Butler, So., F/M
Chioma Okafor, UConn, So., F
Lara Kazandjan, Creighton, Sr., M
Allie Augur, Georgetown, Grad., GK*
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Grad., D*
Eliza Turner, Georgetown, Jr., M
Meg Hughes, Providence, Sr., F
Jessica Garziano, St. John's, Grad., F
Natalie Bain, Xavier, So., D
Ella Rogers, Xavier, Jr., M
*unanimous selection
Ella Rogers, a junior midfielder from Granville, Ohio, started all 23 matches for the Musketeers in 2022, finishing third on the team in points (11) after leading Xavier with five assists, and also knocking in three goals. Two of her goals came during NCAA Tournament play, including scoring the the equalizer in the match against Tennessee to help force overtime, where Xavier went on to win 4-1 for the program's second NCAA Tournament victory. Rogers also scored in Xavier's NCAA Championship Second Round match against Virginia.
For her career at Xavier, Rogers has started in all 43 matches she's appeared in, collecting 19 points on seven goals and five assists, with 10 of those points coming in conference play (3 G, 4 A).
Rogers was a OCSA NCAA Division I All-Ohio Second Team selection following the 2022 season. Rogers was the 2021 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, earning All-BIG EAST Second Team and BIG EAST All-Freshman team honors after her rookie season.
Natalie Bain, a sophomore defender from Alexandria, Ky., was a 2022 All-BIG EAST Second Team and BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection following her freshman year. She made all 23 starts, playing 2,085 minutes to lead all field players in 2022. Bain played the full time in 19 matches and played at least 80 minutes in every game, helping limit opponents to just 12 goals during the regular season.
The Musketeer defense finished with 11 shutouts on the season, which is tied for second most in a season in Xavier's record books. Offensively, Bain collected six points, scoring two goals off of set pieces, including the game-winner at Butler. She also had a pair of assists, dishing out an assist in BIG EAST play and assisting on Chloe Netzel's game-winner in the NCAA Tournament match at Tennessee.
Bain also earned USC All-East Region Second Team and OCSA NCAA Division I All-Ohio First Team honors following the 2022 season.
The Musketeers return 29 letterwinners, including seven starters, from the 2022 BIG EAST regular season and tournament runners-up. Xavier, which added a 10-person freshmen class and a pair of transfers to the roster, collected 89 points in the poll, including one first place vote. Xavier has earned at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons, advancing to the second round for the second time in program history last year. Georgetown was picked to win the league, picking up 10 first place votes.
BIG EAST Preseason Women's Soccer Coaches' Poll
(first-place votes)
1. Georgetown 100 (10)
2. Xavier 89 (1)
3. St. John's 73
4. Butler 69
5. Creighton 67
6. UConn 63
7. Providence 47
8. Marquette 34
9. Villanova 33
10. DePaul 16
11. Seton Hall 14
Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
Abby Isger, Butler, R-Sr., F
Preseason BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Grad., D*
Preseason BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Allie Augur, Georgetown, Grad., GK*
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Abby Isger, Butler, R-Sr., F
Talia Sommer, Butler, So., F/M
Chioma Okafor, UConn, So., F
Lara Kazandjan, Creighton, Sr., M
Allie Augur, Georgetown, Grad., GK*
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Grad., D*
Eliza Turner, Georgetown, Jr., M
Meg Hughes, Providence, Sr., F
Jessica Garziano, St. John's, Grad., F
Natalie Bain, Xavier, So., D
Ella Rogers, Xavier, Jr., M
*unanimous selection
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