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Maya Dean Named an Academic All-American!
December 06, 2022 | Women's Soccer
Junior named to CSC Academic All-America® First Team
AUSTIN, Texas (BGSU Strategic Communications) – Bowling Green State University women's soccer standout Maya Dean has earned a prestigious national honor. Dean has been named to the 2022 Academic All-America® Team, selected by the College Sports Communicators.
Dean, a junior, was named to the Academic All-America® First Team. She is just the third student-athlete in program history to earn CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-America accolades, and just the second to be named to the first team.
The midfielder is one of just two Mid-American Conference players to be named to the team, and the only one to earn first-team honors.
Dean, a native of Traverse City, Mich. (West), had a tremendous season for the Falcons. She was named to the All-MAC First Team as well as the MAC All-Tournament Team, and also was voted to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Second Team. Dean started all 19 matches on the season, and had 16 points on five goals and six assists.
Dean, who was named MAC Offensive Player of the Week twice in 2022, scored all five of her goals in an eight-match span that included the final seven conference regular-season contests and the league tourney quarterfinal match. She had the GWG vs. both Ohio and Miami, with a four-point afternoon in the win over the Bobcats. Dean had two assists both in that Ohio match and in BG's win at Central Michigan.
Dean scored 14 points in MAC play, and added two more points on a goal in the aforementioned MAC Tournament quarterfinal-round win. Dean tied for sixth in the MAC in assists and was ranked 10th in points. In MAC games only, she tied for second in GWG (two), and was tied for third in assists (six) and deadlocked for sixth in points.
In the classroom, Dean has a 4.000 cumulative grade-point average as a biology major.
Last month, she was named to the Academic All-District® First Team, in the process seeing her name placed on the CSC Academic All-America® ballot.
The Academic All-District® and All-America® Teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
For more information regarding the Academic All-America® program, visit https://academicallamerica.com/.
Dean, as mentioned, is just the third player in program history to earn Academic All-America® honors from CSC. Ali Shingler was named to the first team in 2005, while Elisa Baeron earned third-team honors in 2018.
BGSU finished with an overall record of 9-5-5 and a MAC mark of 6-2-3, good for third place in the 12-team league. The Falcons ended the season on a six-match unbeaten streak, and went 6-1-2 over the last month of the year. In those nine games, BGSU outscored the opponents, 21-4.
The Falcons, who won the MAC regular-season and tournament titles from 2018-21, are now 67-31-16 overall, 45-11-5 in MAC regular-season matches and 55-12-8 in all games vs. conference foes since the start of the 2017 season.
Since the beginning of the 2018 campaign, the Falcons are 54-24-15 overall, 39-7-4 in MAC regular-season action and 47-7-7 in all games vs. league opposition.
For more information on the women's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUWSoccer), Instagram (bgsuwsoccer) and Facebook (bgsuwsoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
The complete 2022 team can be found below...
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name          School            Yr.  GPA     Major
GK  Maddy Anderson     Mississippi State   Jr.  4.00    Psychology
D  Gabbie Cesarone     Minnesota       Gr.  4.00    Public Health & Administration
D  Chloe Dawson (2)    U.S. Naval Academy  Jr.  3.98        Honors Robotics & Control Engineering
D  Ruby Diodati      Michigan State    Gr.  3.92/3.91  Global Health
D  Delaney Graham (3)(5)  Duke         Gr.  3.92    Biology
D  Julia Leas       Georgetown      Sr.  3.94    Psychology
D  Gessica Skorka     Alabama        Jr.  4.00    Kinesiology
M  Maya Dean        Bowling Green     Jr.  4.00    Biology
M  Felicia Knox      Alabama        Jr.  3.95    Hospitality Management
M  Eva van Deursen     Arizona State     Gr.  3.98/4.00  Kinesiology (UG) /
                                   Clinical Exercise Physiology (G)
F  Jadyn Edwards (1)    New Mexico      Sr.  4.00    Biology
F  Olivia Klein      North Texas      Gr.  4.00/4.00  Recreation, Event, & Sport Mgmt. (G)
F  Riley Mattingly Parker Alabama        Gr.  3.79/4.00  Public relations (UG) / Marketing (G)
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SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name          School            Yr.  GPA     Major
GK  Jocelyn Tanner          South Dakota State  Gr.  4.00    Mathematics
D  Kayley Ables      Baylor        Gr.  4.00/4.00  Business Administration (G)
D  Jordan Brewster     West Virginia     Gr.  3.58/4.00  Business Administration (G)
M  Rylan Childers     Kansas        Sr.  3.93    Elementary Education
M  Landy Mertz       Pittsburgh      Sr.  4.00    Rehabilitation Science
M  Jenna Nighswonger    Florida State     Sr.  3.82    Finance
F  Gianna Gourley     Grand Canyon     Sr.  3.94    Business Management
F  Abby Greubel      Stanford       Gr.  3.85/4.00  Science, Tech. & Society (UG) /
                                   Sustainability Science & Practice (G)
F  Morgan Otteson     Toledo        Gr.  4.00    Business Administration (G)
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THIRD TEAM
Pos. Name          School            Yr.  GPA     Major
GK   Angelina Anderson       California      Sr.  3.68        Psychology & English
D  Jyllissa Harris     South Carolina    Gr.  3.97/4.00  Early Childhood Education
D  Madison Haugen     Georgia        Jr.  3.94    Finance & Risk Management & Insurance
D  Reyna Reyes       Alabama        Sr.  3.57    Business
D  Anja Suttner      Hofstra        Sr.  3.93    Exercise Science
M  Nour Imane Addi     South Alabama     Sr.  3.81    Interdisciplinary Studies
M  Anna Haddock (3)    Auburn        Sr.  4.00    Management
M  Kat Rogers       Alabama        Gr.  4.00/4.00  Business (UG) /
                                   Restaurant, Hotel & Meetings Mgmt. (G)
M  Heather Stainbrook   Utah Valley      Jr.  3.76    Psychology
F  Jessica Donald     Campbell       Gr.  3.91/4.00  Mechanical Engineering (UG) / MBA (G)
F  Civana Kuhlmann     Colorado       Gr.  3.71/4.00  Communication (UG) /
                                   Organizational Leadership (G)
F  Ally Schlegel      Penn State      Gr.  3.86    Management & Organizational Leadership
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Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Felicia Knox, University of Alabama
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2021
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021
(5) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
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Dean, a junior, was named to the Academic All-America® First Team. She is just the third student-athlete in program history to earn CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-America accolades, and just the second to be named to the first team.
The midfielder is one of just two Mid-American Conference players to be named to the team, and the only one to earn first-team honors.
Dean, a native of Traverse City, Mich. (West), had a tremendous season for the Falcons. She was named to the All-MAC First Team as well as the MAC All-Tournament Team, and also was voted to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Second Team. Dean started all 19 matches on the season, and had 16 points on five goals and six assists.
Dean, who was named MAC Offensive Player of the Week twice in 2022, scored all five of her goals in an eight-match span that included the final seven conference regular-season contests and the league tourney quarterfinal match. She had the GWG vs. both Ohio and Miami, with a four-point afternoon in the win over the Bobcats. Dean had two assists both in that Ohio match and in BG's win at Central Michigan.
Dean scored 14 points in MAC play, and added two more points on a goal in the aforementioned MAC Tournament quarterfinal-round win. Dean tied for sixth in the MAC in assists and was ranked 10th in points. In MAC games only, she tied for second in GWG (two), and was tied for third in assists (six) and deadlocked for sixth in points.
In the classroom, Dean has a 4.000 cumulative grade-point average as a biology major.
Last month, she was named to the Academic All-District® First Team, in the process seeing her name placed on the CSC Academic All-America® ballot.
The Academic All-District® and All-America® Teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.For more information regarding the Academic All-America® program, visit https://academicallamerica.com/.
Dean, as mentioned, is just the third player in program history to earn Academic All-America® honors from CSC. Ali Shingler was named to the first team in 2005, while Elisa Baeron earned third-team honors in 2018.
BGSU finished with an overall record of 9-5-5 and a MAC mark of 6-2-3, good for third place in the 12-team league. The Falcons ended the season on a six-match unbeaten streak, and went 6-1-2 over the last month of the year. In those nine games, BGSU outscored the opponents, 21-4.
The Falcons, who won the MAC regular-season and tournament titles from 2018-21, are now 67-31-16 overall, 45-11-5 in MAC regular-season matches and 55-12-8 in all games vs. conference foes since the start of the 2017 season.
Since the beginning of the 2018 campaign, the Falcons are 54-24-15 overall, 39-7-4 in MAC regular-season action and 47-7-7 in all games vs. league opposition.
For more information on the women's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUWSoccer), Instagram (bgsuwsoccer) and Facebook (bgsuwsoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
The complete 2022 team can be found below...
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name          School            Yr.  GPA     Major
GK  Maddy Anderson     Mississippi State   Jr.  4.00    Psychology
D  Gabbie Cesarone     Minnesota       Gr.  4.00    Public Health & Administration
D  Chloe Dawson (2)    U.S. Naval Academy  Jr.  3.98        Honors Robotics & Control Engineering
D  Ruby Diodati      Michigan State    Gr.  3.92/3.91  Global Health
D  Delaney Graham (3)(5)  Duke         Gr.  3.92    Biology
D  Julia Leas       Georgetown      Sr.  3.94    Psychology
D  Gessica Skorka     Alabama        Jr.  4.00    Kinesiology
M  Maya Dean        Bowling Green     Jr.  4.00    Biology
M  Felicia Knox      Alabama        Jr.  3.95    Hospitality Management
M  Eva van Deursen     Arizona State     Gr.  3.98/4.00  Kinesiology (UG) /
                                   Clinical Exercise Physiology (G)
F  Jadyn Edwards (1)    New Mexico      Sr.  4.00    Biology
F  Olivia Klein      North Texas      Gr.  4.00/4.00  Recreation, Event, & Sport Mgmt. (G)
F  Riley Mattingly Parker Alabama        Gr.  3.79/4.00  Public relations (UG) / Marketing (G)
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SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name          School            Yr.  GPA     Major
GK  Jocelyn Tanner          South Dakota State  Gr.  4.00    Mathematics
D  Kayley Ables      Baylor        Gr.  4.00/4.00  Business Administration (G)
D  Jordan Brewster     West Virginia     Gr.  3.58/4.00  Business Administration (G)
M  Rylan Childers     Kansas        Sr.  3.93    Elementary Education
M  Landy Mertz       Pittsburgh      Sr.  4.00    Rehabilitation Science
M  Jenna Nighswonger    Florida State     Sr.  3.82    Finance
F  Gianna Gourley     Grand Canyon     Sr.  3.94    Business Management
F  Abby Greubel      Stanford       Gr.  3.85/4.00  Science, Tech. & Society (UG) /
                                   Sustainability Science & Practice (G)
F  Morgan Otteson     Toledo        Gr.  4.00    Business Administration (G)
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THIRD TEAM
Pos. Name          School            Yr.  GPA     Major
GK   Angelina Anderson       California      Sr.  3.68        Psychology & English
D  Jyllissa Harris     South Carolina    Gr.  3.97/4.00  Early Childhood Education
D  Madison Haugen     Georgia        Jr.  3.94    Finance & Risk Management & Insurance
D  Reyna Reyes       Alabama        Sr.  3.57    Business
D  Anja Suttner      Hofstra        Sr.  3.93    Exercise Science
M  Nour Imane Addi     South Alabama     Sr.  3.81    Interdisciplinary Studies
M  Anna Haddock (3)    Auburn        Sr.  4.00    Management
M  Kat Rogers       Alabama        Gr.  4.00/4.00  Business (UG) /
                                   Restaurant, Hotel & Meetings Mgmt. (G)
M  Heather Stainbrook   Utah Valley      Jr.  3.76    Psychology
F  Jessica Donald     Campbell       Gr.  3.91/4.00  Mechanical Engineering (UG) / MBA (G)
F  Civana Kuhlmann     Colorado       Gr.  3.71/4.00  Communication (UG) /
                                   Organizational Leadership (G)
F  Ally Schlegel      Penn State      Gr.  3.86    Management & Organizational Leadership
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Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Felicia Knox, University of Alabama
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2021
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021
(5) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
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