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2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Dean, Maya
Jersey Number 7
Maya Dean
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- West
- Hometown:
- Traverse City, Mich.
Bio
Years of eligibility remaining including 2023-24 academic year: 2
2023
2022
2021
2020(-21)
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
DEAN ON BGSU
“I chose BGSU because as soon as I stepped on campus I felt welcomed and at home. I feel like everyone at BG genuinely loves the school and the people they are surrounded by.”
COACH WALKER ON DEAN
“Maya Dean is a creative midfielder and has a great work ethic in the center of the park. She possesses good technical skills and a great soccer IQ, and will provide good depth and quality to our midfield. Maya was a standout player for Midwest United of the USSF Developmental Academy and we are excited to see what she does this fall at BG. Maya is a great addition to our BGWS Family and has a fantastic demeanor and great maturity level as a person!”
2023
- A 2023 team captain
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, earning that honor for the second-straight season
- Also named to the Academic All-MAC Team, for the third year in a row
- Named to the United Soccer Coaches Players to Watch list in August
- One of just 38 midfielders across the nation to be named to the list
- Was one of only two Falcons to start all 18 matches
- Had six points on two goals and two assists
- Played 74 minutes of the season opener at nationally-ranked Michigan State
- Saw 68 minutes of action at Cincinnati, with a pair of shot attempts
- Again had two shot attempts in the home opener vs. Loyola Chicago, playing 62 minutes
- Led all players with five shots at Detroit Mercy, playing 61 minutes
- Played 65 minutes and picked up an assist at nationally-ranked Pittsburgh
- Again played 65 minutes and had a team-high four shot attempts vs. nationally-ranked Notre Dame
- Played 67 minutes of the Falcons' MAC-opening win at Toledo
- Saw 82 minutes of action against Western Michigan
- Played 64 minutes of BGSU's third-straight shutout, this time against Akron
- Was on the field for 63 minutes of the Falcons' shutout win at Ohio
- Played 61 minutes of the victory at Ohio
- Saw 64 minutes of work and fired four shots vs. Eastern Michigan
- Played 83 minutes and had three more shot attempts against Kent State
- Saw 76 minutes of action at Buffalo, with game-high totals of five total shots and three on goal
- Scored a pair of goals in the win over Central Michigan
- Her first goal came just 13 seconds in, setting a school record for earliest goal in a match
- Scored again just over 13 minutes later, for her first career multiple-goal game
- Played 70 minutes of the win at Ball State, with her three shot attempts including one on goal
- Was on the field for 68 minutes vs. Northern Illinois, with two shots that were blocked by defenders near the line for 'team saves'
- Saw 69 minutes of action in the MAC Tournament semifinal vs. Ohio
2022
- Named to the 2022 Academic All-America® First Team, selected by the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA)
- Became just the third player in program history to earn that honor, and only the second Falcon in school history to be named to the first team
- Named to the All-MAC First Team
- Also named to the MAC All-Tournament Team
- Named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Second Team as well
- Was named the Falcon women's soccer team's Player of the Year
- Was BGSU's Female Junior Scholar-Athlete of the Year -- an award that goes to just one female in the entire athletic department -- at the 2023 Ziggys
- Was named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by CSC
- Named to both the OCSA All-Ohio First Team and Academic All-Ohio First Team
- And, was chosen to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Started all 19 matches, and finished third on the Falcons with 16 points
- Scored five goals, including a pair of game winners, and added six assists
- Was third on the team in goals, and finished second in both assists and GWG
- Scored 14 of her 16 points in MAC play
- Tied for the team assists lead (six) in league games, and deadlocked for second in both goals (four) and points
- In all games, ranked seventh in the MAC in both assists and assists per game (0.32), while ranking ninth in points
- In league games only, tied for third in both assists and assists per game (0.55), while tying for fifth in points, deadlocking for sixth in points per game (1.27) and tying for eight in goals (four)
- Drew the start and played 72 minutes vs. Michigan State in the season opener
- Played 79 minutes and fired a team-high five shots against Cincinnati
- Saw 73 minutes of action at nationally-ranked Tennessee
- Played 63 minutes of the shutout win over Detroit Mercy
- Saw 58 minutes of time as BGSU controlled the midfield in a 3-0 win at Valparaiso
- Played 70 minutes of the MAC opener vs. Toledo, and helped set up BG's first goal
- Was on the pitch for 73 minutes of the Western Michigan match
- Had the first multi-assist match of her BGSU career, with the primary helper on both Falcon goals at Central Michigan
- Helped the BG defense keep a clean sheet in that win over the Chippewas
- Played 78 minutes vs. Ball State
- Had a goal and an assist in BGSU's 4-0 win at Akron, playing 59 minutes
- Assisted on Kennedy White's game-opening goal, then scored a goal of her own on a blast from outside the 18 early in the second half
- After a then career-best three-point game at Akron, had four points in BG's next contest, with a goal and two assists vs. Ohio
- Scored what proved to be the GWG just 3:56 into the match vs. the preseason MAC favorite
- Then, had the primary assist on each of BGSU's other two first-half goals in the 4-0 win
- After scoring seven points in the Akron and Ohio matches, was named MAC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 11
- Also was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week, and earned honorable mention on the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week
- Led all players with four shot attempts at Kent State
- Played 76 minutes as the Falcons kept a clean sheet vs. league-leading Buffalo
- Scored the lone goal as BGSU picked up a 1-0 win over Miami
- Led all players with four shot attempts, and helped the Falcons record a fourth shutout in five matches
- Had a goal and an assist in BGSU's 7-1 annihilation of Eastern Michigan
- Was named MAC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 25, earning that honor for the second time in three weeks
- Played 74 minutes and had a pair of shot attempts in the win at Northern Illinois
- Scored a goal in the Falcons' shutout win over Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals
- Her goal gave the Orange and Brown a 2-0 lead midway through the second half
- Was named the MAC's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Nov. 2
- Played 99 minutes of the semifinal-round matchup vs. Ball State, with a pair of shots on goal
2021
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Also received the HABITS Exemplar award (formerly the Player's Player of the Year award)
- Played in all 21 matches, making six starts
- Had four points on a goal and two assists
- Four of her starts came in MAC play
- Played between 43 and 45 minutes in each of the Falcons' first three matches, at Notre Dame, Michigan and Ohio State
- Came off the bench to play 71 of the 90 minutes in the home-opening shutout win vs. Oakland
- Scored her first collegiate goal at Michigan State, tying the score with just 1:26 left in regulation
- Played 68 minutes off the bench vs. the Spartans
- Made her first collegiate start in the Illinois match, playing 78 minutes
- Played all 110 minutes as the Falcons battled #17 Xavier to a 1-1 draw
- Was on the field for 70 minutes of BG's 2-0 win at Western Michigan
- Played all 90 minutes vs. Northern Illinois
- Played 90 minutes of the double-OT draw vs. Ohio, helping BGSU keep a clean sheet
- Started and played 68 minutes of the win at Kent State
- Came off the bench to play 59 minutes of the shutout win at Ball State
- Played 60 minutes, the highest total of BG's substitutes, in the victory vs. Miami
- Had an assist vs. Eastern Michigan, with her cross finding the head of Nikki Cox for BGSU's second goal
- Was on the field for 59 minutes vs. the Eagles
- Played 55 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 OT win at Central Michigan
- Led BG's players off the bench with 41 minutes played in the Buffalo match
- Played 53 minutes at Akron and had an assist on Mackenzie Reuber's second-half goal
- Helped the Falcons record a second-straight shutout, coming off the bench to play 54 minutes of the OT victory vs. Toledo
- Played 34 minutes of another clean sheet, a 1-0 victory over Buffalo in the MAC Tournament semifinal
- Saw 27 minutes of action as BG topped Kent State, 3-0, in the league tourney final
- Came off the bench to play 49 minutes of the NCAA Championships first-round match at #8/9 Michigan
2020(-21)
- Played in all eight matches off the bench in her first season as a Falcon
- Had an assist on the game-winning goal in her collegiate debut, a 3-0 win at Akron in the regular-season opener
- Played 64 minutes off the bench in the Falcons' 3-0 victory at Ohio
- Came off the bench to play 23 minutes in the MAC Championship, as BG downed Ball State, 2-1, at Cochrane
- Was on the pitch for 86 minutes, the highest total of her young career, in the NCAA Championships match vs. Ole Miss
- Had a shot on goal vs. the Rebels
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Traverse City West Senior H.S. (‘20), where she played for coaches Chelsey and Matthew Griesinger
- Matt was a BGSU men’s soccer standout
- Played just one year, her sophomore season, for the Titans
- Played for Midwest United FC Development Academy as a junior
- In that one season with her high-school team, had nine goals and 20 assists as the Titans won the Big North Conference championship
- Also has lettered in cross country skiing, and played basketball as a sophomore
- Honor Roll
- National Honor Society treasurer
- Member of student leadership council
PERSONAL
- Born in Dearborn, Mich.
- Daughter of Raymond and Julie Dean
- The second of three children
- Has an older brother, Jacob, and a younger brother, Carter
- Father competed in track and cross country at Saginaw Valley State Univ.
- As mentioned, has played with the Midwest United FC Development Academy, helping that club to Midwest Region titles in 2018 and ‘19
- Also has played for the ODP Region II team
- Favorite athlete is Tobin Heath
- Lists her parents as her greatest influences
- A biology major at BGSU
DEAN ON BGSU
“I chose BGSU because as soon as I stepped on campus I felt welcomed and at home. I feel like everyone at BG genuinely loves the school and the people they are surrounded by.”
COACH WALKER ON DEAN
“Maya Dean is a creative midfielder and has a great work ethic in the center of the park. She possesses good technical skills and a great soccer IQ, and will provide good depth and quality to our midfield. Maya was a standout player for Midwest United of the USSF Developmental Academy and we are excited to see what she does this fall at BG. Maya is a great addition to our BGWS Family and has a fantastic demeanor and great maturity level as a person!”
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