Five Wolverines Named to United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Teams
11/30/2021 1:22:00 PM | Women's Soccer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Five University of Michigan women's soccer players were recently named to United Soccer Coaches All-North Region teams. Seniors Nicki Hernandez, Raleigh Loughman and Alia Martin garnered first-team honors, while classmates Hillary Beall and Sarah Stratigakis were named to the second team.
Martin's nod is the third of her career, while Hernandez is a first-team selection for the first time after earning second-team nods in 2018 and 2020. The plaudit for Loughman is the first of her career.
Beall takes home her second honor after being named to the third team in 2019, while Stratigakis has now earned a spot on the team in four seasons, boasting a first-team (2019), two second-team (2021, 2018), and a third-team (2020) honor.
U-M and Rutgers both tied for the most honorees by a Big Ten team.
Hernandez, a second-team All-Big Ten honoree and second-team all-region selection in 2020 and 2018, tied for the team lead in goals with nine. She also was tied for the team lead in assists with six and was second in points with 24.
Loughman had a breakout season as a senior, tying for the team lead in goals with Hernandez (nine), and led the team in assists with nine. Her 27 points led the Maize and Blue. Her shooting percentage of .257 also led the Wolverines, as her nine goals came on only 35 shots.
Martin, also named All-Big Ten first team, was the linchpin to a U-M backline that had 10 clean sheets on the season. Overcoming early-season injuries, she logged 1,793 minutes of match action and contributed two assists.
Beall started 24 matches in goal, allowing 18 goals on the season for a 0.74 goals-against average. She compiled 87 saves and a 17-4-3 record. She had a hand in 12 shutouts, nine solo, the second most in program history.
Stratigakis played in 25 matches (24 starts) in her attacking midfield role, totaling a pair of goals with five helpers. A second team All-Big Ten honoree, she rounded into form late in the season with four of her nine points on the campaign coming in postseason play, highlighted by a score in U-M's NCAA Tournament win over Tennessee (Nov. 11).
