Five Snag All-Region Honors
November 29, 2017 03:09 PM | Women's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – For the third straight season, five from the West Virginia University women's soccer team have earned United Soccer Coaches All-Region honors.
Senior forward Michaela Abam, senior defender Amandine Pierre-Louis and sophomore goalkeeper Rylee Foster were named to the All-South Region First Team, while senior midfielder Carla Portillo and junior defender Bianca St. Georges were named to the second team.
The five honors match a program record, first set in 2007 and again achieved in 2015 and 2016. The three first-team accolades also match a program record (2007, 2013, 2015, 2016).
Abam, Pierre-Louis and Foster are now eligible for United Soccer Coaches All-America honors. Abam was named to the second team in 2016.
A native of Houston, Abam is a finalist for the 2017 Senior CLASS Award and a semifinalist for the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy. Named to the all-region first team for the second straight season, she leaves the WVU women's soccer program ranked No. 3 all-time with 42 career goals and No. 4 with 100 points (42 G, 16 A). She is the most experienced player in the program's 22-year history, having earned time in 95 career matches, the second-best total among active Division I players, and starting 79.
A 2017 team co-captain, Abam paced the Mountaineer offense in goals for the fourth straight season with 10, her third straight double-digit goal output. The goal total ranks No. 1 in the Big 12. She finished with a team-best 23 points (10 G, 3 A), which ranks No. 2 in the conference, and four game-winning scores, the 53rd-best total nationally.
Pierre-Louis, the 2017 Big 12 Conference co-Defensive Player of the Year, claims her first career all-region honor. A native of Montreal, Quebec, she led the Mountaineer defense to 13 shutouts this season, and the unit allowed just 16 goals and 60 corner kicks. Pierre-Louis ranked No. 2 on the team with five goals and No. 5 with 11 points (5 G, 1 A). She finished her Mountaineer career ranked No. 3 in program history, playing in 92 matches.
Foster, a Cambridge, Ontario, native, earns her second straight all-region honor and first career first-team accolade. WVU's starting goalkeeper for all 23 matches, she earned credit for a conference-best 12 clean sheets and finished the year ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 with a 0.64 goals-against average (GAA). She ranks No. 5 among active Division I players with a 0.55 career GAA and No. 30 with 20 career shutouts.
Portillo, a native of Mississauga, Ontario, lands on the all-region second team for the second straight season. She dished out a team-best seven assists this year, the third-best total in the Big 12. The second-most experienced player in program history appearing in 94 career matches, Portillo ends her Mountaineer career with 20 assists.
A team co-captain and a native of St. Felix de Valois, Quebec, St. Georges not only aided the backline's strong effort this season, but she also finished ranked No. 2 on the team with six assists, the fifth-best total in the Big 12. St. Georges recorded her first career goals this year and finished the season with 10 points (2 G, 6 A), the seventh-best total on the team.
Senior forward Michaela Abam, senior defender Amandine Pierre-Louis and sophomore goalkeeper Rylee Foster were named to the All-South Region First Team, while senior midfielder Carla Portillo and junior defender Bianca St. Georges were named to the second team.
The five honors match a program record, first set in 2007 and again achieved in 2015 and 2016. The three first-team accolades also match a program record (2007, 2013, 2015, 2016).
Abam, Pierre-Louis and Foster are now eligible for United Soccer Coaches All-America honors. Abam was named to the second team in 2016.
A native of Houston, Abam is a finalist for the 2017 Senior CLASS Award and a semifinalist for the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy. Named to the all-region first team for the second straight season, she leaves the WVU women's soccer program ranked No. 3 all-time with 42 career goals and No. 4 with 100 points (42 G, 16 A). She is the most experienced player in the program's 22-year history, having earned time in 95 career matches, the second-best total among active Division I players, and starting 79.
A 2017 team co-captain, Abam paced the Mountaineer offense in goals for the fourth straight season with 10, her third straight double-digit goal output. The goal total ranks No. 1 in the Big 12. She finished with a team-best 23 points (10 G, 3 A), which ranks No. 2 in the conference, and four game-winning scores, the 53rd-best total nationally.
Pierre-Louis, the 2017 Big 12 Conference co-Defensive Player of the Year, claims her first career all-region honor. A native of Montreal, Quebec, she led the Mountaineer defense to 13 shutouts this season, and the unit allowed just 16 goals and 60 corner kicks. Pierre-Louis ranked No. 2 on the team with five goals and No. 5 with 11 points (5 G, 1 A). She finished her Mountaineer career ranked No. 3 in program history, playing in 92 matches.
Foster, a Cambridge, Ontario, native, earns her second straight all-region honor and first career first-team accolade. WVU's starting goalkeeper for all 23 matches, she earned credit for a conference-best 12 clean sheets and finished the year ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 with a 0.64 goals-against average (GAA). She ranks No. 5 among active Division I players with a 0.55 career GAA and No. 30 with 20 career shutouts.
Portillo, a native of Mississauga, Ontario, lands on the all-region second team for the second straight season. She dished out a team-best seven assists this year, the third-best total in the Big 12. The second-most experienced player in program history appearing in 94 career matches, Portillo ends her Mountaineer career with 20 assists.
A team co-captain and a native of St. Felix de Valois, Quebec, St. Georges not only aided the backline's strong effort this season, but she also finished ranked No. 2 on the team with six assists, the fifth-best total in the Big 12. St. Georges recorded her first career goals this year and finished the season with 10 points (2 G, 6 A), the seventh-best total on the team.
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