COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Madisyn Olguin, the leading scorer for The University of New Mexico Lobos, was named First Team All-Mountain West as the conference released its postseason women’s soccer honors. Cassie Ulrich and Maddie Irwin were both named to the Second Team, and Dylann O’Connor and Emily Chavez were both Honorable Mention.
Colorado College senior Sarah Schweiss was tabbed the Offensive Player of the Year, while San Jos States Zoe Makrigiannis and Leah Pruitt of San Diego State garnered Defensive and Freshman of the Year honors, respectively. San Jos State head coach Lauren Hanson was named the Coach of the Year. The individual awards and All-MW teams were selected by the Leagues 12 head coaches.
Olguin becomes the first Lobo to earn First Team honors since Rachel Montoya in 2012, and the first forward to earn First Team honors since Jen Williams in 2011. A senior from Perris, California, Olguin led the team with six goals and two assists, including five in conference play. She had four game-winning goals on the season including road winners at Air Force and Boise State, and her five points against Air Force were the most in a single game by any Mountain West player this season.
Ulrich earned Second Team All-Mountain West honors for the second straight year. The senior from Rio Rancho, N.M. went 9-8-1 overall, and 7-3-1 in conference play. She posted five shutouts and a 1.02 goals against average with 61 saves. She moved into third on the UNM career wins chart with 27.
Irwin earned Second Team All-Mountain West honors for the first time. The junior from Tucson, Arizona scored three goals on the season and was one of the league’s top players in the air. Irwin was also instrument as center mid in establishing new coach Heather Dyche’s offensive and defensive schemes.
O’Connor and Chavez, both Second Team a year ago, were both named Honorable Mention. O’Connor, a senior from West Hills, California scored one goal and had a team-leading five assists on the season. Chavez, a sophomore from Albuquerque, N.M. had an assist but played a key role for UNM at center back. Chavez was UNM’s only Mountain West Player of the Week award winner, and she became just the third player in league history to earn both offensive and defensive awards in her career.
New Mexico finished the regular season 9-8-1 overall and 7-3-1 in the Mountain West, good for third in the 12-team league. The Lobos open the Mountain West Tournament on Tuesday against UNLV at 5 p.m. Mountain Time in San Diego, California.
Olguin Named First Team All-MW as Five Lobos Honored
