Maly and Edwards Earn NCAA Division I Women’s All-Pacific Region Honors

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Gwen Maly and Jadyn Edwards of The University of New Mexico women’s soccer team have earned 2020-21 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women’s All-Pacific honors after a historic season by the Lobos. Maly was named to the All-Pacific First Team, and Edwards was named to the All-Pacific Second Team.

“I am thrilled for Gwen and Jadyn to be recognized,” said head coach Heather Dyche. “They are players who consistently put the team first and help those around them to be better on and off the field.”

Maly is just the second Lobo in program history to earn All-Pacific First Team honors, and the first since 2010. Maly finished the season with nine goals, three assists and averaged 1.62 points per game. The redshirt-senior started in every match this season and is tied for ninth in program history for goals in a season (9) and game-winning goals (4). Maly is also tied for 10th in program history for points in a single season (21). This is the second All-Pacific honor for Maly as she was named to the Third Team in 2018.

Edwards has seen a total of 1,012 minutes on the pitch this season as a creative playmaker for the Lobos. The junior finished the season with three goals and three assists, two of those goals coming in the Mountain West Conference final. Her second goal of the match was the golden goal which earned the Lobos the Mountain West’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Edwards is able to strategically visualize the field in order to make plays, posting her first goal of the season off a free kick.

Both players were named to the All-Mountain West First Team earlier this season. Maly will not be returning next season as she plans to attend UNM Medical School. Edwards, however, will return for her senior season with the Lobos.