NEWARK, Del. - - For the first time since the 2017 season, the Wilmington University women's soccer team placed student-athletes on the United Soccer Coaches All-Region Teams, as sophomore Samantha Emmi and graduate Lauren Hoelke continue to earn postseason accolades.
It is the second All-Region award for both Emmi and Hoelke, as Emmi was slotted in as a Second Team All-Region defender and Hoelke earned a spot as a Third Team All-Region forward.
It is only the third time in program history that the Wildcats placed two student-athletes on the United Soccer Coaches (formally the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)) All-Region Team, as voted on by the region's head coaches. The Wildcats had two Third Team member on the coaches' team in 2010 and a second and third teamer in 2012. Loran Wyrough was the last Wildcat to earn a United Soccer Coaches All-Region honor in 2017.
Samantha Emmi (Logan Township, N.J.) started all 20 games at the centerback position for the Wildcats, anchoring a defense that allowed a 0.97 goals against average on the year. She was also the main target on all set pieces for the Wildcats, either taking the set piece or getting on the receiving end, scoring all of her six goals from set pieces on the year. She finished third on the team with six goals, adding two assists to finish fifth on the team with 14 points. She scored two goals at Caldwell and the game-winning goal against Goldey-Beacom in the CACC Quarterfinal. She was named the CACC Defensive Player of the Year as well.
Lauren Hoelke (Blackwood, N.J.) also came on strong down the stretch for the Wildcats, scoring nine points in her final six games of the year. She scored two goals against Georgian Court and then had a goal in each of the first two CACC Tournament games against Goldey-Beacom and Georgian Court, respectively. She finished second on the team and 10th in the CACC with 17 points, scoring eight goals while adding one assist in her lone season as a Wildcat.
The Wildcats finished 12-5-3 overall, falling in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Championship game. It was their first appearance in the Championship game since 2017.
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2021 United Soccer Coaches Division II Women's Soccer All-East Region Teams
First Team
Pos – Name – Class – School – Hometown
K – Marika Laurendeau – Sr. – College of Saint Rose – Sainte-Julie, Que.
D – Ai Inoue – Sr. – Southern New Hampshire University – Tokyo, Japan
D – Sanna Rein – So. – College of Saint Rose – Jyvaskyla, Finland
D – Sarah Tappeto – So. – Molloy College – Merrick, N.Y.
M – Ciera Lundy – Sr. – College of Saint Rose – Welland, Ont.
M – Allyson Patterson – Sr. – Southern New Hampshire University – Seeknonk, Mass.
M – Jasmine Perez-Acosta – Fr. – Franklin Pierce University – Cape Coral, Fla.
F – Jordan Butters – Jr. – Southern New Hampshire University – Beverly, Mass.
F – Mia Klammer – Fr. – College of Saint Rose – Mahopac, N.Y.
F – Dana Poetzsch – Sr. – Molloy College – Hicksville, N.Y.
F – Lexi Verni – Jr. – Molloy College – Patchogue, N.Y.
Second Team
Pos – Name – Class – School – Hometown
K – Jackie Carty – Sr. – Molloy College – East Islip, N.Y.
D – Sydney Cooper – Sr. – Mercy College – Long Beach, Calif.
D – Addison Davis – Jr. – Assumption University – Bristol, Conn.
D – Samantha Emmi – So. – Wilmington University – Logan Township, N.J.
D – Aino Martikainen – Fr. – Franklin Pierce University – Jarvenpaa, Finland
M – Dana Goulet – Sr. – Bentley University – Wilmington, Mass.
M – Nadine Hilkert – Sr. – Southern Connecticut State Univ. – Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
M – Nicole Bermudez Leon – Sr. – Mercy College – Oceanside, N.Y.
F – Diana Bruggeman – Sr. – Assumption University – Natick, Mass.
F – Olivia Gotobed – So. – Saint Anselm College – North Andover, Mass.
F – Camryn Thompson – Sr. – Stonehill College – Lincoln, R.I.
Third Team
Pos – Name – Class – School – Hometown
K – Katerina Hassapis – Sr. – Bentley University – North Reading, Mass.
D – Julia Eichel – Jr. – Daemen College – Grand Island, N.Y.
D – Maura Kilkenny – So. – Holy Family University – Huntingdon Valley, Pa.
D – Felicia Svensson – Fr. – University of Bridgeport – Molndal, Sweden
D – Viridiana Vazquez-Kloss – Jr. – Franklin Pierce University – Veracruz, Mexico
M – Alyssa Anderson – So. – Southern New Hampshire University – Londonderry, N.H.
M – Melayna Immediato – Jr. – Goldey-Beacom College – Westminster, Md.
M – Tatyjana Scalisi – Jr. – Daemen College – Williamsville, N.Y.
F – Alyssa Diaz – Fr. – Daemen College – Rochester, N.Y.
F – Lauren Hoelke – Sr. – Wilmington University – Blackwood, N.J.
F – Janina Mueller – Jr. – College of Saint Rose – Sinsheim, Germany