Drake’s Emma Nagel headlines a list of 35 student-athletes named to the 2023 MVC All-Conference women’s soccer teams as selected by league coaches. Nagel, who was tabbed the 2023 MVC Player of the Year, finished her senior campaign second in the league in total points (20), was tied for second in the MVC with eight goals, and she added four assists. She is the fourth Bulldog to be named MVC Player of the Year.
Top-seeded Drake joins three other league teams in the MVC Women’s Soccer Tournament semifinals, which begins tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 2) with the second-seeded Missouri State Bears taking on sixth-seeded Valparaiso at 3 p.m. CT (ESPN+). The second semifinal features host and No. 1 seed Drake against No. 4 seed UIC at 6 p.m. CT (ESPN+).
Eleven MVC programs sponsor women’s soccer and all 11 had at least one student-athlete honored among the league’s three all-MVC teams or on the MVC All-Freshman unit. The top two seeds (Drake and Missouri State) claimed the lion’s share of the selections, as the two schools combined for 17 total players honored -- Drake (8), Missouri State (9). Those two squads combined to earn all five of the league’s specialty award honors (Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and Coaching Staff of the Year).
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Emma Nagel, Drake
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Carly Raunig, Missouri State
GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR: Camielle Day, Missouri State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Angela Gutierrez, Drake
COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR: Drake (Lindsey Horner, Kevin Brennan, Sonia Allison-Rodriguez)
MVC FAIR PLAY AWARD (fewest penalty cards in league contests): UNI