BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College senior Nikki Wilson and junior Julia Patterson were named First Team All- New England in honors announced by the United Soccer Coaches on Tuesday evening.
A trio of men’s soccer players have also been named First Team All-New England.
Senior goaltender Stevie Van Siclen, senior back Riley Bubb and junior midfielder Moctar Niang all earned First Team All- Region honors.
These five Polar Bears are now advanced to Division III All-American consideration. Both were also named in All- NESCAC honors earlier this month.
Patterson continued her fantastic career, ranking third among the Polar Bears’ scoring leaders this fall with nine points and tied for the team lead in assists (five). Through 51 career matches, she has racked up a dozen goals and a dozen assists.
Wilson saw action in 14 games and tallied seven points this year in the midfield. The senior ended her career with eight goals and four assists (20 points) while appearing in 56 games over her career. Wilson tallied game-winning goals in each of her last three seasons, including an NCAA firstround win over Johns Hopkins in 2015.
Van Siclen and Bubb started every game for a Bowdoin defense that owned the NESCAC’s second-best goals against average (0.52), which ranked 12th overall in Division III this year.
Van Siclen finished his career first all-time in program history in shutouts (26), goals-against-average (0.56) and minutes played (5,674).
Niang enjoyed another fantastic season in the midfield for the Polar Bears, collecting two goals and an assist. Through three years, Niang has racked up 12 goals and three assists for the Polar Bears.
Bowdoin finished an outstanding year with a record of 10-4-4, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last four seasons.
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