Huskers Dominate All-Big Ten Teams

Eleanor Dale became the first Nebraska’s women’s soccer player to claim Big Ten Forward-of-the-Year honors, when the conference announced its annual awards on Friday.

Dale, a senior from Billingham, England, earned four Big Ten Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors this season (second-most in Big Ten history). She leads the country in total goals (23) and game-winning goals (7), while also leading the conference in shots (110), shots on goal (53) and points (50). Dale’s total goals and points are the most in the Big Ten since 2001 (Christie Welsh, Penn State, 25 goals, 68 points). 

Dale, who has tallied nine braces this season, is tied for third on Nebraska’s season goal scored list. She trails only Kim Engesser, who scored 27 goals in 1998 and 26 goals in 1997. Nationally, Dale is first in shots per game (6.11) and goals per game (1.28), and second in points per game (2.78) and shots on goal per game (2.94). 

Gretna’s Sarah Weber joins Dale as a first-team All-Big Ten honoree as Weber captured her second-straight first-team All-Big Ten status. She ranks second in the conference in shots (72) and points (27), fourth in shots on goal (33) and fifth in goals (10). Nationally, Weber is 11th in shots per game (4.24) and 25th in total points. 

Junior midfielder Haley Peterson and junior Jordan Zade added second-team All-Big Ten honors, while senior Reagan Raabe earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for Nebraska.  

In addition to Nebraska’s five Big Ten honors, John Walker was named Big Ten Coach of the Year by his peers for the second time in his career. It is the fourth conference coach-of-the year award for Walker, who was the 2013 Big Ten Coach of the Year, and the 1996 and 1999 Big 12 Coach of the Year. Walker was also the national coach of the year in 1996. 

2023 Nebraska Soccer All-Big Ten Selections
First Team: Eleanor Dale (F), Sarah Weber (F)
Second Team: Haley Peterson (MF), Jordan Zade (D)
Coach of the Year: John Walker
Sportsmanship Award: Reagan Raabe