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Five Women’s Soccer Student-Athletes Earn CSC Academic All-District First Team Recognition
11/15/2022 1:30:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Gabby Grimaldi, Aida Kardovic, Juelle Love, Jordy Rothwell and Abigail Santana each earned First Team All-District Honors
OMAHA, Neb. – Creighton women's soccer seniors Gabby Grimaldi, Aida Kardovic, Juelle Love and Jordy Rothwell, as well as junior Abigail Santana each earned a spot on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District First Team on Tuesday, November 15.
The 2022 Academic All-District ® Women's Soccer Team, selected by CSC, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions – NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division II and NAIA.
The Bluejays' five honorees are the most by the Creighton women's soccer program in a single year, surpassing the previous high of three in 2009 and 2007.
All five Bluejays now advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. Academic All-America honorees will be announced in early December.
A four-year player for the Bluejays, Grimaldi entered the fall with a 3.97 cumulative GPA, majoring in Exercise Science / Pre-Health Professional and minoring in Spanish and Hispanic Studies. In her career, Grimaldi appeared in 65 matches, logging a combined 4,722 minutes on the pitch. She has delivered a pair of assists, including one in the first round of the BIG EAST Championships against Butler, earning a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team this season.
Excelling in the classroom and on the pitch, Kardovic boasted a 3.63 cumulative GPA, majoring in Psychology and Sociology while minoring in Women's and Gender Studies. On the pitch, Kardovic closed out the 2022 campaign by becoming just the second Bluejay in school-history to earn three straight All-Conference First Team honors. The Kassel, Germany native netted a pair of goals and dished out three assists while appearing in 14 matches this season. In three seasons with the Bluejays, Kardovic found the back of the net nine times while assisting on six others while appearing in 37 contests.
A fifth-year member of the Bluejay squad, Love completed her undergraduate degree in finance and business analytics in the spring of 2021. She is in the process of completing a master's degree in finance and entered the fall semester sporting a 3.95 GPA. Love closed her career appearing in 50 matches for the Bluejays, including 35 starts. She logged a combined 2,443 minutes, netting two goals and three assists in her career as a Bluejay. Love found the back of the net for the first time at Creighton earlier this year, netting a goal just 41 seconds into the match against Tulsa on Sept. 4, the fastest goal scored by a Bluejay since 2002.
An exercise science / Pre-Health Professional major, Rothwell entered the fall with a 3.69 GPA. The heart and soul of the Bluejays backline, Rothwell has started 56 of the 60 matches she has appeared in over her four-year career. Jordy has logged a combined 5,203 minutes on the pitch while recording four goals and two assists. This season, Rothwell sealed a 2-0 shutout win over the Marquette on Sept. 29 with a goal off a header in the 74th minute of play. Rothwell's efforts on the backline this season earned her a spot on the All-BIG EAST Second Team.
In her third season with the Bluejays, Santana owns a 3.71 cumulative GPA while studying biology. The junior midfielder has appeared in 41 matches, starting 39 over the course of her first three seasons on campus. Santana, a Marion, Iowa native, has found the back of the net 11 times while contributing four assists in 3,289 minutes of action. This season, Santana ranked tied for second on the team with three goals scored and tied for third with eight total points. She also closed the season by earning a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament team after pacing the Bluejays with four total shots in two tournament matches.
The 2022 Academic All-District ® Women's Soccer Team, selected by CSC, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions – NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division II and NAIA.
The Bluejays' five honorees are the most by the Creighton women's soccer program in a single year, surpassing the previous high of three in 2009 and 2007.
All five Bluejays now advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. Academic All-America honorees will be announced in early December.
A four-year player for the Bluejays, Grimaldi entered the fall with a 3.97 cumulative GPA, majoring in Exercise Science / Pre-Health Professional and minoring in Spanish and Hispanic Studies. In her career, Grimaldi appeared in 65 matches, logging a combined 4,722 minutes on the pitch. She has delivered a pair of assists, including one in the first round of the BIG EAST Championships against Butler, earning a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team this season.
Excelling in the classroom and on the pitch, Kardovic boasted a 3.63 cumulative GPA, majoring in Psychology and Sociology while minoring in Women's and Gender Studies. On the pitch, Kardovic closed out the 2022 campaign by becoming just the second Bluejay in school-history to earn three straight All-Conference First Team honors. The Kassel, Germany native netted a pair of goals and dished out three assists while appearing in 14 matches this season. In three seasons with the Bluejays, Kardovic found the back of the net nine times while assisting on six others while appearing in 37 contests.
A fifth-year member of the Bluejay squad, Love completed her undergraduate degree in finance and business analytics in the spring of 2021. She is in the process of completing a master's degree in finance and entered the fall semester sporting a 3.95 GPA. Love closed her career appearing in 50 matches for the Bluejays, including 35 starts. She logged a combined 2,443 minutes, netting two goals and three assists in her career as a Bluejay. Love found the back of the net for the first time at Creighton earlier this year, netting a goal just 41 seconds into the match against Tulsa on Sept. 4, the fastest goal scored by a Bluejay since 2002.
An exercise science / Pre-Health Professional major, Rothwell entered the fall with a 3.69 GPA. The heart and soul of the Bluejays backline, Rothwell has started 56 of the 60 matches she has appeared in over her four-year career. Jordy has logged a combined 5,203 minutes on the pitch while recording four goals and two assists. This season, Rothwell sealed a 2-0 shutout win over the Marquette on Sept. 29 with a goal off a header in the 74th minute of play. Rothwell's efforts on the backline this season earned her a spot on the All-BIG EAST Second Team.
In her third season with the Bluejays, Santana owns a 3.71 cumulative GPA while studying biology. The junior midfielder has appeared in 41 matches, starting 39 over the course of her first three seasons on campus. Santana, a Marion, Iowa native, has found the back of the net 11 times while contributing four assists in 3,289 minutes of action. This season, Santana ranked tied for second on the team with three goals scored and tied for third with eight total points. She also closed the season by earning a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament team after pacing the Bluejays with four total shots in two tournament matches.
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