GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Pitt women’s soccer team placed a program-record 14 student-athletes on the 2022 All-ACC Academic Women’s Soccer Team, which was announced Wednesday by the league office.
Senior midfielder Anna Bout, sophomore midfielder Ellie Coffield, graduate student defender Hailey Davidson, freshman midfielder Fleming Dean, sophomore forward Mackenzie Evers, senior defender Ashton Gordon, senior goalkeeper Caitlyn Lazzarini, freshman defender Haylee Mersereau, senior midfielder Landy Mertz, senior forward Leah Pais, senior defender Athalie Palomo, sophomore forward Sarah Schupansy, junior midfielder Emily Yaple and freshman defender Katie Zailski represented the Panthers.
Palomo and Yaple both earned a spot on the All-ACC Academic Team for third time in their careers while Mertz and Schupansky received such honors for the second time.
The Panthers are coming off their most successful season in program history in 2022. Pitt overcame several key injuries throughout the season to set program records for overall wins (14) and ACC wins (5) and qualified for both the ACC Championship and NCAA Championship fields for the first time in program history. Pitt opened the year 6-0 to match the best start to a season in program history. The Panthers reached the Sweet Sixteen in their first NCAA Tournament appearance after knocking off Buffalo in the First Round, 1-0, and Georgetown in the Second Round, 2-1. The team set single-season program records for points (138) and goals (47). Pitt finished the season at No. 12 in the United Soccer Coaches Rankings, with the Panthers earning a top-25 ranking in each of the final seven weeks of the organization’s poll.
Bout, a Biological Sciences major, started all 22 games to set career highs in appearances and starts. She logged nine points to match her career high off of a goal and a career-high seven assists, which ranked second on the team.
Coffield, a Biological Sciences major, started all 22 games to set career highs in appearances and starts. She posted nine points to match her career high off of a career-high three goals and three assists. The Mars, Pa., native led the team with a career-high 1,870 minutes played.
Davidson, a Health Informatics major, started 20 of the 22 games she played in to set career highs in appearances and starts, logging a…
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