EAST LANSING, Mich. – Three Michigan State women’s soccer players collected All-North Region nods from the United Soccer Coaches, as announced by the organization Tuesday.
Graduate defender Raegan Cox and senior midfielder Justina Gaynor earned All-North First Team honors, each collecting their second-straight All-Region accolades after being named to the All-North Second Team last season. Graduate defender Celia Gaynor landed a spot on the All-North Third Team for the first United Soccer Coaches regional award of her career.
MSU’s three selections are tied for the second-most in program history following its five selections in 2022. The Spartans have previously collected three selections on three other occasions – 2003, 2009 and 2010. The Green & White have landed spots on the United Soccer Coaches All-Region teams in each season since head coach Jeff Hosler‘s arrival in 2021.
Cox, a native of Muskegon, Michigan, ended her four-year career in the Green & White as one of the most decorated defenders in program history. A two-time All-Big Ten selection, Cox started in all 21 games played for the Spartans in 2023 and tallied five points from a pair of goals and an assist. In 1,644 minutes for MSU this season, she helped the Spartans produce eight shutouts, including a historic 1-0 victory over Harvard in the NCAA Second Round to advance to MSU’s first-ever Sweet 16.
The 2023 Big Ten Midfielder of the Year, Justina Gaynor totaled a team-high 24 points from six goals and 12 assists this season. She started in every game for the Spartans in 2023 and earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors for the second-straight season in addition to collecting the program’s first Midfielder of the Year award. The Shelby Township, Michigan native scored at least a point in all but seven of MSU’s contests this season, while her 12 assists rank 10th in the NCAA in 2023 and second all-time in single-season assists in the MSU record books. She scored the game-winner in MSU’s NCAA Second Round victory over Harvard.
Celia Gaynor joined Cox on the Spartan back line in 2023, making 20 starts in 20 appearances. After playing in the midfield in her first season as a Spartan in 2022, the Shelby Township,…
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