Megan Hinnenkamp on TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI Team

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida’s Megan Hinnenkamp (Kearney, Mo.) is a TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI team selection, the outlet announced today.
 
She is the first Gator to appear on the list since Deanne Rose in 2017.
 
Hinnenkamp shared the SEC Freshman of the Year honor with Georgia’s Summer Denigan. She was the fifth Gator to earn the SEC Freshman of the Year honor and first since Rose in 2017. Hinnenkamp led the league’s freshmen with eight goals through regular-season play.
 
Hinnenkamp also earned All-SEC second team honors and a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team.
 
Megan Hinnenkamp in 2023 Season
· Led Florida and SEC freshmen with season high with eight goals through end of regular-season action
· Third Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week honor after scoring first and last goals in 3-3 tie at Vanderbilt
· Earned second SEC Freshman of the Week honor after a goal in each half at Louisiana State
· Opened SEC play with a goal versus Missouri
· Two goals to open first half action versus Stetson were first scores of Gator career
· Scored opening goal of match in 1-1 tie at Kennesaw State, earning SEC Freshman of the Week honor
· Started every match
· No. 20 on TopDrawerSoccer’s Freshman rankings (as of Oct. 9, 2023)
 
TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI Teams
First Team 
F: Anna Hauer (Memphis), Jenna Tobia (Clemson), Nyah Rose (SMU) 
M: Samantha Courtwright (Texas Tech), Danielle Davis (Clemson), Isabella Najera (Michigan State), Shae Harvey (Stanford) 
D: Savannah King (North Carolina), Faith Leyba (Colorado), Clare Logan (Notre Dame) 
GK: Lynette Hernaez (BYU) 
 
Second Team 
F: Megan Hinnenkamp (Florida), Norah Jacomen (Butler), Maribel Flores (USC) 
M: Joy Okonye (Brown), Deborah Abiodun (Pittsburgh), Samantha James (Howard), Joelle Jung (Stanford) 
D: Kiera Staude (Georgia), Hailey Baumann (Wisconsin), Mia Bhuta (Stanford) 
GK: Ashlyn Dvorak (Montana)