Sun Devil Soccer’s Nicole Douglas named Pac-12 Forward of the Year

TEMPE, Ariz. – Sun Devil Soccer fifth-year superstar Nicole Douglas was named the Pac-12’s Forward of the Year in addition to earning first-team All-Pac-12 honors, the Pac-12 announced on Tuesday. 
 
Douglas was one of four Sun Devils ­– fellow fifth-year players Alexia Delgado (second-team All-Pac-12) and Eva van Deursen (third-team All-Pac-12) and freshman goalkeeper Pauline Nelles (third-team All-Pac-12, Pac-12 All-Freshman team) – to be recognized by the league’s head coaches who voted for the awards. All four players played significant roles in helping the Sun Devils qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons.
 

No one better ??????

Nicole Douglas is the Pac-12 Soccer Forward of the Year ??#ForksUp /// #O2V pic.twitter.com/dBURhz8qND

— Sun Devil Soccer (@SunDevilSoccer) November 8, 2022

 

The program’s all-time career leader in goals (60), points (140) & game-winning goals (17), Douglas concluded the regular season ranked seventh nationally in goals per game (0.82), 11th in points per game (1.82), 25th in shots on goal per game (1.88) and 29th in game-winning goals (4). After not finding the back of the net in ASU’s season opener vs. South Dakota State (Aug. 18), Douglas scored nine goals in ASU’s next five games. In ASU’s 5-0 win over Grambling State (Sept. 14), Douglas, who was named the Pac-12’s offensive player of the week on Sept. 19, tied the school’s single-game school record for goals (3) for the fourth time in her career. After an unlucky stretch in Pac-12 play, Douglas, who twice earned Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors in 2022, reminded everyone of her one-of-a-kind ability to go off at any time with single-game records of four goals and nine points in ASU’s 5-1 win over Oregon (Oct. 27). Douglas, who last year became the first Sun Devil to earn All-America honors since 2002, scored her 14th goal of the season vs. Oregon State (Oct. 30).
 

Congrats to our 4?? Sun Devils who earned All-Conference honors this season ??????@Nicoledouglasss 1st team@AlexiaDelgado99 2nd team@EvavanDeursen_ 3rd team

Pauline Nelles 3rd team/All-Freshman Team#ForksUp /// #O2V pic.twitter.com/I6AnW31Gff

— Sun Devil Soccer (@SunDevilSoccer) November 8, 2022

 
Throughout the season, Delgado and van Deursen have teamed to help give the Sun Devils one of the top midfields in the country. By the season’s eighth game, both players established new single-season career highs in goals. In ASU’s Pac-12…