IRVINE, Calif. – Two UC San Diego scholar-athletes were honored by the Big West when the conference's women's soccer awards were announced on Wednesday afternoon. Junior back Katelyn Meyer was named All-Big West Honorable mention while goalkeeper Keara Fitzgerald was named to the All-Freshman Team.
 
 A native of Campbell, Meyer started all 17 matches for the Tritons in 2021. She was one of two UC San Diego players (along with captain Delaney Whittet) to play all 1589 minutes of the season. She recorded her first career assist on the game-winning goal vs. CSUN on Oct. 3.
 
After missing the team's first three matches due to injury, Fitzgerald played the entirety of the remaining UC San Diego schedule in net – nearly 1300 minutes in total. The Port Hueneme native compiled a 5-8-1 record with a .713 save percentage and a 1.74 goals against average. Fitzgerald posted a clean sheet in the program's first ever Big West win – a one-nil triumph at UC Irvine on Sept. 26.
 
The Tritons completed their first Division I season with a record of 5-10-2 overall and a 3-5-1mark in Big West play. 
 

The Big West 2021 All-Conference Team
Offensive Player of the Year			Scarlett Camberos, UC Irvine
Midfielder of the Year			Camille Lafaix, Cal Poly
Co-Defensive Player of the Year			Maddy Chavez, UC Irvine
Co-Defensive Player of the Year			Kaitlin Fregulia, Long Beach State
Goalkpeer of the Year			Glo Hinojosa, UC Irvine
Freshman of the Year			Maddy Perez, Long Beach State
Coach of the Year			Alex Crozier, Cal Poly
All-Big West First Team
Name	Yr.	Pos.	School	Hometown
Haley Brown	Sr.	F	Cal State Fullerton	Walnut Creek, Calif.
Scarlett Camberos	Jr.	F	UC Irvine	Chula Vista, Calif.
Maddy Chavez	Jr.	D	UC Irvine	Hercules, Calif.
Gianna Creighton	So.	M	UC Irvine	San Diego, Calif.
Leslie Fregoso	So.	F	UC Davis	Live Oak, Calif.
Kaitlin Fregulia	R-Sr.	D	Long Beach State	Torrance, Calif.
Glo Hinojosa	R-So.	GK	UC Irvine	Chula Vista, Calif.
Delaney Lindahl	Sr.	D	Cal State Fullerton	Trabuco Canyon, Calif.
Camille Lafaix	So.	M	Cal Poly	Los Gatos, Calif.
Maddy Perez	Fr.	M	Long Beach State	West Covina, Calif.
Lena Silano	Jr.	F	Long Beach State	Agoura Hills, Calif.
Emma Vanderhyden	Sr.	D	UC Santa Barbara	Murrieta, Calif.
Risa Yamada	So.	M	UC Davis	Fukuyama, Japan
All-Big West Second Team
Name	Yr.	Pos.	School	Hometown
Eliza Ammendolia	So.	M	Hawai'i	Griffith, Australia
Kayla Cannon	Sr.	F	Long Beach State	Torrance, Calif.
Megan Day	So.	D	Cal State Fullerton	La Mirada, Calif.
Alex Jaquez	Jr.	D	UC Irvine	Pasadena, Calif.
Jayde Holley	Fr.	D	UC Davis	Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
Callie Petrey-Juarez	Sr.	F	Cal State Fullerton	San Diego, Calif.
Chloe Ragon	So.	M	UC Irvine	Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Karla Rodriguez	Fr.	M	Cal State Fullerton	San Clemente, Calif.
Mackenzie Samuel	Fr.	GK	Cal Poly	San Diego, Calif.
Kelci Sumida	So.	F	Hawai'i	Honolulu, Hawaii
Nikki Trucco	So.	F	Cal Poly	San Ramon, Calif.
Honorable Mention
F-Alyssa Moore (R-Fr., UC Irvine); M-Sydney Gilbert (Sr., CSUN), Alexandra Hargrave (So., UC Riverside), Megan Hansen (Jr., Cal Poly), O'Callahan Liu (Fr., UC Santa Barbara) D-Miah Conde (Sr., UC Riverside), Natalie Daub (Jr., Hawai'i), Katelyn Meyer (Jr., UC San Diego), Kaylee Ramirez (Sr., Long Beach State) GK-Noa Schumacher (R-So., Cal State Fullerton)
All-Freshman Team
Emma Brown (Cal Poly), Mya Daily (Long Beach State), Keara Fitzgerald (UC San Diego), DeAira Jackson (Cal State Fullerton), Sophie Gillies (UC Irvine), Jayde Holley (UC Davis), Alyssa O'Brien (UC Santa Barbara), Maddy Perez (Long Beach State), Kiera Smeenge (UC Irvine), Ashly Torres (CSUN), Lindsey Turner (UC Riverside)

 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.