Catalina Perez leads a trio of Bulldogs on the United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region teams
Perez, Eubanks And Waldner Earn All-Region Honors
November 29, 2017 | Soccer
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A program-record three members of the Mississippi State soccer program earned United Soccer Coaches All-Region honors.
Catalina Perez, Mallory Eubanks and MaKayla Waldner all earned All-Southeast Region accolades by the organization previously known as National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). They are also the first Bulldogs to be named all-Southeast region.
Perez earned the program's first first-team honor to go along with her All-SEC First Team selection at the goalkeeper spot. With the honor, the Boca Raton, Fla., native adds to her stellar senior campaign that also saw her take SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors in Week 10 (Oct. 23). The Colombian National Team member also cemented herself as one of the best goalkeepers in program history with a goals allowed average of 1.00 in 2017, which is second in MSU soccer history. Her 6.0 shutouts earned is also third-best in the program record books for clean sheets in a single season.
Eubanks also added to her illustrious Bulldog career by being tabbed to the second team as a midfielder. The Lexington, Ky., product became the program's first SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in addition to earning Second Team All-SEC honors for the second straight year. The senior led the Bulldogs in assists (6) while moving into second place in the school record books in that category with 17 career assists.
Waldner rounded out the list of Bulldogs as a third-team selection at forward. The Dexter, Mo., native led the Bulldogs in goals scored with 9, which ranks sixth in program history for goals scored in a season. The sophomore was a major player in the Bulldogs' scoring uptick this fall, helping State tally 32 goals in 2017—the most since 2001.
With Perez, Eubanks and Waldner being selected, State now has seven total all-region selections all-time.
For more information on the Bulldog soccer program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "HailStateSOC." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap."
Catalina Perez, Mallory Eubanks and MaKayla Waldner all earned All-Southeast Region accolades by the organization previously known as National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). They are also the first Bulldogs to be named all-Southeast region.
Perez earned the program's first first-team honor to go along with her All-SEC First Team selection at the goalkeeper spot. With the honor, the Boca Raton, Fla., native adds to her stellar senior campaign that also saw her take SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors in Week 10 (Oct. 23). The Colombian National Team member also cemented herself as one of the best goalkeepers in program history with a goals allowed average of 1.00 in 2017, which is second in MSU soccer history. Her 6.0 shutouts earned is also third-best in the program record books for clean sheets in a single season.
Eubanks also added to her illustrious Bulldog career by being tabbed to the second team as a midfielder. The Lexington, Ky., product became the program's first SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in addition to earning Second Team All-SEC honors for the second straight year. The senior led the Bulldogs in assists (6) while moving into second place in the school record books in that category with 17 career assists.
Waldner rounded out the list of Bulldogs as a third-team selection at forward. The Dexter, Mo., native led the Bulldogs in goals scored with 9, which ranks sixth in program history for goals scored in a season. The sophomore was a major player in the Bulldogs' scoring uptick this fall, helping State tally 32 goals in 2017—the most since 2001.
With Perez, Eubanks and Waldner being selected, State now has seven total all-region selections all-time.
For more information on the Bulldog soccer program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "HailStateSOC." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap."
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