EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer goalkeeper Maya Etienne (Midland, Michigan) was named College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District IV in a vote of the region’s sports information directors. The Academic All-District Award is the first for Etienne and the eighth in the history of USI Women’s Soccer.
To be eligible for the CoSIDA Academic All-District, the student athlete must be a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials and at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average (4.0 scale). They must have reached a sophomore athletic and academic standing at the institution and must have completed at least one full academic year at the institution.
Etienne, a computer information systems major, led the Screaming Eagles’ defense this fall with a 0.79 goals against average (GAA), 48 saves, and seven shutouts in 14 matches. The USI defense, overall, recorded a 0.81 team GAA and nine shutouts.
The two-time Academic All-GLVC and 2020-21 All-GLVC performer also set the USI all-time record for shutouts with her 28th in the GLVC Tournament win over the University of Indianapolis (1-0) last Sunday. Etienne broke the shutout record that had been held by Angie Gries (27.5) since 1999.
Etienne has an astounding 33-15-4 career record in three seasons with 230 saves and a 0.78 GAA.
As a team this fall, Etienne and Eagles have a 11-5-2 overall record and finished the GLVC regular season slate with an 8-5-1 mark. Fifth-seeded USI is set to play eighth-seeded University of Missouri-St. Louis in the GLVC Tournament semifinals Friday at 10 a.m. in Springfield, Missouri. The league semifinals and championship match are being hosted by Drury University.
