ECNL College Impact: Big Ten Conference

RICHMOND, VA (Via ECNL) – The Elite Clubs National League College Impact series catalogs the impact the ECNL has had on college women’s soccer since its founding in 2009, which has increased every year.

The ECNL College Impact is measured by the number of ECNL alumni that have moved on to collegiate soccer, and by their contribution to collegiate athletic conferences all over the United States.

The ECNL College Impact for The Big Ten Conference includes all players currently active on Big Ten rosters:

• 233 ECNL Alums are currently playing in the Big Ten Conference – nearly 58 percent of the players in the Big Ten Conference are ECNL alums.
• 27 players from the Big Ten First Team, Second Team, and All-Freshman Team are ECNL Alums, over 70 percent of the Big Ten Conference honorees.
• The Big Ten Forward of the Year (Simone Kolander), Big Ten Midfielder of the Year (Rose Lavelle) and Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Nicole Whitley) are ECNL Alums.
• 11 out of the 13 players on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team are ECNL Alums.

The Big Ten includes the University of Illinois, University of Indiana, University of Iowa, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Nebraska, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Penn State University, Purdue University, Rutgers University and University of Wisconsin.

With the overwhelming majority of conference honorees, it is clear where the future Big Ten stars are playing youth soccer.

See below for all of the ECNL Alums recognized by the Big Ten Conference All Conference First Team, Second Team and All-Freshman Team honors: