Big Ten Freshman of the Year Bella Winn
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Nine Bruins Honored with Big Ten Postseason Awards
November 04, 2025 | Women's Soccer
The UCLA women's soccer team placed six players on the all-conference team and three on the all-freshman team, led by Big Ten Freshman of the Year Bella Winn.
Winn received multiple honors to go along with her Freshman of the Year award. She was also named to the All-Big Ten second team and was a unanimous selection to the All-Freshman Team. The redshirt freshman from Ridgewood, N.J. leads UCLA in scoring with seven goals, 16 points and four game-winning goals. She has played in all 18 games, making 13 starts. A year ago, she started and played in just two games before suffering a season-ending injury. Winn has a total of eight goals and 19 points in just 20 career games. She was the only freshman selected to the All-Big Ten team and is UCLA's second consecutive Big Ten Freshman of the Year, following 2024 winner Nicki Fraser.
Two Bruin seniors earned first-team All-Big Ten honors – midfielder Emma Egizii and defender Jennie Immethun. Like Winn, Egizii came back from a season-ending injury in 2024. Egizii, who hails from Downey, Calif., leads the Bruins with six assists and is second in goals scored with three and in points with 12. This is her first career all-conference honor. Immethun earns her second career all-conference award. She was a second-team All-Big 12 honoree at TCU a year ago. The San Jose, Calif. native has started every game for the Bruins and leads the team in minutes played with 1,598. Immethun has been an integral part of UCLA's nation-leading defense that has allowed just six goals this season for a 0.33 team goals against average.
Selected to the third team were sophomore forward Kara Croone (Brookhaven, Ga.), senior midfielder America Frias (San Jose, Calif.) and sophomore defender Paloma Daubert (Rescue, Calif.), all of whom received their first career honors. Croone has played in every game this season, scoring two goals with two assists. All but one assist was recorded in conference play. Frias joins Immethun as the only Bruins to start in every game and log over 1,500 minutes of play. Daubert has played in all 18 games and made 16 starts. She ranks third on the team in minutes played with 1,382 and has helped the Bruin defense record 12 shutouts, tops in the Big Ten and fourth-most in the nation.
Joining Winn on the All-Freshman team were midfielder Grace Shank (McLean, Va.) and goalkeeper Daphne Nakfoor (Carlsbad, Calif.). Shank has played in all 18 games and made 13 starts at a variety of positions. She has scored one goal with one assist this season. Nakfoor leads the Big Ten and ranks third in the nation with a 0.40 goals against average. She has recorded six solo and five shared shutouts this year while posting a 9-4-2 record.
Additionally, redshirt senior Lexi Wright was awarded a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, which honors student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. Wright, who earlier in the year was named a winner of the Allstate NACDA Good Works Team (Fall), came back for a fifth year after suffering a season-ending injury in 2024. She has scored one goal with one assist in 13 games played.
UCLA is tied with Washington for the most players on the All-Big Ten team with six. The Bruins also have the most players on the All-Freshman team with three.
2025 Big Ten Conference Awards
Coach of the Year: NICOLE VAN DYKE, WASHINGTON
Forward of the Year: Kennedy Bell, Jr., Michigan State
Midfielder of the Year: Maribel Flores, Jr., USC
Defender of the Year: Kolo Suliafu, Sr., Washington
Goalkeeper of the Year: Molly Pritchard, Sr., Ohio State
Freshman of the Year: Bella Winn, RFr., UCLA
First Team All-Big Ten
FORWARD
KENNEDY BELL, JR., MICHIGAN STATE
Emerson Sargeant, R-Jr., Michigan State
KENNEDY ROESCH, SO., NORTHWESTERN
Kaitlyn MacBean, Gr., Penn State
Alex Buck, So., Washington
Erin Connolly, Jr., Wisconsin
MIDFIELD
Kayla Briggs, Jr., Michigan State
Emma Egizii, R-Sr., UCLA
Maribel Flores, Jr., USC
DEFENSE
Maggie Illig, Sr., Michigan State
Mirann Gacioch, Sr., Ohio State
Jennie Immethun, Sr., UCLA
Kolo Suliafu, Sr., Washington
Hailey Baumann, Jr., Wisconsin
GOALKEEPER
Molly Pritchard, Sr., Ohio State
Second Team All-Big Ten
FORWARD
Sarah Foley, Sr., Illinois
Mandy Schlueter, Jr., Ohio State
Amelia White, Sr., Penn State
Bella Winn, R-Fr., UCLA
MIDFIELD
Sofia Bush, Jr., Iowa
Bella Najera, Jr., Michigan State
Caterina Regazzoni, Sr., Northwestern
Ava Bramblett, Jr., Ohio State
Irene Campo, Jr., Purdue
Jadyn Holdenried, Jr., Washington
Madison Ishaug, Gr., Wisconsin
DEFENSE
Millie Greer, Jr., Iowa
Brooke Miller, Sr., Northwestern
Maya Loudd, Jr., Washington
Ella Ottey, Jr., Wisconsin
GOALKEEPER
Izzy Lee, R-Jr., Illinois
Third Team All-Big Ten
FORWARD
Cayla Jackson, So., Illinois
Aubrey Kulpa, So., Penn State
Kara Croone, So., UCLA
Jaiden Anderson, So., USC
MIDFIELD
Jenna Lang, Sr., Michigan
Riley Gleason, R-Sr., Penn State
America Frias, Sr., UCLA
Kelsey Branson, Sr., Washington
DEFENSE
Bella Ayscue, So., Penn State
Paloma Daubert, So., UCLA
Anna Menti, Jr., Washington
GOALKEEPER
Drew Stover, Sr., Wisconsin
All-Freshman Team
FORWARD
Callie Tumilty, Fr., Ohio State
BELLA WINN, R-FR., UCLA
BROOKE ALLEN, R-FR., WISCONSIN
MIDFIELD
Liana Tarasco, Fr., Iowa
Elle Wildman, Fr., Iowa
Keira Kemmerley, Fr., Northwestern
Grace Shank, Fr., UCLA
DEFENSE
Micayla Decker, Fr., Ohio State
Maylen Montoya, Fr., Washington
Kiara Gilmore, Fr., Wisconsin.
GOALKEEPER
Daphne Nakfoor, Fr., UCLA
ALL CAPS denotes unanimous selection
Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Sarah Hiestand, Gr., Illinois
Olivia Rush, Sr., Indiana
Taylor Kane, Gr., Iowa
Symone Jenson, R-Jr., Maryland
Gabby Prych, Jr., Michigan
Remini Tillotson, Sr., Michigan State
Sarah Martin, R-So., Minnesota
Cece Villa, Sr., Nebraska
CJ Roy, Jr., Northwestern
Sophia Louder, Sr., Ohio State
Julia Raich, R-Sr., Penn State
Megan Santa Cruz, Jr., Purdue
Allie Post, Sr., Rutgers
Lexi Wright, R-Sr., UCLA
Bella Grust, Gr., USC
Mia Hamant, Sr., Washington
Maddie Poor, Sr., Wisconsin
Winn received multiple honors to go along with her Freshman of the Year award. She was also named to the All-Big Ten second team and was a unanimous selection to the All-Freshman Team. The redshirt freshman from Ridgewood, N.J. leads UCLA in scoring with seven goals, 16 points and four game-winning goals. She has played in all 18 games, making 13 starts. A year ago, she started and played in just two games before suffering a season-ending injury. Winn has a total of eight goals and 19 points in just 20 career games. She was the only freshman selected to the All-Big Ten team and is UCLA's second consecutive Big Ten Freshman of the Year, following 2024 winner Nicki Fraser.
Two Bruin seniors earned first-team All-Big Ten honors – midfielder Emma Egizii and defender Jennie Immethun. Like Winn, Egizii came back from a season-ending injury in 2024. Egizii, who hails from Downey, Calif., leads the Bruins with six assists and is second in goals scored with three and in points with 12. This is her first career all-conference honor. Immethun earns her second career all-conference award. She was a second-team All-Big 12 honoree at TCU a year ago. The San Jose, Calif. native has started every game for the Bruins and leads the team in minutes played with 1,598. Immethun has been an integral part of UCLA's nation-leading defense that has allowed just six goals this season for a 0.33 team goals against average.
Selected to the third team were sophomore forward Kara Croone (Brookhaven, Ga.), senior midfielder America Frias (San Jose, Calif.) and sophomore defender Paloma Daubert (Rescue, Calif.), all of whom received their first career honors. Croone has played in every game this season, scoring two goals with two assists. All but one assist was recorded in conference play. Frias joins Immethun as the only Bruins to start in every game and log over 1,500 minutes of play. Daubert has played in all 18 games and made 16 starts. She ranks third on the team in minutes played with 1,382 and has helped the Bruin defense record 12 shutouts, tops in the Big Ten and fourth-most in the nation.
Joining Winn on the All-Freshman team were midfielder Grace Shank (McLean, Va.) and goalkeeper Daphne Nakfoor (Carlsbad, Calif.). Shank has played in all 18 games and made 13 starts at a variety of positions. She has scored one goal with one assist this season. Nakfoor leads the Big Ten and ranks third in the nation with a 0.40 goals against average. She has recorded six solo and five shared shutouts this year while posting a 9-4-2 record.
Additionally, redshirt senior Lexi Wright was awarded a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, which honors student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. Wright, who earlier in the year was named a winner of the Allstate NACDA Good Works Team (Fall), came back for a fifth year after suffering a season-ending injury in 2024. She has scored one goal with one assist in 13 games played.
UCLA is tied with Washington for the most players on the All-Big Ten team with six. The Bruins also have the most players on the All-Freshman team with three.
2025 Big Ten Conference Awards
Coach of the Year: NICOLE VAN DYKE, WASHINGTON
Forward of the Year: Kennedy Bell, Jr., Michigan State
Midfielder of the Year: Maribel Flores, Jr., USC
Defender of the Year: Kolo Suliafu, Sr., Washington
Goalkeeper of the Year: Molly Pritchard, Sr., Ohio State
Freshman of the Year: Bella Winn, RFr., UCLA
First Team All-Big Ten
FORWARD
KENNEDY BELL, JR., MICHIGAN STATE
Emerson Sargeant, R-Jr., Michigan State
KENNEDY ROESCH, SO., NORTHWESTERN
Kaitlyn MacBean, Gr., Penn State
Alex Buck, So., Washington
Erin Connolly, Jr., Wisconsin
MIDFIELD
Kayla Briggs, Jr., Michigan State
Emma Egizii, R-Sr., UCLA
Maribel Flores, Jr., USC
DEFENSE
Maggie Illig, Sr., Michigan State
Mirann Gacioch, Sr., Ohio State
Jennie Immethun, Sr., UCLA
Kolo Suliafu, Sr., Washington
Hailey Baumann, Jr., Wisconsin
GOALKEEPER
Molly Pritchard, Sr., Ohio State
Second Team All-Big Ten
FORWARD
Sarah Foley, Sr., Illinois
Mandy Schlueter, Jr., Ohio State
Amelia White, Sr., Penn State
Bella Winn, R-Fr., UCLA
MIDFIELD
Sofia Bush, Jr., Iowa
Bella Najera, Jr., Michigan State
Caterina Regazzoni, Sr., Northwestern
Ava Bramblett, Jr., Ohio State
Irene Campo, Jr., Purdue
Jadyn Holdenried, Jr., Washington
Madison Ishaug, Gr., Wisconsin
DEFENSE
Millie Greer, Jr., Iowa
Brooke Miller, Sr., Northwestern
Maya Loudd, Jr., Washington
Ella Ottey, Jr., Wisconsin
GOALKEEPER
Izzy Lee, R-Jr., Illinois
Third Team All-Big Ten
FORWARD
Cayla Jackson, So., Illinois
Aubrey Kulpa, So., Penn State
Kara Croone, So., UCLA
Jaiden Anderson, So., USC
MIDFIELD
Jenna Lang, Sr., Michigan
Riley Gleason, R-Sr., Penn State
America Frias, Sr., UCLA
Kelsey Branson, Sr., Washington
DEFENSE
Bella Ayscue, So., Penn State
Paloma Daubert, So., UCLA
Anna Menti, Jr., Washington
GOALKEEPER
Drew Stover, Sr., Wisconsin
All-Freshman Team
FORWARD
Callie Tumilty, Fr., Ohio State
BELLA WINN, R-FR., UCLA
BROOKE ALLEN, R-FR., WISCONSIN
MIDFIELD
Liana Tarasco, Fr., Iowa
Elle Wildman, Fr., Iowa
Keira Kemmerley, Fr., Northwestern
Grace Shank, Fr., UCLA
DEFENSE
Micayla Decker, Fr., Ohio State
Maylen Montoya, Fr., Washington
Kiara Gilmore, Fr., Wisconsin.
GOALKEEPER
Daphne Nakfoor, Fr., UCLA
ALL CAPS denotes unanimous selection
Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Sarah Hiestand, Gr., Illinois
Olivia Rush, Sr., Indiana
Taylor Kane, Gr., Iowa
Symone Jenson, R-Jr., Maryland
Gabby Prych, Jr., Michigan
Remini Tillotson, Sr., Michigan State
Sarah Martin, R-So., Minnesota
Cece Villa, Sr., Nebraska
CJ Roy, Jr., Northwestern
Sophia Louder, Sr., Ohio State
Julia Raich, R-Sr., Penn State
Megan Santa Cruz, Jr., Purdue
Allie Post, Sr., Rutgers
Lexi Wright, R-Sr., UCLA
Bella Grust, Gr., USC
Mia Hamant, Sr., Washington
Maddie Poor, Sr., Wisconsin
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