Women’s Soccer puts six players on CSC Academic All-District Team
For the fourth straight year, six Carson-Newman women’s soccer players were recognized on the 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – For the fourth straight year, six Carson-Newman women's soccer players were recognized on the 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon.
To be eligible for this award, student-athletes must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average and have competed in 90 percent of the institution's games or started in at least 66 percent of the contests.
Seniors Felicia Frick and Selina Jud were honored for the third straight year, while graduate student Molly Bukiewicz and juniors Berna Kabakci and Karli Pettitt earned their second straight selections. Annika Fend was C-N's six Academic All-District member, earning the first of her career.
Bukiewicz was C-N's top offensive threat in her final season, scoring nine goals and adding three assists to lead the team with 21 points. Four of her nine goals were game-winning goals, the second-most in the SAC this season and ranked top 30 nationally as well. She ranked top five in the league in both goals and points during the season.
The Beavercreek, Ohio native scored goals in each of Carson-Newman's first seven wins of the season. One of her best games of the season was a brace against King on September 10th, finishing that contest with a career-high five points. She recorded at least one point in three of her final four games of the year.
Fend was a reliable piece of Carson-Newman's defense all season long. Her 1,401 minutes played were the most by an Eagle this season. She was also one of just two Eagles to start every game this season.
Defensively, Fend was one of several consistent defenders that led C-N to seven shutouts in 15 games this season. Not only was her presence felt on the defensive side, but on the offensive end as well. The Herxheim, Germany native scored two goals and led the Eagles with her five assists, three of which came during league games.
Frick's final year was a career year, scoring six goals and adding three assists for a career-best 15-point season. 12 of those 15 points were in SAC play, where she recorded five goals and two assists. Half of Frick's goals came in her final home game at McCown Field. She recorded the program's first hat trick since 2021 in a 4-0 shutout win over Tusculum. Frick scored penalty kick goals in the 10th and 68th minutes as part of her three-goal game.
The Eschen, Liechtenstein native will be remembered the most for elite effort in penalty kick opportunities. Scoring four more penalty kick goals in 2025, Frick ends her career a perfect 11 for 11 from the spot, shattering the program's record that was originally five by Lara Hallgrimsdottir during her four-year career. She ends her Eagles career with 15 career goals, 10 career assists over 65 appearances.
Jud tied Frick for the second-most goals on the team with six this season, her most in a season with C-N. Along with the goals, she match her career-best in assists with two in 2025. The senior forward scored four of her six goals in two games, recording a pair of braces in dominant wins over King and Mars Hill in the month of September. After the win over MHU, Jud scored the game-winner at Newberry to end the week with three goals in two road conference wins. She capped her final season in Mossy Creek with a goal in her final home game, scoring versus Tusculum in the 57th minute of a 4-0 shutout win.
The Wilderswil, Switzerland native ends her career with 17 goals, six assists and 40 career points over 66 games. She scored at least three goals in each of her four seasons with the Eagles.
Kabakci started 14 games in the net for C-N in 2025. She posted a career-best .809 save percentage and allowed a career-low 13 goals. Kabakci made 55 saves and finished the season with a 7-5-2 record. The junior goalie averaged four saves per match.
The Zeddam, Netherlands native made a career-high 12 saves in the season opener against Union. She made five or more saves in six of her 14 starts and recorded six shutouts. Kabakci recorded consecutive clean sheets on two different occasions in 2025.
Pettitt was one of seven Eagles to play in each game during the 2025 season. She made 12 starts along a defensive backline that posted seven shutouts in 16 games.
The junior defender's lone point was an assist against King on Sep 10. The Kingston native finished the year with 16 shots, five of which were on goal.
The 2025 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Soccer Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
The six selections will advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot where first, second, and third-team Academic All-America honors will be announced in December. The CSC Academic All-America program recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions: NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and the NAIA.
