Northwestern University Athletics
Clem Named Scholar All-American, Mehta Earns Scholar All-Region Honors
12/15/2016 2:13:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Junior goalkeeper Lauren Clem adds to her hardware after being named a first-team Scholar All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, the organization announced Thursday.
The Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year closed out the season with an NCAA-leading goals against average (.290) and save percentage (.927). In addition, Clem now holds the NU program record for career shutouts by a significant margin after finishing the year with 39-career clean sheets. In addition, she anchored a defense that saw a program-best and NCAA-leading 17 shutouts during the 2016 season, including eight against Big Ten opponents.
The Stevensville, Michigan, native also earned All-Big Ten first team honors and was named to the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region first team and a third-team All-American earlier this season.
In addition, Nandi Mehta was named to the NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region second team.
Mehta, who graduated last year with an economics and international studies double major, is a three-time captain for the Wildcats. After finishing her undergraduate degree, Mehta returned for a fifth-year of eligibility in 2016. Last month, earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.
Northwestern finished the season 16-3-4 overall to tie the renowned 1998 team for the most wins in a single season. The Wildcats did not lose a single match against a team ranked outside the RPI top 22 (based on the most RPI data).
Clem and Mehta helped lead NU to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight year. The squad's run to the Round of 16 marked just the second appearance for the 'Cats in program history and the first since 1998.
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The Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year closed out the season with an NCAA-leading goals against average (.290) and save percentage (.927). In addition, Clem now holds the NU program record for career shutouts by a significant margin after finishing the year with 39-career clean sheets. In addition, she anchored a defense that saw a program-best and NCAA-leading 17 shutouts during the 2016 season, including eight against Big Ten opponents.
The Stevensville, Michigan, native also earned All-Big Ten first team honors and was named to the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region first team and a third-team All-American earlier this season.
In addition, Nandi Mehta was named to the NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region second team.
Mehta, who graduated last year with an economics and international studies double major, is a three-time captain for the Wildcats. After finishing her undergraduate degree, Mehta returned for a fifth-year of eligibility in 2016. Last month, earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.
Northwestern finished the season 16-3-4 overall to tie the renowned 1998 team for the most wins in a single season. The Wildcats did not lose a single match against a team ranked outside the RPI top 22 (based on the most RPI data).
Clem and Mehta helped lead NU to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight year. The squad's run to the Round of 16 marked just the second appearance for the 'Cats in program history and the first since 1998.
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