Women's Soccer's Nicole Olson Garners CSC Academic All-American First Team Honors

Sophomore goalie Nicole Olson (Stoughton, Mass./Ursuline Academy) of The University of Scranton women's soccer team earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-American First Team honors as announced by the organization on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 6.

Olson is the fifth member of the women's soccer program all-time to receive Academic All-American recognition along with Nicole Bayman (2001), Emily Farrell (2012), Erin Casey (2016) and Becca Russo (2019).

The Stoughton, Mass., native was also one of just three sophomores at the Division III level to receive the prestigious honor this year along with Michaela Bosco of Trinity University and Calista Burke of Rowan University.

A total of 42 Scranton student-athletes have now earned Academic All-American distinction.

This season, Olson started all 21 games she appeared in in goal for the Royals and ranked in the top 10 nationally in goals against average (0.26), save percentage (.918) and shutouts (11). She conceded just five goals on the season as Scranton advanced to a second straight Sweet 16 and captured a third consecutive Landmark Conference title.

In an NCAA first round matchup against Bowdoin, Olson tallied six saves and made a decisive save during the penalty kick shootout to help the Royals advance to the second round where they notched a 3-0 victory over Westfield State.

A Kinesiology major, she boasts a perfect 4.0 GPA and is a two-time University of Scranton Dean's List honoree.

Click here to view the full 2022 Academic All-American Women's Soccer teams.