VILLANOVA, Pa. – More postseason laurels have come in for
Hannah Dickinson and
Gabby Koluch as they were named Academic All-District honorees by the College Sport Communicators on Tuesday.
Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced December 16, 2025.
These honors bring Villanova to three from the CSC in the last two seasons and 15 overall since 1987 from the group formerly known as the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The All-BIG EAST second team pair also has a chance to become the program's second and third Academic All-Americans from the organization, the last one being in 2001.
Dickinson had an impressive year in net, starting in all 18 contests with 1588 minutes played for the second-most among BIG EAST keepers. Her .964 goals against average and .802 save percentage were both third in the league while the 69 saves she grabbed were second. She anchored the Villanova backline in nine clean sheets, eight of those going down as solo shutouts for the senior. Those put her at second in the conference and 33rd in the nation. She reset her career-best for saves at 15 on the road at No. 12 Georgetown this season. Throughout the season, she was recognized by the conference with weekly honors five times.
The Seattle, Wash. native's two seasons in the Wildcat uniform saw her go 14-15-7 in net after a 9-8-1 campaign this season that helped propel her into the program record book. She is now tied for fifth on the single-season shutout list at eight. On the career ledger side of the book, she is tied for fourth with a 1.10 career goals against average and fifth with 14 shutouts as a Wildcat.
Koluch was a consistent piece of the puzzle for the 'Cats this season, starting in all 18 matches for 1462 minutes of action to garner her first-ever postseason laurel. She was second on the team with 30 shot attempts, landing 11 of those on goal. She accounted for six points for a second consecutive year, scoring two goals and providing two assists. The Freehold, N.J. native was a TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week Honorable Mention back on Sept. 23 after scoring the game-winner in the 1-0 Senior Day win over Seton Hall, the first game-winning goal of her career. She had a career-best scoring day in the win over Marquette this season as well, logging a goal and an assist for a three-point day in that 3-0 victory.
