GREENWOOD, IND. (11-19-24) – Six Detroit Mercy women's soccer student-athletes in sophomore Leila Lanier, senior Adriana Mroz, junior Jen Mateyak, junior Soraya Puerto-Khalil, graduate student Marisa Silver, and graduate student Erica Toupin, were named to the 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic (CSC) Academic All-District® NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Team. This marks the third consecutive season six players have earned CSC academic honors.
 
The 2024 Academic All-District® Women's Soccer Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the pitch and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes women's soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.


 
Leila Lanier
GPA: 3.96
Major: Business Administration
• 2023 Horizon League Women's Soccer All-Freshman Team Selection
• Horizon League Honor Roll Fall and Spring selection
• Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection
 
2024 Highlights:
• 2024 Horizon League Women's Soccer All-League Second Team Selection
• Recorded five points with two goals and an assist from her defensive position
• Posted second goal of the season off a corner kick in UDM's 5-0 dominating Metro Series win at arch-rival Oakland (10/30).
• Dished first assist of the season and second of her career at Milwaukee (9/29).
• Scored first career goal off the first career assist from freshman and fellow defender Kyleen Bradow against Chicago State (9/5).


 
Adriana Mroz
GPA: 3.72
Major: Nursing
• 2023 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Team selection.
• Three-time Horizon League Honor Roll selection
• Four-time Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection.
 
2024 Highlights:
• Saw action in 20 games with 11 starts
• Recorded 13 shots from six on goal


 
Jen Mateyak
GPA: 3.72
Major: Nursing
• Horizon League Honor Roll selection
• Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection.
 
2024 Highlights:
• Posted her first career goal in UDM's 2-1 win over RMU (9/22).
• Saw action in 17 games with 15 starts
• Helped anchor the back line to three shutouts on the season


 
Soraya Puerto-Khalil
GPA: 3.91
Major: Nursing
• 2024 Valeo Horizon League Women's Soccer All-Academic Team Honorable Mention
• 2023 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Team selection.
• Three-time Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection
• Two-time Horizon League Fall and Spring Honor Roll selection
 
2024 Highlights:
• Second on the team lead in assists (4 – T-4th HL), and is tied for fourth in points (8).
• Scored the game-winning goal propelling No. 3 seed UDM to a 2-1 win over No. 6 seed PFW in 2024 #HLWSOC quarterfinal action (11/3).
• Added fourth assist in UDM's 3-1 triumph over PFW (10/26).
• Posted third assist on the game-winning goal in UDM's 4-3 come-from-behind win over Wright State (10/10).
• Recorded four points with a goal and two assists to lead Detroit Mercy to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory at IU Indy (10/5).
• Scored first goal of the season eight minutes into the game giving the Titans a 1-0 lead.
• Assisted on the equalizer just 53 seconds into the second half tying the game a 2-2.
• Added second assist on the game-winning goal in the 65th minute, marking UDM's first #HLWSOC win over the Jaguars to remain undefeated in league play.


 
Marisa Silver
GPA: 3.58
Major: Nursing
• Four-time Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection
• Three-time Fall and Spring Horizon League Honor Roll selection
• 2020 Horizon League All-Freshman Team
 
2024 Highlights:
• Picked up her eighth win, making a season second-best eight saves, in UDM's 2-1 come-from-behind win over No. 6 seed PFW in the 2024 #HLWSOC Championship quarterfinals.
• Named #HLWSOC named Under Armour® #HLWSOC Defensive Player of the Week after securing her second shutout with six saves in UDM's 5-0 dominating Metro Series win at arch-rival Oakland (10/30) to clinch the No. 3 seed in the #HLWSOC Championship (10/30).
• Added fifth and six wins against WSU (10/10) and CSU (10/13).
• Recorded fourth win that marked UDM's first #HLWSOC win over the IU Indy to remain undefeated in league play.
• Picked up third win of the season in goal recording four saves vs RMU (9/22) and her third win vs YSU (9/19).
• Posted three saves and shut out YSU in the second half in UDM's 3-1 win.
• Made four saves and shut out RMU in the first half while only surrendering a second-half penalty kick goal in the Titans' 2-1 win.
• Made two saves against Chicago State (9/5), picking up her first shutout since the 2021 season.
• She faced 30 shots making nine saves against Utah Valley (8/18) just missing her career-high of 11.
• Silver battled back from injury to make her first start in goal against BGSU (8/15) since the 2022 season. Her last start was at FGSU on Aug. 18, 2022, where she suffered a season-ending injury. Last season, she only saw action in one game against PFW (10/8).


 
Erica Toupin
GPA: 3.77
Major: Biology
• Two-time College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Team selection (2022, 2023).
• Four-time Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection
• Three-time Fall and Spring Horizon League Honor Roll selection
 
2024 Highlights:
• Ranked second on the team in points (16 – 4th HL), third in goals (7 – 4th HL), and tied for the team lead in game-winning goals (3 – T 3rd HL) while coming off the bench.
• Posted seventh goal in UDM's 5-0 dominating Metro Series win at arch-rival Oakland (10/30) to clinch the No. 3 seed in the #HLWSOC Championship (10/30).
• Fired in her sixth goal of the season off a long-range free kick for the game-winner in UDM's 3-1 triumph over PFW (10/26).
• Posted second assist at Milwaukee (9/29).
• Named Under Armour® #HLWSOC Offensive Player of the Week (9/23).
• Recorded five points with two goals and an assist coming off the bench to lead Detroit Mercy to a perfect 2-0 #HLWSOC record for the week.
• Assisted on the game-winning goal and added an insurance tally for three points in UDM's 3-1 win over YSU (9/19)
• Scored the game-winning goal for her career-best fifth goal of the season, giving the Titans a 2-1 win over RMU (9/22).
• Added her third goal against Chicago State (9/5) and posted both goals in the UDM's 2-0 shutout win over Madonna (9/2) giving the Titans their first win of the season.