To be eligible for consideration for CoSIDA Academic All-District and CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, a student-athlete must have completed one calendar year academically at their institution prior to nomination. Overall in her 39-game career, Door has earned 32 starts and has tallied five assists and two goals. Door also played a role on the attack, recording an assist against UC Santa Cruz and peppering opponents with 10 shots over the campaign. Previously, Door has been a member of the California Pacific Conference All-Academic Team, California Pacific Conference First Team and is a two-time Chancellor's List and Directors All-Academic Team honoree.ĭoor started all 13 games she played in this year for UC Merced as an outside back and opponents were limited to just one goal or less in nine of Door's 13 games. First, Second and Third Team All-America honorees will be announced in early December. There have been many countless long days and even longer nights, so it is gratifying to have it be awarded."ĭoor now advances to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot. "This award is a reminder to me that my future goals and aspirations are achievable if I keep putting in the work to get there. "I always struggled in school, so from a young age I learned that even though I was not the most gifted person, I could still be successful by working hard," Door said. The third-year student from Sacramento is the only NAIA player from California to land on an All-District Team and is one of just two California players across all collegiate levels on an All-District Team with a 4.0.
This is the second consecutive honor for Door, who has maintained a 4.0 grade-point average throughout her student-athlete career as a biological sciences major. University of California, Merced women's soccer defender Maddie Door has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Women's Soccer First Team for her stellar performances athletically and in the classroom.