Castaneda Named Goalkeeper of the Year, Burr Coach of the Year, Four 'Dons All-League
10/28/2022 2:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
INDIANAPOLIS - The Horizon League announced on Friday (Oct. 28) that Purdue Fort Wayne's Samantha Castaneda was named Goalkeeper of the Year and Jason Burr was named Coach of the Year. Four Mastodons were named to the All-League teams: Castaneda (1st), Gabrielle Fanning (1st), Morgan Reitano (2nd) and Lizzie Haub (2nd).
Burr, in his ninth season at the helm for Purdue Fort Wayne, led the Mastodons to their best season in program history. The Mastodons finished the regular season 9-3-6 and 5-1-4 in Horizon League action to earn the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Horizon League Championship. Purdue Fort Wayne was one of two teams in the league with just one loss and had the best league winning percentage in program history. The 'Dons had a streak of eight matches without a loss. The Mastodons were picked eighth in the Horizon League Preseason Poll. Burr is the second Coach of the Year in Mastodon women's soccer history.
Fort Wayne native Castaneda is the first player in Mastodon history to be named Goalkeeper of the Year. She also earned a spot on the All-Horizon League First Team. She had the 10th-best save percentage in the country at .881, leading the Mastodons to a program-best eight shutouts in the regular season. She had seven of them credited to her name, which was the most among any keepers in program history. In league play, she had the second-most saves (55) and the second-best save percentage (.902). Her 0.73 goals against average this season is the best in program history by a wide margin. Castaneda was named the Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week three times this season and earned a place on the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on September 12.
Fanning is the first player at Purdue Fort Wayne to be named to an All-League team three times. After being named to the All-Horizon League second team twice, this is her first All-League First Team honor. The center back anchored the Mastodon defense that had the second-best goals against average in the league and was top-40 in the country (0.722). She helped push the Mastodons to eight shutouts, playing in over 1,500 minutes this season. This included 10 games of her playing all 90 minutes. The graduate student from Crystal Lake, Illinois has played in and started more games than any other Mastodon in program history.
Reitano is a two-time All-League selection with a second team nod in 2022. She played in 17 games and started 16 as one of the Mastodons' biggest offensive threats. She scored a goal against Wright State to earn a key draw on the road. She also assisted on three goals this season: the game-winners against Northern Kentucky and at Detroit Mercy, and the game-tying goal with two seconds left against IUPUI. She had a team-high 38 shots and a season-high 10 against Green Bay. Reitano is the third player in Mastodon history to earn two All-League distinctions.
Haub started all 18 games for the Mastodons' back line that continues to earn recognition. The left back helped strengthen the Mastodon defense that was one of the best in the Horizon League. She played in nearly 1,400 minutes in the regular season, including all 90 in four games. She led the 'Dons to a program-best seven shutouts. She also helped turn defense into offense, assisting on the game-winning goal against Ball State.
The four All-League selections ties with the 2012 team for the most in a single season in program history.
The Mastodons' next game will be in the Horizon League Championship semifinal on Thursday (Nov. 3) at 5 p.m. ET against the highest remaining seed of the two quarterfinal matchups. That game will be at 5 p.m. ET in Milwaukee.
Burr, in his ninth season at the helm for Purdue Fort Wayne, led the Mastodons to their best season in program history. The Mastodons finished the regular season 9-3-6 and 5-1-4 in Horizon League action to earn the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Horizon League Championship. Purdue Fort Wayne was one of two teams in the league with just one loss and had the best league winning percentage in program history. The 'Dons had a streak of eight matches without a loss. The Mastodons were picked eighth in the Horizon League Preseason Poll. Burr is the second Coach of the Year in Mastodon women's soccer history.
Fort Wayne native Castaneda is the first player in Mastodon history to be named Goalkeeper of the Year. She also earned a spot on the All-Horizon League First Team. She had the 10th-best save percentage in the country at .881, leading the Mastodons to a program-best eight shutouts in the regular season. She had seven of them credited to her name, which was the most among any keepers in program history. In league play, she had the second-most saves (55) and the second-best save percentage (.902). Her 0.73 goals against average this season is the best in program history by a wide margin. Castaneda was named the Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week three times this season and earned a place on the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on September 12.
Fanning is the first player at Purdue Fort Wayne to be named to an All-League team three times. After being named to the All-Horizon League second team twice, this is her first All-League First Team honor. The center back anchored the Mastodon defense that had the second-best goals against average in the league and was top-40 in the country (0.722). She helped push the Mastodons to eight shutouts, playing in over 1,500 minutes this season. This included 10 games of her playing all 90 minutes. The graduate student from Crystal Lake, Illinois has played in and started more games than any other Mastodon in program history.
Reitano is a two-time All-League selection with a second team nod in 2022. She played in 17 games and started 16 as one of the Mastodons' biggest offensive threats. She scored a goal against Wright State to earn a key draw on the road. She also assisted on three goals this season: the game-winners against Northern Kentucky and at Detroit Mercy, and the game-tying goal with two seconds left against IUPUI. She had a team-high 38 shots and a season-high 10 against Green Bay. Reitano is the third player in Mastodon history to earn two All-League distinctions.
Haub started all 18 games for the Mastodons' back line that continues to earn recognition. The left back helped strengthen the Mastodon defense that was one of the best in the Horizon League. She played in nearly 1,400 minutes in the regular season, including all 90 in four games. She led the 'Dons to a program-best seven shutouts. She also helped turn defense into offense, assisting on the game-winning goal against Ball State.
The four All-League selections ties with the 2012 team for the most in a single season in program history.
The Mastodons' next game will be in the Horizon League Championship semifinal on Thursday (Nov. 3) at 5 p.m. ET against the highest remaining seed of the two quarterfinal matchups. That game will be at 5 p.m. ET in Milwaukee.
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