SALT LAKE CITY - Hailey Skolmoski and
Paola van der Veen were named to the 2018 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's Scholar All-West Region Team this afternoon
Van der Veen earned a spot on the second team with Skolmoski making the third team. The West is the largest of the four geographic regions, comprising of 19 states, and the Utes joined Stanford as the only Pac-12 team to have multiple honorees.
Van der Veen joined Jenny Hutton and Katie Rogers as the only Utes to earn multiple scholar awards. Van der Veen, a two-time United Soccer Coaches All-Region selection is also a three-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree. Van der Veen scored seven times and her three game-winners in Pac-12 play were the most of any player in the conference. The Dutch native also led Utah in points (16) and became just the sixth Ute to lead the team in goals and points in consecutive years.
Skolmoski is the 20
th Ute to earn an academic accolade from the United Soccer Coaches since they began handing out awards in 1998. Earlier this year, the Riverton native became the first Ute in program history to earn CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District honors three years in a row. She is also a three-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree (two-time first team selection) and two-time United Soccer Coaches All-Region choice.