Moon Township, Pa – In a vote of Horizon League head coaches, freshman forward Malia Kearns of the Robert Morris women's soccer team was named to the 2022 #HLWSOC All-Freshman Team, announced by the league office Friday afternoon.

Kearns, a native of Jeannette, Pa., enjoyed an impressive rookie season as she is one of three Colonials to start in each of RMU's 18 games and the only freshman to do so. She ended the season tied for third on the team with seven points, while tallying three assists and two goals.

The Penn-Trafford product is the only freshman on the team to record two multi-point games this fall. She carded her first collegiate assist in her second career NCAA start, in a 2-1 win over Saint Francis. Kearns then carded her first NCAA goal in a 7-1 victory over Hampton, which she tallied an assist as well. The 5'1 forward recorded her second multi-point game in a 5-1 win over Delaware State in September.

Kearns finished the year with 21 shots and nine shots on goal, while playing just under 1,300 minutes this season.

2022 Horizon League Women's Soccer All-Freshman Team

NAME	TEAM
Eleanor Simkonis	Cleveland State
Abbey Lodato	Detroit Mercy
Zoey Pagels	Green Bay
Emma Frey	IUPUI
Anna Champine	Milwaukee
Senya Meurer	Milwaukee
Malia Kearns	RMU
Elise Canter	Wright State
Kaylee Pham	Wright State
Taylor Berry	Youngstown State
Kendall Edwards (Goalkeeper)	Milwaukee

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