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BEST OF THE WPSL - SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE

South Region All-Conference Honors

Published Aug 10, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY (August 10, 2023) – The Women’s Premier Soccer League has announced the 2023 Best of the WPSL All-Conference awards in the South Region. The accolades include Best XI, Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Franchise of the Year.

The Southeast Conference has named four players from Charlotte Eagles, three players each from Nashville Rhythm F.C. and Chattanooga FC, and one player from Women’s Football Club of Charlotte to the All-Conference BEST XI. These honorees represent collegiate programs including the University of Cincinnati, Vanderbilt University, Virginia Tech, and Western Kentucky.

SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Yuki Watari, MF, Nashville Rhythm F.C., Tennessee Southern

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Morgan Leyble, D, Charlotte Eagles, UNC Wilmington*

COACH OF THE YEAR: Sam Hope, Charlotte Eagles

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR: Nashville Rhythm F.C.

BEST XI SELECTION

Position	Player	WPSL Team	School	Year	Repeat
GK	Anna Rexford	Charlotte Eagles	Cincinnati	Sr.
D	Morgan Leyble	Charlotte Eagles	UNC Wilmington	2015	‘19
D	Ellie Belcher	Nashville Rhythm F.C.	Western Kentucky	Sr.
D	Avery Engels	Chattanooga FC	Lee	2022
MF	Yuki Watari	Nashville Rhythm F.C.	Tennessee Southern	2022	‘22
MF	Alex Jennings	Charlotte Eagles	George Mason	2017
MF	Kėdie Johnson	Chattanooga FC	Louisiana Monroe	2022
MF	Kylie Morin	Women’s Football Club of Charlotte	UNC Charlotte	R-Jr.	‘21
F	Reagan Kelley	Nashville Rhythm F.C.	Vanderbilt	2022
F	Taylor Bryan	Charlotte Eagles	Virginia Tech	2023
F	Summer Hernandez	Chattanooga FC	Lee	2017	‘21