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BEST OF THE WPSL - TEXAS TRIANGLE 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 Texas Triangle Conference has awarded four players from The Houston Aces, three players from Lonestar SC, and two players each from AHFC Royals and Austin Rise FC with BEST XI All-Conference honors. Collegiate programs including LSU, UCLA, Oregon State, and Texas Tech are represented by the honorees.

TEXAS TRIANGLE CONFERENCE ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tyler Isgrig, F, Lonestar SC, TCU

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Faith Nguyen, GK, AHFC Royals, UCLA

COACH OF THE YEAR: Natalia Ariza, The Houston Aces

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR: AHFC Royals

BEST XI SELECTION

Position	Player	WPSL Team	School	Year	Repeat
GK	Faith Nguyen	AHFC Royals	UCLA	Jr.
D	Emma Deane	The Houston Aces	Oregon State	2022	‘19
D	Brielle Gomez	Lonestar SC	Illinois Chicago	Sr.	‘21
D	Rebekah O’Brien	AHFC Royals	Texas Tech	2017	‘22
D	Natalee Green	Austin Rise FC	Arkansas Little Rock	2022
MF	Cristina Diaz Cerdá	Austin Rise FC	Valencia ESP	2018
MF	Danielle Shannon	The Houston Aces	LSU	Soph.
MF	Jenna Sheely	Lonestar SC	North Texas	2022
F	Tyler Isgrig	Lonestar SC	TCU	Soph.
F	Gisela Arrieta Betancourt	The Houston Aces	Graceland	2011
F	Danielle Fuentes	The Houston Aces	South Alabama	2022