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BEST OF THE WPSL - METROPOLITAN CONFERENCE

East Region All-Conference Awards
Published Aug 11, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY (August 11, 2023) – In its final day of awards week, the Women’s Premier Soccer League released the 2023 Best of the WPSL All-Conference honor in the East Region. The accolades include Best XI, Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Franchise of the Year.

The Metropolitan Conference has named four STA players, three New York Athletic Club players, two Downtown United Soccer Club players, and a player each from New York Dutch Lions FC and SUSA FC to its All-Conference BEST XI team. The selection holds collegiate representation from programs including Mississippi Valley State, Wake Forest University, Yale University, and the University of Indiana.
 

METROPOLITAN CONFERENCE ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  Kat Jordan, MF, Downtown United Soccer Club, Columbia

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  Ludesha Reynolds, GK, New York Dutch Lions FC, Mississippi Valley State

COACH OF THE YEAR:  Juan Gatti, New York Athletic Club

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR:  New York Athletic Club


BEST XI SELECTION

Position

Player

WPSL Team

School

Year

Repeat

GK

Ludesha Reynolds

New York Dutch Lions FC

Mississippi Valley State

Soph.

 

D

Emily Riggins

SUSA FC

St. John’s

Soph.

 

D

Sasha Schwartz

New York Athletic Club

Wake Forest

Sr.

 

D

Jillian O’Toole

STA

William & Mary

S-Sr.

 

MF

Kat Jordan

Downtown United Soccer Club

Columbia

Sr.

 

MF

Aoi Kataoka

STA

George Washington

Soph.

 

MF

Belle Golden

New York Athletic Club

Yale

Soph.

 

F

Sofia Black

STA

Indiana

Sr.

‘21

F

Emerson Elgin

STA

North Carolina

R-Soph.

 

F

Makenzie Rodrigues

Downtown United Soccer Club

Rider

2022

‘22

F

Rachel Rouse

New York Athletic Club

Stevens Institute of Technology

2022