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 |
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