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.
Twenty-two players have been named in the Mid-Atlantic Conference BEST XI awards between its Colonial and Keystone divisions. Players honored represent respective schools including the University of Cincinnati, Villanova University, Virgina Tech, Boston University and La Salle University. The Colonial Division honors five players from the Delaware Ospreys, three players from Penn Fusion SA, and two players from SJEB FC while the Keystone Division has awarded four players from Lehigh Valley Tempest, three players from Reading United A.C., and two players each from Real Central NJ and PA Classics.
MID-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES
Colonial Division Awards
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Caitlin St. Leger, F, Delaware Ospreys, Delaware
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Grace Gordon, GK, Penn Fusion SA, Seton Hall
COACH OF THE YEAR: Scott Mosier, Delaware Ospreys
FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR: Penn Fusion SA
BEST XI SELECTION
Position |
Player |
WPSL Team |
School |
Year |
Repeat |
GK |
Grace Gordon |
Penn Fusion SA |
Seton Hall |
2022 |
|
D |
Camryn Scully |
Delaware Ospreys |
Pacific |
2022 |
|
D |
Sydni Wright |
Delaware Ospreys |
Delaware |
Jr. |
|
D |
Lindsay Krasfchick |
Penn Fusion SA |
Duquesne |
Soph. |
|
MF |
Haley Dougherty |
Delaware Ospreys |
Alvernia |
Soph. |
|
MF |
Ashlee Brentlinger |
Delaware Ospreys |
Idaho State |
2022 |
’19, ’21, ‘22 |
MF |
Reese Evan |
SJEB FC |
Bucknell |
Jr. |
|
MF |
Susanna Soderman |
Penn Fusion SA |
Villanova |
Jr. |
|
F |
Caitlin St. Leger |
Delaware Ospreys |
Delaware |
Jr. |
|
F |
Emma Gioffre |
Delaware Ospreys |
Cincinnati |
Fr. |
|
F |
Paige Kenton |
SJEB FC |
Penn |
Sr. |
|
Keystone Division Awards
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Elizabeth Estrada, F, PA Classics, La Salle
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Emme Wolfel, GK, Reading United A.C., Kuztown
COACH OF THE YEAR: Todd Hoffard, PA Classics
FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR: PA Classics
BEST XI SELECTION
Position |
Player |
WPSL Team |
School |
Year |
Repeat |
GK |
Emme Wolfel |
Reading United A.C. |
Kutztown |
Sr. |
|
D |
Ava Curtis |
Real Central NJ |
College of New Jersey |
Jr. |
‘22 |
D |
Allie Lewis |
Lehigh Valley Tempest |
Virginia Tech |
Jr. |
|
D |
Morgan Weaver |
Reading United A.C. |
Boston |
Soph. |
|
MF |
Hope Flanegin |
Lehigh Valley Tempest |
Lehigh |
Jr. |
|
MF |
Jalene DeJesus |
PA Classics |
St. John’s |
Jr. |
|
MF |
Molly Thomas |
Lehigh Valley Tempest |
East Carolina |
Jr. |
|
F |
Elizabeth Estrada |
PA Classics |
La Salle |
Soph. |
|
F |
Ava Schaller |
Lehigh Valley Tempest |
Lehigh |
Sr. |
|
F |
Haley Gschrey |
Reading United A.C. |
La Salle |
Jr. |
|
F |
Brooke Steel |
Real Central NJ |
American |
Jr. |
|