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POTY: WEST REGION

Published Jul 31, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY ( JULY 31, 2025 ) - The Players of the Year have been named for the 2025 WPSL Season in the league's West Region. Twelve players from nine teams received the notable recognition in three categories - Goalkeeper of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Offensive Player of the Year.

The POTY recipients are listed below.

DESERT CONFERENCE

GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
Ivy Nystrom	SC del Sol	Utah State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Riley Brown	Royals AZ	Oklahoma
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jamie Black	FC Tucson	Embry-Riddle

NORCAL CONFERENCE

GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
Abbie Faingold	California Storm	Portland State	2nd
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Paloma Daubert	California Storm	UCLA
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tiffany Miras	FC Davis	Sacramento State

PAC NORTHWEST CONFERENCE

GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
Nyamma Nelson	Portland Thorns FC II	Northwestern
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Ella Callanan	Portland Thorns FC II	San Diego
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Delani Walker	Spokane SC Shadow	Eastern Washington

SOCAL CONFERENCE

GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
Ellie Ludwig	So Cal Union FC	Westmont
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Madison Ford	So Cal Union FC	Westmont
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Brooke Holden	San Diego Dons	Stanford