(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its 2016 All-Conference awards for women's soccer. A total of 58 student-athletes have earned honors. Salem College's Brooke Bukas was named Player of the Year. Additionally, the USA South recognized an All-Sportsmanship Team, consisting of one member from each competing school.
All awards are voted on by the women's soccer coach at each institution. The divisional team voting is completed only by those coaches in the particular division. The all-conference and individual award voting is completed by all coaches.
Bukas, a Winston-Salem, North Carolina junior forward, becomes the first player in Salem women's soccer history to be named USA South Player of the Year. In Salem's first year in the League, she also becomes the first Spirit to collect a USA South individual award. For the year, Bukas as totaled ten goals and four assists for 24 points including three game-winning-goals. Each of her assists came versus Conference opposition along with eight goals. In games versus USA South teams who qualified for the League Tournament, Bukas scored eight goals and tallied three assists. For her efforts this season, Bukas was named First Team All-Conference, as well as First Team West Division as a forward. Finally, she was selected as USA South Player of the Week once this year.
The 2016 USA South Women's Soccer All-Conference Team:
First Team All-Conference Forward Brooke Bukas, Salem Annalies Jobsis, Averett Payton Stuart, Ferrum Jessica Wallace, Meredith Midfielder Summer Bader, Covenant Taylor Cavazos, Methodist Tayler Kidder, N.C. Wesleyan Defender Mackenzie Hutton, Maryville Kortney Maggard, Methodist Ae'Niesha Mar, Ferrum Goalkeeper Rachel Lemay, Covenant |
First Team East Division | Second Team East Division | First Team West Division | Second Team West Division |
Forward Annalies Jobsis, Averett Payton Stuart, Ferrum Jessica Wallace, Meredith Midfielder Mac Cannaday, Ferrum Taylor Cavazos, Methodist Amanda Gustavsson, Averett Tayler Kidder, N.C. Wesleyan Defender Victoria Burkhart, N.C. Wesleyan Kortney Maggard, Methodist Ae'Niesha Mar, Ferrum Goalkeeper Jaisa Loch, Meredith |
Forward Logan Bill, N.C. Wesleyan Deycasha Miller, Methodist Jasmine Newman, Methodist Lauren Seegel, N.C. Wesleyan Midfielder Ella Burkhart, N.C. Wesleyan Lauren Greeson, Greensboro Ellice Johnson, Meredith Defender Olivia DeBellis, Meredith Kirstie King, Meredith Hannah Stiles, Greensboro Goalkeeper Ashley Major, N.C. Wesleyan |
Forward Brooke Bukas, Salem Anna Porch, Covenant Cassidy Reich, Piedmont Midfielder Summer Bader, Covenant Savannah Castles, Piedmont Tori Gillett, Piedmont Defender Marissa Akin, Piedmont Mackenzie Hutton, Maryville Eleni Mavres, Maryville Andrea Hunt Roylston, Covenant Goalkeeper Rachel Lemay, Covenant |
Forward Nia Coates, Agnes Scott Natasha Enrique, Maryville Jordan Lanier, Salem Midfielder Hannah Clothier, Maryville Sarah Fisher, Agnes Scott Hannah Huskey, Salem Jazmin Penado, Piedmont Defender Callie Bader, Covenant Morgan Canepa, Salem Kaitlyn Winking, Covenant Goalkeeper Leah Leach, Huntingdon |
All-Sportsmanship Alissa Wheeler, Agnes Scott Ebonee Strother, Averett Andrea Hunt Roylston, Covenant Mac Cannaday, Ferrum Madison Karch, Greensboro Jenna Maschino, Huntingdon Taylor Vardeman, LaGrange Asyra Cunningham, Mary Baldwin Rachel Taylor, Maryville Hannah Lawrence, Meredith Sara Snotherly, Methodist Hannah Tolson, N.C. Wesleyan Samantha Ishee, Piedmont Jasmine Romero, Salem Jessica Austell, Wesleyan Janae Mays, William Peace |