Ekada Named Mid-South Conference Player of the Year, Six Firehawks Earn All-Conference Honors
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The 2022 Mid-South Conference Women's Soccer season awards have been released, conference officials announced on Tuesday.
Tennessee Southern's Estelle Badoedana Ekada was named the MSC Player of the Year while Cumberland's Grace Morris earned MSC Defensive Player of the Year honors. Cumberlands' Carola Fontan was voted the MSC Freshman of the Year. Cumberlands' Steve Hamilton was voted the MSC Coach of the Year. Lindsey Wilson's Elisha Fry was voted the MSC Assistant Coach of the Year.
Conference coaches vote on the seasonal awards along with the all-conference teams. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players.
Ekada has scored 22 goals this season with 11 assists for a total of 55 points. Her 55 points rank fourth in the NAIA while her 22 goals are seventh in the country. Ekada has scored six game-winning goals this season which is fifth-best in the NAIA. She tallied 14 goals in MSC play this season. Ekada is the third Firehawk player to dorn this prestigious award. In 2020, Adisa Amang was MSC POY, and in 2021, Yuki Watari was MSC POY.
Morris is a part of a Phoenix defense that has allowed just 1.2 goals per game this season which ranks third in the MSC. Cumberland has also recorded seven shutouts this year. Morris has scored five goals and recorded four assists from her defender position.
Fontan has scored seven goals in her freshman season for the Patriots. Six of her seven goals came in conference play.
Hamilton led Cumberlands to a 15-0-3 record and a 9-0-1 record in conference play for the MSC regular season title. This was the first regular season championship for the Patriots since 2007.
Fry helped lead the Blue Raiders to a 7-5-4 record and a 7-1-2 record in the MSC which earned them the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament.
18 players earned first-team honors with 13 student-athletes earning a spot on to the second team. Eight student-athletes earned Honorable Mention status in addition to the first and second team honorees.
First Team All-Conference
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Name |
Position |
School |
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Maya Caon |
Goalkeeper |
Lindsey Wilson College |
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Rirei Sasaki |
Goalkeeper |
Campbellsville University |
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Rita Aguye |
Defender |
University of the Cumberlands |
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Selena Barnett |
Defender |
University of the Cumberlands |
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Sarah Haddock |
Defender |
Cumberland University |
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Grace Morris |
Defender |
Cumberland University |
|
Defender |
University of Tennessee Southern |
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Britt Tonis |
Defender |
Lindsey Wilson College |
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Marie Bathe |
Midfielder |
Cumberland University |
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Laura Navajas |
Midfielder |
University of the Cumberlands |
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Alicia Thoresen |
Midfielder |
Lindsey Wilson College |
|
Midfielder |
University of Tennessee Southern |
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Jayden Boelter |
Forward |
University of the Cumberlands |
|
Forward |
University of Tennessee Southern |
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Rayssa De Souza |
Forward |
Lindsey Wilson College |
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Angeline Kieh |
Forward |
Campbellsville University |
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Agatha Nimene |
Forward |
Campbellsville University |
|
Forward |
University of Tennessee Southern |
Second Team All-Conference
|
Name |
Position |
School |
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Sabrina Graziano |
Goalkeeper |
Cumberland University |
|
Goalkeeper |
University of Tennessee Southern |
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Minni Laukka |
Defender |
Lindsey Wilson College |
|
Defender |
University of Tennessee Southern |
|
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Lauren Woodcock |
Defender |
Campbellsville University |
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Sangmin Cha |
Midfielder |
Campbellsville University |
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Carola Fontan |
Midfielder |
University of the Cumberlands |
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Emma Lindell |
Midfielder |
Lindsey Wilson College |
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Ryann Meddings |
Midfielder |
Thomas More University |
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Lina Berrah |
Forward |
Campbellsville University |
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Brianna Brudy |
Forward |
Shawnee State University |
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Gabby Jones |
Forward |
Cumberland University |
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Sterre Harsveld van der Veen |
Forward |
Thomas More University |
Honorable Mention All-Conference
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Name |
Position |
School |
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Alicia Perez |
Goalkeeper |
Bethel University |
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Paula Pinilla |
Defender |
Bethel University |
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Johanna Staahl |
Defender |
Campbellsville University |
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Amalia Wichmann |
Defender |
University of the Cumberlands |
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Lauren Laake |
Midfielder |
Thomas More University |
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Brenna Swiger |
Midfielder |
Cumberland University |
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Abby Baker |
Forward |
University of the Cumberlands |
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Libby Miller |
Forward |
Georgetown College |