WSOC | Alcantara Selected to All-WCC Freshman Team

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WSOC | Alcantara Selected to All-WCC Freshman Team

11/6/2018 5:51:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Maya Alcantara was chosen to the WCC's All-Freshman Team as announced by the conference Tuesday. Jaylen Crim and Kelsey Hill were also chosen as honorable mentions.

SAN BRUNO, Calif. — The West Coast Conference announced the 2018 Women's Soccer All-Conference Team on Tuesday and three Gaels were featured, headlined by Maya Alcantara's All-Freshman Team selection.

Alcantara, a defender, was selected for her superb play on the backline this season which helped Saint Mary's shut out their opposition five times. The Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. native played in 18 matches for the Gaels and started 14 of those contests. She scored her first career goal in the team's third match of the season against Vermont.

Saint Mary's also had two players named all-conference honorable mentions in junior Jaylen Crim and sophomore Kelsey Hill. Crim led the team in points with 11 (3 G, 5 A) and shots (28) while Hill was a shutdown presence for the Gaels' defense and also chipped in two goals. Last season, Hill was selected to the All-Freshman Team.

Kelcie Hedge from Santa Clara took home Player of the Year honors while Jennifer Rockwood from BYU was named Coach of the Year.

WCC ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
Player of the Year: Kelcie Hedge, Santa Clara
Defensive Player of the Year: Hailey Harbison, Pepperdine
Goalkeeper of the Year: Brielle Preece, Pepperdine
Freshman of the Year: Isabel Nelson, Pepperdine
Coach of the Year: Jennifer Rockwood, Brigham Young

2018 WEST COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL FRESHMAN TEAM
Name                        School                Position
Maya Alcantara          Saint Mary's              D
Haley Archuleta          Gonzaga                  D
Bella Folino                Brigham Young         M
Marika Guay              Santa Clara              M
Catherine Hill             San Francisco           D
Laura Ishikawa           Pepperdine               D
Jalyn Lupo                 Loyola Marymount    D
Isabel Nelson             Pepperdine               D
Skylar Smith              Santa Clara              M
Olivia Wade               Brigham Young         M
Karley Weeks             San Francisco          M

2018 WEST COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER FIRST TEAM
Name                        School                   Year      Position
Mikayla Colohan         Brigham Young      So.         M
Elise Flake                 Brigham Young        Jr.       F
Hailey Harbison          Pepperdine              Sr.       D
Kelcie Hedge             Santa Clara              Jr.       M
Alex Loera                 Santa Clara           So.         D
Miciah Madison          San Francisco          Jr.       F/M
Milan Moses              San Diego                Jr.       F
Brielle Preece            Pepperdine              Sr.       GK
Taryn Ries                 Portland                So.     F
Maria Sanchez           Santa Clara             Sr.       F
Kelsey Turnbow         Santa Clara           So. F

2018 WEST COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER SECOND TEAM
Name                        School                   Year      Position
Joelle Anderson         Pepperdine            So.         M
Sarina Bolden            Loyola Marymount Sr.       F/M
Olivia Dendinger         Portland                So.         D
Alyssa Jefferson         Brigham Young        Jr.       D
Samantha Jehnings    San Francisco          Jr.       F
India Jencks               Gonzaga                  Jr.       F
Rachel Lyman            Brigham Young        Jr.       D
Summer Mason          San Diego               Sr.       F
Isabel Nelson             Pepperdine              Fr.       D
Ariana Pumpelly         Gonzaga                 Sr.       D
Autumn Smithers        San Francisco          Jr.       M

2018 WCC WOMEN'S SOCCER HONORABLE MENTION
Kendall Bietsch, Pacific; Shelby Cormier, Loyola Marymount; Jaylen Crim, Saint Mary's; Sabrina Davis, Brigham Young; McKenna Ferrera, Gonzaga; Maddy Gonzalez, Santa Clara; Marika Guay, Santa Clara; Kimberly Hazlett, Portland; Kelsey Hill, Saint Mary's; Devyn Kelsey, San Diego; Christina Settles, Pepperdine; Skylar Smith, Santa Clara; Olivia Wade, Brigham Young