FRISCO, Texas - The Southland Conference announced its 2019 All-Conference Women's Soccer team with McNeese placing two players on the second team and one on the third team.
Senior Rachel Palet is joined on the second team by junior Keely Morrow while Havana Johnson was named to the third team.
Palet, the senior from Plano, Texas, garnered second team all-conference honors for the second year in a row. The midfielder was named defensive player of the week in week five after her remarkable performance in a 1-0 win over Southeastern. Palet started in all 13 games she played in after returning from an early season injury. Number 17 was a dominate force in the midfield all season long.
Morrow, the junior from Nevada, Texas, earned second team All-Conference honors after named honorable mention in her sophomore season. Morrow garnered SLC defender of the week in week two as she was instrumental part of the defense that only allowed one goal in a two-match weekend, one of those matches being a 1-0 loss to LSU. The defender started and played in 17 of the 18 games this season. The junior leads the team with three assist (three other players have three assist) and is second on the team in minutes with 1,391.
Johnson, the junior from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, was named to the all-conference third team in her second year receiving all-conference honors. Johnson was named to the second team after her sophomore season last year. The junior garnered first team preseason All-Conference honors earlier this year. Johnson was fifth in conference in shots per game with 3.00. The forward led the team with six goal and 48 shots. (Anna Watson also scored six goals)
The trio will be back in action at 2 p.m. on Wednesday in Conway when McNeese takes on ACU in the first round of the 2019 Southland Conference Soccer Tournament.
2019 Southland Conference Soccer All-Conference Superlatives
Player of the Year:Â Â Lucy Ashworth, Lamar
Freshman of the Year:Â Natalie Jones, Abilene Christian
Newcomer of the Year:Â Esther Okoronkwo, Lamar
Defender of the Year:Â Nicole Henry, Northwestern State
Midfielder of the Year:Â Shay Johnson, Abilene Christian
Forward of the Year:Â Â Lucy Ashworth, Lamar
Goalkeeper of the Year:Â Kyleigh Hall, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Coach of the Year:Â Steve Holeman, LamarÂ
2019 Southland Conference Soccer All-Conference Teams
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First Team
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Pos.
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Name
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School
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Class
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Hometown
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D
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Nicole Henry
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Northwestern State
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So.
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Tomball, Texas
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D
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Michelle Mulrooney2
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Abilene Christian
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Sr.
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Lodi, Calif.
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D
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Juana Plata
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Lamar
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So.
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Houston Texas
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D
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Ana Campa
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UIW
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Sr.
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San Antonio, Texas
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MF
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Shay Johnson2
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Abilene Christian
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Sr.
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Coppell, Texas
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MF
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Anna Loftus
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Lamar
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So.
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Milton Keynes, England
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MF
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Abby Deakin
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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
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Jr.
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Broomfield, Colo.
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MF
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Natalie Jones
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Abilene Christian
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Fr.
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Lubbock, Texas
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F
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Lucy Ashworth
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Lamar
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Jr.
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Wigan, England
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F
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Esther Okoronkwo
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Lamar
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R-Jr.
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Richmond, Texas
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F
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Christina Arteaga3
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Abilene Christian
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Jr.
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Pflugerville, Texas
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F
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Katelyn Termini
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Stephen F. Austin
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Jr.
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Frisco, Texas
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GK
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Kyleigh Hall
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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
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Jr.
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Mansfield, Texas
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Second Team
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Pos.
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Name
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School
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Class
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Hometown
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D
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Natalee Henry
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Northwestern State
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So.
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Tomball, Texas
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D
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Sophia Manibo
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Lamar
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Jr.
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Beaumont, Texas
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D
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Alana Mangan
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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
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Fr.
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Bedford, Texas
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D
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Keely Morrow
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McNeese
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Jr.
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Nevada, Texas
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MF
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Olivia Mattson
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Northwestern State
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Fr.
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Mariehamn, Finland
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MF
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Sophia Fondren2
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Stephen F. Austin
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Jr.
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Frisco, Texas
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MF
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Rachel Palet2
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McNeese
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Sr.
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Plano, Texas
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MF
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Kaisa Juvonen
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Lamar
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Fr.
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Tampere, Finland
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F
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Keeley Ayala
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UIW
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So.
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Wichita Falls, Texas
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F
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Caylen Wright
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Abilene Christian
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Fr.
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Joshua, Texas
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F
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Emma Hawkins
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Central Arkansas
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Fr.
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Forney, Texas
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F
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Brooke Hanson
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UIW
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Sr.
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New Braunfels, Texas
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GK
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Madeline Talbot
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Stephen F. Austin
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R-So.
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Shreveport, La.
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Third Team
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Pos.
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Name
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School
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Class
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Hometown
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D
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Shayla Spearman
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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
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Sr.
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Wichita Falls, Texas
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D
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Alyssia Anuat
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Abilene Christian
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So.
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San Diego, Calif.
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D
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Brooke Lenz
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Abilene Christian
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Sr.
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Spring, Texas
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D
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Hallie Field
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Northwestern State
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Fr.
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Frisco, Texas
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MF
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Hannah Walsh
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UIW
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Fr.
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Preston, England
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MF
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Isabelle Beletic
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UIW
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Jr.
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Corpus Christi, Texas
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MF
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Kalynn Bickford
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Sam Houston State
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Fr.
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Mansfield, Texas
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MF
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Brianna Woodall
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Sam Houston State
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R-Jr.
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Kingwood, Texas
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F
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Madison Ledet
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Lamar
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Jr.
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Nederland, Texas
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F
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Havana Johnson2
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McNeese
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Jr.
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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
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F
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Sammi Mayock
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Sam Houston State
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Jr.
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Round Rock, Texas
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F
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Jalen Donaldson
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Northwestern State
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So.
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Richmond, British Columbia
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GK
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Rachel Johnson2
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Abilene Christian
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R-Sr.
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Coppell, Texas
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2 – Two-time all-conference selection
3 – Three-time all-conference selection
