Women's Soccer | 7/31/2018 12:42:00 PM |
TSU's Smith and Norwood named to Preseason All-SWAC Team
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas Southern's Kayla Smith and Brianna Norwood have been selected as members of the All-SWAC First Team as the league announced its 2018 Preseason Soccer honors on Tuesday. The honors were voted on by the conference's Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors.
Alabama State was predicted to finish first in the conference, totaling 168 points. Grambling State was predicted to finish second (145) and Howard was predicted to finish third with 142 points. Texas Southern was predicted to finish fourth, totaling 129 points.
Alabama State and Grambling State each had the most players earn preseaon honors with four. Howard had three players earn preseason honors, while Mississippi Valley State, Prairie View A&M, Texas Southern, Arkansas Pine Bluff and Alabama A&M each had two student-athletes recognized.
The individual honors, All-SWAC teams and predicted order of finish are below:
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Kaylee Holt (Grambling State)
Preseason Defender of the Year
Mercedes Padilla (Alabama State)
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
Gianna Guyot (Alabama State)
First Team All-SWAC
Forward
Kaylee Holt (Grambling State
Teaggan Ileia (Alabama State)
Whitney White (Howard)
Midfielder
Laadi Issaka (Mississippi Valley State)
Blair Lane (Prairie View A&M)
Kayla Smith (Texas Southern)
Karissa Fenwick (Arkansas Pine Bluff)
Defender
Mercedes Padilla (Alabama State)
Brittany Terry (Grambling State)
Brianna Norwood (Texas Southern)
Goalkeeper
Gianna Guyot (Alabama State)
Second Team All-SWAC
Forward
Jasmine Smith (Grambling State)
Ayanna Gooden (Alabama A&M)
Aleeyah Sawyer (Howard)
Midfielder
Iris Torres (Alabama A&M)
Stephany Adomako (Mississippi Valley State)
Shyann Cordova (Alabama State)
Rebecca Holmes (Arkansas Pine Bluff
Defender
Kendall Hamilton (Howard)
Haileigh Adams (Grambling State)
Alex Fields (Prairie View A&M)
Goalkeeper
Jodi Medina (Alabama A&M)
Predicted Order of Finish
School (Points)
Alabama State (168)
Grambling State (145)
Howard (142)
Texas Southern (129)
Prairie View A&M (74)
Mississippi Valley State (72)
Jackson State (67)
Alcorn State (57)
Arkansas Pine Bluff (54)
Southern (52)
Courtesy: TSU Athletics