BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2023 Soccer Postseason Honors. The all-conference teams and individual award winners were voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors.
 
Jackson State's Kendyl Terrell was named Offensive Player of the Year, Arkansas Pine Bluff's Brisha Musungu was named Defensive Player of the Year, Grambling's Aria Whitney was named Midfielder of the Year, Southern's Sydney Bellamy was named Goalkeeper of the Year and Texas Southern's Isabella Dillow was named Freshman of the Year. Grambling's Justin Wagner was named Coach of the Year to round out the list of individual award winners.

Offensive Player of the Year
Kendyl Terrell, Jackson State
 
Defensive Player of the Year
Brisha Musungu, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
 
Midfielder of the Year
Aria Whitney, Grambling State
 
Goalkeeper of the Year
Sydney Bellamy, Southern

Freshman of the Year
Isabella Dillow, Texas Southern 
 
Coach of the Year
Justin Wagar, Grambling State 
 
All-SWAC First Team
Defender: Adrianna Pratt, Grambling State
Defender: Brisha Musungu, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Defender: Iyanla Bailey-Williams Southern 
Forward: Kendyl Terrell, Jackson State 
Forward: Karlyn Judge, Grambling State 
Forward: Iyanah Hicks, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 
Midfielder: Raheal Aka-Ety, Mississippi Valley State 
Midfielder: Aria Whitney, Grambling State 
Midfielder: Aniya Clark, Southern 
Midfielder: Samantha Diaz. Grambling State 
Goalkeeper:Sydney Bellamy, Southern 
 
All-SWAC Second Team
Defender: Victoria Mealing, Alabama A&M
Defender: Ayanna Pinder, Jackson State
Defender: Kaylen Jankans, Grambling State 
Forward: Iliana Casiano, Alabama State 
Forward: Beatriz Kretteis, Grambling State
Forward: Deja Griffin, Southern 
Midfielder: Camila Jimenez, Alabama State 
Midfielder: Yiselle Bernal, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Midfielder: Genesis Hernandez, Mississippi Valley State 
Midfielder: Gia Johnson, Southern 
Goalkeeper: Madison Covey-Taylor, Grambling State

About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, and Tennis.
 
Women's competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Volleyball.

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