Sebazco named AAC Midfielder of the Year
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2022 9:13 pmFrom SMUMustangs.com:
Sebazco Is AAC Midfielder Of The Year, Four Mustangs Earn Conference Honors
IRVING, Texas (SMU/The American) – Senior Courtney Sebazco was named American Athletic Conference Midfielder of the Year, the league announced on Wednesday. Jewel Boland and Julissa Cisneros also earned All-AAC Second-Team honors and Peyton Annen was selected to the AAC All-Rookie Team.
Sebazco, the senior captain, is Midfielder of the Year for the first time and All-AAC for the third time in her career. She was preseason All-AAC and a member of the Hermann Trophy Watch List. Sebazco has four goals, including two game winners, with three assists.
Cisneros leads SMU and is second in The American with eight goals this season, including three game-winning goals. The senior scored the game winner with 15 seconds left against Memphis on senior night. Boland, also a senior forward, has three goals on the season including the tying goal against Memphis on senior night. She is second in the AAC with 2.8 shots per game.
Annen, a freshman defender, was one of just two unanimous selections to the All-Rookie Team. She has started 13 of the 14 games played this season and has one goal. The SMU defense has allowed zero or one goal in 15 of 17 matches this season.
SMU (9-3-5) faces USF (8-8) in an American Athletic Conference Championship semifinal in Orlando on Thursday at 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT.
Offensive Player of the Year
Kristen Scott, Sr., F, UCF
Defensive Player of the Year
Ashley Barron, Sr., D, Cincinnati
Midfielder of the Year
Courtney Sebazco, Gr., SMU
Goalkeeper of the Year
Caroline DeLisle, R-Sr., UCF
Rookie of the Year
Jazmin Ferguson, D, East Carolina
Coaching Staff of the Year
UCF
Team Fair Play Award
Temple
All-Conference First Team
Caroline DeLisle, R-Sr., GK, UCF
Dayana Martin, R-Sr., F, UCF
Darya Rajaee, Sr., M, UCF
Kristen Scott, Sr., F, UCF
Ashley Barron, Sr., D, Cincinnati
Mya Jones, Sr., F, Memphis
Grace Stordy, Jr., D, Memphis
Haylee Spray, Jr., D, Memphis
Chiara Hahn, So., M, South Florida
Vivianne Bessette, So., D, South Florida
Courtney Sebazco, Gr., M, SMU
All-Conference Second Team
Georgia Eaton-Collins, Sr., D, UCF
Lauren Bastian, Jr., M, Cincinnati
Kendall Battle, Sr., D, Cincinnati
Vanessa DiNardo, Gr., F, Cincinnati
Maeve English, Jr., GK, East Carolina
Jazmin Ferguson, Fr., D, East Carolina
Carsen Parker, Gr., F, East Carolina
Emma Clarke, Sr., D, Houston
Jocelyn Alonzo, So., M, Memphis
Momo Nakao, So., M, Memphis
Jewel Boland, Gr., F, SMU
Julissa Cisneros, Gr., F, SMU
All-Rookie Team
Mia Asenjo, M, UCF*
Megan Smith, F/M, Cincinnati
Maddie Swingle, D, Cincinnati
Jazmin Ferguson, D, East Carolina
Alex Whitcraft, D/M, Houston
Daniella Chung, M, South Florida
Signe Markvardsen, D, South Florida
Peyton Annen, D, SMU*
Aurrianna Parker, M, Temple
Jordan Frederick, F, Tulsa
Tatum Sanders, GK, Tulsa
Maggie Symsmith, M, Tulsa
*denotes unanimous selection
Sebazco Is AAC Midfielder Of The Year, Four Mustangs Earn Conference Honors
IRVING, Texas (SMU/The American) – Senior Courtney Sebazco was named American Athletic Conference Midfielder of the Year, the league announced on Wednesday. Jewel Boland and Julissa Cisneros also earned All-AAC Second-Team honors and Peyton Annen was selected to the AAC All-Rookie Team.
Sebazco, the senior captain, is Midfielder of the Year for the first time and All-AAC for the third time in her career. She was preseason All-AAC and a member of the Hermann Trophy Watch List. Sebazco has four goals, including two game winners, with three assists.
Cisneros leads SMU and is second in The American with eight goals this season, including three game-winning goals. The senior scored the game winner with 15 seconds left against Memphis on senior night. Boland, also a senior forward, has three goals on the season including the tying goal against Memphis on senior night. She is second in the AAC with 2.8 shots per game.
Annen, a freshman defender, was one of just two unanimous selections to the All-Rookie Team. She has started 13 of the 14 games played this season and has one goal. The SMU defense has allowed zero or one goal in 15 of 17 matches this season.
SMU (9-3-5) faces USF (8-8) in an American Athletic Conference Championship semifinal in Orlando on Thursday at 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT.
Offensive Player of the Year
Kristen Scott, Sr., F, UCF
Defensive Player of the Year
Ashley Barron, Sr., D, Cincinnati
Midfielder of the Year
Courtney Sebazco, Gr., SMU
Goalkeeper of the Year
Caroline DeLisle, R-Sr., UCF
Rookie of the Year
Jazmin Ferguson, D, East Carolina
Coaching Staff of the Year
UCF
Team Fair Play Award
Temple
All-Conference First Team
Caroline DeLisle, R-Sr., GK, UCF
Dayana Martin, R-Sr., F, UCF
Darya Rajaee, Sr., M, UCF
Kristen Scott, Sr., F, UCF
Ashley Barron, Sr., D, Cincinnati
Mya Jones, Sr., F, Memphis
Grace Stordy, Jr., D, Memphis
Haylee Spray, Jr., D, Memphis
Chiara Hahn, So., M, South Florida
Vivianne Bessette, So., D, South Florida
Courtney Sebazco, Gr., M, SMU
All-Conference Second Team
Georgia Eaton-Collins, Sr., D, UCF
Lauren Bastian, Jr., M, Cincinnati
Kendall Battle, Sr., D, Cincinnati
Vanessa DiNardo, Gr., F, Cincinnati
Maeve English, Jr., GK, East Carolina
Jazmin Ferguson, Fr., D, East Carolina
Carsen Parker, Gr., F, East Carolina
Emma Clarke, Sr., D, Houston
Jocelyn Alonzo, So., M, Memphis
Momo Nakao, So., M, Memphis
Jewel Boland, Gr., F, SMU
Julissa Cisneros, Gr., F, SMU
All-Rookie Team
Mia Asenjo, M, UCF*
Megan Smith, F/M, Cincinnati
Maddie Swingle, D, Cincinnati
Jazmin Ferguson, D, East Carolina
Alex Whitcraft, D/M, Houston
Daniella Chung, M, South Florida
Signe Markvardsen, D, South Florida
Peyton Annen, D, SMU*
Aurrianna Parker, M, Temple
Jordan Frederick, F, Tulsa
Tatum Sanders, GK, Tulsa
Maggie Symsmith, M, Tulsa
*denotes unanimous selection