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BEST OF THE WPSL - NORTHERN CONFERENCE

Central Region All-Conference Honors
Published Aug 9, 2023


OKLAHOMA CITY (August 9, 2023) – The Women’s Premier Soccer League has announced the 2023 Best of the WPSL All-Conference awards in the Central Region. The accolades include Best XI, Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Franchise of the Year.

The Northern Conference awards feature six players from Salvo SC, four players from Minnesota Thunder and one player from Sioux Falls City FC. These honorees represent collegiate programs including Wake Forest University, University of Minnesota, University of Michigan, and Penn State University.
 

NORTHERN CONFERENCE ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
 Khyah Harper, F, Salvo SC, Minnesota

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  Payton Cahill, GK, Salvo SC, Wake Forest

COACH OF THE YEAR:  Greg Wheaton, Salvo SC

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR:  Sioux Falls City FC


BEST XI SELECTION

Position

Player

WPSL Team

School

Year

Repeat

GK

Payton Cahill

Salvo SC

Wake Forest

Soph.

 

D

Ansley Atkinson

Salvo SC

Creighton

2022

‘19

D

Lauren Eckerle

Salvo SC

South Dakota State

Soph.

 

D

Jordy Rothwell

Minnesota Thunder

Creighton

2022

 

MF

Meredith Haakenson

Salvo SC

Michigan

2022

 

MF

Emily Heslin

Salvo SC

Minnesota

2018

’22, ’21, ‘19

MF

Paige Kalal

Minnesota Thunder

Minnesota

Fr.

‘22

MF

Taylor Thomas

Sioux Falls City FC

Dayton

Jr.

 

F

Khyah Harper

Salvo SC

Minnesota

Jr.

’22, ‘21

F

Paige Peltier

Minnesota Thunder

Notre Dame

Sr.

 

F

Kaitlyn MacBean

Minnesota Thunder

Penn State

R-Jr.

‘22