SAN ANGELO– Four members of the Texas A&M University-Commerce soccer team have been awarded special postseason awards from the Lone Star Conference. Senior Sophie Haywood was named Academic Player of the Year, junior Delaney Bunselmeyer was named Defensive Player of the Year, sophomore Michelle Kotlik was named Midfielder of the Year and Leslie Campuzano was named Freshman of the Year. The awards were announced at the annual Lone Star Conference Championship Banquet.
 
Haywood, Bunselmeyer, and Kotlik were also named First Team All-Lone Star Conference. They were joined by sophomore defender Jazsmin Coronado. Campuzano took home Second Team All-LSC honors and was joined on the second team by junior goalkeeper Caitlin Duty. Haywood was joined by Kotlik and Duty on the LSC All-Academic Team.
 
Haywood– from Hull, England– is the fourth Lion to win the Academic Player of the Year award and the first since 2014. In addition to shining in the classroom, the Human Performance major also was a leader on the field for the Lions. She led the team with 10 goals and was the LSC co-leader in game winning goals. She was second in the LSC in goals and points and fourth in shots. This is the second All-LSC selection of her A&M-Commerce career and her first All-Academic selection.
 
Bunselmeyer– from Denton– is the second Lion ever to win the Defensive Player of the Year award, after Vicky Back won the award in 2016. Bunselmeyer was the leader of the stingiest defense in the LSC, holding opponents to 0.72 goals per game and a 0.071 shot to goal percentage. She also scored two goals and had four assists. This is the second All-LSC selection of her A&M-Commerce career
 
Kotlik– from Grapevine– is the first Lion ever to win Midfielder of the Year. She had four goals on the year and two assists. Two of her four goals were game-winning goals, which tied for sixth in the LSC. This is the second All-LSC selection of her A&M-Commerce career and her first All-Academic selection.
 
Campuzano– from Garland– is the fourth Lion to win Freshman of the Year, and the first since 2013. She co-led the team with five assists and had three goals to finish third on the team in points. She tied for sixth in the conference in assists. This is the first All-LSC selection of her A&M-Commerce career.

Coronado– from Red Oak– received the first All-LSC selection of her A&M-Commerce career. Duty– from Crandall– led the conference in save percentage and in fewest goals allowed. She was also second in the conference in shutouts. This is the second All-LSC selection of her A&M-Commerce career and her second All-Academic selection.
 
2017 LSC WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
 
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Trenadey Scott, Angelo State
Academic Player of the Year: Sophie Haywood, A&M-Commerce
Goalkeeper of the Year: Sammy Cude, Angelo State
Defensive Player of the Year: Delaney Bunselmeyer, A&M-Commerce
Midfielder of the Year: Michelle Kotlik, A&M-Commerce
Forward of the Year: Trenadey Scott, Angelo State
Newcomers of the Year: Cassandra Moosburger, Angelo State, and Ariel Lopez, Eastern New Mexico
Freshman of the Year: Leslie Campuzano, A&M-Commerce
Coach of the Year: Travis McCorkle, Angelo State
 
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
 

Player	School	Position
Delaney Bunselmeyer	A&M-Commerce	Defender
Callie Smith	Angelo State	Defender
Cheyenne Orozco	West Texas A&M	Defender
Jazsmin Coronado	A&M-Commerce	Defender
Keyara Zuniga	Eastern New Mexico	Defender
Micah Wilson	Midwestern State	Defender
Trenadey Scott	Angelo State	Forward
Sophie Haywood	A&M-Commerce	Forward
Destinee Williamson	Midwestern State	Forward
Michelle Kotlik	A&M-Commerce	Midfielder
Chelsea Martin	Texas Woman's	Midfielder
Hanna Mattinson	Midwestern State	Midfielder
Elizabeth Rodriguez	Angelo State	Midfielder
Sammy Cude	Angelo State	Goalkeeper

 
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
 

Player	School	Position
Alexis Lawrence	Texas Woman's	Defender
Sarah Stewart	Midwestern State	Defender
Hayden Zuniga	Eastern New Mexico	Defender
Kelsey Byrd	UT Permian Basin	Defender
Marissa Brezgiel	Angelo State	Defender
Leslie Campuzano	A&M-Commerce	Forward
Ariel Lopez	Eastern New Mexico	Forward
Cassandra Moosburger	Angelo State	Forward
Analise Watson	Angelo State	Midfielder
Noir Hawash	West Texas A&M	Midfielder
Avery McNeme	Angelo State	Midfielder
Kelly Cannistra	Midwestern State	Midfielder
Khadidra Debesette	West Texas A&M	Midfielder
Caitlin Duty	A&M-Commerce	Goalkeeper
Alejandra Camarillo	Eastern New Mexico	Goalkeeper
Chenoa Crites	UT Permian Basin	Goalkeeper
Courtney Dippel	West Texas A&M	Goalkeeper

 
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE
 

Player	School	Position
Samantha Silvestre	West Texas A&M	Defender
Taylor Robinson	Midwestern State	Midfielder
Morgan Sibson	Angelo State	Midfielder
Deonna Green	UT Permian Basin	Midfielder
Jazmine Navarro	Texas Woman's	Midfielder
Jessica Diaz	West Texas A&M	Midfielder
Courtney Burnette	Midwestern State	Goalkeeper

ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
 

Player	School	Major
Sophie Haywood	A&M-Commerce	Human Performance
Michelle Kotlik	A&M-Commerce	Sociology & Criminal Justice
Caitlin Duty	A&M-Commerce	Human Performance
Chelsea Martin	Texas Woman's	Child Development
Marlene van Mourik	West Texas A&M	Management
Courtney Dippel	West Texas A&M	Sports & Exercise Science
Kenya Brooke	Eastern New Mexico	Undeclared
Callie Smith	Angelo State	Exercise Science
Elizabeth Rodriguez	Angelo State	Biology
Ally Warren	Angelo State	Pre-Nursing
Loni Byers	Angelo State	Finance