RICHARDSON – Five members of the Texas A&M University-Commerce soccer team are recognized by the Lone Star Conference, during its annual soccer awards banquet on Thursday night. Karalie Morrison is named the 2021 LSC Freshman of the Year to highlight the awards for the Lions.
 
Along with Morrison (North Richland Hills – Colleyville Heritage), Leslie Campuzano (Garland – Lakeview Centennial) is also named first team all-LSC. Cora Welch (Plano) is named second team all-LSC, while Kara Blasingame (Oswego, Ill.) and Lauren Shaw (Livingston – The Covenant Prep) are named to the all-LSC Academic team. Morrison is also named to the all-Freshman team.
 
The Lions posted a record 9-7-2 in the regular season, they finished seventh in the LSC with a record of 7-5-1. A&M-Commerce takes on Angelo State in the semifinal round of the LSC Championship on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in Dallas.
 
Morrison finished her freshman campaign with 12 goals, nine assists, and 33 points. All rank in the top three among all players in the conference. She scored four match-winning goals in 18 regular season matches, as well as a hat-trick against UT Permian Basin on September 26. Morrison is the fifth player in program history to win Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year award and first since Campuzano in 2017.
 
Campuzano caps her stellar five-year career by being named an all-conference player for the fourth time. She is named to the first team for the second year in a row. She scored nine goals and six assists in the regular season, both are in the top-eight in the LSC. Her 24 points are top-10 in the LSC.
 
Welch, like Campuzano was named first team all-LSC this past spring. This is the third all-conference honor for Welch. She played as an attacking midfielder this fall and scored seven goals and two assists. She was named LSC Defensive Player of the Week on October 11.
 
Blasingame is named to the all-academic team for the first time in her career. She was named CoSIDA Academic All-District earlier in the afternoon on Thursday. Blasingame graduate with a bachelor in business administration, she is obtaining her masters in business analytics. Blasingame served as the president of A&M-Commerce Student-Athlete Advisory Committee during the 2020-21 academic year.
 
Shaw, the current SAAC president, is also named to the all-LSC academic team for the first time in her career. Shaw is a Kinesiology & Sport Studies major and appeared in 12 matches during the regular season.
 

2021 LSC WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
Player	School	Year	Pos.	Major	Hometown
Kira Miller	Angelo State	Sr.	GK	Exercise Science	Frisco, Texas
Melissa Jones	DBU	Grad.	MF	MBA	Round Rock, Texas
Delaney Schmidt	DBU	Grad.	F	Masters in Accounting	Burleson, Texas
Shadiana Haney	Lubbock Christian	Jr.	DEF	Early Childhood Education	Lubbock, Texas
Madison Mayben	Lubbock Christian	So.	DEF	Biology	San Angelo, Texas
Lauren Shaw	A&M-Commerce	Jr.	F	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Livingston, Texas
Kara Blasingame	A&M-Commerce	Grad.	DEF	Business Analytics	Oswego, Ill.
Keely Chapman	Texas Woman's	Sr.	F	Kinesiology	Norman, Okla.
Sarah Flannelly	UT Tyler	So.	MF	Kinesiology	Tyler, Texas
Hannah Kelley-Lusk	West Texas A&M	Grad.	F	Communication Disorders	Farmington, N.M.
Ashley Silvestre	West Texas A&M	Jr.	MF	Marketing	Amarillo, Texas

 
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Academic Player of the Year: Hannah Kelley-Lusk, West Texas A&M

2021 LSC WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Hannah Kelley-Lusk, West Texas A&M
Goalkeeper of the Year: Kira Miller, Angelo State
Defensive Player of the Year: Blythe Obar, DBU
Midfielder of the Year: Avery McNeme, Angelo State
Forward of the Year: Hannah Kelley-Lusk, West Texas A&M
Newcomer of the Year: Michelle Gonzalez, DBU
Freshman of the Year: Karalie Morrison, A&M-Commerce
Coach of the Year: Ryan Spence, Midwestern State
 

FIRST TEAM
Player	Team	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown
Avery McNeme	Angelo State	MF	Grad.	Lubbock, Texas
Cassidy Hill	Angelo State	DEF	Jr.	Forney, Texas
Kira Miller	Angelo State	GK	Sr.	Frisco, Texas
Delaney Schmidt	DBU	F	Grad.	Burleson, Texas
Michelle Gonzalez	DBU	MF	Jr.	Garland, Texas
Ashley Merrill	DBU	MF	So.	Frisco, Texas
Blythe Obar	DBU	DEF	So.	Frisco, Texas
Rachel Allen	DBU	DEF	Fr.	Waxahachie, Texas
Juni Ejere	St. Mary's	F	Jr.	Weatherford, Texas
Megan Copeland	St. Mary's	DEF	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas
Leslie Campuzano	A&M-Commerce	F	Sr.	Garland, Texas
Karalie Morrison	A&M-Commerce	MF	Fr.	North Richland Hills, Texas
Hannah Kelley-Lusk	West Texas A&M	F	Grad.	Farmington, N.M.

 

SECOND TEAM
Summerlyn Heller	DBU	F	Sr.	Bastrop, Texas
Abigail Olmos	DBU	MF	Sr.	Kennedale, Texas
Cassidy  Savoy	Midwestern State	F	So.	Fort Worth, Texas
Kelly Cannistra	Midwestern State	MF	Sr.	Gilbert, Ariz.
Randi Heaton	Midwestern State	MF	Sr.	Westminster, Colo.
Nicole Marsolek	Midwestern State	DEF	Jr.	Frisco, Texas
Rebecca Difronzo	St. Mary's	GK	Fr.	Bari, Italy
Cora Welch	A&M-Commerce	DEF	Sr.	Plano, Texas
Alyssa Simien	Texas Woman's	F	Fr.	San Antonio, Texas
Maddy Harper	Texas Woman's	DEF	Sr.	Fort Worth, Texas
Reagan Matacale	West Texas A&M	F	Fr.	Lucas, Texas
Asha James	West Texas A&M	MF	So.	Canaan, Trinidad & Tobago
Emily Avila	West Texas A&M	DEF	Jr.	Albuquerque, N.M.

 

THIRD TEAM
Madison Stokes	Angelo State	MF	Jr.	Amarillo, Texas
Jenna Patterson	DBU	F	Jr.	Fate, Texas
Melissa Jones	DBU	MF	Grad.	Round Rock, Texas
Madison Mayben	Lubbock Christian	DEF	So.	San Angelo, Texas
Hannah Wise	Lubbock Christian	GK	Sr.	Midlothian, Texas
Katie Gay	St. Edward's	F	So.	Plano, Texas
Sarah Preston	St. Edward's	DEF	Sr.	Oviedo, Fla.
Alexis Lawrence	St. Mary's	F	Sr.	Mesquite, Texas
Miranda Narvaez	St. Mary's	MF	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas
Jazmine Navarro	Texas Woman's	MF	Sr.	Tyler, Texas
Alyssa Valdez	Texas Woman's	DEF	Fr.	Dallas, Texas
Faith Adje	UT Tyler	F	Fr.	Frisco, Texas
Maliyah Mendoza	West Texas A&M	DEF	Jr.	Dallas, Texas

 

2021 LSC WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Player	Team	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown
Grace Jordan	Angelo State	F	Fr.	Fort Worth, Texas
Rachel Allen	DBU	DEF	Fr.	Waxahachie, Texas
Lexi Beck	Midwestern State	MF	Fr.	Fort Worth, Texas
Isabella Cruz	Midwestern State	MF	Fr.	Pflugerville, Texas
Emilia  Nunez	Midwestern State	DEF	Fr.	Rockwall, Texas
Kyla Lovelace	Oklahoma Christian	F	Fr.	Mustang, Okla.
Alyssa Garcia	St. Edward's	MF	Fr.	Katy, Texas
Rebecca Difronzo	St. Mary's	GK	Fr.	Bari, Italy
Karalie Morrison	A&M-Commerce	MF	Fr.	North Richland Hills, Texas
Alyssa Simien	Texas Woman's	F	Fr.	San Antonio, Texas
Alyssa Valdez	Texas Woman's	DEF	Fr.	Dallas, Texas
Mya Alcala	Texas Woman's	DEF	Fr.	Murrieta, Calif.
Faith Adje	UT Tyler	F	Fr.	Frisco, Texas

 

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