FRISCO – Three members of the Texas A&M University-Commerce soccer team have earned all-academic team honors by the Southland Conference on Friday morning.
 
Sophomore forward Karalie Morrison (Colleyville Heritage) has been named to first team all-academic team, while sophomore defender Hailey Griffin (Trophy Club – Byron Nelson) and senior goalkeeper Jen Peters (Allen) are named to the second team.
 
To be eligible for all-academic distinction, an athlete must hold a minimum 3.00 cumulative grade point average through the semester prior to the sport's championship, completed at least one full academic year at the nominating school prior to the current season, and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competitions during the most recently completed season. Student-Athlete of the Year nominees must have held at least a 3.20 GPA and have completed at least two years of athletic competition at the nominating school, including the current season.
 
First Team All-Conference athletes who meet all-academic nomination criteria are automatically named all-academic.
 
Morrison was also named to second team all-conference. She is a criminal justice major and totaled three goals and six assists in 2022.
 
Griffin, a general business major, played all but one match this season and was part of the defensive unit that allowed second fewest goals during conference play.
 
Peters played in 15 matches and recorded 22 saves during the Southland Conference Soccer Tournament, in which the Lions set the tournament record with 28 saves. She is a kinesiology & sport studies major.
 
The Lions went 9-9-2 in 2022, finishing third in the Southland during the regular season and advancing all the way to the conference tournament championship match.
 
2022 Southland Conference Soccer All-Academic Teams
First Team

Pos.	Name	School	Class	Hometown	GPA	Major
D	Arely Alaniz *	Lamar	Jr.	Deer Park, Texas	3.19	Exercise Science
D	Nicole Henry *4	Northwestern State	Gr.	Tomball, Texas	3.355	Industrial Engineering Technology
D	Natalee Henry *	Northwestern State	Gr.	Tomball, Texas	3.275	Industrial Engineering
D	Hallie Field 3	Northwestern State	Sr.	Frisco, Texas	4.00	Accounting
MF	Mya Guillory *3	Southeastern	Sr.	Prairieville, La.	3.70	Health Sciences
MF	Delaney Wells *	Northwestern State	Jr.	Flower Mound, Texas	3.329	Elementary Education
MF	Emma Gibbs	A&M-Corpus Christi	Sr.	Longmont, Colo.	4.00	Nursing
MF	Katie Marker	HCU	Jr.	Friendswood, Texas	3.776	Biology
F	Olivia Draguicevich *3	Northwestern State	Sr.	Pflugerville, Texas	3.496	Communications
F	Megan Guy	A&M-Corpus Christi	So.	Roanoke, Texas	4.00	Psychology
F	Karalie Morrison	A&M-Commerce	So.	North Richland Hills, Texas	3.80	Criminal Justice
F	Emily Jaimes	HCU	R-Fr.	Austin, Texas	3.619	Kinesiology – Sport Management
GK	Nicole Panis *	Lamar	Sr.	Opmeer, The Netherlands	3.23	Exercise Scince

 
Second Team

Pos.	Name	School	Class	Hometown	Major
D	Kat Lazor	HCU	Jr.	Missouri City, Texas	Psychology
D	Hailey Griffin	A&M-Commerce	So.	Trophy Club, Texas	General Business
D	Mia Salas 2	HCU	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas	Kinesiology
D	Payton Adams 2	UIW	Sr.	Frisco, Texas	Rehabilitative Science Pre-Physician Assistant
MF	Ryan Ford 2	HCU	Sr.	Frisco, Texas	Marketing
MF	Talin Rizo 2	HCU	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas	Business Administration
MF	Laura Linares	Lamar	Sr.	Barcelona, Spain	University Studies
MF	Kiana Kukaua	McNeese	Jr.	Valencia, Calif.	Civil Engineering
F	Keeley Ayala 3	UIW	Gr.	Wichita Falls, Texas	Communication Arts – Media Studies
F	Morgan Westbury	A&M-Corpus Christi	So.	McKinney, Texas	Kinesiology
F	Rachel Young	McNeese	Jr.	Surprise, Ariz.	Biology
F	Magalie Depot	McNeese	Jr.	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Biology
GK	Jen Peters	A&M-Commerce	Sr.	Allen, Texas	Kinesiology & Sport Studies

 
Soccer Student-Athlete of the Year: Mya Guillory, Southeastern