FRISCO – Five Texas A&M University-Commerce soccer players earned preseason all-Southland Conference honors as announced by the conference office on Friday morning.
 
Reigning Southland Conference Freshman of the Year Mya Mitchell (Dallas – Mesquite Horn) leads the way on the first team for the Lions and she is joined on the first team by 2022 first team all-conference honoree Ashley Campuzano (Dallas – Atlas Prep) and Mindy Shoffit (Wichita Falls – Rider). Both Nya Mitchell (Dallas – Mesquite Horn) and Hailey Griffin (Byron Nelson) were named to the second team.
 
The Lions went 9-9-2 last season in their first season in NCAA Division I and advanced to the SLC Tournament championship match.
 
Mya Mitchell was a second team all-conference honoree last season while starting 19 matches. She scored eight goals and tallied four assists during conference play, which was tops in the SLC. She also had a streak of scoring a goal in six straight matches, which was the second longest streak in NCAA Division I at the time.
 
Campuzano was named to the first team all-conference and all-conference tournament team last season. She started all 20 matches, tallying five goals and six assists.
 
Shoffit was a two-time SLC defender of the week a year ago, while being named to second team all-SLC. She played all 20 matches, starting 15, totaling five goals and one assist. She also scored the program's first goal in the Division I era.
 
Nya Mitchell was named to second team all-SLC a year ago as well. She was part of the defensive unit that allowed the second fewest goals during conference play a year ago. She played all 90 minutes in the team's four shutouts.
 
Griffin also played on the defensive back line with Mitchell. She appeared in and started 19 matches, playing all 90 minutes in 16.
 
The Lions begin the 2023 season on August 17 at home against Oral Roberts, while hosting an exhibition contest against Stephen F. Austin on Friday night at 7 p.m. Admission is free for all home matches in 2023.
 
Returning players from the 2022 All-Conference teams are automatically named to this year's Preseason All-Conference teams at their same positions. Vacant positions are nominated and voted upon by the conference's head coaches. Voting for one's own player is not permitted.
 
2023 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE SOCCER PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
FIRST TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	Class	Hometown
GK	Nicole Panis	Lamar	Gr.	Opmeer, Netherlands
D	Arely Alaniz	Lamar	Sr.	Deer Park, Texas
D	Kat Lazor	HCU	Sr.	Missouri City, Texas
D	Mindy Shoffit	A&M-Commerce	Sr.	Wichita Falls, Texas
D	Kaisa Juvonen	Lamar	Gr.	Tampere, Finland
MF	Mya Guillory	Southeastern	Sr.	Prairieville, Louisiana
MF	Ashley Campuzano	A&M-Commerce	So.	Dallas, Texas.
MF	Isela Ramirez	Lamar	Jr.	Pflugerville, Texas
MF	Trinity Clark	Lamar	Sr.	Austin, Texas
F	Mya Mitchell	A&M-Commerce	So.	Dallas, Texas
F	Megan Guy	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	Roanoke, Texas
F	Morgan Westbury	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	McKinney, Texas
F	Cariel Ellis	Lamar	Gr.	Madison, Mississippi

 
SECOND TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	Class	Hometown
GK	Chloe Bagshaw	HCU	So.	Crowthorne, England
D	Caroline Hilliard	Northwestern State	Jr.	Corinth, Texas
D	Mia Salas	HCU	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas
D	Hailey Griffin	A&M-Commerce	Jr.	Trophy Club, Texas
D	Nya Mitchell	A&M-Commerce	So.	Dallas, Texas
MF	Rachel Loetzer	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	Frisco, Texas
MF	Molly Arens	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Sr.	Belmont North, New South Wales, Australia
MF	Kiana Kukaua	McNeese	Sr.	Valencia, California
MF	Laura Linares	Lamar	Gr.	Barcelona, Spain
F	Taylor Spitzer	Northwestern State	So.	Allen, Texas
F	Sierra Wannamaker	UIW	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas
F	Rachel Young	McNeese	Sr.	Surprise, Arizona
F	Magalie Depot	McNeese	Sr.	Montreal, Quebec, Canada