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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