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AWARDS: SOUTH REGION BEST XI

Published Jul 30, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY ( JULY 30, 2025 ) - The Women's Premier Soccer League has presented its South Region BEST XI that honors 77 players from the Atlantic, Gulf Coast, Southeast, and Sunshine conferences and divisions from the 2025 WPSL Season. With the selection, another 26 players recieved Honorable Mention recognition.

The full BEST XI First Team and Honorable Mention recipients are listed below.

2025 All-Atlantic Team

Carolinas Division Selection

GK	Parker Walton	Carolina FC	Heritage H.S.
D	Hannah Barton	Carolina FC	Mount Olive
D	Jordyn Hall	Port City FC	Virginia Commonwealth
D	Alex Tsumas	Port City FC	UNC Wilmington
MF	Kylie Morin	WFC Charlotte	Catawba	3rd
MF	Kiley Peat	Port City FC	Louisville
MF	Chloe Wright	Port City FC	Oklahoma State
F	Laken Gallman	WFC Charlotte	Cornell
F	Azumi Oka	Port City FC	UNC Greensboro
F	Katie Paulakonis	Carolina FC	Bellarmine	2nd
F	Lauren Kelly	Soda City	Winthrop

	HONORABLE MENTION: Kayce Taylor, GK, WFC Charlotte; Irish Miles, D, Soda City FC; Elysia Teske, F, Soda City FC.

The District Division Selection

GK	Cara Martin	Arlington Soccer Blue	Georgetown
D	Evelyn Casadaban	McLean Soccer	Georgetown
D	Taryn Chance	UK F.C.	Wake Forest
D	Amelie D'Agnillo	Arlington Soccer Blue	Virginia Tech
D	Lily Houngmany	McLean Soccer	American
MF	Annie Faraone	Arlington Soccer Blue	Columbia
MF	Amaya Simoni-Walters	McLean Soccer	New Mexico State
MF	Mary Za	Arlington Soccer Red	Idaho State
F	Carrie Helfrich	McLean Soccer	Virginia
F	Jennifer McGuire	Arlington Soccer Red	American
F	Olivia Stafford	Arlington Soccer Blue	Vanderbilt	2nd

	HONORABLE MENTION: Zoe Long, GK, UK F.C.; Charlotte Shapiro, GK, McLean Soccer; Emily Akpebu, D, Arlington Soccer Blue; Emma Cordero, D, Arlington Soccer Red; Alyssa Kenealy, MF, Arlington Soccer Red; Jocelyn Lohmeyer, F, Arlington Soccer Blue.

2025 All-Gulf Coast Team

Delta Basin Division Selection

GK	Lauryn Starwood	LA Krewe Rush	Alabama State	Unanimous
D	Rammie Noel	LA Krewe Rush	LSU
D	Sarah Portis	Mississippi Blues SC	Jackson State
D	Addie Siders	Hattiesburg FC	Southern Miss
MF	Kayla Jones	Mississippi Blues SC	Murray State
MF	Amelia Majtczak	LA Krewe Rush	Louisiana Lafayette
MF	Chloe Taylor	Hattiesburg FC	Southern Miss
F	Salma Elhaimer	LA Krewe Rush	Louisiana Lafayette
F	Cariel Ellis	Mississippi Blues SC	Lamar
F	Christina Salmon	Hattiesburg FC	Carey
11	Kendyl Terrell	Hattiesburg FC	Jackson State

	HONORABLE MENTION: Sarah Polk, GK, Mississippi Blues SC; Karen Vilau, MF, Hattiesburg FC; Vail Wartes, MF, Mississippie Blues SC.

Third Coast Division Selection

GK	Holland Burkhalter	Union 10 FC	Spanish Fort H.S.
D	Xiomara Barnette	Florida Roots	Huntingdon College
D	Jessica Jordan	Gulf Coast United	Southern Mississippi
D	Aila Swinton	Pensacola FC	Louisiana
MF	Mary Richard	Pensacola FC Academy	Southern Union State C.C.
MF	Chloe Ezell	Gulf Coast United	Lamar
MF	Zivana Labovic	Pensacola FC	Alabama
MF	Emma Beltz	Pensacola FC	West Florida
F	Michelle Melancon	Pensacola FC Academy	Niceville H.S.
F	Jezlyn Nelson	Pensacola FC Academy	Niceville H.S.
F	Paige Phillips	Pensacola FC	Pensacola State College

	HONORABLE MENTION: Katherine Ardoin, GK, Florida Roots; Bailey Erwig, D, Pensacola FC; Taylor Kerle, D, Pensacola FC Academy; Ashlynne Richardson, MF, Florida Roots.

2025 All-Southeast Team

Peachtree Division Selection

GK	Maddie Smith	Chattanooga FC	Florida State
D	TJ Anderson	Georgia Impact	Richmond
D	Bailey Mullen	UFA Gunners	Wofford
D	Carly Oubs	DECATUR FC	Cincinnati
MF	Sydnie Thibodaux	DECATUR FC	Auburn
MF	Kennedy Ball	Chattanooga FC	Arkansas
MF	Maria Howell	Georgia Impact	Georgia State
MF	Emma Kate Schroll	UFA Gunners	Louisville
F	Jordyn Crosby	UFA Gunners	Auburn
F	Reese McDermott	Chattanooga FC	Colorado School of Mines
F	Maggie Wadsworth	DECATUR FC	Mississippi State

	HONORABLE MENTION: Grace Stair, GK, UFA Gunners; Rhyan Connolly, GK, Georgia Impact; Jazmin Ferguson, D, DECATUR FC; Hannah Tillett, MF, Chattanooga FC.

Pioneer Division Selection

GK	Cayden Norris	865 Alliance	Tennessee	2nd
D	Nyla Blue	865 Alliance	Tennessee
D	Kinsten Evans	Nashville Rhythm FC	East Tennessee State
D	Madison Long	Nashville Rhythm FC	The Cumberlands
D	Jessica Rodrigues Meira	TN Tempo FC	Texas Permian Basin
MF	Taryn Childers	865 Alliance	East Tennessee State
MF	Ella Tuplin	TN Tempo FC	Cumberland
MF	Naho Yamamura	Nashville Rhythm FC	Arizona Western
F	Jayden Boelter	Nashville Rhythm FC	The Cumberlands
F	Alivia Stott	865 Alliance	Tennessee	3rd
F	Gracelyn Williams	Nashville Rhythm FC	Houghton

	HONORABLE MENTION: Kendall Curran, GK, Nashville Rhythm FC; Laia Roch Font, GK, TN Tempo FC; Alayna Corbitt, D, 865 Alliance; Lara Rocha, MF, TN Tempo FC; Jayla Blue, F, 865 Alliance; Rebecca Sierra, F, FC Birmingham.

2025 All-Sunshine Team

GK	Morgan Weaver	Jacksonville Armada FC	Tennessee
D	Bryn Forchic	FC PrimeTime	Stetson
D	Kylie Overstreet	Jacksonville Armada FC	Stetson	2nd
D	Naila Schoefberger	Florida Premier FC	Mississippi State
MF	Norah Abbott	West Florida Flames	Florida
MF	Hayden Lepley	West Florida Flames	Mercer	2nd
MF	Allyssia Merisier	FC PrimeTime	Saint Peter's
MF	Adia Symmonds	Florida Premier FC	Mississippi State
F	Nancy Almanza	Jacksonville Armada FC	Mississippi State
F	Taylor Hamlett	West Florida Flames	Miami (Ohio)	3rd
F	Jalen Haas	Seminole Ice	Tampa

	HONORABLE MENTION: Ella Stevens, GK, FC PrimeTime; Britt Verhees, GK, Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lion FC; Avery Upton, D, Jacksonville Armada FC; Gabi Poretto, D, West Florida Flames; Matilda Boyle, F, Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC; Megan Morgan, F, FC PrimeTime.