IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the 2020 women’s soccer awards, voted on by the league’s head coaches.
 
Regular-season champion USF claimed four year-end awards, as Sydny Nasello was named Offensive Player of the Year, Chyanne Dennis was selected as one of the Defensive Player of the Year honorees, Sydney Martinez was picked Goalkeeper of the Year and the Bulls’ coaches were named the Coaching Staff of the Year.
 
Memphis earned two awards, as Mya Jones was selected as the Midfielder of the Year and Grace Stordy was picked as Rookie of the Year. Cincinnati’s Ashley Barron was honored as one of the Defensive Player of the Year winners.
 
Barron and Jones repeated as first-team all-conference honorees and Jones was the lone unanimous first-team selection.
 
Nasello has tallied four goals and five assists for 13 points in nine matches this season for the Bulls. Her four goals are tied for second in the league and her five assists lead the conference. It is third consecutive year a Bull has earned the honor.
 
Dennis has aided USF to a 0.42 goals against average for the season, including five shutouts. Barron has led Cincinnati to a pair of shutouts and a 1.08 GAA. It is both Cincinnati and USF’s second Defensive Player of the Year honor.
 
Jones, the 2019 Rookie of the Year, is for second in the league with four assists and is third in the conference with 2.80 shots per game. It Memphis’ first Midfielder of the Year award since 2014.
 
Martinez, USF’s first Goalkeeper of the Year honoree, has posted a league-best save percentage of 85.7 percent and allowed four goals with five shutouts.
 
Stordy has played on the Tiger backline that has a 0.79 goals against average and has also added three goals and an assist for seven points. Story is Memphis’ third Rookie of the Year.
 
USF head coach Denise Schilte-Brown and her staff have guided USF to 7-0-2 undefeated record so far in the 2020 season and it is the second time the staff has been honored in three seasons.
 
UCF earned the Team Fair Play Award after totaling 73 points (53 fouls, four yellow cards, zero red cards) during conference play. The Fair Play Award is given to the team with the fewest accumulated fouls, yellow cards and red cards in league action (foul = one point, yellow card = five points, red card = 10 points).
 
Offensive Player of the Year
Sydny Nasello, Jr., F, USF
 
Defensive Player of the Year
Ashley Barron, So., D, Cincinnati
Chyanne Dennis, Sr., D, USF
 
Midfielder of the Year
Mya Jones, So., Memphis
 
Goalkeeper of the Year
Sydney Martinez, Jr., USF
 
Rookie of the Year
Grace Stordy, D, Memphis
 
Coaching Staff of the Year
USF
 
Team Fair Play Award
UCF
 
All-Conference First Team
Sarai Linder, Fr., D, UCF
Ashley Barron, So., D, Cincinnati
Tanya Boychuk, Jr., F, Memphis
Mya Jones, So., M, Memphis*
Kimberley Smit, Jr., D, Memphis
Grace Stordy, Fr., D, Memphis
Jazmin Grant, Sr., F, Houston
Vivianne Bessette, Fr., D, USF
Chyanne Dennis, Sr., D, USF
Chiara Hahn, Fr., M, USF
Sydny Nasello, Jr., F, USF
Sydney Martinez, Jr., GK, USF
 
All-Conference Second Team
Ellie Moreno, So., F, UCF
Madison Murnin, Sr., M, UCF
Kendall Battle, So., F, Cincinnati
Alli Pestaina, Jr., D, Cincinnati
Carsen Parker, Sr., F/D, East Carolina
Kim Sanford, Sr., D, East Carolina
Mia Brascia, Sr., M, Houston
Clarissa Larisey, Sr., F, Memphis
Elizabeth Moberg, Sr., GK, Memphis
Lisa Pechersky, R-Sr., M, Memphis
Sabrina Wagner, Sr., M, USF
 
All-Rookie Team
Katie Bradley, M, UCF
Sarai Linder, D, UCF*
Lauren Bastian, M, Cincinnati*
Annabelle Abbott, M, East Carolina
Maeve English, GK, East Carolina*
Genaye Sanders, D, Houston
Haylee Spray, D Memphis
Grace Stordy, D, Memphis*
Vivianne Bessette, D, USF*
Chiara Hahn, M, USF*
Alexa Endres, M, Temple*
Madison Tokarchik, D/M, Tulsa
 
* denotes unanimous selection