Tigers well represented in AAC end-of-season awards; tournament play starts Thursday

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Tigers cleaned up in the American Athletic Conference end-of-season awards, with sophomore Mya Jones earning Midfielder of the Year honors, Grace Stordy voted Rookie of the Year and six others earning all-conference recognition.

Juniors Tanya Boychuk and Kimberley Smit were voted to the All-Conference First Team by the league's coaches, along with Jones and Stordy, and seniors Clarissa Larisey, Elizabeth Moberg and Lisa Pechersky were named to the All-Conference Second Team.

Haylee Spray and Stordy earned All-Rookie Team honors.

Memphis (8-2, 6-1) begins the hunt for an AAC Tournament championship Thursday at 2 p.m. CT against Cincinnati in Tampa, Fla. The Tigers earned the No. 2 seed in the 2020 AAC Women's Soccer Championship, just behind top-seeded and host USF. With a victory Thursday against third-seeded Cincinnati, the Tigers would advance to the championship game Saturday at 1 p.m. CT.

All games in the tournament will be broadcast on ESPN+.

From her midfield spot, Jones contributed a team-high four assists, tied for second in the AAC, and had 28 shots, which was tied for most in the conference. Stordy scored three times on just nine shots, four on-goal, which tied for the team lead alongside Boychuk, Larisey and Pechersky.

With three goals apiece, the quartet finished the regular season tied for fifth in the AAC in scores.

Moberg, Smit, Spray and Stordy were part of a Memphis defense that allowed just eight goals this season, good for third in the conference, and Moberg's goals-against average of 0.79 was second-best in the AAC. Six of her 10 outings between the pipes resulted in shutouts.

Jones' first-team spot was a unanimous selection, as was Stordy's place on the All-Rookie Team.

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2020 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Honors
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

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

University of Memphis Athletics

Tigers well represented in AAC end-of-season awards; tournament play starts Thursday

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