NEW ORLEANS – South Alabama senior forward Jasmine Greene was named the Sun Belt Conference Women’s Soccer Player of the Year to highlight the 2022 Sun Belt Soccer Awards and All-Conference Teams, announced on Monday. The honors were voted upon by the league’s 14 head coaches.
Georgia Southern won its first Sun Belt Conference regular-season championship 2022.
In addition to being named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, Greene also garnered the league’s Offensive Player of the Year honor as well as Newcomer of the Year. Greene, a Birmingham, Ala., native played in all 10 conference matches for the Jaguars and started in nine. She recorded five goals in two matches in October and totaled eight goals in league action. Greene scored a pair of goals three times on the year and played at least 50 minutes in every conference match. She leads the Sun Belt Conference in points (16), points per game (1.60), goals (8) and goals per game (.80).
Georgia Southern defender Sade Heinrichs was named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year. She led her team’s defense with 900 minutes played in 10 conference matches and helped the unit to a conference-best 0.2 goals-against average. Heinrichs, Monchengladbach, Germany, native organized a defensive structure that limited league foes to just two goals in 10 matches. The defensive unit ended the year on a scoreless streak of 546 minutes and 58 seconds, which marked a new school record.
James Madison redshirt junior Alexandra Blom was named the league’s second-ever Goalkeeper of the Year. She played 883 minutes between the posts for the Dukes. She stopped 33 shots for a .892 save percentage. Blom, a Degerfors, Sweden, native, posted six shutouts in league play. She collected three or more saves in eight of nine matches in goal, including five-plus in two outings. She gave up just four goals in league play, and never gave up more than one goal in each match. She recorded nine shutouts on the year overall and is 10
th in the nation in goals against average with a 0.473 showing.
South Alabama defender Gabriela Angulo was chosen as the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year. Angulo, a La Guaira, Vargas, Venezuela, native tallied two assists on the year as she led a defense that ranked third in goals allowed (5) and goals against average (0.50). She aided the Jaguars to record six shutouts, which was a mark tied for second in league play. The Jaguars outscored opponents 25-5 in league play.
Georgia Southern head coach Chris Adams earned his first career Sun Belt Coach of the Year accolade. He guided his team to its first ever regular-season conference title with a 7-1-2 mark in league play this season. He managed a squad that allowed just two goals in conference play with eight shutouts. Georgia Southern posted a 0.20 goals-against average. Adams led the Eagles to six consecutive wins to close out the year and six straight shutouts to capture the regular season title.
The 2022 Sun Belt Women’s Soccer Tournament will take place October 31-November 6 at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex in Foley, Ala.
2022 Sun Belt Soccer Awards
Coach of the Year: Chris Adams, Georgia Southern
Player of the Year: Jasmine Greene, F, South Alabama
Offensive Player of the Year: Jasmine Greene, F, South Alabama
Defensive Player of the Year: Sade Heinrichs, D, Georgia Southern
Goalkeeper of the Year: Alexandra Blom, GK, James Madison
Newcomer of the Year: Jasmine Greene, F, South Alabama
Freshman of the Year: Gabriela Angulo, D, South Alabama
First-Team All-Conference
F – Elis Nemtsov, Georgia Southern
F – Morgan White, Marshall
F – Carla Morich, Old Dominion
F – Jasmine Greene, South Alabama
MF – Ece Turkoglu, Old Dominion
MF – Imane Addi, South Alabama
MF – Madi Goss, Texas State
D – Sade Heinrichs, Georgia Southern
D – Brittany Munson, James Madison
D – Abby Jacobs, South Alabama
GK – Alexandra Blom, James Madison
Second-Team All-Conference
F – Megan Brouse, Coastal Carolina
F – Ruthny Mathurin, Louisiana
F – Monique Gray, South Alabama
MF – Lexi Vanderlinden, James Madison
MF – Kat Gonzalez, Marshall
MF – Danielle Fuentes, South Alabama
MF – Ilana Izquierdo, Southern Miss
D – Eva Diez Lois, Georgia State
D – Soleil Flores, James Madison
D – Avery Thies, Texas State
GK – Katie Oakley, Georgia Southern
GK – Jaidy Campos, South Alabama