JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Eight different Jacksonville women's soccer players have been named to various All-ASUN teams the league office announced Wednesday.
Following Jacksonville's
trip to the semifinals and No. 2 seed in the ASUN Tournament, the Dolphins were awarded with their most ever combined selections to all-league teams in program history.
Leading the way was
Alicia Rey Perez on the First Team. In her lone season with the 'Phins, Rey Perez led the squad in goals (13), points (29), shots (54) and shots on goal (27). Her final goal total ranked fifth all-time in a single season at JU and second in the ASUN.
Manuela Restrepo,
Laura Di Mascio and
Paula Herranz all found themselves on the Second Team.
Restrepo was a top-flight facilitator in her senior season with the 'Phins. She led the team in assists with seven while also scoring seven goals, good for second best on the squad. Restrepo was tied for first during ASUN competition in total assists with five.
Di Mascio scored thrice in her senior season as well, adding a trio of assists in 18 total games. The Paris native's 31 shots were good for third on the team.
As for Herranz, in her first season as a Dolphin, she added to an already impressive list of conference accolades. Through three years playing ASUN soccer at EKU and JU, Herranz has been named to the All-Freshman Team, the Third Team and now the Second Team. She started in all 19 matches with one goal and two assists. Herranz played the fourth most minutes of anyone on the team.
On the third team,
Layla Garcia-Moreno,
Ana Alvarez Garcia and
Lina Ballmann were all honored. Garcia-Moreno and Alvarez Garcia both were in their first years as 'Phins, transferring in and helping guide JU to a 6-1-3 conference record.
Garcia-Moreno scored the third most goals on the squad with five. No one goal was bigger than her game-winning knock at UNF to lead her team to a
2-1 victory in the River City Rumble at UNF.
Alvarez Garcia played some of her best ball late in the season. She was
named to the All-Tournament Team after playing 100 minutes in JU's penalty kick winner over North Alabama and 92 minutes her team's semifinals appearance.
As for the German sophomore Ballmann, she appeared in every game of the season for the second straight year. She also set a new career-high in assists with four.
Starting every game this year for the 'Phins, freshman
Frida Johansson was named to the All-Freshman Team. During her first collegiate season, the Swede played the third most minutes on the team. She scored one goal in the
home opener against Edward Waters. She is the first Dolphin since '23 to be honored on the All-Freshman Team.
The league office announced earlier Wednesday that six Dolphins were also named to the All-Academic Team. The list of 'Phins can be read
HERE.
For the full list of ASUN All-Conference awards, click
HERE.