FRISCO, Texas – The Southland Conference announced the 2018 Soccer Preseason All-Conference Teams on Wednesday. Lamar University led the way with four total selections, including three spots on the First Team.
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The Cards earned three automatic first team selections in senior defender
Amelia Fullmer, senior forward
Kelso Peskin, and sophomore forward
Lucy Ashworth.
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Peskin led LU in scoring in 2017 with 27 points on eight goals and a school-record 11 assists. She was a 2017 first-team All-Southland Conference selection and a member of the 2017 United Soccer Coaches All-Region team.
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Fullmer led all LU field players with over 2,000 minutes played. She was a second team All-SLC selection in 2017 and a third team member of the 2017 United Soccer Coaches All-Region.
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Ashworth, a member of the 2017 All-SLC first team as a freshman, was second on the Cardinals in scoring with four goals and eight assists for 16 points. Ashworth joined Fullmer on the USC All-Region third team.
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Making the All-SLC Preseason Second Team for the first time was senior midfielder Julie Ocampo. The Bogota, Colombia, native appeared in all 23 games, making 22 starts. She had career highs of 13 points, including a career best five goals, in 2017 and tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals.
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Returning players from the 2017 All-Conference First and Second teams are automatically named to the 2018 Preseason All-Conference teams at their same positions. Second team players are elevated to first team if the first team slot is vacated by a non-returning player at their same position. Vacant positions are nominated and voted upon by the conference's head coaches. Voting for one's own player is not permitted.
Preseason All-Conference First Team
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Class |
Hometown |
| D |
Baylii Bieke* |
Houston Baptist |
Sr. |
Little Elm, Texas |
| D |
Amelia Fullmer* |
Lamar |
Sr. |
Pleasant Grove, Utah |
| D |
Kristen Ricks |
Central Arkansas |
Sr. |
Keller, Texas |
| MF |
Christina Arteaga* |
Abilene Christian |
So. |
Pflugerville, Texas |
| MF |
Nola Prickett* |
McNeese |
Sr. |
Hemet, Calif. |
| MF |
Shay Johnson |
Abilene Christian |
Jr. |
Coppell, Texas |
| F |
Dylan Owens* |
Abilene Christian |
Sr. |
Willard, Mo. |
| F |
Kelso Peskin* |
Lamar |
Sr. |
Cape Town, South Africa |
| F |
Carlota Suarez Crespo* |
Sam Houston State |
Jr. |
Madrid, Spain |
| GK |
Emma Roccaforte* |
McNeese |
So. |
Nederland, Texas |
| AL |
Lucy Ashworth* |
Lamar |
So. |
Wigan, England |
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Preseason All-Conference Second Team
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Class |
Hometown |
| D |
Carli Arthurs |
Stephen F. Austin |
Jr. |
Lewisville, Texas |
| D |
Carly English |
Sam Houston State |
Sr. |
Red Oak, Texas |
| D |
Michelle Mulrooney |
Abilene Christian |
Jr. |
Lodi, Calif. |
| MF |
Sophia Fondren |
Stephen F. Austin |
So. |
Frisco, Texas |
| MF |
Juliana Ocampo |
Lamar |
Sr. |
Bogotá, Colombia |
| MF |
Taylor Pritchard |
Sam Houston State |
Jr. |
Helotes, Texas |
| F |
Brittany Caserma* |
Northwestern State |
Sr. |
Murrieta, Calif. |
| F |
Autumn Wildung* |
Houston Baptist |
Sr. |
Cedar Park, Texas |
| F |
Camille Bassett |
Central Arkansas |
Sr. |
Vista, Calif. |
| GK |
Alanis Guevara |
Houston Baptist |
Sr. |
Cedar Park, Texas |
| AL |
Megan Rickert |
Houston Baptist |
So. |
Round Rock, Texas |
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* Automatic selection – Returning 2017 all-conference member
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The 2018 season unofficially gets underway Wednesday night in an exhibition match against Rice University at 7 p.m. in the
LU Soccer Complex. The regular season will open just nine days later on August 17 against Grambling State, also at 7 p.m. in the
LU Soccer Complex.
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Season tickets and individual game tickets are available for sale now online byÂ
clicking here, on the phone at 409-880-1715, or at the Lamar Cardinals ticket office located in the Montagne Center.
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