FOLEY, Ala. – Three Trojans have been named All-Sun Belt Conference selections for 2017, announced today by the league office.
Arola Aparicio Gili and
Doro Greulich were named first team selections with
Liesa Seifert being named a second team honoree.
It is the second-straight first team selection for Aparicio Gili as she becomes the first two-time first team honoree in program history. Greulich notches her first career first team honor after being named a second team selection in 2016 while Seifert picks up her first career Sun Belt accolade.
Aparicio Gili continues to be a constant for the Trojans, appearing in all 19 games with 17 starts at the forward position. The St. Antoni de Vilamajor, Spain, native has registered two goals and two assists on the year, putting 19 of her 31 shots on goal while playing just shy of 1,300 minutes for the Trojans in 2017.
Greulich has paced the Little Rock offense this season, registering a team-best eight goals with one assist, notching the game-winner in the 3-1 win at Georgia State. The Potsdam, Germany, native has a pair of multi-goal games in 2017, netting a hat trick at Murray State while scoring two goals against the Panthers, earning herself a pair of Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Seifert made an immediate impact in her first season as a Trojan, seeing action in all 19 games with 16 starts on defense. The Potsdam, Germany, native registered a pair of goals on the year, including the game-winner in the 4-0 victory over UT-Rio Grande Valley, while helping the Little Rock defense hold opponents to 1.26 goals per game with five shutouts.
With Aparicio Gili and Greulich both earning first team honors, it marks the first time in program history a pair of Trojans have been named to the Sun Belt's All-Conference first team. Under head coach
Adrian Blewitt, Little Rock has now garnered 11 all-conference honors in the past five years, including three first team selections.
The announcement was made on the eve of the 2017 Sun Belt Conference tournament in Foley, Alabama, as Little Rock enters the postseason as the number five seed. The Trojans will square off against rival Arkansas State in the first game of the tournament, getting underway at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 1 at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex.
2017 All-Sun Belt Conference Awards
First Team All-Sun Belt
Arola Aparicio Gili (Little Rock, Junior, Forward)
Kaylee Davis (Texas State, Sophomore, Forward)
Rio Hardy (South Alabama, Senior, Forward)
Kassi Hormuth (Texas State, Senior, Forward)
Doro Greulich (Little Rock, Sophomore, Midfielder)
Rachel Grout (Texas State, Senior, Midfielder)
Danielle Henley (South Alabama, Senior, Midfielder)
Chandler Cooney (Texas State, Senior, Defender)
Hannah Godfrey (South Alabama, Junior, Defender)
Steffi Hardy (South Alabama, Senior, Defender)
Heather Martin (Texas State, Sophomore, Goalkeeper)
Second Team All-Sun Belt
Kory Dixon (South Alabama, Sophomore, Forward)
Daniella Famili (Coastal Carolina, Senior, Forward)
Sarah Sodoma (Arkansas State, Freshman, Forward)
Selma Bjorgvinsdottir (South Alabama, Freshman, Midfielder)
Chelsea Followwell (South Alabama, Senior, Midfielder)
Jordan Kondikoff (Texas State, Sophomore, Midfielder)
Julia Winter (Troy, Sophomore, Midfielder)
Riley Ebenroth (Arkansas State, Junior, Defender)
Haley Roberson (Troy, Senior, Defender)
Liesa Seifert (Little Rock, Junior, Defender)
Kelsey Ponder (Arkansas State, Junior, Goalkeeper)
2017 Player of the Year
Rio Hardy (South Alabama, Senior, Forward)
2017 Offensive Player of the Year
Kassi Hormuth (Texas State, Senior, Forward)
2017 Defensive Player of the Year
Hannah Godfrey (South Alabama, Junior, Defender)
2017 Freshman of the Year
Sarah Sodoma (Arkansas State, Freshman, Forward)
2017 Newcomer of the Year
Kaylee Davis (Texas State, Sophomore, Forward)
2017 Coach of the Year
Kat Conner, Texas State
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