JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - FGCU earned three superlative recognitions while Bellarmine, Lipscomb and North Florida claimed one apiece to highlight the 2024 Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Soccer postseason honors, announced Wednesday by the league office.
The Bisons' Kiara Pralle earned Lipscomb its fifth Player of the Year honor and the third consecutive award for the program. The senior from Mooresville, N.C., tallied a league-leading 16 goals this season and added two assists for a program-record 34 points. Entering the conference tournament, Pralle ranks third in the nation for total goals. North Florida earned its first Defensive Player of the Year award after Zara Siassi captured the 2024 honor for the Ospreys. Siassi helped the Ospreys to a 9-3-7 overall record while going 6-1-4 in Atlantic Sun matches. She currently holds both the career starts and appearances records for the UNF Women's Soccer program. McKenzie Carle tallied six goals this season for the Knights and secured the program's first Freshman of the Year recognition. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native logged 1,036 minutes of action this season for Bellarmine and palced 20 of her 28 total shots on goal.
The Eagles enter the conference tourney as the #1 seed after capturing the 2024 ASUN Regular Season Championship. Jim Blankenship was selected by his peers as Coach of the Year for the sixth time after leading FGCU to a 9-1-1 mark in conference play. Ashley Labbe ended the regular season tied for second on the team and sixth in the ASUN with six goals. She also tallied a team and conference-leading eight assists en route to earning the FGCU program its first Midfielder of the Year award. 2024 Goalkeeper of the Year Olivia Molina has notched a conference-leading 109 saves this season and currently sits ninth in that national rankings for total saves. The Tampa, Fla., native averages 6.50 saves per game which is twelfth in the country along with an .852 save percentage.
Player of the Year: Kiara Pralle, Lipscomb
Defensive Player of the Year: Zara Siassi, North Florida
Midfielder of the Year: Ashley Labbe, FGCU
Goalkeeper of the Year: Olivia Molina, FGCU
Freshman of the Year: McKenzie Carle, Bellarmine
Coach of the Year: Jim Blankenship, FGCU
First Team All-ASUN
F - McKenzie Carle, Bellarmine
F - Kendal Gargiula, FGCU**
F - Kiara Pralle, Lipscomb**
MF - Kelly Van Gundy, Central Arkansas**
MF - Ashley Labbe, FGCU*****
MF - Erika Zschuppe, FGCU***
MF - Bella Carapazza, Lipscomb
D - Lauren Dwyer, FGCU
D - Alivia Carapazza, Lipscomb**
D - Zara Siassi, North Florida***
GK - Olivia Molina, FGCU
Second Team All-ASUN
F - Ella Grode, EKU
F - Paige McSwigan, North Florida**
F - Bella Pontieri, North Florida
MF - Ellie Dreas, Austin Peay
MF - Emma Nicholson, Bellarmine**
MF - Chiara Premoli, EKU
MF - Amanda Hartmann, North Florida
D - Lindsey McMahon, Austin Peay**
D - Sidney Rigsby, Bellarmine
D - Nina Mazzola, Central Arkansas
D - Lucy Ream, Lipscomb***
GK - Kajsa Pruner, Central Arkansas
Third Team All-ASUN
F - Aniyah Mack, Austin Peay**
F - Anna Kerr, Central Arkansas
F - Ana Manning, EKU
F - Katharina Oelschlaeger, FGCU**
MF - Alec Baumgardt, Austin Peay
MF - Rachel Robinson, EKU
MF - Maya Henley Buisan, FGCU
D - Gabby Thies, Central Arkansas**
D - Paula Herranz, EKU
D - Kaitlyn Rowlett, EKU
D - Hannah Bielicke, Jacksonville
D - Bryn Forchic, Stetson
GK - Sofia Miliancano, North Florida
* denotes the number of career All-ASUN selections
Note - ties in voting resulted in 12-person All-ASUN Second Team and a 13-person Third Team
All-Freshman Team
^McKenzie Carle, Bellarmine
Kiley Reese, Austin Peay
Jama Akpanudo, Central Arkansas
Sophia Backstrom, Central Arkansas
Addylan Wright, Central Arkansas
Ella Grode, EKU
Ana Manning, EKU
Nele Karowski, FGCU
Kaïna Cesar, Lipscomb
Sarah Frazer, North Florida
Stella Comana, Stetson
^ denotes a unanimous selection to the All-Freshman Team