United Athletic Conference

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Five WAC women's soccer players have been named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region team for the 2019 season. California Baptist and Kansas City garnered two honorees while Utah Valley earned the fifth selection.

 

California Baptist's Rola Badawiya, a junior forward from Riverside, Calif., was one of two Lancers to be selected to the third-team. Badawiya scored 11 goals and netted five game-winners this season, leading the conference in both categories. She also recorded the third-most points in the league, finishing the season with 25. Badawiya led the Lancers in goals, points, shots, shots on goal and game-winners.

 

California Baptist's Karley Weeks, a sophomore midfielder from Mentone, Calif., was also named to the third-team. She recorded 62 shots, 16 points, six goals and four assists on the season to finish in the top eight among conference players in each category. Weeks paced her team in assists and started all 19 games to help lead the Lancers to a 13-5-1 record and a 6-2 record in league play.

 

Kansas City's Rylan Childers, a sophomore midfielder from Grain Valley, Mo., was named a third-team selection after she led the conference in both points and assists. She finished with 30 points and 10 assists on the season. Childers also finished with the second most goals and shots in the league as she netted 10 goals on 70 shots. This is the sophomore's second consecutive USC All-Region selection as she was named to the All-Pacific Region Second Team a year ago.

 

Kansas City's Abby Small, a senior defender from Kansas City, Mo., also earned a third-team selection as she started 20 games on the back line for the 'Roos. She helped lead her team to a league-best 10 shutouts. With Small anchoring the defense, Kansas City allowed only 18 goals on the season, finishing in a tie for the least goals allowed among conference teams. The senior also tallied two assists on the year, including setting up the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over South Dakota.

 

Utah Valley's Amber Tripp, a junior midfielder from Draper, Utah, represented the Wolverines with a third-team selection, giving the WAC five of the total 14 members named to the USC All-Pacific Region Third-Team. Tripp finished with eight goals, five assists, 42 shots, 25 shots on goal and 21 points, placing her in the league's top ten in each of these categories. She also managed to start 21 games for Utah Valley, making her one of only 12 conference players to register at least 21 starts this season.

 

The All-America teams are expected to be announced on Thursday, Dec. 5.

 

The complete list of United Soccer Coaches All-Region teams can be found here.