PROVIDENCE, R.I. (SMU) – Four Mustangs were named All-American Athletic Conference by the league coaches on Tuesday including Courtney Sebazco who was named league Rookie of the Year.
 
Junior Allie Thornton secured her third All-Conference honor after a leading the Mustangs with nine goals during her third season on the Hilltop. Thornton was named First-team All-Conference in her first season and second-team her sophomore season. The Arlington, Texas native scored the game-winner against No. 24 UCF on the road that helped propel the Mustangs into the conference tournament. Thornton's four game-winning goals were second in the conference during the regular season.
 
Freshman Courtney Sebazco was named Rookie Of The Year by the Conference, after a first year that included six goals and four assists while starting 16 games at midfield. Sebazco was also selected to the All-AAC second team and was a unanimous All-Rookie selection. This was SMU's first conference Rookie of the Year since Claire Oates in 2013.
 
Redshirt Sophomore Katina Tsapos was selected second team All-AAC for her contributions to the Mustang's midfield. Tsapos rebounded after missing the 2017 season with an injury racking up the second most minutes on the team while contributing a goal and three assists.
 
Freshman Celiana Torres was unanimously selected to the All-Rookie team. Torres leads the Mustangs with 20 points on the season including seven goals and a team-high six assists.
 
SMU became the first AAC program with two unanimous All-Rookie selections in the same season. The pair were two of just three unanimous selections on the 2018 list.
 
The Mustangs take on ECU in the first round of the American Championship on Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT from Corbett Stadium in Tampa.
 

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2018 AWARDS

Offensive Player of the Year

Evelyne Viens, Jr., F, USF
 

Defensive Player of the Year

Olivia Gauthier, Sr., D, Memphis

Midfielder of the Year

Andrea Hauksdottir, Jr., USF

 

Goalkeeper of the Year

Vera Varis, Sr., UCF

Rookie of the Year

Courtney Sebazco, Fr., MF, SMU

Coaching Staff of the Year

USF

Team Fair-Play Award

SMU

 

First Team All-Conference^

Desiree Bowen, Jr., F, Houston

Aisha Brown, So., D, Temple

Serena Dolan, Jr., MF, Memphis

Olivia Gauthier, Sr., D, Memphis

Andrea Hauksdottir, Jr., MF, USF

Clarissa Larisey, So., F, Memphis*

Marie Levasseur, Sr., MF, Memphis

Stefanie Sanders, So. F, UCF*

Allie Thornton, Jr., F, SMU

Vera Varis, Sr., GK, UCF

Evelyne Viens, Jr., F, USF*

Anna Wiliams, Jr., F, Tulsa

 

Second Team All-Conference^

Kelli Burney, RS-Jr., D, USF

Courtney Cash, Sr., F, ECU

Mia Darden, Fr., F, Tulsa

Carrie Lawrence, Sr., D, UCF

Catherine Levasseur, Sr., MF, Memphis

Sydney Martinez, Fr., GK, USF

Elizabeth Moberg, So., GK, Memphis

Sydny Nasello, Fr., F, USF

Dina Orschmann, So., F, UCF

Jayda Hylton-Pelaia, Jr., D, ECU

Courtney Sebazco, Fr., MF, SMU

Katina Tsapos, RS-So., MF, SMU

Jill Vetere, Sr., F, Cincinnati

 

All-Rookie Team

Tanya Boychuk, F, Memphis

Mia Darden, F, Tulsa

Vanessa DiNardo, F, Cincinnati*

Grace Doran, MF, ECU

Gabi Johnson, F, Temple

Sydney Martinez, GK, USF

Reid Morrison, D/MF, Houston

Sydny Nasello, F, USF

Courtney Sebazco, MF, SMU*

Kristen Scott, F ,UCF

Celiana Torres, MF, SMU*

 

*unanimous selection

^extra player due to tie in voting