
DI WOMEN'S SOCCER
COACH OF THE YEAR
Santos Rengel- Cochise
Rengel helped the Apaches earn the No. 2 seed in the Region I DI playoffs thanks to a season that featured 11 wins, going 11-4-3 and 8-3-2 in conference play in his first season. The Apaches picked up a win over nationally ranked Eastern Arizona in September.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Yui Suetsugu – Arizona Western
Suetsugu scored 19 goals and recorded four assists in her first season at Arizona Western. The sophomore had a pair of four-goal games and scored three game-winning goals, including the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win over Cochise.
GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
Tallon Bennett – Yavapai
Bennett led the conference in save percentage at .947 and made 71 saves this season, allowing just 0.53 goals per game. Bennett was the NJCAA Goalkeeper of the Week after making 22 saves in a 0-0 draw with Eastern Arizona back in September.
FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION
Tallon Bennett | Yavapai | Goalkeeper |
Asa Yamazaki | Arizona Western | Defender |
Nao Yasuda | Eastern Arizona | Defender |
Linka Ono | Arizona Western | Midfielder |
Maddie Haslam | Eastern Arizona | Midfielder |
Yui Suetsugu | Arizona Western | Forward |
Sabrina Amezcu | Cochise | Forward |
Michelle Gomez | Cochise | Forward |
Magaly Lopez | Mohave | Forward |
Melinda Avendano Bravo | Southern Nevada | Midfielder |
Keira Campbell | Yavapai | Forward |
SECOND TEAM ALL-REGION
Iyan Hernandez | Arizona Western | Goalkeeper |
Sophia Oliveira | Eastern Arizona | Defender |
Chloe Brand | Yavapai | Defender |
Celiane Pereria | Eastern Arizona | Midfielder |
Ade Bonner | Yavapai | Midfielder |
Maria Lopez | Arizona Western | Defender |
Diana Montoya | Cochise | Defender |
Kei Yoneda | Arizona Western | Defender |
Siara Alvarez | Southern Nevada | Midfielder |
Sophia Fottrell | Yavapai | Forward |
Reagan Peterson | Yavapai | Forward |
DII WOMEN'S SOCCER
COACH OF THE YEAR
Tommy Hurdle- Scottsdale
Hurdle helped the Fighting Aritchokes earn the No. 2 seed in the Region I DI Tournament, leading Scottsdale to a 12-3-1 record and 12-2 in the conference. The Fogthing Artichokes won 12 games in a row after starting the season 0-2-1.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Carmen Coronado – Phoenix
Coronado finished second in the conference in goals with 22 and fourth in the conference in assists with 11. Coronado put together a stretch of 12 goals in three games from October 8-15 and scored six game-winning goals this season.
FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION
Carmen Coronado | Phoenix | Forward |
Elizabeth Wheeler | Scottsdale | Forward |
Chloe Corral | Phoenix | Midfielder |
Ariela Sanchez Hermosillo | Pima | Defender |
Lizzie Walker | Pima | Forward |
Giselle German | Phoenix | Forward |
LLuvia Ramirez | Glendale | Forward |
Renata Manriquez | Phoenix | Defender |
Kaylyn Randazzo | Glendale | Goalkeeper |
Shayla Hunt | Scottsdale | Forward |
Solaris Graves | Pima | Midfielder |
SECOND TEAM ALL-REGION
Maria DeMark | Scottsdale | Defender |
Cora Still | Scottsdale | Defender |
Hailey Hough | Mesa | Forward |
Arianna Delgado Romero | Chandler Gilbert | Midfielder |
Irma Palominos | Phoenix | Goalkeeper |
Mia Loher | Scottsdale | Midfielder |
Kamalani Paralta | Pima | Midfielder |
Paisley Leitzell | Chandler Gilbert | Forward |
Abigail Guerrero | GateWay | Midfielder |
Taylor Olness | Glendale | Midfielder |
Damaris Rodriguez Ortiz | Mesa | Defender |
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-REGION
Kaydence Manning | Scottsdale | Goalkeeper |
Onora Farney | Onora Farney | Paradise Valley |
Brylee Allen | Mesa | Midfielder |
Kendall Harris | Chandler Gilbert | Defender |
Meegan Castle | Chandler Gilbert | Forward |
Devony Navarro | Glendale | Defender |