MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama women's soccer forward Jasmine Greene was named Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year, the conference announced Monday. Additionally, South Alabama was picked by the league coaches to finish first, tied with James Madison.
 
Greene was also named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Team and is joined by forward Monique Gray and defenders Gabriela Angulo and Abby Jacobs.
 
Greene led the Jaguars and the conference with 12 goals and 26 total points last season, earning her Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year honors. She totaled four multi-goal games and also finished first in the conference in goals per game, total points and points per game.
 
Gray finished last season with eight goals and was named Second-Team All-Sun Belt a year ago. Angulo was named Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year a season ago, finishing the year with three assists and 13 starts.
 
Jacobs was a 2022 First-Team All-Sun Belt selection and started all 20 matches of the 2022 season, scoring one goal and adding three assists.
 
2023 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Preseason Awards
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Jasmine Greene, South Alabama (Gr., F, Birmingham, Ala.)
 
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Alexandra Blom, James Madison (R-Sr., GK, Degerfors, Sweden)
 
Preseason All-Sun Belt Team
F – Elis Nemstov, Georgia Southern (R- Jr., Bradford, Ontario)
F – Amanda Attanasi, James Madison (Jr., Washington Township, N.J.)
F – Monique Gray, South Alabama (Jr., St. Petersburg, Fla.)
F – Jasmine Greene, South Alabama (Gr., Birmingham, Ala.)
MF – Elena Diaz, Georgia State (Sr., Madrid, Spain.)
MF – Lexi Vanderlinden, James Madison (Sr., Seminole, Fla.)
MF – Ece Turkoglu, Old Dominion (Gr., Istanbul, Turkey)
D – Sade Heinrichs, Georgia Southern (Sr., Monchengladbach, Germany)
D – Eva Diez Lois, Georgia State (Gr., Santander, Spain)
D – Brittany Munson, James Madison (R-Sr., Merrick, N.Y.
D – Gabriela Angulo, South Alabama (So., La Guaira, Vargas, Venezuela)
D – Abby Jacobs, South Alabama (Gr., Pensacola, Fla.)
GK – Alexandra Blom, James Madison (R-Sr., Degerfors, Sweden)
 
*Ties were not broken
2023 Sun Belt Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll
T1.    James Madison (5) – 179 points
T1.    South Alabama (3) – 179 points
3.      Old Dominion (4) – 177 points
4.      Georgia Southern (2) – 153 points
5.      Texas State – 132 points
6.      Georgia State – 124 points
7.      Arkansas State – 120 points
8.      App State – 88 points
9.      Marshall – 76 points
10.    Coastal Carolina – 61 points
T11.  Louisiana – 47 points
T11.  ULM – 47 points
13.    Southern Miss – 45 points
14.    Troy – 42 points
 
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