SAN ANTONIO -- The University of the Incarnate Word women's soccer team had three players earn Second-Team All-Southland Conference recognition, the league announced Monday afternoon.
Tyler Coker,
Montanna Mathews and
Hayden Kish were all honored by the SLC, Coker getting second-team the nod as a forward, while Mathews and Kish were selected as defenders.
The senior from Albuquerque, N.M. tied for second on the team with seven points this season, recording two goals and three assists, despite playing just 10 games. The highlight of her season was a game-winning, 81st-minute goal in the SLC opener,
a 2-1 win over East Texas A&M on Sept. 17. She also had a critical goal in 2-0 win over Northwestern State, which helped her earn
SLC Offensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 6.
The Asbury, Australia native was a leader for a defense that pitched seven shutouts. She also played a big role on the offense, handling corner kick duties and recording a team-high 16 shots on goal. Mathews had two goals and one assists on the season. One of those goals came in a 3-0 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on October. 8, a game that also helped her earn the SLC Defensive Player of the Week award.
The Orlando, Fla. native was an immediate impact player in her first college season, starting all 19 games and logging 1,491 minutes, third most on the team. While primarily serving the defense, she had an assist against Northwestern State and was credited for a game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over McNeese on Oct. 22. She is the first UIW freshman to make the All-Southland team since Hannah Walsh, a Third-Team All-Midfielder in 2019.
The Cardinals finished the regular season 8-8-3 overall while going 5-4-1 in Southland play. That was good enough to earn them the No 4 seed at the SLC Tournament, where they will face fifth-seeded Nicholls at noon on Thursday.
The conference tournament will be played in Commerce, Texas. A full schedule of games and times can be found here.
