BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The Mountain East Conference league offices released their annual all-conference awards for women's soccer on Tuesday afternoon. Three Yellow Jackets were named Second Team All-MEC including senior midfielder Brooklyn Pritt, senior forward Fran Soares-Cupertino, and junior midfielder Naomi Waithira.

Pritt led the team with six assists, including two assists in a 4-3 loss against Davis and Elkins on Oct. 24.^. Her 0.4 assists per game was good enough for fourth place in the conference rankings and her assists total was the fifth-best mark in the MEC. She also tacked on three goals on 48 shot attempts.

Soares-Cupertino cracked the top three in the conference for multiple statistical categories. Her four game-winning goals was third-best, her 0.81 goals per game average placed her second in the conference and 20th in all of NCAA Division II, and her 1.75 points per game was third-highest in the MEC. She scored 13 goals this season which was the second highest total in the conference and ranked her 14th in the nation. She was also third in the conference in total points with 28 on the season.

Waithira played 14 matches this season and scored three goals to go along with three assists. All three of her goals were game-winning goals. She ranked third on the team for goals, was tied for second on the team for assists, and placed third on the team for total shots taken with 20 throughout the year. This was her second consecutive season being designated Second Team All-MEC.

The Yellow Jackets will make their first-ever postseason appearance when they take on Charleston for a MEC Tournament quarterfinals match tonight. The game will be played at the Welch Athletic Complex with kickoff scheduled for 5 p.m.

The following is the complete list of this year's honorees:
 

2021 All-MEC First Team
Pos.	Name	Cl.	School
GK	Leah Hensley	Sr.	Charleston
GK	Leah Marsh	Sr.	Concord
D	Morgan Carmichael	Sr.	Concord
D	Ari Christiansen	Jr.	Fairmont State
D	Mackenzie Folch	Sr.	Frostburg State
D	Madison Hanson	So.	Charleston
M	Michelle Brogden	Jr.	Concord
M	Audra Curtain	Sr.	Frostburg State
M	Courtney Smith	Jr.	Concord
M	Laura Vierhout	So.	Charleston
F	Leah Foster	Sr.	Concord
F	Kiera Kuzinski	So.	Fairmont State
F	Yasmin Mosby	Gr.	Concord
2021 All-MEC Second Team
Pos.	Name	Cl.	School
GK	Taylor Kennedy	Jr.	Fairmont State
D	Lotte Bovy	Jr.	Charleston
D	Abbey Dennis	Sr.	Frostburg State
D	Madison Luckett	Jr.	Notre Dame
D	Natalie Pireu	Sr.	West Virginia Wesleyan
M	Sachiko Gamo	Fr.	Davis & Elkins
M	Brooke Lucas	Jr.	Charleston
M	Brooklyn Pritt	Sr.	West Virginia State
M	Hannah Thompson	So.	Frostburg State
M	Naomi Waithira	Jr.	West Virginia State
F	Kenadee Burgoyne	Sr.	Wheeling
F	Alexis Pate	Sr.	Frostburg State
F	Franciele Soares-Cupertino	Jr.	West Virginia State
F	Makatlyn Tucker	Sr.	West Virginia Wesleyan
2021 All-MEC Honorable Mention
Defender: Olivia Bekeleski (CU), Kate Eddy (UC), Grace Fodor (WLU), Madison Rose (DE) Midfielder: Roberta Pomi (UC) Forward: Louisa Follert (NDC), Toni Fiocco-Mizer (FROST), Keira Hill (UC)
2021 All-MEC Freshman Team
Pos.	Name		School
M	Mary Difonzo		Wheeling
F	Louisa Follert		Notre Dame
F	Leah Fleming		Concord
M	Sachiko Gamo		Davis & Elkins
D	Cat Smith		Frostburg State
F	Merel Smets		Glenville State
D	Emily Wallon		Fairmont State
Offensive Player of the Year: Yasmin Mosby (Concord)
Defensive Player of the Year: Morgan Carmichael (Concord)
Freshman of the Year: Cat Smith (Frostburg)
Coach of the Year: Luke Duffy (Concord)

*The All-MEC teams are selected by a vote of the league's coaches.