INSTITUTE – The West Virginia State University women's soccer team earned seven All-Mountain East Conference honors, headlined by freshman goalkeeper Celina Seggelmann being named MEC Freshman of the Year.

Leila Karam and Sara París Filter were selected to the All-MEC First Team, while Madison Fortin earned Second Team All-Conference honors. Rachel Okoro, Kaylee Smith, Maria Alejandra Hernandez Diaz, and Itzel Nunez earned spots on the All-MEC Honorable Mention team.

Seggelmann, who was also named to the All-MEC Freshman Team, started all 17 matches in which she appeared, recording 40 saves on the season. She logged a combined shutout Sept. 9 at Shawnee State University and recorded solo shutouts Oct. 21 against Shawnee State and Oct. 25 at Glenville State University, a victory that clinched the MEC South Division Championship. She registered a season-high eight saves Sept. 16 in a 2-1 home win over Concord University.

Karam appeared in 18 matches this season, making 14 starts. She scored nine goals and added four assists, including a penalty-kick goal Sept. 23 in a 2-2 draw with Wheeling University. Karam logged two multi-goal matches on the year, most recently Oct. 18 in a 5-1 victory over West Virginia Wesleyan College. She was named MEC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 21 after scoring two goals at West Virginia Wesleyan to lead WVSU to a 3-1 victory.

París Filter, who earns All-MEC honors for the second consecutive season, played in 18 matches with 17 starts. She recorded six goals and two assists on the year, including two game-winning goals. She scored her first match-winner Oct. 14 at Concord before adding another Oct. 18 against West Virginia Wesleyan. París Filter was named MEC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 21 in the midst of a four-match goal-scoring streak.

Fortin anchored the WVSU back line to three shutouts on the season, including back-to-back clean sheets Oct. 21 against Shawnee State and Oct. 25 at Glenville State to secure the MEC South Division title for the Yellow Jackets. She started 17 matches on the year and recorded three shots on goal to earn her first career All-MEC honor.

Okoro, Smith, Hernandez Diaz, and Nunez rounded out the honors on the All-MEC Honorable Mention team. Okoro tallied seven goals in 16 matches, including one game-winner. Smith scored twice on the season, highlighted by a match-winning goal Sept. 20 against West Virginia Wesleyan. Hernandez Diaz posted four goals in 17 matches, including two game-winners. Nunez appeared in 17 matches, scoring one goal on four shots on frame.

The Yellow Jackets open the Mountain East Conference Women's Soccer Tournament Sunday, Nov. 1, hosting Davis & Elkins College. Kickoff at Lakin-Ray Field at Dickerson Stadium is set for 1 p.m.