Parker Roberts makes her second appearance on the All-Southeastern Conference first team in 2019. Senior Julia Lester joins her on the first team. Two Gators are on the All-SEC second team - Vanessa Kara and Kit Loferski and Kouri Peace appears on the SEC All-Freshman team.
All-SEC Honors Earned by Five Gators
Sunday, November 3, 2019 | Soccer
Two Gators land on All-SEC first team - Julia Lester and Parker Roberts - and two on All-SEC second team - Vanessa Kara and Kit Loferski. Kouri Peace earns SEC All-Freshman honors.
GAINESVILLE, Florida – Five Gators appear on Southeastern Conference soccer teams announced today by the league office.
Two Gators are on the 2019 All-SEC first team – Julia Lester and Parker Roberts. A pair of forwards – Vanessa Kara and Kit Loferski – appear on the All-SEC second team. Kouri Peace is part of the SEC All-Freshman team.
Here's a look at the season notes for Florida's 2019 All-SEC honorees:
First team:
Defender – Julia Lester: Started every match at center back, playing the entirety of 16 of 18 matches…Second among Gator field players with average of 88.5 minutes per match…Provided assist on Deanne Rose's goal versus No. 8 South Carolina…44 complete matches played is No. 15 all-time among Gator career leaders.
Midfielder– Parker Roberts: All-SEC first-team selection in 2017 and 2019…Set collegiate season-bests for goals (4), assists (4) and points (12) in 2019…Free kick from 19 yards was final goal in 4-2 win versus Kentucky…Provided game-winning goals versus Missouri and Auburn…Shares second among Gators with four assists…Started every match, playing the entirety of nine.
All-SEC Second Team:
Forward – Vanessa Kara: Fourth career all-conference honor as a three-time All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) selection (2016 and 2017 first team; 2015 season team) while with Drexel…Graduate transfer leads Florida with eight goals and 17 points…Two-time SEC Offensive Player of the Week…Shares fourth among SEC players with five goals in league play.
Forward – Kit Loferski: Scored Florida's final goals in road wins at then No. 18 South Florida and LSU…Shares second among Gators with four assists, which is a career season-best…Started 17 matches.
All-Freshman Team:
Forward – Kouri Peace: Three goals in freshman season, including two in league play (versus Kentucky and Auburn)…Oct. 21 SEC Freshman of the Week after scoring in consecutive matches…Appeared in 17 matches.
In other awards announced Sunday, SEC champion Arkansas took three individual honors – Anna Podojil (Freshman of the Year), Haley VanFossen (Co-Defensive Player of Year) and Colby Hale (Coach of the Year). South Carolina's Grace Fisk shared the Defensive Player of the Year award with VanFossen. Texas A&M's Ally Watt is the SEC Forward of the Year and teammate Jimena Lopez claims the Midfielder of Year award. Three shared the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award – Nealy Martin (Alabama), MaKayla Waldner (Mississippi State) and Sarah Luebbert (Missouri).
The Gators now head to the SEC Tournament in Orange Beach, Ala. Florida is the fifth seed and faces No. 4 seed Texas A&M in Tuesday's SEC Tournament quarterfinal round. The Florida versus TAMU match begins at 8:30 p.m. ET at the Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Ala.
The Gators lead all programs with 12 SEC Tournament titles, with the last coming in 2016.
Follow Tuesday's action on the SEC Network +.
Hear Ryan Urquhart's call of Tuesday's match beginning at 8:30 p.m. on GatorVision.com.
Two Gators are on the 2019 All-SEC first team – Julia Lester and Parker Roberts. A pair of forwards – Vanessa Kara and Kit Loferski – appear on the All-SEC second team. Kouri Peace is part of the SEC All-Freshman team.
Here's a look at the season notes for Florida's 2019 All-SEC honorees:
First team:
Defender – Julia Lester: Started every match at center back, playing the entirety of 16 of 18 matches…Second among Gator field players with average of 88.5 minutes per match…Provided assist on Deanne Rose's goal versus No. 8 South Carolina…44 complete matches played is No. 15 all-time among Gator career leaders.
Midfielder– Parker Roberts: All-SEC first-team selection in 2017 and 2019…Set collegiate season-bests for goals (4), assists (4) and points (12) in 2019…Free kick from 19 yards was final goal in 4-2 win versus Kentucky…Provided game-winning goals versus Missouri and Auburn…Shares second among Gators with four assists…Started every match, playing the entirety of nine.
All-SEC Second Team:
Forward – Vanessa Kara: Fourth career all-conference honor as a three-time All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) selection (2016 and 2017 first team; 2015 season team) while with Drexel…Graduate transfer leads Florida with eight goals and 17 points…Two-time SEC Offensive Player of the Week…Shares fourth among SEC players with five goals in league play.
Forward – Kit Loferski: Scored Florida's final goals in road wins at then No. 18 South Florida and LSU…Shares second among Gators with four assists, which is a career season-best…Started 17 matches.
All-Freshman Team:
Forward – Kouri Peace: Three goals in freshman season, including two in league play (versus Kentucky and Auburn)…Oct. 21 SEC Freshman of the Week after scoring in consecutive matches…Appeared in 17 matches.
In other awards announced Sunday, SEC champion Arkansas took three individual honors – Anna Podojil (Freshman of the Year), Haley VanFossen (Co-Defensive Player of Year) and Colby Hale (Coach of the Year). South Carolina's Grace Fisk shared the Defensive Player of the Year award with VanFossen. Texas A&M's Ally Watt is the SEC Forward of the Year and teammate Jimena Lopez claims the Midfielder of Year award. Three shared the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award – Nealy Martin (Alabama), MaKayla Waldner (Mississippi State) and Sarah Luebbert (Missouri).
The Gators now head to the SEC Tournament in Orange Beach, Ala. Florida is the fifth seed and faces No. 4 seed Texas A&M in Tuesday's SEC Tournament quarterfinal round. The Florida versus TAMU match begins at 8:30 p.m. ET at the Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Ala.
The Gators lead all programs with 12 SEC Tournament titles, with the last coming in 2016.
Follow Tuesday's action on the SEC Network +.
Hear Ryan Urquhart's call of Tuesday's match beginning at 8:30 p.m. on GatorVision.com.
| 2019 Southeastern Conference Soccer Awards | |
| Forward of the Year: | Ally Watt, Texas A&M |
| Midfielder of the Year: | Jimena Lopez, Texas A&M |
| Defender of the Year: | Grace Fisk, South Carolina |
| Haley VanFossen, Arkansas | |
| Freshman of the Year: | Anna Podojil, Arkansas |
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year: | Sarah Luebbert, Missouri |
| Nealy Martin, Alabama | |
| MaKayla Waldner, Mississippi State | |
| Coach of the Year: | Colby Hale, Arkansas |
| All-SEC First Team | ||
| Position | Name | School |
| Forward | Parker Goins | Arkansas |
| Forward | Anna Podojil | Arkansas |
| Forward | Channing Foster | Mississippi |
| Forward | Sarah Luebbert | Missouri |
| Forward | Ally Watt | Texas A&M |
| Midfielder | Reyna Reyes | Alabama |
| Midfielder | Taylor Malham | Arkansas |
| Midfielder | Parker Roberts | Florida |
| Midfielder | Makayla Waldner | Mississippi State |
| Midfielder | Jimena Lopez | Texas A&M |
| Defender | Haley VanFossen | Arkansas |
| Defender | Julia Lester | Florida |
| Defender | Grace Fisk | South Carolina |
| Defender | Maya Neal | Tennessee |
| Goalkeeper | Mikayla Krzeczowski | South Carolina |
| At-Large | Kayla Bruster | Georgia |
| At-Large | MA Vignola | Tennessee |
| All-SEC Second Team | ||
| Forward | Casey Wertz | Alabama |
| Forward | Vanessa Kara | Florida |
| Forward | Kit Loferski | Florida |
| Forward | Haley Hopkins | Vanderbilt |
| Midfielder | Bri Folds | Auburn |
| Midfielder | Lauren Chang | South Carolina |
| Midfielder | Jyllissa Harris | South Carolina |
| Midfielder | Katie Cousins | Tennessee |
| Midfielder | Maddie Elwell | Vanderbilt |
| Midfielder | Grace Jackson | Vanderbilt |
| Defender | Brynn Martin | Alabama |
| Defender | Bryana Hunter | Arkansas |
| Defender | Anna Patten | South Carolina |
| Defender | Briana Alston | Texas A&M |
| Defender | Nia Dorsey | Vanderbilt |
| Defender | Ella Shamburger | Vanderbilt |
| Goalkeeper | Katie Lund | Arkansas |
| At-Large | Maddie Moreau | LSU |
| SEC All-Freshman Team | ||
| Carlee Giammona | Alabama | Midfielder |
| Reyna Reyes | Alabama | Midfielder/Defender |
| Anna Podojil | Arkansas | Forward |
| Sydney Richards | Auburn | Forward/Midfielder |
| Kouri Peace | Florida | Forward |
| Chloe Chapman | Georgia | Forward |
| Hannah Richardson | Kentucky | Forward |
| Maddie Moreau | LSU | Midfielder |
| Mo O'Connor | Mississippi | Forward |
| Samantha Chang | South Carolina | Midfielder |
| Lindsey Romig | Tennessee | Goalkeeper |
| Katie Smith | Texas A&M | Midfielder/Defender |
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