Trio Earns All-SEC Soccer Honors

NORMAN — Oklahoma Soccer's Riley Brown, Caroline Duffy and Ally Laccinole were recognized by the Southeastern Conference (SEC) with all-league accolades as voted on by the conference's coaches. Brown and Duffy earned spots on the SEC Third Team, while Laccinole registered a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team as announced Thursday, Oct. 30.

The trio takes home the first All-SEC honors in program history after Oklahoma joined the league in 2024. The Sooners now have 41 all-league honorees since the inception of OU Soccer.

Brown, a senior from Tucson, Ariz., started all 18 games for the Sooners after transferring from Washington ahead of the 2025 season. The defender helped OU turn in five shutouts while playing all 90 minutes in 11 different contests. Her 1,574 minutes played paces all OU outfielders. The senior chipped in on the attack with a key assist in the Sooners' 2-1 win against Florida Sept. 18.

Duffy, a senior from Clarksville, Md., put up one of the best seasons in goal across the SEC this season, tallying a 10-win season for the second straight year. The keeper started all 18 games in goal for the Sooners, putting up four shutouts, 48 saves and a 71.6 percent save percentage. Duffy was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week twice this season, taking home the honor Oct. 6 and 13, the first two such awards for a Sooner in program history. Effective on set pieces, Duffy also added two assists on the attacking side of the game.

Laccinole, a freshman from Woodinville, Wash., came onto the scene early, taking home SEC Freshman of the Week honors after the opening week of the season. She was also selected to Top Drawer Soccer's Top 100 Freshmen Midseason List, starting 17 of 18 matches while logging 90 minutes in 10 of those contests. She came up with an assist in OU's 4-1 win against No. 22 Oklahoma State Aug. 17 and headed in the game-winning goal off a corner kick in the Sooners' 3-1 win at Alabama Oct. 2.

The Sooners make their debut in the SEC Tournament this weekend, taking on eight-seed Mississippi State Sunday, Nov. 2 at 4:30 p.m. in the first round.

2025 SEC Soccer Awards
First Team All-SEC
Forward: Katie Shea Collins, South Carolina
Forward: Ava Galligan, LSU
Forward: Gianna Paul, Alabama
Forward: Sydney Watts, Vanderbilt
Midfielder: Kennedy Ball, Arkansas
Midfielder: Summer Denigan, Georgia
Midfielder: Courtney Jones, Vanderbilt
Midfielder: Ally Perry, Mississippi State
Defender: Ally Brown, Tennessee
Defender: Hayden Colson, Auburn
Defender: Gracie Falla, South Carolina
Defender: Hannah McLaughlin, Vanderbilt
Goalkeeper: Sara Wojdelko, Vanderbilt

Second Team All-SEC
Forward: Bella Field, Arkansas
Forward: Ida Hermannsdottir, LSU
Forward: Ava McDonald, Texas
Forward: Vailana Tu'ua, Arkansas
Midfielder: Mac Midgley, Tennessee
Midfielder: Nadia Ramadan, Alabama
Midfielder: Kiera Staude, Georgia
Midfielder: Amalia Villarreal, Texas
Defender: Sydney Cheesman, LSU
Defender: Cate Hardin, Georgia
Defender: Grace Hoytink, Kentucky
Defender: Makenzie Malham, Arkansas
Goalkeeper: Cayden Norris, Tennessee

Third Team All-SEC
Forward: Sariyah Bailey, LSU
Forward: Zoe Main, Mississippi State
Forward: Jenna Stayart, Tennessee
Forward: Tanner Strickland, Kentucky
Midfielder: Erin Flurey, Auburn
Midfielder: Melina Rebimbas, Alabama
Midfielder: Kai Tsakiris, Florida
Midfielder: Cuyler Zulauf, South Carolina
Defender: Taylor Bloom, South Carolina
Defender: Riley Brown, Oklahoma
Defender: Jazmin Ferguson, LSU
Defender: Hannah Jibril, Mississippi State
Defender: Avery Wren, Arkansas
Goalkeeper: Caroline Duffy, Oklahoma

All-Freshman Team
Sariyah Bailey, LSU
Riley Crooks, Texas A&M
Lily Devereaux, Auburn
Hannah Folliard, Georgia
Mackenzie Johnson, South Carolina
Ally Laccinole, Oklahoma
Ava McDonald, Texas
Reagan Pentz, Vanderbilt
Gabi Poretto, Kentucky
Olivia Stafford, Vanderbilt
Adia Symmonds, Mississippi State
Mya Townes, Georgia
Kai Tsakiris, Florida
Vailana Tu'ua, Arkansas

Coach of the Year: Colby Hale, Arkansas
Forward of the Year: Sydney Watts, Vanderbilt
Midfielder of the Year: Ally Perry, Mississippi State
Defender of the Year: Gracie Falla, South Carolina
Goalkeeper of the Year: Sara Wojdelko, Vanderbilt
Freshman of the Year: Ava McDonald, Texas
Newcomer of the Year: Larkin Thomason, Alabama
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Ally Brown, Tennessee

Players Mentioned

Riley Brown

Caroline Duffy

Ally Laccinole

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