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Soccer lands one on preseason All-SLC teams
1/20/2021 12:26:00 PM | Soccer
FRISCO — Sam Houston landed one played on the All-Southland Conference preseason teams, the league announced Wednesday.
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Sophomore Kalynn Bickford was named to the second team. The midfielder from Mansfield had a huge hand in SHSU's turnaround last season season as the Bearkats qualified for the SLC tournament and she was named third-team all-conference.
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Bickford scored five goals to lead the team on nine shots on goal and had one assist. Three of her goals were match winners against UCA, McNeese and Nicholls and that tied for seventh in the league.
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2020 Southland Conference Preseason First Team
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2020 Southland Conference Preseason Second Team
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* Automatic selection – Returning 2019 all-conference member
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Sophomore Kalynn Bickford was named to the second team. The midfielder from Mansfield had a huge hand in SHSU's turnaround last season season as the Bearkats qualified for the SLC tournament and she was named third-team all-conference.
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Bickford scored five goals to lead the team on nine shots on goal and had one assist. Three of her goals were match winners against UCA, McNeese and Nicholls and that tied for seventh in the league.
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2020 Southland Conference Preseason First Team
| Pos. | Name | School | Class | Hometown |
| D | Nicole Henry* | Northwestern State | Jr. | Tomball, Texas |
| D | Natalee Henry* | Northwestern State | Jr. | Tomball, Texas |
| D | Sophia Manibo* | Lamar | Sr. | Beaumont, Texas |
| D | Juana Plata* | Lamar | Jr. | Houston, Texas |
| MF | Abby Deakin* | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Sr. | Broomfield, Colo. |
| MF | Natalie Jones* | Abilene Christian | So. | Lubbock, Texas |
| MF | Kaisa Juvonen* | Lamar | So. | Tampere, Finland |
| MF | Hannah Walsh* | UIW | So. | Preston, England |
| F | Christina Arteaga* | Abilene Christian | Sr. | Pflugerville, Texas |
| F | Keeley Ayala* | UIW | Jr. | Wichita Falls, Texas |
| F | Esther Okoronkwo* | Lamar | R-Sr. | Richmond, Texas |
| F | Katelyn Termini* | Stephen F. Austin | Sr. | Frisco, Texas |
| GK | Kyleigh Hall* | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Sr. | Mansfield, Texas |
2020 Southland Conference Preseason Second Team
| Pos. | Name | School | Class | Hometown |
| D | Alana Mangan* | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | So. | Bedford, Texas |
| D | Alyssia Anuat* | Abilene Christian | Jr. | San Diego, Calif. |
| D | Hallie Field* | Northwestern State | So. | Frisco, Texas |
| D | Keely Morrow* | McNeese | Sr. | Nevada, Texas |
| MF | Isabelle Beletic* | UIW | Sr. | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| MF | Kalynn Bickford* | Sam Houston | So. | Mansfield, Texas |
| MF | Emma Hawkins* | Central Arkansas | So. | Forney, Texas |
| MF | Jade Piper | UIW | Sr. | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| F | Jalen Donaldson* | Northwestern State | Jr. | Richmond, British Columbia |
| F | Havana Johnson* | McNeese | Sr. | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
| F | Madison Ledet* | Lamar | Sr. | Nederland, Texas |
| F | Caylen Wright* | Abilene Christian | So. | Joshua, Texas |
| GK | Madeline Talbot* | Stephen F. Austin | R-Jr. | Shreveport, La. |
* Automatic selection – Returning 2019 all-conference member
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