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Alyssa Simien (left) and Klarissa Martinez celebrate (photo by Madi Johnson '24)
Alyssa Simien (left) and Klarissa Martinez celebrate (photo by Madi Johnson '24)
Posted: Nov 28, 2023

Simien and Martinez Named to United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Team

SEGUIN, Texas -- United Soccer Coaches announced the 2023 All-Region Teams Tuesday and both Alyssa Simien (San Antonio/Warren) and Klarissa Martinez (Houston/Incarnate Word Academy) were named to the All-West Region Team. Simien, the two-time reigning SCAC Offensive Player of the Year, was named to the Second Team while Martinez was named to the Third Team.

This is the second All-West Region honor for Simien after earning Second Team honors in 2022 while this is the first career honor for Martinez. This is the first time since joining the SCAC that the Bulldogs have had multiple players earn All-Region honors.

Simien continued her stellar career with the Bulldogs in 2023. Simien became the first player in TLU women's soccer history to win multiple SCAC Offensive Player of the Year honors and first to repeat as SCAC Offensive Player of the Year.  Simien is the fifth player in league history to earn back-to-back Offensive Player-of-the-Year awards since the league started recognizing both an Offensive and a Defensive POTY in 2003. Simien put together yet another terrific season for the Bulldogs as she led the conference with 11 goals, four of which came in conference play. Simien is the first Bulldog since Sioned Kirkpatrick in 2012-13 to have back-to-back double digit goal scoring seasons. Simien also added four assists which ranked fifth in the SCAC. Simien was one of two players (Klarissa Martinez) to earn multiple SCAC Offensive Player of the Week honors this season. Simien was also named to the All-SCAC First Team for the second time in her career.

Martinez had a breakout sophomore season for the Bulldogs finishing second only to Simien in goals scored with 10 goals scored, scoring a SCAC-leading six goals in conference play to earn First Team All-SCAC honors. Martinez was also second in points (22) and tied for first in game winners (4). Martinez earned SCAC Player of the Week honors twice and was a constant presence for the Bulldogs, earning points in seven of the Bulldogs final nine regular season matches.

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