Rhodes, Phillpotts, Strickland Tabbed All-SEC Awardees
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky women’s soccer’s Jordyn Rhodes, Grace Phillpotts and Tanner Strickland were all among the 2023 SEC postseason award winners, as announced by the conference on Sunday morning. The SEC postseason awards are voted on by SEC head coaches.
Rhodes was picked to the First-Team for the second-time in her collegiate career, while Phillpotts earned Second-Team status and Strickland was deemed an All-Freshmen selection.
Kentucky’s three All-SEC honorees are its most since the Wildcats had four in 2014.
Rhodes paced the Wildcats this season with nine goals and 22 points, including three goals scored in league play. The fifth-year forward became Kentucky’s all-time leading goal scorer this season, reaching 45 goals for her Kentucky career in a 2-1 win over No. 9 ranked Alabama. Rhodes was twice named SEC Offensive Player of the Week, and ended the regular season tied for the second most goals scored in the SEC and the third most points. The South Lebanon, Ohio native adds this year’s award to her First-Team selection in 2020 and her Second-Team honors in 2021. She becomes the sixth player in program history to be a multi-time SEC First-Team honoree joining Kim LaBelle, Elizabeth Ramsey, Carrie Landrum, Annie Gage and Arin Gilliland.
Phillpotts, a senior transfer from DePaul, receives the nod to the Second Team in her first year of SEC Soccer. A native of Fenton, Michigan, Phillpotts collected four assists this season while serving as the Wildcats’ primary set piece taker. The defender also helped anchor a Kentucky backline which conceded just 10 goals during the regular season, the second fewest among SEC teams.
Strickland rounds out the UK selections following an outstanding freshman season which saw her lead the Wildcats with five assists, tied for the seventh most helpers in the SEC. Strickland, a native of Tampa Bay, Florida, also scored one goal this season, finding the back of the net in a 3-0 win against Iowa State. She if the program’s first All-Freshman selection since Hannah Richardson in 2019.
The full SEC award postseason award selections can be seen below.
First Team
Forward: Gianna Paul, Alabama
Forward: Ava Tankersley, Arkansas
Forward: Jordyn Rhodes, Kentucky
Forward: Kylee Simmons, Missouri
Forward: Cat Berry, South Carolina
Midfielder: Felicia Knox, Alabama
Midfielder: Bea Franklin, Arkansas
Midfielder: Macey Hodge, Mississippi State
Midfielder: Jordan Fusco, Tennessee
Defender: Gessica Skorka, Alabama
Defender: Daviana Vaka, Florida
Defender: Gracie Falla, South Carolina
Defender: Carolyn Calzada, Texas A&M
Goalkeeper: Heather Hinz, South Carolina
Second Team
Forward: Anna Podojil, Arkansas
Forward: Megan Hinnenkamp, Florida
Forward: Ava Galligan, LSU
Forward: Sizzy Lawton, Tennessee
Midfielder: Anna Haddock, Auburn
Midfielder: Croix Bethune, Georgia
Midfielder: Summer Denigan, Georgia
Midfielder: Mia Pante, Texas A&M
Midfielder: Ani Brighton, Vanderbilt
Defender: Ellie Podojil, Arkansas
Defender: Grace Phillpotts, Kentucky
Defender: Maya Antoine, Vanderbilt
Defender: Hannah McLaughlin, Vanderbilt
Goalkeeper: Shu Ohba, Ole Miss
Goalkeeper: Maddy Anderson, Mississippi State
All Freshman Team
Nadia Ramadan, Alabama
Avery Wren, Arkansas
Megan Hinnenkamp, Florida
Summer Denigan, Georgia
Kiera Staude, Georgia
Tanner Strickland, Kentucky
Ava Galligan, LSU
Avery Brown, Ole Miss
Reagan Schubach, South Carolina
Kate Runyon, Tennessee
Adysen Armenta, Texas A&M
Margo Matula, Texas A&M
Courtney Jones, Vanderbilt
Ella Eggleston, Vanderbilt
Coach of the Year: Colby Hale, Arkansas
Forward of the Year: Ava Tankersley, Arkansas
Midfielder of the Year: Bea Franklin, Arkansas
Defender of the Year: Gracie Falla, South Carolina
Goalkeeper of the Year: Heather Hinz, South Carolina
Freshman of the Year: Megan Hinnenkamp, Florida & Summer Denigan, Georgia
Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year: Bea Franklin, Arkansas & Anna Haddock, Auburn
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