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Cyera Hintzen of Texas was named the 2018 Big 12 Soccer Offensive Player of the Year while Bianca St. Georges of West Virginia earned Defensive Player of the Year. TCU’s Messiah Bright and Texas’ Julia Grosso share Freshman of the Year, while Baylor’s Paul Jobson was named Coach of the Year.
With Hintzen’s honor, Texas earns it first offensive accolade in school history. The junior forward currently leads the Big 12 in goals (10), points (29) and is tied for fourth in match-winning goals (three).
St. Georges became the seventh Mountaineer to receive Defensive Player of the Year. The Senior CLASS Award finalist leads the team with six goals and has played a crucial role in WVU’s backline helping the defense post nine shutouts and holding Big 12 opponents to five goals.
Bright made history as the first Horned Frog to win a share of Freshman of the Year. The forward is tied for the team lead in game-winning goals (three) and is third on the team with five goals. Grosso becomes the third-straight Longhorn to earn the newcomer award. The midfielder scored her first two collegiate goals, in one match, after missing six contests due to international competition with the Canadian Women’s Senior National Team.
Jobson led the Bears to a current 16-4 overall mark and 8-1 Big 12 record while leading the program to its first Conference regular season title since 1998. Jobson also coached the team to the most home wins (10) in a regular season in program history.
2018 All-Big 12 Soccer Awards
| Offensive Player of the Year | Cyera Hintzen, Texas |
| Defensive Players of the Year | Bianca St. Georges, West Virginia |
| Freshman of the Year | Messiah Bright, TCU |
| Julia Grosso, Texas | |
| Coach of the Year | Paul Jobson, Baylor |
All-Big 12 First Team
GK – Rylee Foster, WVU, Jr.
D – Bianca St. Georges, WVU, Sr.**
D – Easther Mayi Kith, WVU, Sr.
D – Sarah King, Baylor, Sr.
MF – Haley Berg, UT, So.
MF – Julie James, BU, Sr.
MF – Yazmeen Ryan, TCU, So.
F – Cyera Hintzen, UT, Jr.
F – Grace Hagan, KU, Sr.
F – Sh’Nia Gordon, WVU, Sr.
U – Kaylee Dao, OU, R-Jr.
All-Big 12 Second Team
GK – Jennifer Wandt, BU, So.
D – Vanessa Flores, WVU, Sr.
D – Jordan Brewster, WVU, Fr.
D – Kim Rodriguez, OSU, So.
MF – Julia Grosso, UT, Fr.
MF – Karitas Tomasdottir, TCU, Sr.
MF – Grace Cutler, WVU, Sr.
F – Katie McClure, KU, Jr.
F – Camryn Wendlandt, BU, Jr.
F – Messiah Bright, TCU, Fr.
U – Paige Welch, OU, Sr.
Big 12 All-Freshman Team
Taylor Moon, Baylor, MF
Kayley Ables, Baylor, D/F
Sarah Peters, Kansas, GK
Grace Yochum, Oklahoma State, MF
Messiah Bright, TCU, F**
Maddy Warren, TCU, F
Julia Grosso, Texas, MF**
Mackenzie McFarland, Texas, F
Cassandra Hiatt, Texas Tech, D
Jordan Brewster, West Virginia, F/D
Addison Clark, West Virginia, MF
** – Unanimous selection
Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own student-athletes
Ties in voting created additional honorees for Freshman of the Year
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