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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A trio of Lee University women’s soccer players were named to the United Soccer Coaches First Team All-South Region on Tuesday. Seniors Grace Berry, Alaysia Nye, and Avery Sides all earned recognition. The trio of seniors were also named to the D2CCA FIrst Team All-South Region earlier this fall.
Avery Sides anchored the back line for Lee this year. She was on the First Team All-GSC. She played the most minutes for Lee and started every game. Sides helped the Lady Flames to the fourth fewest goals this season in the GSC. She scored and had multiple assists this season. She is also in the top ten in assists in the GSC. Berry dominated the midfield for Lee this season. She was also a First Team All-GSC. She started every game for the Lady Flames. She led the team in assists and scored four goals. She is second in the GSC in assists. Berry has taken the third most shots on the team. The Lady Flames scored the fourth most goals in the GSC this year. She played the third most minutes for the Lady Flames. She was second in the GSC in assists. It is the third straight year Berry has been a First Team All-GSC member and the second straight year she was a D2CCA First Team All-South member. Nye had an unbelievable year for the Lady Flames. She was a First Team All-GSC member. She tied for first in the GSC regular season with the most goals at 11. Those 11 goals are 11th best in the country. She had the second most game winning goals in the GSC. Nye was very efficient in scoring this year. She had 11 goals on just 33 shots which is just ninth best in the GSC. She has 18 shots on goal and has scored on 11 of them by far the best in the conference. Her shot accuracy is a .545. She has been named GSC player of the week twice. Nye was also on the 2023 First Team All-GSC and D2CCA First Team All-South Region.
2025 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Women’s All-South RegionFirst Team
Name
Class
School
Hometown
Carly Brodsky
Sr.
Florida Southern College
Parkland, Fla.
Sara Batchadji
Jr.
Florida Tech
Lubeck, Germany
Liliana Jeffries
Sr.
Florida Southern College
Palm City, Fla.
Thea Nyberg
Sr.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)
Uttsala, Sweden
Avery Sides
Sr.
Lee University
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Grace Berry
Sr.
Lee University
Huntsville, Ala.
Morgan Goehring
Jr.
University of Montevallo
Yorba Linda, Calif.
Lauryn Mateo
Jr.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)
Orange Park, Fla.
Sofia Suarez
Sr.
Nova Southeastern University
Miami Lakes, Fla.
Genesis Hernandez
So.
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Alaysia Nye
Sr.
Lee University
Lemon Grove, Calif.
Mya Swinton
Sr.
University of West Florida
Gulf Breeze, Fla.
Second Team
Name
Class
School
Hometown
Stella Roane
Jr.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)
Broomfield, Colo.
Amanda Caines
So.
Rollins College
Coral Springs, Fla.
Olivia Gallo
Sr.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)
Stockholm, Sweden
Alice Mottershead
So.
Florida Tech
Manchester, England
Jillian Thompson
So.
University of West Florida
Pensacola, Fla.
Samantha Markey
Jr.
Florida Southern College
Commack, N.Y.
Rio Naganawa
Fr.
Florida Tech
Seki, Japan
Olof Thorvaldsdottir
So.
University of West Florida
Reykjavik, Iceland
Vail Wartes
So.
Mississippi College
Brandon, Miss.
Alexa Bereckzi
So.
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Myers, Fla.
Elaine Farabaugh
Jr.
University of Montevallo
Altoona, Pa.
Lauryn Wood
Sr.
Florida Tech
Preston, England
