No. 18 Soccer’s Hintzen earns United Soccer Coaches All-American honors

AUSTIN, Texas – Following a breakout 2017 campaign, Texas soccer sophomore forward Cyera Hintzen has been selected as a United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American, according to a Thursday night release from the organization in conjunction with the Women's College Cup in Orlando, Fla.

A total of 41 NCAA Division I players received All-American recognition this season with the group being formally acknowledged for their accomplishments, along with their coaches and families, at the United Soccer Coaches Convention All-American Luncheon on Jan. 20, 2018, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia.

With her inclusion, Hintzen joined Kelly Wilson (2001, 2002), Kati McBain (2002), Kelly McDonald (2003), Kasey Moore (2006, 2007, 2008) and Kelsey Carpenter (2006) as just the sixth Longhorns player in program history to be voted as a United Soccer Coaches All-American while earning the program's ninth overall selection.

The Garland, Texas, native helped power UT to a 14-4-3 overall record and a berth in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen by topping the Big 12 Conference in total points (25) and match-winners (six) while tying for the league lead in goals (10). Demonstrating a true flair for the dramatic, four of Hintzen's six match-winners occurred during the 82nd minute or later. Included were goals to top No. 5 West Virginia (87:40, W, 1-0) and North Texas (81:48, W, 1-0) as well as "golden goals" to defeat both UTRGV (97:13, W, 1-0, OT) and Texas Tech (101:32, W, 3-2, 2OT) in extra time. She was also the offensive leader for the Longhorns once the squad entered the NCAA Tournament, registering a team-leading three total goals, including a program record-tying two goals during a 3-0 victory over North Texas (Nov. 10).

Texas joined West Virginia (two selections), Baylor and Oklahoma State as the only Big 12 Conference schools to earn All-American recognition (five total selections) this season.

2017 NCAA Division I Women's All-America Teams

First Team

Pos	First	Last	Yr.	School	Hometown
K	Casey	Murphy*	Jr.	Rutgers University	Bridgewater, N.J.
D	Tierna	Davidson	So.	Stanford University	Menlo Park, Calif.
D	Grace	Fisk	So.	University of South Carolina	Bromley, England
D	Indigo	Gibson	Sr.	University of California	Las Flores, Calif.
M	Rachel	Corboz**	Sr.	Georgetown University	Green Brook, N.J.
M	Jessie	Fleming*	So.	UCLA	London, Ont.
M	Rebecca	Quinn	Sr.	Duke University	Toronto, Ont.
M	Andi	Sullivan**	Sr.	Stanford University	Lorton, Va.
F	Imani	Dorsey	Sr.	Duke University	Elkridge, Md.
F	Catarina	Macario	Fr.	Stanford University	San Diego, Calif.
F	Hallie	Mace	Jr.	UCLA	Ventura, Calif.
F	Savannah	McCaskill**	Sr.	University of South Carolina	Chapin, S.C.

Second Team

Pos	First	Last	Yr.	School	Hometown
K	Emily	Boyd	Sr.	University of California	Seattle, Wash.
D	Stephanie	Amack	Sr.	Vanderbilt University	Danville, Calif.
D	Amandine	Pierre-Louis	Sr.	West Virginia University	Quebec City, Que.
D	Elizabeth	Wenger	Sr.	Georgetown University	Lititz, Pa.
D	Morgan	Wolcott	Sr.	Ohio State University	Milford, Ohio
M	Aline	de Lima	Sr.	Baylor University	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
M	Vanessa	Gregoire	Sr.	Princeton University	Beaconsfield, Que.
M	Mikaela	Harvey*	Sr.	Texas A&M University	Liberty Hill, Texas
M	Paige	Monaghan	Jr.	Butler University	Succasunna, N.J.
M	Brianna	Visalli	Sr.	Pepperdine University	San Jose, Calif.
F	Michaela	Abam*	Sr.	West Virginia University	Sugar Land, Texas
F	Deyna	Castellanos	So.	Florida State University	Maracay, Venezuela
F	Cyera	Hintzen	So.	University of Texas	Garland, Texas
F	Alessia	Russo	Fr.	University of North Carolina	East Fairleigh, England
F	Maddy	Williams	Sr.	Purdue University	Perrysburg, Ohio

Third Team

Pos	First	Last	Yr.	School	Hometown
K	Catalina	Perez	Sr.	Mississippi State University	Boca Raton, Fla.
K	Vera	Varis	Jr.	University of Central Florida	Vantaa, Finland
D	Paige	Culver	Jr.	Kent State University	Oakville, Ont.
D	Schuyler	DeBree	Sr.	Duke University	Fair Haven, N.J.
D	Alli	Klug	So.	Saint Louis University	Webster Groves, Mo.
M	Samantha	Chaiken	Sr.	Rice University	Dallas, Texas
M	Katie	Cousins	So.	University of Tennessee	Forest, Va.
M	CeCe	Kizer	Jr.	University of Mississippi	Overland Park, Kan.
M	Gabby	Seiler	Sr.	University of Florida	Peachtree City, Ga.
M	Nikki	Walts	Sr.	Ohio State University	Scottsdale, Ariz.
M	Sandra	Yu	Sr.	University of Notre Dame	Strongsville, Ohio
F	Kristin	Desmond	Sr.	Hofstra University	East Northport, N.Y.
F	Evelyne	Viens	So.	University of South Florida	L'Ancienne-Lorette, Que.
F	Haley	Woodard	Jr.	Oklahoma State University	Norman, Okla.

* Asterisks indicate number of previous All-America selections

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No. 18 Soccer’s Hintzen earns United Soccer Coaches All-American honors