No. 16 Soccer’s Trinity Byars named United Soccer Coaches All-American

AUSTIN, Texas – Program history was made on Friday as Texas soccer sophomore forward Trinity Byars was honored as a 2022 United Soccer Coaches First-Team All-American.

With her inclusion, Byars became just the second all-time first-team selection in program history, joining former UT standout Kasey Moore (2006), and earned Texas soccer's 13th overall All-America accolade. The Longhorns can also boast having a student-athlete included as part of the prestigious United Soccer Coaches All-American squads for the fifth time in the last six years (Cyera Hintzen in 2017 & 2018, Julia Grosso in 2019 & 2021).

A total of 46 NCAA Division I players received All-American recognition this season. The group will be formally acknowledged for its accomplishments at the United Soccer Coaches All-America Ceremony & Reception on Sat., Jan. 14, 2023, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pa., in conjunction with the United Soccer Coaches National Convention.

Byars's sophomore campaign was one for the record books as the Richardson, Texas, native broke former Longhorns All-American Kelly Wilson's 2004 single-season goal-scoring record with 17 goals and finished just four points from breaking Wilson's single-season point-scoring mark (46 points – 16 goals, 14 assists). The 2022 Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year, she led the league in goals and points (43), while finishing second to her teammate Lexi Missimo for assists (nine). As of Dec. 2, Byars currently ranks third in all of NCAA Division I in points, sixth in goals and 22nd in assists.

Overall, the 2022 United Soccer Coaches First-Team All-Midwest Region selection registered at least one point in 16-of-21 matches played, posted a record-tying, nine-match point-scoring streak from Sept. 25 to Oct. 30 and scored a goal in five consecutive contests (one from tying her own record of six straight matches from Sept. 12-30, 2021) from Oct. 13 at West Virginia through Oct. 30 against K-State. She managed three multi-goal efforts, including braces against Florida and Texas Tech as well as the program's 16th all-time hat trick during an 8-0 rout of Texas Southern. Byars demonstrated the clutch gene by scoring seven match-winning goals to currently rate in a tie for first in all of NCAA Division I. Included was a 62nd minute goal at Oklahoma State, to complete a 2-1 win and clinch the program's first Big 12 Conference regular-season title since 2001, and a 65th minute goal to help lead Texas past rival Texas A&M in NCAA First Round action, 3-1.

Texas joined TCU (second and third-team selections), West Virginia (third-team selection) and Oklahoma State (second-team selection) as Big 12 Conference schools to earn All-American recognition this season.

2022 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's All-America Teams

First Team

Pos	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Lauren Kozal*	Sr.	Michigan State University	Ada, Mich.
D	Eva Gaetino	Jr.	University of Notre Dame	Dexter, Mich.
D	Lyndsey Heckel	Jr.	Saint Louis University	St. Louis, Mo.
D	Julia Leas	Sr.	Georgetown University	Vienna, Va.
D	Reyna Reyes	Sr.	University of Alabama	Garland, Texas
M	Korbin Albert	So.	University of Notre Dame	Grayslake, Ill.
M	Hannah Bebar*	So.	Harvard University	Naperville, Ill.
M	Croix Bethune*	Sr.	University of Southern California	Alpharetta, Ga.
M	Lia Godfrey**	Jr.	University of Virginia	Fleming Island, Fla.
M	Jenna Nighswonger	Sr.	Florida State University	Huntington Beach, Fla.
F	TRINITY BYARS	So.	University of Texas	Richardson, Texas
F	Michelle Cooper*	So.	Duke University	Clarkston, Mich.
F	Riley Mattingly Parker	Sr.	University of Alabama	Flower Mound, Texas
F	Brittany Raphino*	Sr.	Brown University	Randolph, Mass.
F	Ally Schlegel*	GR-5	Penn State University	Parker, Colo.

Second Team

Pos	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Emily Kelly	GR-5	University at Buffalo	Wilson, N.Y.
D	Tori Hansen	Sr.	University of North Carolina	Raleigh, N.C.
D	Jylissa Harris	GR-5	University of South Carolina	Hazlet, N.J.
D	Lilly Reale	So.	UCLA	Hingham, Mass.
D	Jade Rose	So.	Harvard University	Markham, Ont.
M	Maya Doms*	Sr.	Stanford University	Davis, Calif.
M	Emma Jaskaniec	Sr.	University of Wisconsin	Menomonee Falls, Wis.
M	Abbie Miller	Sr.	Saint Louis University	St. Charles, Mo.
M	Jamie Shepherd	Jr.	Brigham Young University	American Fork, Utah
M	Grace Yochum	GR-5	Oklahoma State University	Houston, Texas
F	Messiah Bright*	GR-5	Texas Christian University	Dallas, Texas
F	Izzy D'Aquila	Sr.	Santa Clara University	Mission Viejo, Calif.
F	Lauren DeBeau	Sr.	Michigan State University	Shelby Township, Mich.
F	Nicole Douglas*	GR-5	Arizona State University	London, England
F	Brecken Mozingo	Sr.	Brigham Young University	Sandy, Utah

Third Team

Pos	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Emily Puricelli	Jr.	Saint Louis University	St. Louis, Mo.
K	Cristina Roque	Jr.	Florida State University	Winter Garden, Fla.
D	Jordan Brewster*	Sr.	West Virginia University	North Canton, Ohio
D	Hannah Callaghan	GR-5	University at Buffalo	Rochester, N.Y.
D	Kayla Duran	Sr.	Brown University	Woburn, Mass.
D	Emily Mason	So.	Rutgers University	Flemington, N.J.
M	Gracie Brian	Sr.	TCU	Frisco, Texas
M	Abby Boyan	GR-5	University of Georgia	Spring Lake, N.J.
M	Taylor Huff	So.	University of Tennessee	Mansfield, Ohio
M	Felicia Knox	Jr.	University of Alabama	Kansas City, Mo.
M	Molly McLaughlin	GR-5	Xavier University	Granger, Ind.
M	Sam Meza	Jr.	University of North Carolina	Dallas, Texas
F	Jody Brown	Jr.	Florida State University	St. Ann, Jamaica
F	Rebecca Cooke	Jr.	Quinnipiac University	Dublin, Ireland
F	Anna Podojil*	Sr.	University of Arkansas	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	Olivia Wingate	GR-5	University of Notre Dame	Wilmington, Mass.

* - Denotes previous selection

The University of Texas at Austin Athletics

No. 16 Soccer’s Trinity Byars named United Soccer Coaches All-American

Players Mentioned

Trinity Byars

Julia Grosso

Lexi Missimo