Forwards to Watch in the 2023 NCAA Women’s Soccer Season

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches has announced the Forwards on its NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Players to Watch lists for the 2023 season.The lists are comprised of 34 women and 32 men, led by eight total returning All-Americans. The six returning women’s All-Americans include Jody Brown (Florida State), Trinity Byars (Texas), Rebecca Cooke (Penn State), Brecken Mozingo (BYU), Anna Podojil (Arkansas), and Brittany Raphino (Brown). The lists are being released by the Division I All-America Committees to promote college soccer leading up to the official start date for the regular season later this month. The lists include United Soccer Coaches All-Americans and first or second team All-Region players from 2022, who are scheduled to return for the 2023 season.This marks the final position announcement of the fall:

2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Players to Watch – Forwards

Name	Class	School	Hometown
Vivian Akyirem	So.	Northeastern University	Kumasi, Ghana
Amanda Attanasi	Jr.	James Madison University	Washington Township, N.J.
Catherine Barry	Sr.	University of South Carolina	Hingham, Mass.
Kelli Beiler	GR5	Lipscomb University	Mount Pleasant Mills, Pa.
Jody Brown	Sr.	Florida State University	St. Ann, Jamaica
Trinity Byars	Jr.	University of Texas	Richardson, Texas
Hailey Chambliss	So.	Missouri State University	Eureka, Mo.
Nia Christopher	Sr.	Towson University	Devonshire, Bermuda
Rebecca Cooke	Sr.	Penn State University	Dublin, Ireland
Cariel Ellis	GR5	Lamar University	Madison, Miss.
Leslie Fregoso	Sr	University of California, Davis	Live Oak, Calif.
Itala Gemelli	Jr.	University of Alabama	Rochester, Mich.
Gianna Gourley	Sr.	Grand Canyon University	Las Vegas, Nev.
Jasmine Greene	GR5	University of South Alabama	Birmingham, Ala.
Maya Hansen	GR5	South Dakota State University	Savage, Minn.
Simone Jackson	Jr.	University of Southern California	Redondo Beach, Calif.
Caroline Kelly	Sr	Saint Louis University	Kearney, Mo.
Delaney Lappin	Sr.	Drexel University	Corbin City, N.J.
Brecken Mozingo	Sr.	Brigham Young University	Sandy, Utah
Karli Nyland	So.	Utah Tech University	Highland, Utah
Ioanna Papatheodorou	Jr.	University of Washington	Nea Erithraia, Greece
Avery Patterson	Jr.	University of North Carolina	Jacksonville, Fla.
Anna Podojil	GR5	University of Arkansas	Cincinnati, Ohio
Brittany Raphino	Sr.	Brown University	Randolph, Mass.
Ava Seelenfreund	Sr.	Brown University	Truckee, Calif.
Kiran Singh	Sr.	Kansas State	Cypress, Texas
Chloe Smith	Sr.	Tennessee Tech University	Cincinnati, Ohio
Jaida Thomas	Sr.	University of Tennessee	Dallas, Texas
Riley Tiernan	Jr.	Rutgers University	Voorhees, N.J.
Reilyn Turner	Sr.	UCLA	Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Faith Webber	Jr.	Utah Valley University	Grand Blanc, Mich.
Sarah Weber	Jr.	University of Nebraska	Gretna, Neb.
Kennedy White	GR5	Mississippi State University	Canton, Mich.
Tatum Wynalda	So.	Pepperdine University	Thousand Oaks, Calif.