Photo Credit: Ottawa Braves Photos.
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Women's Flag Football

2023 KCAC Women's Flag Football All-Conference Selections Announced

WICHITA, Kan. — The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the 2023 Women's Flag Football All-Conference selections and individual award winners as voted on by the conference's women's flag football head coaches. 

 

Ottawa University took home the regular-season title following an undefeated 10-0 mark in conference play.

 

The Braves earned three of the conference's four individual awards for women's flag football. Madysen Carerra was named Women's Flag Football Player of the Year for the third season in a row, following a season in which she passed for 1,925 yards, rushed for 520 yards, and scored 42 total touchdowns (38 passing, four rushing) in only nine games.

 

Ottawa's Abby Brown was named the KCAC Women's Flag Football Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season after tallying 43 flag pulls, pulling down seven interceptions, and breaking up five other passes. 

 

Liz Sowers, the Braves' head coach, was named the Coach of the Year by her peers for the third season in a row. 

 

Brianna Hernandez-Silva of Kansas Wesleyan University was named the KCAC Women's Flag Football Offensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Hernandez-Silva passed for 2235 yards at a 61.3% completion rate, picking up 40 passing touchdowns against only seven interceptions. On the ground, Hernandez-Silva picked up 739 rushing yards, averaging seven yards per carry, and scored 12 rushing touchdowns.

 

The full list of All-Conference first team, second team, and honorable mention winners, as voted on by the KCAC head women's flag football coaches, are listed below. 

 

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

NAME INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Madysen Carrera Ottawa University QB Jr. Riverview, Fla.
Kendra Velasquez-Munro Kansas Wesleyan University RB So. Las Vegas, Nev.
Angel Roman Kansas Wesleyan University WR So. Jacksonville, Fla.
Jazlyn Camacho Ottawa University WR Jr. Las Vegas, Nev.
Ciaran DeCuir Kansas Wesleyan University WR So. Las Vegas, Nev.
Alyssa Linkous Ottawa University WR Jr. Owings, Md.
Mandolyn Scalisi Ottawa University Screen Blocker Jr. Las Vegas, Nev.
Alyssa Linkous Ottawa University Center Jr. Owings, Md.

 

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

NAME INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Abby Brown Ottawa University LB Jr. Rantoul, Kan.
Casey Thompson Midland University LB 5th Year Omaha, Neb.
Lexi Marquez Kansas Wesleyan University LB So. Las Vegas, Nev.
Susann Kaufmann Ottawa University Rusher Jr. Staten Island, N.Y.
Ja'Daa Wilson Kansas Wesleyan University DB Jr. Crawfordville, Fla.
Allaya Livingston Midland University DB Fr. Houston, Texas
Shanya Murape Kansas Wesleyan University DB Fr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nickaya Howard Kansas Wesleyan University DB So. Las Vegas, Nev.

 

FIRST TEAM UTILITY PLAYER AND PUNT TEAM SPECIALIST

NAME INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Addie Orsborn Ottawa University Utility So. Round Rock, Texas
Mackenzie Murdoch Cottey College Punt Team Specialist So. Las Vegas, Nev.

 

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

NAME INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Brianna Hernandez-Silva Kansas Wesleyan University QB Sr. Las Vegas, Nev.
Jocelyn Lopez Midland University RB Fr. Las Vegas, Nev.
Alyssa Butler Midland University WR Fr. San Bernadino, Calif.
Casey Thompson Midland University WR 5th Year Omaha, Neb.
Olivia Dominguez-Millsop Midland University WR Fr. Las Vegas, Nev.
Bailey Hodgins Ottawa University WR So. Canton, Ga.
Kendra Velasquez-Munro Kansas Wesleyan University Screen Blocker So. Las Vegas, Nev.
Angel Almaraz Kansas Wesleyan University Center Fr. Las Vegas, Nev.

 

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

NAME INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Alexa Mansur Kansas Wesleyan University LB So. Henderson, Nev.
Alexis Jimenez Kansas Wesleyan University LB So. Miami, Fla.
Dejonice Parris Ottawa University LB Sr. Hollywood, Fla.
Cydnee Redd Midland University Rusher So. Columbus, Ga.
Dyva Jones Midland University DB Fr. Las Vegas, Nev.
Faron Malouff Ottawa University DB So. Riverview, Fla.
Nina GraveDePeralta Ottawa University DB Jr. Las Vegas, Nev.
Shamese Lee Cottey College DB Fr.

 

SECOND TEAM UTILITY PLAYER AND PUNT TEAM SPECIALIST

NAME INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Angel Roman Kansas Wesleyan University Utility So. Jacksonville, Fla.
Jazlyn Camacho Ottawa University Punt Team Specialist Jr. Las Vegas, Nev.

 

HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE

NAME INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Mikaela Nunez Midland University QB Sr. North Las Vegas, Nev.
Kylah Rome Bethel College RB Fr. Columbus, Ga.
Victoria Esquivel Bethel College C So. San Antonio, Texas
Emma Bruce Cottey College C Fr.
Ashley Hawthorne Kansas Wesleyan University WR So. Las Vegas, Nev.
Tatiana Dos Santos Ottawa University WR Fr. Panama City, Panama
Jazmine Whitfield Kansas Wesleyan University WR Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Emily Ferron Midland University WR Fr. Gilbert, Ariz.
Joliette Johnson Cottey College WR Fr.
Jocelyn Lopez Midland University Screen Blocker Fr. Las Vegas, Nev.

 

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE

NAME INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Jaquelle Tucker Bethel College LB Fr. Columbus, Ga.
Mackenzie Murdoch Cottey College LB So. Las Vegas, Nev.
Angie Cruz Cottey College LB So. Daytona Beach, Fla.
Alyssa Hollis Cottey College Rusher So. Las Vegas, Nev.
Leila Casillan Kansas Wesleyan University Rusher Fr. Las Vegas, Nev.
Miki Harkins Bethel College DB Sr. Wichita, Kan.
Angel Roman Kansas Wesleyan University DB So. Jacksonville, Fla.
Hailee McKay Ottawa University DB Jr. Henderson, Nev.

 

HONORABLE MENTION UTILITY AND PUNT TEAM SPECIALIST

NAME INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Alyssa Hollis Cottey College Utility So. Las Vegas, Nev.
Casey Thompson Midland University Utility 5th Year Omaha, Neb.
Shayna Murape Kansas Wesleyan University Utility Fr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kendra Velasquez-Munro Kansas Wesleyan University Punt Team Specialist So. Las Vegas, Nev.