FRISCO, Texas – Southeastern's Maria Detillier has earned the Southland Conference's Softball Student-Athlete of the Year honor, the league announced Monday along with the All-Academic First and Second Teams.
Detillier helped the Lions to their second straight Southland Softball Championship before contributing two a pair of major upset victories over nationally ranked LSU. She landed on the Southland All-Conference First Team and All-Tournament Team as well. Detillier posted a 4.00 GPA as a junior accounting major.
Southland Conference All-Academic Teams are voted upon by the head coach, sports information director and an academic/compliance staff member from each school. Voting for one’s own athletes is not permitted.
To be eligible for all-academic distinction, an athlete must hold a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average through the semester prior to the sport’s championship, completed at least one full academic semester at the nominating school prior to the current season, and participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s competitions during the most recently completed season. Student-Athlete of the Year nominees must have held at least a 3.50 GPA and have completed at least one semester of athletic competition at the nominating school, including the current season.
*First Team All-Conference athletes who meet all-academic nomination criteria are automatically named to the all-academic team.
First Team
| Name |
School |
Class |
Pos. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Maria Detillier* |
Southeastern |
Jr. |
3B |
Gramercy, La. |
4.00 |
Accounting |
| Macie LaRue* |
Southeastern |
Jr. |
P |
Lovelady, Texas |
3.82 |
Sport Management |
| Chloe Magee* |
Southeastern |
So. |
SS |
Watson, La. |
3.77 |
Kinesiology |
| AB Garcia* |
HCU |
Sr. |
OF |
Cypress, Texas |
3.29 |
Kinesiology/Sport Management |
| Veronica Harrison* |
Lamar |
So. |
DP |
Alvin, Texas |
3.30 |
Environmental Science |
| Maddie Taylor* |
McNeese |
Fr. |
P |
Sterlington, La. |
4.00 |
Agricultural Sciences |
| Kassidy Chance* |
McNeese |
Fr. |
OF |
Mansfield, Texas |
3.35 |
Business |
| Samantha Mundine* |
McNeese |
So. |
OF |
Luling, Texas |
3.76 |
Finance |
| Claire Sisco* |
Nicholls |
Jr. |
2B |
College Station, Texas |
3.97 |
Health Science |
| Larissa Jacquez |
UIW |
Sr. |
P |
Eagle Pass, Texas |
3.71 |
Nutrition |
| Haylie Savage |
HCU |
Sr. |
3B |
Angleton, Texas |
3.64 |
Kinesiology |
| Ryleigh Mata |
UIW |
Gr. |
2B |
Santa Fe, Texas |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
Second Team
| Name |
School |
Class |
Pos. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Erin Krause |
Nicholls |
Jr. |
3B |
Cypress, Texas |
3.75 |
Health Sciences |
| Shelby Morris |
Southeastern |
Fr. |
2B |
Clinton, La. |
4.00 |
Kinesiology |
| Nyjah Fontenot |
McNeese |
R-So. |
OF |
Lake Charles, La. |
3.60 |
Accounting |
| Molly Yoo |
Nicholls |
Jr. |
P |
Cypress, Texas |
3.94 |
Secondary Education/Social Studies |
| Brylie Fontenot |
McNeese |
Fr. |
INF |
Moss Bluff, La. |
3.88 |
Mass Communication |
| Maddie Cason |
East Texas A&M |
Gr. |
OF |
Telephone, Texas |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| Hallie Burns |
Southeastern |
Fr. |
P |
Booneville, Miss. |
3.93 |
Kinesiology |
| Alexis Telford |
SFA |
Sr. |
P |
Allen, Texas |
3.43 |
Chemistry |
| Reagan Heflin |
Nicholls |
Jr. |
OF |
Richmond, Texas |
3.63 |
Finance |
| Cala Wilson |
Lamar |
Fr. |
1B |
Ruston, La. |
4.00 |
Business |
| Averi Paden |
Nicholls |
Jr. |
P |
Summit, Miss. |
3.90 |
Nursing |
| Aly Delafield |
Northwestern State |
So. |
UTL |
Stonewall, La. |
3.65 |
Psychology |