BYU Soccer Tied For Most Preseason All-Big 12 Players
Aug 9, 2023, 10:25 AM
PROVO, Utah – BYU soccer enters the Big 12 Conference with a chance to be a title contender in year one. The proof of that is in the preseason All-Big 12.
BYU is tied with TCU for the most players on the preseason conference squad. Each produced three.
BYU Soccer tied with TCU for All-Big 12 picks
BYU’s three players are midfielder Jamie Shepherd, defender Laveni Vaka, and forward Brecken Mozingo. The All-Big 12 trio enter their senior seasons with the BYU program.
Three #BYU women's soccer players were named to the 2023 preseason All-Big 12 team.
– Laveni Vaka, Defender
– Jamie Shepherd, Midfielder
– Brecken Mozingo, Forward— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) August 9, 2023
Last season, BYU reached the NCAA Sweet 16 after upsetting Stanford in the round of 32. The Cougars lost to national runner-up North Carolina in the third round.
Mozingo and Shepherd were two of the top goal scorers for BYU last season. The leader of the entire team was Mozingo, with 12 goals. Shepherd booted seven goals through last year.
BYU will kick off its inaugural Big 12 schedule on September 14 at South Field against TCU. The Horned Frogs three All-Big 12 selections are forward Camryn Lancaster, midfielder Gracie Brian, and defender Olivia Hasler. All three of TCU’s picks were All-Big 12 performers in 2022.
BYU will kick off the 2023 season on August 17 against Saint Louis at South Field. The game will air on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. (MT).
2023 Preseason Big 12 Soccer Team
* = Unanimous selection
| Position | Name | School | Class | Hometown |
| GK | Kayza Massey | West Virginia | 5th | Ottawa, Ontario |
| D | Laveni Vaka | BYU | Sr. | Sandy, Utah |
| D | Olivia Hasler | TCU | Sr. | Lewisville, Texas |
| D | Hannah Anderson | Texas Tech | 5th | Plano, Texas |
| MF | Jamie Shepherd | BYU | Sr. | American Fork, Utah |
| MF | Gracie Brian | TCU | Gr. | Frisco, Texas |
| MF | Lexi Missimo* | Texas | Jr. | Southlake, Texas |
| F | Brecken Mozingo | BYU | Sr. | Sandy, Utah |
| F | Dayana Martin | UCF | 5th | Boca Raton, Fla. |
| F | Camryn Lancaster | TCU | Jr. | Mansfield, Texas |
| F | Trinity Byars* | Texas | Jr. | Richardson, Texas |
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on Twitter/X and Threads: @Mitch_Harper.
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