PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas | Alabama A&M University forward Czaske Deane concluded her sophomore season by being named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Offensive Player of the Year, the conference announced during an awards ceremony on Wednesday evening.
 
Deane and midfielder Brea Bailey were selected to the SWAC's postseason first team, while defender Anita Frederick-Sigaran earned second-team honors.
 
Deane was a three-time SWAC Offensive Player of the Week and a Preseason All-SWAC Second Team selection. She has played in every game, logging more than 950 minutes. The Ajax, Ontario, Canada native led the team in points (21) and goals (10). She ranked 12^th nationally and first in the SWAC in game-winning goals (5), second in the SWAC in goals per game, total goals, total points and third in points per game.
 
Bailey was a two-time SWAC Newcomer of the Week honoree, where she played in 16 games, logging nearly 600 minutes. The Lafayette, La. native notched eight points, scoring four goals, including one-game winner.
 
A First Team All-SWAC Preseason selection, Frederick played in every game, logging 1,228 minutes on the backline. The Alexandria, Va. native recorded eight points, logging a team-best six assists and one goal.
 
Grambling State's Kaylen Jankans was named the SWAC's Defensive Player of the Year, while Alcorn State's Annick Zouma was selected Midfielder and Freshman of the Year. Alcorn State's Larissa Joso and Jackson State's Taylor Osborn were named the Newcomer and Goalkeeper of the Year, respectively. Ted Flogaites, of Jackson State, received the SWAC's Coach of the Year honor.
 
Alabama A&M opens the 2025 SWAC Women's Soccer Tournament as the No. 4 seed and will meet host and No. 5 seed Prairie View A&M on Thursday in the quarterfinals. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. from the PVAMU Soccer Complex and the game will be streamed on SWAC TV.
 
SWAC POSTSEASON WOMEN'S SOCCER AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Year
Czaske Deane, Alabama A&M

Defensive Player of the Year
Kaylen Jankans, Grambling State 
 
Midfielder of the Year
Annick Zouma, Alcorn State 
 
Newcomer of the Year
Larissa Joso Luma, Alcorn State 

Goalkeeper of the Year
Taylor Osborn, Jackson State
 
Freshman of the Year
Annick Zouma, Alcorn State
 
Coach of the Year
Ted Flogaites, Jackson State 
 
All-SWAC First Team
Defender: Kaylen Jankans, Grambling State
Defender: Taya Sands, Grambling State 
Defender: Larissa Joso Luma, Alcorn State
Forward: Czaske Deane, Alabama A&M
Forward: Alana Aiken, Grambling State 
Forward: Iesha Rollins, Alcorn State 
Midfielder: Annick Zouma, Alcorn State
Midfielder: Ryanne Hawthorn-Harper, Jackson State 
Midfielder: Brea Bailey, Alabama A&M
Midfielder: Sarah Portis, Jackson State 
Goalkeeper: Taylor Osborn, Jackson State 
 
All-SWAC Second Team
Defender: Emely Reyes, Prairie View A&M
Defender: Anita Frederick-Sigaran, Alabama A&M
Defender: Kianah Farmer, Jackson State  
Forward: Caylah Williams, Jackson State
Forward: Kamara Bradley, Texas Southern 
Forward: Niasia Goodwin, Prairie View A&M
Midfielder: Giulia Altomare, Grambling State 
Midfielder: Clara Dotigny, Texas Southern 
Midfielder: Olivia Kowall, Grambling State 
Midfielder: Emily Apodaca, Prairie View A&M 
Goalkeeper: Nenah Jackson, Prairie View A&M
 
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