Pensacola, Fla. --- Friday afternoon, the Gulf Couth Conference announced the 2022 yearly major awards and All-GSC Teams.
 
Offensive Player of the Year, Blair Cowan: Leading the GSC in goals (18), points (45), game-winning goals (5), and third most assists (9), Cowan is named offensive player of the year in the Gulf South Conference. Cowan has scored three hat tricks, two that came in back-to-back games, three two-goal games and has scored in half of the matches played. She also has the second most goals in division II. Against Shorter, Cowan recorded a single-game points high of eight after scoring two goals and four assists in a 10-0 win and her 18 goals is a single-season career high. After being named previous GSC offensive player of the week and United Soccer Coaches national player of the week on October 4^th and 5^th, Cowan receives her first player of the year honor. Cowan is also placed on the First Team All-GSC for the second year in a row.
 
Defensive Player of the Year, Maciah Lipsey: Lipsey took first week's 2022 GSC player of the week and is now named GSC defensive player of the year after leading the team to 14 wins and 13 shutouts to be the least scored on team in the conference and the nation. In four of the goals scored on, two came from penalty kicks. In 17 consecutive starts, Lipsey has recorded 29 saves and has a .879 save percentage. Lipsey shut out the division I Queens (N.C) team with five saves and kept two previously top-25 ranked teams scoreless – Lee and Mississippi College. Lipsey recorded a single-game career high of six saves against Lee. Lipsey is also awarded First Team All-GSC.
 
Coach of the Year, Joe Bartlinski: Bartlinski earns his eighth coach of the year since joining the program in 2001. Bartlinski leads the conference with most career wins at 344 and leads the team to its 18^th GSC Championship appearance after leading the Argos to it's first regular season crown since 2018 and sitting at the top of the GSC standings with a 12-1 conference record. 
 
First Team All-GSC
Maciah Lipsey
Kileigh Whited
Blair Cowan
Manami Okada
 
Second Team All-GSC
Kaytlyn Larsen
Mya Swinton
Brianna Pope
 
Kileigh Whited, Defender, First Team All-GSC:
With one goal and seven assists on the season, the fifth year has earned All-GSC First Team. The defender is tied for fourth most assists in the conference and is a strong asset on the offensive side as well. On Oct. 4, Whited earned defensive player of the week after earning points in back-to-back matches that included a goal versus Montevallo in a top-two conference showdown.
 
Manami Okada, Midfielder, First Team All-GSC:
The transfer has played a key role in her first year at UWF in the center midfield position and has been placed First Team All-GSC. In 17 games, she has taken 16 shots on goal with five falling in. Three of the five goals were game-winning goals – one being the lone goal against Lee to give the Flames their first loss against the UWF since 2018. The 5'9" midfielder is also strong defensively and has stopped many opponent attacks to help lead the team to least goals against in the conference.
 
Kaytlyn Larsen, Defender, Second Team All-GSC:
Awarded Second Team All-GSC, the center back has two goals and three assists on the season. Larsen scored the reliever goal in the first conference matchup against Alabama Huntsville in a 2-0 win (Sep. 9) and added a goal to her name against Spring Hill in a 5-0 win (Oct. 14). Defensively, she has helped lead the team to only four goals against and has held opponents to 35 shots on goal in 17 total games.
 
Mya Swinton, Midfielder, Second Team All-GSC:
Despite playing in 11 games, Swinton has made a mark in her first season in UWF to be placed on Second Team All-GSC. Joining the program this fall, Swinton has recorded nine starts, six assists, and two goals. Swinton hit a lone goal against Union (Sep. 23) to uplift her team in a conference win and found the back of the net against Christian Brothers (Sep. 25) to score in back-to-back games.  
 
Brianna Pope, Forward, Second Team All-GSC
Placed on Second Team All-GSC, Pope has the second most goals (7) and points (15) on the team in 16 games played. Pope recorded a single-game career high goals against Shorter and was followed by receiving her first player of the week honor. Her four goals in one game put her in the nation's best – tied for most goals in a single game by a division II player this season. Pope is tied for sixth most goals in the conference, ninth most points in the GSC, and has hit two-game winning goals. She recorded a two-goal game against Eckerd in a 5-0 win and began the scoring for the Argos in a 7-0 win against Christian Brothers.