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Meet the Sun Herald All-South Mississippi Girls Soccer Team for the 2023-24 season

Scott Watkins
·4 min read

The Mississippi Coast was loaded with high-level soccer talent in 2024.

The region produced multiple Final Four teams and a state champion in St. Patrick. The Fighting Irish are well-represented in the All-South Mississippi team for their 19-win campaign and perfect run through district and the Class I tournament.

Isabella Jordan helped lead St. Patrick to its second straight title and earns Sun Herald Player of the Year for her efforts. Irish coach Cassandra Terry is the Sun Herald’s Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season, as well, after guiding a team with three 20-goal scorers.

Chloe Brock of Gulfport rounds out the honors as the Fan’s Choice Player of the Year.

Sun Herald Player of the Year

Isabella Jordan, St. Patrick

Jordan led St. Patrick with 30 goals scored and nine assists in just her sophomore season. She found the net in 18 of the 20 games she played in and recorded two hat tricks — one in the semifinal win over Our Lady Academy. Jordan has already amassed 53 goals scored in her high school career.

St. Patrick’s Isabella Jordan, a sophomore who plays striker, shoots on goal during practice at St. Patrick Catholic High School on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
St. Patrick’s Isabella Jordan, a sophomore who plays striker, shoots on goal during practice at St. Patrick Catholic High School on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Coach of the Year

Cassandra Terry, St. Patrick

Terry made it two-for-two in her short tenure as head coach of the Lady Irish. St. Patrick was 9-0 in the playoffs under Terry’s leadership and 15-0 in district play.

The Irish outscored their opponents 33-0 over five dominant playoff matches this season. Her team produced a trio of 20-goal scorers in Jordan, Linda Mustered and Anna Katherine Thriffiley.

Fan Choice Player of the Year

Chloe Brock, Gulfport

Brock ran away with the fan vote honor, pulling in 8,160 votes and 53 percent of the total vote. The junior stepped into a key role for the Admirals this season and scored eight goals with six assists. Brock was also named a Mississippi Coast All Star.

Gulfport’s Chloe Brock heads the ball away from Ocean Springs’ Jaylen Bodry during the 6A South State Championship game in Gulfport on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
Gulfport’s Chloe Brock heads the ball away from Ocean Springs’ Jaylen Bodry during the 6A South State Championship game in Gulfport on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

Sun Herald All-South Mississippi Team

  • Addison Yelverton, Biloxi: Yelverton led the Indians with 12 goals and 10 assists as a senior.

  • Tallyn Fayard, Biloxi: Fayard is a two-time Defensive Player of the Year, a Coast All Star and found the net seven times to go along with three assists.

  • Hailey Moore, Biloxi: Moore is a Coast and MAC All Star and scored six goals with seven assists. She is signed with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

  • Paige Lutkins, D’Iberville: Lutkins recorded over 100 saves as a senior and is continuing her career at Pearl River Community College.

  • Jennifer Lopez, Gautier: Lopez was the Coast’s leading goal-scorer with 32 goals and six assists. She was named a MAC All Star and is an MGCCC signee.

  • Anna Marie Edwards, George County: The Jones College commit and MAC All Star scored 10 goals and assisted on three more.

  • Kiera Hawley, George County: Hawley recorded 77 saves, is a Hinds commit and a Coast All Star.

  • Yazmin Humphrey, George County: Humphrey contributed to her Final Four squad with five goals and six assists. She’s a PRCC commit and a Coast All Star.

  • Kate Ackerman, Gulfport: The senior was named a MAC All Star as the Admirals’ center midfielder.

  • Maggies Estes, Gulfport: Estes was a key part of eight clean sheets for the Admirals.

  • Josey Smith, Hancock: Smith was named a MAC All Star and is an MGCCC signee.

  • Jaylen Bodry, Ocean Springs: Bodry led the Greyhounds with 14 goals and six assists and was a Coast All Star. She will continue her career at Mississippi College.

  • Parker St. Amant, Ocean Springs: St. Amant found the back of the net seven times and assisted on 12 goals. She was a MAC and Coast All Star and will also play at Mississippi College.

  • Laurel Conley, Ocean Springs: Conley was the MVP of the MAC All Star game, was a part of 13 clean sheets and scored one goal. Conley is an MGCCC signee.

  • Brianna Gassaway, Ocean Springs: Gassaway was a Coast All Star, assisted on two goals and was a part of 13 clean sheets. Gassaway is also an MGCCC signee.

  • Kailey Taylor, Pass Christian: Taylor led the Pirates with 18 goals and 10 assists and was named a Coast All Star.

  • Mary Grace Batson, Stone: Batson was one of the Coast’s top scorers with 30 goals and 11 assists.

  • Caroline Batson, Stone: Caroline, Mary Grace’s twin, scored 13 goals and assisted on two more.

  • Linda Mustered, St. Patrick: The senior captain was named a MAC All Star following a 21-goal, 15-assist season. She will continue her career at MGCCC.

  • Anna Katherine Thriffiley, St. Patrick: Thriffiley earned MVP of the Class I title game, capping a season in which she scored 21 goals and assisted on 10 more.

  • Abbie Hancock, West Harrison: Hancock led the Hurricanes with 15 goals scored and six assists and was named a MAC All Star.

St. Patrick’s Linda Mustered, a senior who plays striker, shoots on goal during practice at St. Patrick Catholic High School on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
St. Patrick’s Linda Mustered, a senior who plays striker, shoots on goal during practice at St. Patrick Catholic High School on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
Gulfport’s Abigail Badurak and Ocean Springs’ Parker St. Amant fight for the ball during the 6A South State Championship game in Gulfport on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
Gulfport’s Abigail Badurak and Ocean Springs’ Parker St. Amant fight for the ball during the 6A South State Championship game in Gulfport on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
St. Patrick’s Anna Katherine Thriffiley, a junior who plays attacking mid, shoots on goal during practice at St. Patrick Catholic High School on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
St. Patrick’s Anna Katherine Thriffiley, a junior who plays attacking mid, shoots on goal during practice at St. Patrick Catholic High School on Thursday, March 28, 2024.