MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Fifth-year senior goalkeeper Kayza Massey of the West Virginia University women's soccer team has been named to the 2023 Preseason All-Big 12 Soccer Team, as announced by the conference on Wednesday.
 
A native of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Massey was West Virginia's lone selection on this year's preseason team, earning her first career honor after being named to the 2022 All-Big 12 First Team last season.
 
The 2022 Big 12 Co-Goalkeeper of the Year, Massey started all 23 matches in goal last season, playing 2,079 minutes of action. She tallied 10 shutouts in 2022, moving her career total to 20. With 77 saves on the year, Massey surpassed 100 career stops and sits at No. 7 in program history with 148 total saves. She tied her single-game career-high of seven saves twice last year.
 
A 2022 United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Third Team honoree, Massey goalkeeper of the year nod highlighted West Virginia's All-Big 12 accolades last season. With the honor, she became WVU's first goalkeeper of the year in program history.
 
BYU and TCU both garnered three Preseason All-Big 12 selections each, while Texas earned two selections. UCF and Texas Tech joined the Mountaineers with one selection. Massey is accompanied by six 2022 All-Big 12 Team honorees on this year's preseason team.
 
The Preseason All-Big 12 Team was selected by the league's 14 head coaches, and they were not allowed to vote for their own players.
 
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