Women's Soccer

#theGAC Announces 2026 Women's Soccer Yearly Awards

SEARCY, Ark. – In advance of the 2026 GAC Women’s Soccer Championships, the league office announced its all-conference teams, year-end superlative awards and academic honor roll. Regular-season champion Harding hosts the Championships after a 9-5-3 overall mark and an 8-2-2 conference stand, for which head coach Audrey Adkison was named the league's Coach of the Year in her first year at the helm of the Lady Bison program.  

Southwestern Oklahoma State claimed the other four end-of-year awards with forwards Braelee Epp and Kinsey Geasland named the Offensive Player and Newcomer of the Year, respectively. Epp and Geasland were both also unanimous All-GAC First Team selections. The Bulldog duo led the confernce with nine goals each while Geasland edged her teammate with 22 points to 21 for the conference lead.

Saoirse Hourigan picked up GAC Midfielder of the Year awards while Sarahi Delgadillo was named Defensive Player of the Year. Hourigan was fifth in the league with 10 points on the season from a conference-most six assists - tied for 61st in NCAA Division II - and two goals. Delgadillo spearheaded a SWOSU defense that allowed just eight goals in conference action all season while posting five shutouts in such contests, including in three of the Bulldogs' last four outings. 

For their performance off the pitch, eight student-athletes - Brookelyn Babb, Meleiah Hinnant, Krysta Hook, Karlie Kizer, JQ Molgaard, Reece Roberson, Emma Steward and Maysa Willis - were recognized as GAC Elite Scholar Student-Athletes. This honor highlights the GAC athletes who hold 4.0 GPAs with 70 or more hours completed. In addition, 76 student-athletes were chosen for the GAC Women's Soccer Academic Honor Roll, reserved for sophomore, junior, senior and fifth-year student-athletes with at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA.

885  2026 GAC WOMEN’S SOCCER AWARDS

Southwestern Oklahoma State paced the conference with five First Team honorees, followed by Harding (3), Ouachita Baptist (3), Southern Nazarene (1) and Northwestern Oklahoma State (1). Harding led the way with three Second Team recipients, followed by Ouachita Baptist (2), Southern Nazarene (2), Northwestern Oklahoma State (2), Oklahoma Baptist (2), Southwestern Oklahoma State (1) and East Central (1). Harding landed a league-high 12 all-conference honorees, followed by Ouachita Baptist (10), Southwestern Oklahoma State (9), Southern Nazarene (7), Northwestern Oklahoma State (7), Oklahoma Baptist (4) and East Central (4).

First Team: Braelee Epp (SWOSU), Kinsey Geasland (SWOSU), McKenna Wright (OUA), Darby Boehler (SNU), Saoirse Hourigan (SWOSU), Katie Jones (HU), Lennon Porter (OUA), Elise LaForge (SWOSU), Sarahi Delgadillo (SWOSU), Calle City (HU), Kamalei Kealoha (NWOSU), Brookelyn Babb (OUA), Maysa Willis (HU)

Second Team: Mykala Ulrich (HU), Kloey Fullerton (HU), Cambell Tabor (NWOSU), Reece Roberson (ECU), Camden Ocheskey (OKB), Hali White (OKB), Krysta Hook (SWOSU), Isabella Savattere (OUA), Grace Tomlinson (SNU), Sara Daniel (HU), Adison Johnson (SNU), Taylor Annen (NWOSU), Dominique Klujian (OUA)

Honorable Mention: Gabie Eddins (HU), Danika Womack (SNU), Addison Gray (OKB), Reese Brown (OUA), Katy Jo Werner (NWOSU), Maddy Benker (OUA), Olivia Erskine (OUA), Mylee Yuill (NWOSU), Bree Williamson (HU), Jenna Mills (NWOSU), Emma Pingree (SNU), Kendall Jerkins (HU), Natalie Gomez (HU), Skylar Henley (HU), Elie Dang (NWOSU), Bri Lilly (OUA), Sahara Adams (OUA), Jalynne Campbell (ECU), Maya Thornburg (SWOSU), Norah Neely (HU), Sandi Agudo (SWOSU), Emily Cavazos (ECU), Ajae Belliston (OKB), JQ Molgaard (SNU), Makaiah Carlson (ECU), Emma Young (SWOSU), Madaline Bailey (SNU)