ST. LOUIS -- The Drake women's soccer team has been picked to win the 2025 Missouri Valley Conference crown in a vote of the league's 10 head coaches.  The Bulldogs received nine of ten first-place votes and 99 total points. UIC received the remaining first-place tally and 90 points, while Belmont was picked third with 76 total points.

A total of 20 student-athletes were honored as part of preseason all-conference units, with 12 individuals selected to the first team and eight who received honorable-mention honors.  All 10 MVC programs had at least one representative.

MVC FAVORED TEAMS (Top 3)
1. Drake (9) …. 99
2. UIC (1) … 90
3. Belmont … 76

FIRST TEAM
F - Eve Blakey, Sr., Drake
F - Riley Collett, UIC
F - Taylor Johnson, Evansville
F - Layla Kelbel, Drake
F - Olivia Knoepfle, Sr., UNI
ACM/F - Ava Labocki, Belmont
W - Reagan Ross, Belmont
F/CMid - Molly O'Rear, Valparaiso
M - Mary Hardy, Sr., Murray State
M -- Madelyn Smith, Drake
D - Brooklyn Woods, Indiana State
GK - Francesca Faraci, UIC

HONORABLE MENTIONS
F - Breece Bass, Murray State
Wing/F – Eiley Henderson, Illinois State
F - Sophia Jaime, UIC
F  - Sophia Schlicklin, Southern Illinois
MF  - Olivia Anderson, Southern Illinois
MF  - Hannah Gryzik, UIC
D -  - Zoey Mahoney, Drake
GK -  Addie Ford, Drake