Regular-season champion Drake, second-place Southern Illinois and third-place Illinois State highlight the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference women's all-league teams. Drake has a league-best five honorees on the first- and second-team units, while Southern Illinois (4) and third-place Illinois State (4) are next best. Those three programs each had three players on the 11-player first-team squad.
Southern Illinois headlined the specialty awards as Salukis earned Player of the Year, Forward of the Year, Midfielder of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors, as well as Coaching Staff of the Year.
There are eight juniors, six seinors (plus one graduate student), five sophomores, and two freshmen on the league's all-conference team (first and second team combined).
Player of the Year: Maya Dixon, Southern Illinois
Forward of the Year: Maya Dixon, Southern Illinois
Midfielder of the Year: Nao Katamoto, Southern Illinois
Defender of the Year: Zoey Mahoney, Drake
Goalkeeper of the Year: Madi Valenti, Illinois State
Freshman of the Year: Victoria Hassan, Southern Illinois
Coaching Staff of the Year: Southern Illinois (Graeme Orr, Carley Kandel, Ash Phillips)
Fair Play Award: Murray State
| FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown (High School) |
| F |
Breece Bass |
Murray State |
Jr. |
Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central HS) |
| F |
Maya Dixon |
Southern Illinois |
Jr. |
Norfolk, Virginia (Norfolk Collegiate / Chicago State) |
| F |
Angela Gutierrez |
Drake |
Sr. |
Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan HS) |
| M |
Claire Emmerich |
Drake |
Jr. |
Grafton, Wis. (Dominican HS) |
| M |
Nao Katamoto |
Southern Illinois |
Sr. |
Osaka, Japan (Osaka Toin HS / UT Southern) |
| D |
Guliana Balistreri |
Southern Illinois |
Jr. |
San Diego, Calif. (Grossmont HS) |
| D |
Brielle Laberge |
Evansville |
Jr. |
Cumming, Ga. (Forsyth Central HS) |
| D |
Zoey Mahoney |
Drake |
Sr. |
Waukee, Iowa (Waukee Northwest HS) |
| D |
Grace Petrie |
Illinois State |
So. |
Stratford, Ct. (Stratford HS) |
| D |
Ava Watson |
Illinois State |
Sr. |
Dublin, Ohio (Dublin Jerome HS) |
| GK |
Madi Valenti |
Illinois State |
Gr. |
St. Charles, Mo. (Francis Howell Central HS) |
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| SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown (High School) |
| F |
Alexa Aylward |
Drake |
Fr. |
Lenexa, Kan. (St. James Academy) |
| F |
Martha Goddard |
Valparaiso |
So. |
Clapham, London, England (Alleyns School) |
| F |
Victoria Hassan |
Southern Illinois |
Fr. |
Luton, England (Oaklands College) |
| F |
Hailey Morgan |
Indiana State |
Jr. |
St. Louis, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt East HS) |
| F |
Rylann Law |
Illinois State |
So. |
Chatham, Ill. (Glenwood HS) |
| M |
Kiara Desiderio |
Valparaiso |
So. |
St. John, Ind. (Hanover Central) |
| M |
Reagan Ross |
Belmont |
Jr. |
Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy HS) |
| M |
Kate Virtel |
Belmont |
Sr. |
St. Louis, Mo. (Cor Jesu) |
| D |
Izzy Snowden |
Drake |
Jr. |
Elkhorn, Neb. (Marian) |
| D |
Lillie Tabor |
Belmont |
Sr. |
Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield East HS) |
| GK |
Sofie Hansen |
Indiana State |
So. |
Kolding, Denmark (Munkensdam Gymnasium) |
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| ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown (High School) |
| F |
Alexa Aylward |
Drake |
Fr. |
Lenexa, Kan. (St. James Academy) |
| D |
Addy Basler |
Drake |
Fr. |
Lee's Summit, Mo. (St. Michael the Archangel) |
| D |
Makira Churchill |
Belmont |
Fr. |
Westlake Village, Calif. (Oaks Christian HS) |
| M |
Kayla Grain |
Southern Illinois |
Fr. |
East London (Barking Abbey Sixth Form) |
| D |
Kate Hardy |
Murray State |
Fr. |
Ballwin, Mo. (Parkway West HS) |
| F |
Victoria Hassan |
Southern Illinois |
Fr. |
Luton, England (Oaklands College) |
| F |
Gracie Lisota |
UIC |
Fr. |
Arlington Heights, Ill. (John Hersey HS) |
| GK |
Hailey Luedtke |
Northern Iowa |
Fr. |
Jackson, Wis. (Living Word Lutheran HS) |
| F |
Sofia Raco |
Valparaiso |
Fr. |
Mississauga, Ont. (Holy Name of Mary College School) |
| F |
Meagyn Riffle |
Indiana State |
Fr. |
Cincinnati, Ohio (West Clermont HS) |
| F |
Katrina Young |
Southern Illinois |
Fr. |
Nashville, Tenn. (Valor College Prep) |