Three Women’s Soccer Programs Claim GLVC Major Awards

INDIANAPOLIS – McKendree junior forward Maddie Mauch, Missouri-St. Louis senior defender Taylor Martin, Missouri-St. Louis junior goalkeeper Allysa Wolf, Rockhurst freshman forward Jenna Roark, and Missouri-St. Louis head coach Stephen Cavallo have earned major postseason honors for the 2026 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Women's Soccer season, the league office announced on Wednesday.
 
Mauch was named Offensive Player of the Year, Martin earned Defensive Player of the Year, Wolf claimed Goalkeeper of the Year, Roark garnered Freshman of the Year, and Cavallo was dubbed Coach of the Year by his peers. In total, 33 student-athletes claimed All-Conference honors, while 15 were chosen as GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship honorees for the sport and Rockhurst was selected as the team sportsmanship award winner.

The All-Conference awards are nominated and voted on by league coaches, who, per GLVC Bylaws, are not permitted to vote for their own players.
 
 
Offensive Player of the Year: Maddie Mauch, Junior, Forward, McKendree       

• Becomes McKendree's third Offensive Player of the Year and sixth overall major award winner.
• Leads the GLVC in goals (17), goals per game (.944), game-winning goals (7), overall shots (100), shots on goal (52), points (40), and points per game (2.22).
  • Added 6 assists.
• First in GLVC-only games in points (32), points per game (2.29), total shots (82), and shots on goal (43).
  • Finished second in goals (12), goals per game (.857), assists (6), and game-winning goals (4).
• Helped Bearcats secure No. 2 seed in GLVC Championship Tournament.
• Also named to All-GLVC First Team for her second All-Conference selection after making First Team last year. 

 
Defensive Player of the Year: Taylor Martin, Senior, Defender, Missouri-St. Louis         

• Second consecutive year as Defensive Player of the Year.
• Started 17 games on the backline helping Missouri-St. Louis hold opponents to 12 goals while recording nine shutouts in the games she played.
  • Allowed only five goals in 14 GLVC contests while helping keep nine shutouts
• Added seven points on two goals and three assists.
• Helped lead the Tritons to clinch the GLVC regular season title and No. 1 seed in GLVC Championship Tournament.
• Also named to All-GLVC First Team for her second All-Conference selection after making First Team last year.

 
Goalkeeper of the Year: Allysa Wolf, Junior, Missouri-St. Louis             

• Becomes the Tritons' first-ever GLVC Goalkeeper of the Year and third overall major award winner for UMSL.
• Started 16 games and played in 1,369 minutes.
• Lead the league in shutouts (7), goals against (6), goals against average (.37), and save percentage (.898), and saves (53).
• First in GLVC-only matches in save percentage (.902), goals against average (.300) , and shutouts (6).
• Named GLVC Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 31 and Oct. 19.
• Helped Tritons secure the No. 1 seed in GLVC Championship Tournament.
• Also named to All-GLVC First Team for her first All-Conference selection.

Freshman of the Year: Jenna Roark, Freshman, Forward, Rockhurst                  

• Becomes Rockhurst's third Freshman of the Year.
  • Rockhurst’s eighth overall major award winner.
• Fourth in shots (51) and sixth in shots on goal (25).
  • Added 12 points and 1 game-winning goal.
• In GLVC-Only matches, third in shots (43), seventh in shots on goal (20).
• Named GLVC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 8.
• Helped Hawks secure the No. 6 seed in GLVC Championship Tournament.

 
Coach of the Year: Stephen Cavallo, Missouri-St. Louis

• Second-consecutive year as Coach of the Year.
• Led Missouri-St. Louis to a 13-1-3 overall record and 12-0-2 GLVC record, as well as the top seed in GLVC Championship Tournament.
• Led a total of seven players to All-GLVC recognition, including first-teamers Martin and Wolf.

 
In addition to Missouri-St. Louis's duo of Martin and Wolf, two others earned All-GLVC First Team honors – forward Ella Anselm and defender Madi Riege. The McKendree trio of forward Aubrey Andrews, defender Zoe Cormier, and forward Maddie Mauch was joined by the Quincy duo of forward Rebecca Rheinheimer and midfielder Jessie Newton. Maryville midfielder Helene Braren and Missouri S&T midfielder Ella Kramer fill out the First Team.
 
The 15 GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award honorees are listed below, which are student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These individuals must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. The honorees are now eligible to become one of their school's two Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners, which will be announced at the end of the academic year.
 
A complete list of the 2026 All-GLVC teams and postseason honors can be found below.
 
Offensive Player of the Year: Maddie Mauch, Jr., F, McKendree
Defensive Player of the Year: Taylor Martin, Sr., D, Missouri-St. Louis
Goalkeeper of the Year: Allysa Wolf, Jr., Missouri-St. Louis
Freshman of the Year: Jenna Roark, Fr., F, Rockhurst
Coach of the Year: Stephen Cavallo, Missouri-St. Louis

 

FIRST TEAM Helene Braren, Jr., MF, MU Aubrey Andrews, Sr., F, MCK Zoe Cormier, Sr., D, MCK Maddie Mauch, Jr., F, MCK # Ella Kramer, Jr., MF, S&T Ella Anselm, So., F, UMSL Taylor Martin, Sr., D, UMSL Madi Riege, Jr., D, UMSL Allysa Wolf, Jr., GK, UMSL Jessie Newton, Sr., MF, QU Rebecca Rheinheimer, Sr., F, QU # - Unanimous Selection

SECOND TEAM Katy Fitzler, Sr., GK, DU Carissa Speight, So., F, MU Maggie Gleckler, Sr., MF, MCK Maddy Kuhn, Jr., MF, UMSL Josie Maddox, Sr., F, UMSL Rachel Skyberg, Sr., MF, UMSL Adriana Benassi, Jr., F, S&T Aubrey Case, R-Jr., F, S&T Marina Oberschmid, Sr., D, QU Quinn Conroy, Sr., D, RU Juana Fernandez Calvo, Jr., MF, SBU

THIRD TEAM Anna Harris, Sr., D, DU Keira Love, Jr., F, DU Carly Swan, Fr., MF, DU Mallory Herber, Jr., F, UIS Riley Lloyd, So., D, UIS Emily Doane, Sr., MF, MU Grace Kohler, R-So., D, S&T Catie Riddle, Jr., GK, S&T Savannah Tully, Sr., D, S&T Jenna Roark, Fr., F, RU Caitlyn Smith, Sr., MF, RU

JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Anna Harris, DU
Makenna Yeager, UIS
Amelia Beer, UINDY
Anna Dazey, LEWIS
Kennedy Coles, LIN
Alexa Holley, MU
Perry Rogan, MCK
Catie Riddle, S&T
Karley Kinzinger, UMSL
Libby Kamp, QU
Caty Burton, RU
Somer Staley, SBU
Kylee Bearden, TSU
Grace Kotewa, UIU
Bella Hileman, WJC
 
JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTMANSHIP AWARD TEAM WINNER
Rockhurst