RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas – Ten Tigers from Ouachita's women's soccer team garnered postseason honors, as voted on by the head coaches in the league.
Juniors
McKenna Wright and
Brookelyn Babb and senior
Lennon Porter were named All-GAC First Team. Wright, a midfielder/forward, played and started in all 18 games for the Tigers this season, recording 14 points on six goals and two assists. She recorded 38 shots, including 18 shots on-goal. Babb, a defender, played and started in all 18 matches, anchoring the Ouachita backline all season. The Celina, Texas native tallied 1,154 minutes played in 2026. Porter, a midfielder, played and started in 16 matches and posted five points on the season with one goal and three assists.
Isabella Savattere and
Dominique Klujian garnered All-GAC Second Team honors. Savattere, a senior defender/midfielder, recorded five points with one goal, a game-winner against Oklahoma Baptist, and three assists, logging 1,119 total minutes this season. Klujian, a goalkeeper, tallied six shutouts in her freshman campaign, recording 77 saves in 17 games played. The Barrington, Illinois native also posted an 80.2 save percentage.
Reese Brown, Maddy Benker, Olivia Erskine, Sahara Adams, and
Bri Lilly round out the postseason awards with All-GAC Honorable Mention honors. Brown played and started in 12 games at forward and recorded a goal and an assist. Benker played in 18 games with 11 starts at midfielder/forward, recording 11 shots, including two shots on goal. Erskine totaled 887 minutes played as a midfielder and scored one goal against Oklahoma Baptist. Adams and Lilly played and started in 17 and 18 contests, respectively, at defender, contributing to the Ouachita defense that posted six shutouts.
Babb and
Karlie Kizer were named GAC Elite Scholar Athletes, given to those who have the highest cumulative GPA in the conference with at least 70 hours earned. Eleven Tigers were also named to the GAC Academic Honor Roll in Adams, Babb, Benker, Erskine,
Taylor Hapgood,
Selah Havens, Kizer, Lilly,
Kaylee McKinley, Allison Reece, and Wright.
The Tigers finished the regular season with a 7-6-6 overall record and 7-2-3 record in conference play, earning the No. 2 seed in the GAC Tournament. Ouachita will face No. 3-seed Southwestern Oklahoma State on Friday, November 6 at 2 p.m.