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11/9/2026 3:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Saint Mary's women's soccer continued its excellence in the classroom, as the Gaels earned nine West Coast Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention selections after ten selections a season ago, good for third most of any program in the conference. Portland led the conference with 12 selections, while San Diego tallied just one more than Saint Mary's at ten.
Kate Plachy and Molly Silva would earn All-Academic honorable mention honors for the second consecutive season, while Maddie Lucas took home honorable mention honors after representing the All-Academic First Team as the lone Gael in 2025. Six other players would earn Honorable Mention status for the first time in their SMC careers. The full WCC list and Saint Mary's selections can be found below.Â
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the West Coast Conference selects an all-academic squad for each conference-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, while also being a significant contributor to her team and in at least their second year at their respective school.
All student-athletes who met the criteria but were not selected to the all-academic team garnered honorable mention honors.
2025 West Coast Conference Women's Soccer All-Academic Team
- Samantha Dreiling, Denver
- Kiana Faucette, San Francisco
- Whitney Garn, Pacific
- Peyton Leonard, Pepperdine
- Sarah Melcher, LMU
- Emma Gustad Myklebust, LMU
- Kera Nguyen, Denver
- Katie Piburn, Seattle U
- Violet Rademacher, Portland
- Elizabeth Rapp, Portland
- Kate Sealy, San Diego
- Kailee Wilson, Seattle U
Honorable Mention Selections | Saint Mary's
- #28 Brooke Fairbanks | Jr. | Finance | 3.86 GPA
- #33 Taylor Farnum | Jr. | Business Administration | 3.74 GPA
- #35 Brittany Holden | Sr. | Chemistry | 3.87 GPA
- #9 Maren Hoovel | Sr. | Health Science | 3.80 GPA
- #34 Maddie Lucas | Jr. | Health Science | 3.95 GPA
- #1 Kate Plachy | R-Jr. | Psychology | 3.26 GPA
- #8 Molly Silva | Sr. | Business Administration | 3.78 GPA
- #30 Brooklyn Smith | Sr. | Psychology: Neuroscience | 3.65 GPA
- #13 Ashlyn Vaughn | So. | Business Administration | 3.90 GPA
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