OVERLAND PARK – The Heart of America Athletic Conference announced the 2026 Women's Soccer Postseason Awards and All-Conference Team on Thursday.
Benedictine Women's Soccer earned six selections to the teams – which features a first-team, second-team and third-team.
Maura Maher (defender) and Payton Vogelbacher (forward) were both named to the first team. Ella Braunger (midfield) and Jenna Wilken (forward) were named to the second team. Eva Andrews (defender) and Isabel Agudelo (midfield) were named to the third team.
Vogelbacher finished the regular season with 14 goals and 3 assists for 31 points – which currently ranks third in the Heart. Maher played a key role in Benedictine's defensive efforts that limited opponents to just 11 goals on 66 shots on goal through the regular season. She also scored 9 goal with 2 assists for 20 points this season.
Braunger was also part of the Ravens defensive efforts this season as well. She also added 1 assist. Wilken was the Ravens second-leading scorer this season with 8 goals. She also finished with a team-high 7 assists for 23 points.
Andrews played in all 17 matches during the regular season, right next Maher on the backline. She also finished with 1 assist. Agudelo finished the regular season with 9 points, scoring 2 goals while adding 5 assists.
Benedictine is currently 13-3-3 and ranked No. 13 in the final STADIONIC NAIA National Selection Committee Poll when it was released on Oct. 28. The 40-team tournament field for the 2026 NAIA National Championship Tournament will be announced on the NAIA's official YouTube Channel on Nov. 13 at 5 p.m CT.
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