Horizon League Announces 2026 #HLWSOC Awards

November 06

Rachel White

INDIANAPOLIS (November 6, 2026) – The Horizon League announced our 2026 #HLWSOC awards on Friday. All-League awards were voted on by the League’s head coaches.

Milwaukee forward Emily Petring has been named the Horizon League Player of the Year while teammate Emily Urban collected Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors.
Cleveland State’s Hayleigh Lewis earned Goalkeeper of the Year and Northern Kentucky’s Megan Molner is the Offensive Player of the Year.
IU Indy’s Caroline Kelley won the Sportsmanship Award.
Milwaukee’s Kevin Boyd has been tabbed Coach of the Year.

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Petring totaled 19 points in #HLWSOC play with seven goals and five assists.
Urban anchored the Panthers defensively, holding opponents to just seven goals in League action.
Lewis paced #HLWSOC with 5.73 saves per League match with a .851 save percentage.
Molner scored a League-best 10 goals in 11 matches with three assists.
The Sportsmanship Award recognizes student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior.
Sportsmanship is defined as behavior exhibited during competition by student-athletes based on values, respect and integrity.
- Kelley serves as team co-captain and has never received a card in her four-year career, despite playing 73 games (71 starts) with over 5,000 minutes and being the team’s primary target offensively.
Boyd picked up his second consecutive #HLWSOC Coach of the Year award after guiding the Panthers to a perfect 11-0 League record.
Green Bay and Milwaukee paced the League with three All-League First Team selections each.
The Horizon League Women’s Soccer Championship kicks off on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. ET with two quarterfinal contests.
- No. 3 seed Youngstown State will host No. 6 seed Wright State while No. 4 seed Northern Kentucky welcomes No. 5 seed IU Indy.
The championship continues on Wednesday, Nov. 11 with semifinal contests at 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT.
- No. 1 seed Milwaukee will square off against the worst remaining seed while No. 2 seed Green Bay takes on the best remaining seed.
Every match of the 2026 Horizon League Women’s Soccer Championship will be streamed live on ESPN+ and fans can also follow all the action on social media by following @HorizonLeague and the hashtags #HLWSOC and #OurHorizon.
For complete championship information visit the #HLWSOC Championship Central page.

2026 Horizon League Women’s Soccer Award Winners
Player of the Year: Emily Petring, Milwaukee
Goalkeeper of the Year: Hayleigh Lewis, Cleveland State
Offensive Player of the Year: Megan Molner, Northern Kentucky
Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year: Emily Urban, Milwaukee
Sportsmanship Award: Caroline Kelley, IU Indianapolis
Coach of the Year: Kevin Boyd, Milwaukee

All-League First Team
Hayleigh Lewis, Cleveland State, Goalkeeper
Jess Howard, Green Bay, Defender
Laney Stark, Green Bay, Forward
Rebecca Stoeckmann, Green Bay, Midfielder
Keilah Muldrow, IU Indianapolis, Forward
Emily Petring, Milwaukee, Forward
Emily Urban, Milwaukee, Defender
Natalie Zodrow, Milwaukee, Midfielder
Megan Molner, Northern Kentucky, Forward
Caitlin Burger, Wright State, Midfielder
Kate Makkas, Youngstown State, Defender

All-League Second Team
Alyssa Flood, Green Bay, Defender
Annaliese Black, IU Indianapolis, Midfielder
Ashlyn Derosier, Milwaukee, Midfielder
Lauren Nidey, Milwaukee, Goalkeeper
Ashlyn Skinner-Barrett, Milwaukee, Forward
Kiersten White, Milwaukee, Defender
Erykah Cornett, Northern Kentucky, Forward
Emma Gianino, Northern Kentucky, Midfielder
Sophia Kapszukiewicz, Northern Kentucky, Defender
Camille Bultel, Youngstown State, Midfielder
Sara Felder, Youngstown State, Forward

All-League Third Team
Bella Brozek, Green Bay, Forward
Aixa Helbringer-Escobar, Green Bay, Midfielder
Anna Scott, Green Bay, Goalkeeper
Bethany Hartigan, IU Indianapolis, Defender
Caroline Kelley, IU Indianapolis, Forward
Denise Camarena, Milwaukee, Midfielder
Payton Green, Milwaukee, Defender
Caitlin Evans, Northern Kentucky, Defender
Brae Cole, Oakland, Defender
Makenzie Chinn, Wright State, Midfielder
Ruby Dunlevy, Wright State, Forward

Sportsmanship Award Finalists
Olivia Cruz, Cleveland State
Leila Lanier, Detroit Mercy
Rebecca Stoeckmann, Green Bay
Caroline Kelley, IU Indianapolis*
Denise Camarena, Milwaukee
Lauren Mrugala, NIU
Natalie Newman, Northern Kentucky
Ella Shapiro, Oakland
Jenna Ellsworth, Purdue Fort Wayne
Emma Cameron, RMU
Addy Canter, Wright State
Makayla Thinger, Youngstown State