GLIAC – The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced the women's soccer postseason awards for 2026, as voted on by the league's coaches.

Wayne State freshman Sienna Mroue (Dearborn, Mich.) put together an outstanding debut season with the Warriors, earning GLIAC Player of the Year, GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year and GLIAC Freshman of the Year honors. Mroue led the conference in overall points (31) and goals (11), while ranking second in assists (nine) and total shots (75, 3.95 per game). She also paced the GLIAC in shots on goal with 37 (1.95 per game) and recorded three game-winning goals. In terms of GLIAC contests, Mroue was first in points (22), assists (8), shots (58) and shots on goal (26), while ranking tied-for-second in goals (7). In the 18 regular-season contests, Mroue recorded at least one point in 12 matches, highlighted by a season-high five-point performance (two goals, one assist) in Wayne State's 3-1 road victory at Grand Valley State on Oct. 11. She was also selected as GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week three times during the season.

Wayne State redshirt senior and team captain Reagan Brengman (Harrison Township, Mich. / Warren Regina [Northwood]) was named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year after helping lead a Wayne State defensive unit that posted nine shutouts during the program's inaugural season. Brengman appeared in all 18 regular-season matches totaling 1,457 minutes on the pitch. As a consistent presence in the Warriors' back line, she helped limit opponents to just 13 goals prior to the post-season. Brengman also contributed offensively, recording three assists, including one each against Purdue Northwest, Parkside and Saginaw Valley State. Her redshirt senior season also featured two GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week selections.

Wayne State redshirt sophomore Kate Helfen (Troy, Mich. [Cincinnati]) claimed GLIAC Goalkeeper of the Year honors after a successful season between the posts for the Warriors. Helfen started 17 regular-season matches, playing 1,530 minutes. She topped the conference in goals-against average (0.76) and save percentage (.817), while ranking tied-for-first in shutouts with eight. Helfen totaled 58 saves and allowed just 13 goals. She also collected two GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week selections.  

The Wayne State women's soccer coaching staff, led by head coach Doug Steinard, was selected as the GLIAC Coaching Staff of the Year after guiding the Warriors through an impressive inaugural season. Steinard and assistant coaches Avery Fenchel, Has Daoud and Mahmoud Faraj, along with post-graduate intern coach Emily O'Malley and goalkeeper coach Mathew Walczowski, helped lead WSU to a 12-1-5 regular-season record. The Warriors outscored their opponents 37-13 and recorded nine shutouts during the campaign. The staff's leadership also helped produce three major individual conference award winners: Sienna Mroue (Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year), Reagan Brengman (Defensive Player of the Year) and Kate Helfen (Goalkeeper of the Year). Seven Warriors also garnered All-GLIAC recognition, including First Team forwards graduate student Mairin Wessner (Northville, Mich.) and Mroue, freshman midfielder Molly Labate (Clarkston, Mich.), defender Brengman and goalkeeper Helfen. Second Team All-GLIAC freshman defender Ellie Whalen (Commerce Township, Mich. / Pontiac Notre Dame Prep) and honorable mention freshman defender Maya Bjedov (Brighton, Mich.) rounded out the selections.  

Listed below are the complete 2026 All-GLIAC women's soccer teams:

ALL-GLIAC FIRST TEAM
Forward
Sienna Mroue, Wayne State    
Abby Ellis, Saginaw Valley State    
Mairin Wessner, Wayne State

Midfielder
Emily Kolodin, Saginaw Valley State    
Molly Labate, Wayne State     
Cora Conley, Grand Valley State

Defender
Reagan Brengman, Wayne State
Ana Spaine, Grand Valley State
Vesna Dennison, Grand Valley State

At-Large
Solé Corley, Northern Michigan

Goalkeeper
Kate Helfen, Wayne State

ALL-GLIAC SECOND TEAM
Forward
Madison Bilbia, Northern Michigan    
Ava Rizzitano, Parkside    
Mia Davis, Purdue Northwest

Midfielder
Isabella Workman, Davenport    
Isabella Baron, Ferris State    
Sonya Mehta, Grand Valley State

Defender
Ryleigh Gray, Saginaw Valley State    
Ellie Whalen, Wayne State University    
Kayden Schmidt, Parkside

At-Large
Kylie Cesarek, Saginaw Valley State

Goalkeeper
Macie Hunter, Grand Valley State

ALL-GLIAC HONORABLE MENTION
Mackenzie Alvarez, Roosevelt
Maya Bjedov, Wayne State
Havanah Brockington, Michigan Tech
Kate Brown, Parkside
Peyton Kennedy, Saginaw Valley State
Audrey Muterspaugh, Davenport
Madalyn Nissen, Northern Michigan
Korinne Ihrke, Ferris State
Sarah Scaling, Purdue Northwest
Katherine Welch, Ferris State
Alex Williams, Grand Valley State