SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Regular season champion Oral Roberts earned three of the six 2026 Summit League individual women’s soccer award winners announced Wednesday by League officials, who also recognized the first and second all-league and all-newcomer teams.
North Dakota State's Morgan Russmann was named Offensive Player of the Year for the second time in the last three seasons. Russman scored five goals and added an assist in nine games for the Bison, helping lead NDSU to first place in Pod A and a bye to the semifinals.
Cameron Silva of the Golden Eagles was tabbed Midfielder of the Year, marking the first ORU player to do so. Silva capped her regular season campaign with two goals and two assists in the final weekend, earning Peak Performer honors. She finished the season with three goals and four assists in conference play.
Oral Roberts head coach Austin Risenhoover was named the Summit League Coach of the Year after steering the Golden Eagles to an impressive 8-0-2 record and their second –consecutive regular season title. He becomes the fourth coach in League history to earn back-to-back Coach of the Year honors.
Hannah Voskuhl collected Defensive Player of the Year honors after powering a Golden Eagles defense that conceded just five goals in conference action. While anchoring the league's top defense, Voskuhl also scored a goal, a game-winner against St. Thomas on Oct. 2
South Dakota's Brooklynn Pollmiller was named the Newcomer of the Year. The true freshman has made her mark on the Summit League in just her first season. Pollmiller started all 10 conference matches for the Coyotes, scoring two goals and adding two assists in conference play.
South Dakota State’s Mallorie Benhart was tabbed as the Goalkeeper of the Year for the second season in a row after dominating between the pipes for the Jackrabbits. She played all 900 conference minutes for SDSU, ranking first in shutouts (5) and second in goals against average (.70) while holding opponents to only two multi-goal outings in Summit League play.
Oral Roberts’ Brianna Castleberry (F) and Precious Edosa (D) joined Silva (MF) and Voskuhl (D) on the All-Summit League First Team. The honor marks the second consecutive for both Castleberry and Edosa. Castleberry tied for the league's lead with five goals and three game-winners while leading in points (12) and Edosa helped lock down opposing offenses next to Voskuhl.
Two other Jackrabbits joined Benhart (GK) on the All-Summit League First Team. Mia Bosch (F), a second-team honoree last season, had a pair of game-winning goals while adding three assists to finish with seven points while Jenna Maloy (MF) played most minutes on pitch (837) among teammates and scored twice.
A pair of Coyotes earned All-League first team honors. Klarissa Vega (F) followed up last season's Newcomer of the Year campaign with a league-leading 44 shots and scored four goals, one shot off the conference lead. Brooke Conway (MF) joined her on the first team with two goals and two assists across conference matches.
Omaha's Jasmyn Brown (D) rounded out All-League First Team honorees. The center back played the full 90 nine times in conference play, while starting every match. She also anchored an Omaha defense that finished 1st in shutouts and allowed just 9 goals in conference play.
There was a quartet of midfielders on the All-League Second Team as Omaha's Charley Kort, North Dakota's Cora Ellermann, North Dakota State's Gabrielle Garrett and Oral Roberts' Carys Torgesen were all honored. Ellermann finished in a tie for first with five goals in conference play and earns All-Summit League Second Team honors for the second consecutive season. It is the first career honor for Kort, Garrett and Togesen.
The second-team forward trio featured SDSU's Katelyn Beulke, ORU's Amaris Hamilton-Grein and Genesis Helsley for the first time.
The second-team defenders include SDSU's Ellie Gusman, NDSU's Ava Stanchina and USD's Elsie Odney. Omaha's Cadence Fagan earned the goalkeeper spot to round out the team.
The group of players earning honorable mention honors includes North Dakota State's Sidney Armstrong (F), Hannah Arnold (MF), Amaya Garrett (D) and Payton Mulberry (GK), As well as South Dakota's Sam Luft (D) and Mali Van Meeteren (MF). Five other schools had a player earning honorable mention as Grace Bartlam (Omaha, D), Charlie Basinet (UND, F), Hannah Langstaff (SDSU, MF), Izzy McEwan (UST, F) and Savannah Spielman (ORU, D) all represented their respective programs.
Pollmiller and Silva also earned spots on the Summit League All-Newcomer Team. Pollmiller was joined by teammate Kinsley Pesicka (F) while Layney Molini (F) and Alyson Sebban (GK) each joined Silva as Golden Eagle representatives. North Dakota State had a pair of honorees in Maddie Miller (D) and Ambry Plate (MF), as did St. Thomas with Kalli Knowles (MF) and Becca Smith (MF). Stella Braddock (SDSU, D) and Kate Lucas (Omaha, D) rounded out the squad.
In Friday's opening quarterfinal of the 2026 Summit League Women’s Soccer Championship, Pod B's No. 2 seed Omaha hosts Pod A's No. 3 South Dakota in Omaha at 2:30 p.m. CT. The second quarterfinal will be played in Brookings that night when Pod A No. 2 South Dakota State hosts Pod B No. 3 St. Thomas at 6 p.m. CT.
The winner of the Mavericks-Coyotes match will take on Pod A No. 1 North Dakota State on Thursday, Nov. 12 in the first of two semifinal matches in Tulsa, Okla. The second semifinal contest will pit top-seeded Oral Roberts against the winner of the Jackrabbits-Tommies tilt at 6 p.m. CT. Sunday’s title match is slated for 1 p.m. CT in Tulsa. All five matches will be streamed live on the Summit League Network.
2026 Individual Awards (as selected by The Summit League head coaches)
Offensive Player of the Year
Morgan Russmann, North Dakota State
Midfielder of the Year
Cameron Silva, Oral Roberts
Defensive Player of the Year
Hannah Voskuhl, Oral Roberts
Goalkeeper of the Year
Mallorie Benhart, South Dakota State
Newcomer of the Year
Brooklynn Pollmiller, South Dakota
Coach of the Year
Austin Risenhoover, Oral Roberts
2026 All-Summit League Women's Soccer Teams
First Team
Mallorie Benhart, South Dakota State, GK
Jasmyn Brown, Omaha, D
Mia Bosch, South Dakota State, F
Brianna Castleberry, Oral Roberts, F
Brooke Conway, South Dakota, MF
Precious Edosa, Oral Roberts, D
Jenna Maloy, South Dakota State, MF
Morgan Russmann, North Dakota State, F
Cameron Silva, Oral Roberts, MF
Klarissa Vega, South Dakota, F
Hannah Voskuhl, Oral Roberts, D
Second Team
Katelyn Beulke, South Dakota State, F
Charley Kort, Omaha, MF
Cora Ellermann, North Dakota, MF
Cadence Fagan, Omaha, GK
Gabrielle Garrett, North Dakota State, MF
Ellie Gusman, South Dakota State, D
Amaris Hamilton-Grein, Oral Roberts, F
Genesis Helsley, Oral Roberts, F
Ava Stanchina, North Dakota State, D
Elsie Odney, South Dakota, D
Carys Torgesen, Oral Roberts, MF
Honorable Mention
Sidney Armstrong, North Dakota State, F
Hannah Arnold, North Dakota State, MF
Grace Bartlam, Omaha, D
Charlie Basinet, North Dakota, F
Amaya Garrett, North Dakota State, D
Hannah Langstaff, South Dakota State, MF
Sam Luft, South Dakota, D
Izzy McEwan, St. Thomas F
Payton Mulberry, North Dakota State, GK
Savannah Spielman, Oral Roberts, D
Mali Van Meeteren, South Dakota, MF
All-Newcomer Team
Stella Braddock, South Dakota State, D
Kalli Knowles, St. Thomas, MF
Katherine Lucas, Omaha, D
Maddie Miller, North Dakota State, D
Layney Molini, Oral Roberts, F
Kinsley Pesicka, South Dakota, F
Ambry Plate, North Dakota State, MF
Brooklynn Pollmiller, South Dakota, F
Alyson Sebban, Oral Roberts, GK
Cameron Silva, Oral Roberts, MF
Becca Smith, St. Thomas, MF
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