TMU's Ward, Trauschke Earn NAIA All-American Honors
December 16, 2025
(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 2025 NAIA Women's Soccer All-Americans have been announced, and a pair of Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) players made the cut.
The NAIA All-America Committee consists of the NAIA-Women's Soccer Coaches Association officers and seven additional women's soccer coaches.
Truett McConnell placed two players on the squad, with defender Erin Ward landing the second team and forward Annabel Trauschke making the third team. Ward and Trauschke helped Truett McConnell to a 19-2-2 overall record, the AAC regular-season championship, and the quarterfinal round of the NAIA National Championship Tournament.
First-Team All-Americans
| Fiona Popetschnig | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | So. | GK | Salzburg, Austria |
| Marely Fonseca | John Brown (Ark.) | So. | GK | San José, Costa Rica |
| Georgia Little | Keiser (Fla.) | Sr. | D | Newcastle, Australia |
| Livia Pertl | William Carey (Miss.) | Sr. | D | Tux, Austria |
| Marta Carrasco Mesa | Missouri Valley | Sr. | D | Sevilla, Spain |
| Natalia Sepulveda | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Gr. | D | Tucson, Ariz. |
| Judit Ferre | Missouri Valley | Sr. | M | Barcelona, Spain |
| Julia Lambert | John Brown (Ark.) | Jr. | M | Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
| Karen Vilau | William Carey (Miss.) | Sr. | M | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Marian Corro Celma | Marian (Ind.) | Sr. | M | Puebla, Mexico |
| Cassidy Felger | Grace (Ind.) | Jr. | M | Cicero, Ind. |
| Jamie Brandon | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Jr. | F | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Katie Koger | Marian (Ind.) | Sr. | F | Zionsville, Ind. |
| Laura Gieseler | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Sr. | F | Ijui, Brazil |
| Lauren Riley | Keiser (Fla.) | Sr. | F | Staffordshire, England |
Second Team All-Americans
| Avery Sluss | Indiana Wesleyan | Jr. | GK | Adrian, Mich. |
| Nerea Pallas Padilla | William Carey (Miss.) | So. | GK | Valencia, Spain |
| Elise Lofnertz | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Jr. | D | Landvetter, Sweden |
| Erin Ward | Truett McConnell (Ga.) | Jr. | D | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Kiley Jones | Marian (Ind.) | Sr. | D | Fishers, Ind. |
| Savanna Cronin | Indiana Wesleyan | So. | D | Blacklick, Ohio |
| Carola Fontan | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Sr. | M | Barcelona, Spain |
| Thayline Teixeira | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Sr. | M | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Wendy Jimenez | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Sr. | M | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Samantha Wright | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Jr. | M | Sahuarita, Ariz. |
| Seika Stull | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Sr. | M | Hiroshima, Japan |
| Ashley Arribas | Missouri Valley | Sr. | F | Lake Forest, Calif. |
| Aubrey Winter | John Brown (Ark.) | Sr. | F | Wichita, Kan. |
| Karinna Tel | Dordt (Iowa) | Sr. | F | Puyallup, Washington |
| Mariana Barreto | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Jr. | F | Valencia, Venezuela |
Third Team All-Americans
| Natalie Allison | Columbia (Mo.) | Jr. | GK | Jefferson City, Mo. |
| Sophia Eisner | Northwestern Ohio | Jr. | GK | Aicha Vorm Wald, Germany |
| Argentina Estrada | William Carey (Miss.) | So. | D | Cancun, Mexico |
| Barbora Kadlecova | Georgia Gwinnett | Fr. | D | Lesov, Czech Republic |
| Samantha Sokolove | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Jr. | D | Hudsonville, Mich. |
| Shakiana Dagher | Xavier (La.) | Jr. | D | Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
| Zoe Mueller | Grace (Ind.) | Sr. | D | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Dagbjort Gudmundsdottir | Science and Arts (Okla.) | Jr. | M | Akranes, Iceland |
| Ramsey Watkins | Southeastern (Fla.) | Gr. | M | Lakeland, Fla. |
| Jana Mueller | Oakland City (Ind.) | So. | M | Nierstein, Germany |
| Kelly Flores | St. Francis (Ill.) | Sr. | M | Hanover Park, Ill. |
| Taylor Wert | Marian (Ind.) | So. | M | Bargersville, Ind. |
| Abbi Roubidoux | College of Idaho | Jr. | F | Fruitland, Idaho |
| Annabel Trauschke | Truett McConnell (Ga.) | Sr. | F | Amstelveen, The Netherlands |
| Emma Lensing | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | Sr. | F | Billings, Mont. |
| Jordyn Gather | Westcliff (Calif.) | Gr. | F | Ladera Ranch, CA |
| Maddy Traylor | The Master's (Calif.) | Jr. | F | West Covina, Calif. |
| Maria Vilhena | Keiser (Fla.) | Sr. | F | Faro, Portugal |
| Mathilda Berg Karlsson | Northwestern Ohio | So. | F | Umea, Sweden |
| Nicole Araujo | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Sr. | F | Lisboa, Portugal |
| Samira Roper | Xavier (La.) | Sr. | F | Heredia, Costa Rica |
| Yajaira Alvarado | Williams Baptist (Ark.) | Jr. | F | Jonesboro, Ark. |
| Nora Pollock | Grace (Ind.) | Fr. | F | Muskegon, Mich. |