FRISCO – Four East Texas A&M University soccer players have been named to all-Southland Conference teams on Monday morning, marking the second straight year that the Lions had four all-conference honorees.
 
For the Lions, forward Hannah Bell (Duncanville) is named to the first team, while forward Mya Mitchell (Dallas – Mesquite Horn), midfielder Alana Lawless-Felarca (Dallas – Richardson), and defender Malaya Ring (Dana Point, Calif.) are named to the second team.
 
The Lions went 7-7-4 on the season and 4-2-4 in Southland conference action to take fourth place in the standings. East Texas A&M faces fifth seeded HCU on Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the first round of the Southland Tournament in Beaumont.
 
Bell is named to the all-Southland team for the third straight year. The 2023 SLC Freshman and Forward of the Year was named to the first team in 2023 and the second team last season. This season, Bell totaled four goals and three assists, while delivering the match-winning goal against Grambling.
 
Mitchell returns to the all-conference team for the first time since 2022, having been named the SLC Freshman of the Year, SLC Forward of the Year, and second team all-Southland that year. In 2025, Mitchell tallied seven goals and three assists, being fourth in the SLC for goals. She delivered the match-winning goal against Little Rock, Abilene Christian, and at Southeastern.
 
Lawless-Felarca is named to the all-Southland team for the first time in her career. She started 17 matches in the midfield for the Lions, totaling three goals and three assists. Lawless-Felarca scored two goals on the road at Lamar to help the Lions earn a tie and she was named the SLC Offensive Player of the Week following that match.
 
Ring is also a first team all-conference honoree. She appeared in 16 matches for the Lions and started nine. She was part of four shutouts for the Lions, who finished third in the SLC in overall goals-against average. Ring was named the SLC Defensive Player of the Week after the 1-0 win over UTRGV in which she had the assist on the match-winning goal.
 
The Lions have had at least four all-conference honorees in each of the four seasons since moving up to NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference.
 
2025 SOUTHLAND SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
Player of the Year — Emily Senatore, Northwestern State
Newcomer of the Year — Lauren Smith, Lamar
Freshman of the Year — Hosane Soukou, Northwestern State
Coach of the Year — Ian Brophy, Northwestern State
 
Forward of the Year — Lauren Smith, Lamar
Midfielder of the Year — Emily Senatore, Northwestern State
Defender of the Year — Jessica Spitzer, Northwestern State
Goalkeeper of the Year — Sierra McCluer, SFA
 
First Team
F – Lauren Smith, Lamar
F – Paige Baumgartner, Northwestern State
F – Hosane Soukou, Northwestern State
F – Hannah Bell, East Texas A&M
M – Emily Senatore, Northwestern State
M – Alexis Miller, SFA
M – Brielle Buchanan, SFA
M – Riley Stern, Northwestern State
D – Jessica Spitzer, Northwestern State
D – Alexia Murillo, HCU
D – Bryn Geppert, SFA
D – Alexi Pitt, McNeese
GK – Sierra McCluer, SFA
 
Second Team
F – Mya Mitchell, East Texas A&M
F – Taylor Dodson, SFA
F – Logan Heausler, SFA
F – Sinead Duffy, UIW
M – Mai-Lisa Atis, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
M – Kam Jalayer, Lamar
M – Sydney Williams, Lamar
M – Alana Lawless-Felarca, East Texas A&M
D – Emma Pethel, Northwestern State
D – Sydney Williams, SFA
D – Malaya Ring, East Texas A&M
D – Avery Brandt, SFA
GK – Kennedy Rist, Northwestern State