FRISCO – Three East Texas A&M University soccer players have earned All-Southland Conference recognition on Monday afternoon, while also collecting two superlatives.
Judith Nandwa (Mumias, Kenya),
Allyson Reed (Cleburne), and
Kristen Sueltz (The Colony) are named to first team all-Southland Conference, while Reed has been voted the conference's newcomer of the year and Nandwa is the Southland defensive player of the year.
Nandwa has started every match in the regular season, being part of five shutouts on the backline. She has logged 1,577 minutes, while having totaled one goal, which was a match-winner at UTRGV. She has been named to the all-Southland team for the first time and the first defender of the year for the Lions in the Division I era.
Sueltz has started all 18 matches, logging 1,609 minutes. She finished the season with five goals, two assists and 12 points on 43 shots. This is the first all-Southland honor for Sueltz.
Reed led the way with eight goals and stared all 18 matches, she was also the conference leader in shots per match. She added the match-winning goal against Southeastern, while being the second Lion in last four years to earn Newcomer of the Year honors.
The three honorees for the Lions on the first team are the most since the 2023 season, when the Lions finished a Division I-era best second in the Southland.
The Lions are seeded seventh in the Southland Tournament, which begins on Tuesday at the Lion Soccer Field. East Texas A&M's first round match is at 7 p.m. on Tuesday against defending tournament champion HCU. Tickets can be purchased now at
LionAthletics.com/Tickets.
2026 SOUTHLAND SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE
Player of the Year: Marissa Gross, Lamar
Freshman of the Year: Jezlyn Nelson, Nicholls
Newcomer of the Year: Alysson Reed, East Texas A&M
Defender of the Year: Judith Nandwa, East Texas A&M
Midfielder of the Year: Sofia Wilby, Lamar
Forward of the Year: Marissa Gross, Lamar
Goalkeeper of the Year: Keely Thomas, Lamar
Coach of the Year: Nathan Kogut, Lamar
2026 SOUTHLAND SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
| Position |
Name |
School |
Class |
Hometown |
| FWD |
Marissa Gross |
Lamar |
Sr. |
South Grand Prairie, Texas |
| FWD |
Allyson Reed |
East Texas A&M |
Jr. |
Cleburne, Texas |
| FWD |
Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond |
McNeese |
So. |
Kelowna, BC, Canada |
| FWD |
Alex Knight |
Southeastern |
So. |
Shreveport, La. |
| MF |
Sofia Wilby |
Lamar |
So. |
Manchester, England |
| MF |
Kristen Sueltz |
East Texas A&M |
Sr. |
The Colony, Texas |
| MF |
Isabella Alamo |
HCU |
So. |
Allen, Texas |
| MF |
Alyssa Wheeler |
Nicholls |
5th-Yr. |
Clovis, Calif. |
| DF |
Judith Nandwa |
East Texas A&M |
So. |
Mumias, Kenya |
| DF |
Riley Wilson |
Lamar |
Sr. |
Round Rock, Texas |
| DF |
Annelise Switzer |
Lamar |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
| DF |
Gisele Kehres |
HCU |
So. |
Freindswood, Texas |
| GK |
Keely Thomas |
Lamar |
Sr. |
Richmond, Va. |
SECOND TEAM
| Position |
Name |
School |
Class |
Hometown |
| FWD |
Paisley Barela |
HCU |
So. |
Lone Tree, Colo. |
| FWD |
Tyler Coker |
UIW |
Sr. |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
| FWD |
Olivia Rossman |
HCU |
Sr. |
Santa Ana, Calif. |
| FWD |
Sumayah Brown |
McNeese |
So. |
Coconut Creek, Fla. |
| MF |
Isabella Dillow |
HCU |
Sr. |
The Woodlands, Texas |
| MF |
Riley Stern |
Northwestern State |
5th Yr. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| MF |
Jasmine Diaz |
HCU |
So. |
Fresno, Texas |
| MF |
Isabella Baltov |
McNeese |
Fr. |
Shreveport, La. |
| DF |
Montanna Mathews |
UIW |
Jr. |
Albury, Australia |
| DF |
Hayden Kish |
UIW |
Fr. |
Orlando, Fla. |
| DF |
Lauryn Woodard |
Lamar |
Fr. |
Mansfield, Texas |
| DF |
Mikaela Valentine |
HCU |
Fr. |
South Grand Prairie, Texas |
| GK |
Shannon Dempsey |
McNeese |
So |
Yorba Linda, Calif. |
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