RICHARDSON, Texas – McMurry Women's Soccer had seven scholar-athletes earn postseason honors from American Southwest Conference on Wednesday, setting a new program record for most all-conference selections in a single season.
 
Seniors Kate Holland and Meriah Sikora headlined the list as first team all-conference members. Fellow seniors Hallie Rutherford and Ashland Hansen were second team selections. Sophomores McKenna Standifer and Cortlynn Boone joined freshman Grace Singleton as honorable mentions.
 
Holland is now a three-time selection for postseason awards, earning an honorable mention in 2018 and second team honors in 2019. The defender scored two goals and had two assists for six points, starting all 14 games and ranking among the team leaders in minutes before suffering a season-ending injury. She also served as a team captain this season.
 
Sikora became the first McMurry player to earn four straight seasons of all-conference selections today, landing first team honors for the first time in her career. Sikora was an honorable mention in 2018 and earned back-to-back second team honors in 2019 and for the Spring 2021 season. This year, the midfielder led the team in assists (seven), points (15) and minutes played (1,563). She also had four goals this season and earned a spot on the all-tournament team.
 
Rutherford tied for the team lead with six goals, while adding one assist for 13 points. She started all 19 games and took a team-high 35 shots with 21 on frame. She had two goals in a 4-0 win over Schreiner and added one goal and one assist in a 4-0 win over Howard Payne in conference play.
 
Hansen ranked second on the team with 1,473 minutes and started 18 games. She missed just nine minutes in the final nine games, only coming out for the final nine minutes of a 4-0 win. She finished with four goals and three assists on the season, while also making both of McMurry's regular season penalty kick attempts. Hansen capped her season with a spot on the all-tournament team.
 
Standifer was one of seven players to log over 1,000 minutes for McMurry this season, proving to be a valuable defender. She made three goals on just five shots, all of which came in shutout wins. Speaking of shutouts, Standifer was a key part of a backline that recorded 10 shutouts and allowed just 0.89 goals per game.
 
Despite being part of a busy timeshare in between the pipes, Boone emerged as one of the best goalkeepers in the conference when tasked to go the distance. She had 17 appearances with 14 starts, including the final 11 starts of the season, and recorded six solo shutouts. Boone was a two-time ASC Defensive Player of the Week in 2021, becoming the first McMurry goalie to win it twice in a season. Her most notable performances came late in the season, leading McMurry to a 1-0 shutout of eventual-ASC champion Hardin-Simmons with seven saves to close the regular season. She also shut out Howard Payne in the ASC Quarterfinals, forcing penalty kicks and allowing McMurry to advance to the semifinals.
 
Singleton was the only true freshman to make the list for McMurry, landing an honorable mention. The rookie defender played in 17 games with 10 starts, starting nine of the final 10 games. She played significant minutes in nine shutouts for the team this season, including 70 minutes in the 1-0 shutout of Hardin-Simmons to close the regular season.
 
2021 All-ASC Women's Soccer Teams

Individual Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Maria Rico, Mary Hardin-Baylor ²
Defensive Player of the Year: Rachel Bean, Hardin-Simmons
Midfielder of the Year: Madelyn Dowell, Hardin-Simmons ²
Goalkeeper of the Year: Claire Montondon, East Texas Baptist
Offensive Freshman of the Year: Lexi De La Cruz, Howard Payne
Defensive Freshman of the Year: Reagan Williams, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Brianna Mickshaw, East Texas Baptist
Coach of the Year: Brandon Badgeley, Howard Payne
² Two-Time Award Winner
 
First Team

Pos.	Name	Cl.	University	Hometown
D	Peyton Guidry 2	Fr.	UT Dallas	Katy, Texas
D	Rachel Bean 2	Sr.	Hardin-Simmons	Frisco, Texas
D	Kristen Burdick 3	Sr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Flower Mound, Texas
D	Kate Holland 2	Sr.	McMurry	Mansfield, Texas
D	Mercy Mummert 2	So.	Hardin-Simmons	Albuquerque, N.M.
F	Lexi De La Cruz	Fr.	Howard Payne	Lubbock, Texas
F	Maria Rico 2	Jr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Cedar Park, Texas
F	Grace Greenly 2	Sr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Round Rock, Texas
F	Brianna Mickshaw 4	Sr.	East Texas Baptist	Katy, Texas
F	Sierra Foster 2	Fr.	UT Dallas	Fullerton, Calif.
M	Madelyn Dowell 4	Sr.	Hardin-Simmons	Plano, Texas
M	Meriah Sikora 4	Sr.	McMurry	Arlington, Texas
M	Sofia Munoz 4	Jr.	UT Dallas	Dallas, Texas
M	Caroline Pool	So.	Hardin-Simmons	Arlington, Texas
M	Shay Taylor 3	Sr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Kerrville, Texas
GK	Claire Montondon 2	Sr.	East Texas Baptist	Nederland, Texas
GK	Delaney Castor 4	Sr.	Howard Payne	Irving, Texas

 
Second Team

Pos.	Name	Cl.	University	Hometown
D	Kaelyn Riley	Fr.	Concordia Texas	Southlake, Texas
D	Kate Van Wyk 2	Sr.	Howard Payne	Fort Worth, Texas
D	Mackensie Moreno 2	Sr.	Hardin-Simmons	Keller, Texas
D	Katherine Vela	Fr.	East Texas Baptist	Fort Worth, Texas
F	Hallie Rutherford 2	Sr.	McMurry	Austin, Texas
F	Patricia Heckendorn 2	So.	Concordia Texas	Lake Jackson, Texas
F	Michaela Sabrsula 3	Sr.	Hardin-Simmons	Tomball, Texas
F	Reagan Sandford 4	Jr.	LeTourneau	Gastonia, N.C.
M	Keely Fillman 5	Sr.	UT Dallas	Los Angeles, Calif.
M	Ashland Hansen 3	Sr.	McMurry	Wichita Falls, Texas
M	Amy Pineda 2	Jr.	East Texas Baptist	Katy, Texas
M	Rana Hussein 2	Jr.	UT Dallas	Houston, Texas
GK	Haley Foley	Jr.	Hardin-Simmons	Prosper, Texas

 
Third Team

Pos.	Name	Cl.	University	Hometown
D	Maren Fields	So.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Keller, Texas
D	Aylisse Warren 2	So.	East Texas Baptist	Wylie, Texas
D	Kelsey White	Jr.	UT Dallas	San Diego, Calif.
D	Kendra Cecil 2	Jr.	Howard Payne	Odessa, Texas
F	Kaley Kaspar	Jr.	Concordia Texas	Brazoria, Texas
F	Anna Crane	Jr.	Belhaven	Pearl, Miss.
F	Emily Mowrer 2	So.	Concordia Texas	Cibolo, Texas
F	Kyla Shaw 2	Fr.	Belhaven	Hoover, Ala.
M	Olivia Gallegos 3	Jr.	East Texas Baptist	Mesquite, Texas
M	Kennedy Harris	Fr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Missouri City, Texas
M	Chandler Jackson	Sr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Round Rock, Texas
M	Aurora Arevalo 2	Jr.	Hardin-Simmons	Pflugerville, Texas
GK	Sydney Frazier	So.	Ozarks	Lake Dallas, Texas
GK	Kiersten Reeser 2	So.	LeTourneau	Dover, Pa.

 
Honorable Mention

Pos.	Name	Cl.	University	Hometown
D	Alexa Polanco	Fr.	LeTourneau	Gilmer, Texas
D	Kayla Nichols 2	Jr.	East Texas Baptist	Orange, Texas
D	Skylar Brown 2	Sr.	Ozarks	Maumelle, Ark.
D	Falynn Pyterek	Fr.	Concordia Texas	Austin, Texas
D	Abby Goff	Jr.	Belhaven	Beaumont, Texas
D	Grace Singleton	Fr.	McMurry	Sachse, Texas
D	Emily McClendon 2	Fr.	Howard Payne	Corpus Christi, Texas
D	McKenna Standifer	So.	McMurry	Flower Mound, Texas
D	Alysia Terry 2	Sr.	Belhaven	Byram, Miss.
F	Breezie Davis	Sr.	Ozarks	Coweta, Okla.
F	Carrie Gerdes	Jr.	Howard Payne	Fulshear, Texas
M	Raegan Kappler 4	Sr.	East Texas Baptist	McKinney, Texas
M	Kate Recendez	Jr.	Howard Payne	Alvin, Texas
M	Britney Berumen 4	Gr.	Sul Ross State	El Paso, Texas
M	Macy Mathers	So.	Belhaven	Mobile, Ala.
M	Lauren Samford	Jr.	Belhaven	Georgetown, Texas
M	Stephanie Ward 2	Jr.	UT Dallas	San Diego, Calif.
M	Jessica Alvarado 2	Jr.	Ozarks	Springdale, Ark.
M	Kailey Barnes 3	Jr.	Ozarks	Roanoke, Texas
M	Yissel Olivares	So.	Sul Ross State	El Paso, Texas
GK	Mariana Gonzalez	Fr.	UT Dallas	Rockwall, Texas
GK	Cortlynn Boone	So.	McMurry	Argyle, Texas
GK	Reagan Williams	Fr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Round Rock, Texas
GK	Julianne Wilson	Fr.	Belhaven	Mobile, Ala.
GK	Alitzel Ybarra 2	Jr.	Sul Ross State	Juarez, Mexico

 
² Two-Time All-Conference
³ Three-Time All-Conference
⁴ Four-Time All-Conference
⁵ Five-Time All-Conference