INDIANAPOLIS – Helene Braren earned first-team honors to lead three Maryville women's soccer players named to the 2026 All-Great Lakes Valley Conference teams, the league announced Wednesday.
 
Carissa Speight received second-team recognition for the second consecutive season, while Emily Doane earned a spot on the third team. Senior Alexa Holley also was selected as Maryville's GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award honoree.
 
Braren, a junior midfielder, led the Saints through the regular season with five goals and four assists for 14 points. She added two goals in Maryville's GLVC Tournament quarterfinal victory at Quincy, helping send the Saints to the conference semifinals.
 
Speight's selection follows a freshman campaign in which she also earned second-team honors. The sophomore contributed at both ends of the field this season, including a goal and two assists in Maryville's 8-0 victory at Upper Iowa.
 
Doane provided five goals and an assist during the regular season. The senior midfielder capped the regular-season schedule with a two-goal performance in the Saints' 4-0 Senior Day victory over William Jewell.
 
Holley's sportsmanship recognition honors student-athletes who demonstrate ethical behavior, good academic standing and citizenship outside competition. She is now eligible for one of Maryville's two GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Awards presented at the conclusion of the academic year.
 
All-GLVC selections are determined by a vote of the conference's head coaches, who cannot vote for their own players.

UP NEXT 
The fifth-seeded Saints face top-seeded Missouri-St. Louis in the GLVC Tournament semifinals Thursday, Nov. 5, at 4 p.m. at Cooper Sports Complex in Springfield, Mo.

FULL RESULTS
A complete list of the 2026 All-GLVC teams and postseason honors can be found below.
 
Offensive Player of the Year: Maddie Mauch, Jr., F, McKendree
Defensive Player of the Year: Taylor Martin, Sr., D, Missouri-St. Louis
Goalkeeper of the Year: Allysa Wolf, Jr., Missouri-St. Louis
Freshman of the Year: Jenna Roark, Fr., F, Rockhurst
Coach of the Year: Stephen Cavallo, Missouri-St. Louis
 

FIRST TEAM Helene Braren, Jr., MF, MU Aubrey Andrews, Sr., F, MCK Zoe Cormier, Sr., D, MCK Maddie Mauch, Jr., F, MCK # Ella Kramer, Jr., MF, S&T Ella Anselm, So., F, UMSL Taylor Martin, Sr., D, UMSL Madi Riege, Jr., D, UMSL Allysa Wolf, Jr., GK, UMSL Jessie Newton, Sr., MF, QU Rebecca Rheinheimer, Sr., F, QU # - Unanimous Selection

SECOND TEAM Katy Fitzler, Sr., GK, DU Carissa Speight, So., F, MU Maggie Gleckler, Sr., MF, MCK Maddy Kuhn, Jr., MF, UMSL Josie Maddox, Sr., F, UMSL Rachel Skyberg, Sr., MF, UMSL Adriana Benassi, Jr., F, S&T Aubrey Case, R-Jr., F, S&T Marina Oberschmid, Sr., D, QU Quinn Conroy, Sr., D, RU Juana Fernandez Calvo, Jr., MF, SBU

THIRD TEAM Anna Harris, Sr., D, DU Keira Love, Jr., F, DU Carly Swan, Fr., MF, DU Mallory Herber, Jr., F, UIS Riley Lloyd, So., D, UIS Emily Doane, Sr., MF, MU Grace Kohler, R-So., D, S&T Catie Riddle, Jr., GK, S&T Savannah Tully, Sr., D, S&T Jenna Roark, Fr., F, RU Caitlyn Smith, Sr., MF, RU

JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Anna Harris, DU
Makenna Yeager, UIS
Amelia Beer, UINDY
Anna Dazey, LEWIS
Kennedy Coles, LIN
Alexa Holley, MU
Perry Rogan, MCK
Catie Riddle, S&T
Karley Kinzinger, UMSL
Libby Kamp, QU
Caty Burton, RU
Somer Staley, SBU
Kylee Bearden, TSU
Grace Kotewa, UIU
Bella Hileman, WJC
 
JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTMANSHIP AWARD TEAM WINNER
Rockhurst