St. Louis – The University of Missouri-St. Louis women's soccer team claimed three major Great Lakes Valley Conference postseason awards on Wednesday as senior Taylor Martin was named the GLVC's Defensive Player of the Year, junior Allysa Wolf was named the Goalkeeper of the Year and head coach Stephen Cavallo was named the GLVC's Coach of the Year.

Martin and Cavallo repeated as major award winners while Wolf is the first Triton goalie to win Goalkeeper of the Year honors. Joining Martin and Wolf on the first team are Ella Anselm and Madi Riege while Maddy Kuhn, Josie Maddox and Rachel Skyberg were second team honorees.

Martin has started all 18 games on the backline for UMSL this season registering 1,501 minutes and has helped hold opponents to 12 goals while recording 10 shutouts in the games she's played. In GLVC play, she was part of a defensive unit that yielded five goals in 14 GLVC contests while helping keep nine clean sheets. Martin has added two goal and four assists for a total of eight points.

Wolf has started 17 of 18 games this season posting a record of 14-0-3 with seven shutouts in over 1450 minutes played this season. She has made 53 saves, has a save percentage of 0.898 and posted a goals against average of 0.37. In league play, Wolf started all 14 games allowing only four goals while making 37 saves and had a save percentage of 0.902. She led the league with six shutouts. Wolf was twice named the GLVC's Defensive Player of the Week this season.

Cavallo has led UMSL to a 14-1-3 record including 12-0-2 in the GLVC and its second straight GLVC regular season crown. He mentored seven players to earn All-GLVC recognition, including first teamers Anselm, Martin, Riege and Wolf. The Tritons 17-game unbeaten streak is the longest in school history.

Anselm leads UMSL in scoring this season with a total of nine goals and three assists for a total of 21 points. She leads the team in goals scored and ranks third in the conference in that category. Anselm has recorded two multi-goal games this season and is tied for the team lead with two game-winning goals.

Riege paired with Martin on the backline to form one of the top center back tandems in the conference this season. She has started all 18 games logging more than 1550 minutes played while helping hold opponents to just 0.67 goals per contest and Riege has chipped in with three goals on the offensive end including a pair of game-winners.

Kuhn earns her first All-GLVC accolade as she has scored five goals and added three assists for a total of 13 points. She is tied for second on the team in goals scored and tied for the team lead with two game-winners. Her 13 points are third most on the team.

Maddox lands on the All-GLVC second team for a second straight season after a season in which she tallied 17 total points with five goals and leads the team with seven assists. She is tied with Kuhn in goals scored and has also netted two game-winners.

Skyberg earns her second consecutive All-GLVC honor after earning third team accolades in 2025. This season she has started every game logging over 1230 minutes played with two goals and five assists for a total of nine points and has scored one game-winner.

In addition, the league announced its 15 James R. Spalding Sportsmanship award honorees. The Spalding Sportsmanship honorees are student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These individuals must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. The honorees are now eligible to become one of their school's two Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners, which will be announced at the end of the academic year. Karley Kinzinger was UMSL's nominee for the award.

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