Oklahoma City - Dagbjort Gudmundsdottir of Science & Arts has been named the 2026 Sooner Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Player of the Year as voted on by the league’s coaches. Nathen Lowery of John Brown earned the conference Coach of the Year award to headline the league’s postseason honors.
Gudmundsdottir joined Addie Craig of John Brown in being named Co-Offensive Players of the Year, while Bella Mendieta of John Brown was named the Defensive Player of the Year. Eduarda Martins of Wayland Baptist was named the Newcomer of the Year, while Jordan Stejskal of Science & Arts garnered the Freshman of the Year Award. Ansley Fuchs of John Brown collected the Goalkeeper of the Year award to round out the yearly honors.
Lowery led the Golden Eagles to an overall record of 14-2-3 and a league mark of 8-0-1 in his first year at the helm. John Brown is also ranked 17
th in the nation entering the postseason after winning the SAC regular season championship.
Gudmundsdottir helped the Drovers claim the SAC tournament crown by leading the conference with 18 goals and 42 points this season. She was also third in the conference with 66 shots and second in the league with 44 shots on goal.
Craig was a key part of the John Brown offense as she was fifth in goals with nine, second in game-winning goals with four, and eighth in points with 21 this season.
Mendieta helped the Golden Eagles’ defense in only allowing .61 goals per game, as John Brown surrendered only 11 goals during the season. She was also the anchor of the defense that had 11 shutouts this year.
Martins played and started in all 18 games for the Pioneers and had three goals on 11 shots, with six of those being on frame to help Wayland Baptist to a third-place finish in the regular season.
Stejskal was another major part of the Drovers’ season as she played in 20 matches and started in 18 of those games while having an assist on the year, with 14 shots this season.
Fuchs paced the Golden Eagles this season with a record of 14-2-3 in goal and had a league-high 11 shutouts during the year. She also led the conference with a .61 goals-against average and was fourth in the league with a .784 save percentage.
2026 Sooner Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Awards
Coach of the Year: Nathan Lowery, John Brown
Player of the Year: Dagbjort Gudmundsdottir, Science & Arts
Co-Offensive Player of the Year: Dagbjort Gudmundsdottir, Science & Arts and Addie Craig, John Brown
Defensive Player of the Year: Bella Mendieta, John Brown
Goalkeeper of the Year: Ansley Fuchs, John Brown
Freshman of the Year: Jordan Stejskal, Science & Arts
Newcomer of the Year: Eduarda Martins, Wayland Baptist
1st Team All-SAC
Forwards
Dagbjort Gudmundsdottir, USAO
Addie Craig, JBU
Brae Baker, MACU
Amelia Horsford, OCU
Midfielders
Julia Lambert, JBU
Ashlee Davison, USAO
Joy Long, JBU
Yami Ponce, OCU
Defenders
Bella Mendieta, JBU
Agnes Aas, USAO
Kayleigh Haygood, OCU
Eduarda Martins, WBU
Goalkeepers
Ansley Fuchs, JBU
Adriaa Hardy, TWU
Candela Blanco, OCU
2nd Team All-SAC
Forwards
Paula Casajus, USAO
Katherine Keys, JBU
Tannia Diaz, WBU
Tianna Jones, JBU
Midfielders
Lilly Gansauge, WBU
Emma Contreras, OPSU
Caitlin Hilson, JBU
Reese Roberts, OCU
Defenders
Abby Sonne, MACU
Payton Donnell, SCU
Frederique Postma, USAO
Kyrie Soto, OCU
Goalkeepers
Ashley Lopez, WBU