2018 Women's Soccer Honors and Awards

Team:

Program record for wins in a season, with a 16-5-0 overall record
Won second-straight regular-season WAC conference championship; third overall in last five years.
Top seed in WAC conference tournament with a 7-1 league mark
Advanced to WAC conference tournament championship, falling to Seattle, 1-0
Ranked eighth in NCAA Regional (Pacific) rankings, first time in program history
Team GPA of 3.63
12 individuals named to the 2018 Fall Academic All-WAC Team, the most of any UMKC fall sport program
Three individuals on the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region (2 on First Team; 1 on Second Team) is highest amount in UMKC history in single season
Four individuals on the United Soccer Coaches Pacific All-Region Team (1 on First Team; 2 on Second Team; 1 on Third Team) is highest amount in UMKC history in single season
Six individuals on the All-WAC team, five on the All-WAC First Team
- Five individuals on First Team is an all-time conference record for most individuals
Individuals won all four major WAC postseason awards: Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Coach of the Year
Team ranked in the Top 50 in following NCAA statistical categories:
- 6^th in shots on goal per game (9.19)
- 8^th in goals per game (2.43)
- Tied 8^th in total assists (48)
- 9^th in points per game (7.14)
- 9^th in shots per game (19.10)
- 10^th in total points (150)
- Tied 11^th in assists per game (2.29)
- 12^th in total goals (51)
- 26^th in win-loss percentage (.672)
- Tied 45^th in shutout percentage (.476)
Defeated Power5 programs, such as Kansas State, Iowa State and Creighton

Individual:

Head Coach Chris Cissell
- WAC Coach of the Year, second in a row
- Stands 89-58-18 in eight seasons at UMKC; 40-10-4 in WAC play, 6-6 in WAC Tournament
- For his career, is 371-165-40 in 29 seasons as collegiate men's and women's coach
Rylan Childers
- Top Drawer Soccer Second Team Freshman All-American, first UMKC freshman to be named All-American in history
- United Soccer Coaches Pacific All-Region Second Team
- WAC Freshman of the Year
- All-WAC First Team
- WAC All-Tournament Team
- Ranked in the Top 50 in following NCAA statistical categories:
  - Tied 4^th in total assists (14)
  - 5^th in assists per game (.67)
  - Tied 9^th in total points (36)
  - Tied 15^th in points per game (1.71)
  - Tied 45^th in total goals (11)
- Tied for conference lead with 11 goals, shared with teammate Kelsey Mothershead
- Led conference with 36 points
- Led conference with 14 assists
- 2-time WAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 1, Oct. 29)
Reighan Childers
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Second Team, first-ever recipient in UMKC history
- United Soccer Coaches Pacific All-Region First Team, first UMKC player in nine years to be on First Team
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region First Team
- WAC Offensive Player of the Year
- All-WAC First Team
- WAC All-Tournament Team
- All-WAC Preseason First Team
- Ends career with most career assists (22) at UMKC
Lexie Howard
- United Soccer Coaches Pacific All-Region Second Team
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region First Team
- All-WAC First Team
- WAC All-Tournament Team
- All-WAC Preseason First Team
- All-WAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
- Ranked in the Top 50 in following NCAA statistical categories:
  - Tied 13^th in total assists (10)
  - 14^th in shots on goal per game (2.33)
  - 18^th in shots per game (4.52)
  - Tied 19^th in assists per game (.48)
  - Tied 33^rd in total points (30)
- Led conference with 95 shots
- Ends career with most career points (96) and career goals (38) at UMKC
Abby Small
- United Soccer Coaches Pacific All-Region Third Team
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region Second Team
- WAC Defensive Player of the Year, which is her second-straight award
- All-WAC First Team
- All-WAC Preseason First Team
- All-WAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Halle Hamilton
- All-WAC Second Team
Kelsey Mothershead
- All-WAC First Team
- WAC All-Tournament Team
- All-WAC Preseason First Team
- Ranked in the Top 50 in following NCAA statistical categories:
  - Tied 25^th in game-winning goals (5)
  - Tied 33^rd in total points (30)
  - 41^st in shots on goal per game (1.95)
  - Tied 45^th in total goals (11)
  - 47^th in shot accuracy (.586)
- Tied for conference lead with 11 goals, shared with teammate Rylan Childers
- 2-time WAC Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 27, Sept. 10)
Afton Fennewald
- Ranked in the Top 50 in following NCAA statistical categories:
  - Tied 29^th in total shutouts (9)
  - 49^th in goals against average (.813)
- Led conference with nine shutouts in goal
- WAC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 1)

2018 Women's Soccer Honors and Awards

Players Mentioned

Reighan Childers

Rylan Childers

Afton Fennewald

Halle Hamilton

Lexie Howard

Kelsey Mothershead

Abby Small

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