"We had several players that I believe had deserving seasons, but it's great to see some of our players get the recognition they deserve," Head coach Jeremy Bishop remarked. "Congratulations to Emma and Gracie for All-Conference honors. These two made huge contributions for us, and they put in an amazing amount of work to get us to this point."
Hawkins, who was an All-Southland performer her first two years of collegiate soccer, adds a third all-conference nod to her resume after leading the ASUN in goals (13), assists (7) and points (33) in the Bears' first season in the league. Additionally, the junior forward had the second-most goals in ASUN play with the second-most game-winning goals during that span. With her game-winner against Bellarmine, Hawkins tied the UCA single-season record for points in a season, scoring her 33rd in the overtime match. Hawkins was honored by the league three times as Player of the Week, the most in the ASUN during the regular season.
On the other side of the ball, Hair was named to the First Team as a defender, helping UCA to seven shutouts on the season. Of those seven, five came against ASUN foes, the second-most in the league. The Tulsa, Okla., native knocked in a pair of goals and two assists from the back line as well, tallying six points during the season. Both of Hair's goals came in the same week, as the senior scored against Jacksonville State before hitting the game-winner against North Alabama. For her efforts, she was named the ASUN Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 12.
Barham, another defender, earned all-freshmen honors after starting all 17 matches during the regular season, logging 1234 minutes on the pitch, the fourth-most minutes on the team. She was a huge contributor to the team's seven clean sheets, stopping attacking forwards from being able to get off clean looks at goal. Routinely playing 60-plus minutes, the Maumelle, Ark., native proved to be a critical piece for the Bears, who placed second in the ASUN West in their first season in the league.
"Our freshman class has made a lot of contributions this season, several of them have contributed big minutes for us this season," Bishop said of Barham. Adley had an important role for us on our back line, so congratulations to her, she's very deserving of this honor."
UCA faces Kennesaw State in its quarterfinal match of the ASUN Championship on Friday. Match time against the Owls is 3 p.m. CT.
Player of the Year: Louise Lillback, FGCU
Defensive Player of the Year: Shelby Craft, Lipscomb
Goalkeeper of the Year: CJ Graham, Lipscomb
Freshman of the Year: Nerea De Diego, Eastern Kentucky
Coach of the Year: Kevin O'Brien, Lipscomb
ASUN First Team All-Conference
| Pos | Name | School | Cl. | Hometown | Major |
| GK | CJ Graham | Lipscomb | Fr. | Swannanoa, N.C. | Nursing |
| D | Gracie Hair | Central Arkansas | Sr. | Tulsa, Okla. | Health Service Admin. |
| D | Kajsa Lang | FGCU | Fr. | Kalmar, Sweden | International Business |
| D | Madison Ellis | Liberty | Jr. | Keller, Texas | |
| D | Katia Hanger | Lipscomb | So. | Alpharetta, Ga. | |
| M | Ashley Labbe | FGCU | Fr. | Lake Worth, Fla. | Exercise Science |
| M | Ebony Clarke | Kennesaw St. | So. | Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | |
| M | Shelby Craft | Lipscomb | So. | Frisco, Texas | Exercise Science |
| *F | Louise Lillback | FGCU | So. | Stockholm, Sweden | Communications |
| F | Emma Hawkins | Central Arkansas | Jr. | Forney, Texas | Exercise Science |
| F | Thais Reiss | North Florida | Sr. | Curitiba, Brazil | Sport Management |
ASUN Second Team All-Conference
| Pos. | Name | School | Cl. | Hometown | Major |
| GK | Randi Palacios | Liberty | Sr. | Ashburn, Va. | |
| D | Leah Scarpelli | FGCU | So. | Brick, N.J. | Integrated Studies |
| D | Eden Skyers | Jacksonville | Fr. | London, England | |
| D | Erin Miller | Kennesaw St. | Jr. | Marietta, Ga. | |
| D | Lauren Weiss | North Florida | Fr. | Green Cove Springs, Fla. | |
| M | Nerea De Diego | EKU | Fr. | Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, Spain | |
| M | Kendall Higgs | Kennesaw St. | Sr. | Loxahatchee, Fla. | Integrative Studies |
| M | Cami Rogers | Lipscomb | Jr. | Prattville, Ala. | Marketing |
| M | Kendra Hoffman | North Florida | Sr. | Trinity, Fla. | |
| F | Kasey Jamieson | Liberty | Sr. | Lansing, Mich. | Exercise Science |
| F | Maddy Oliver | Liberty | So. | Falls Church, Va. | |
| F | Molly Grant | Lipscomb | So. | Plainfield, Ill. |
ASUN All-Freshmen Team
| Pos. | Name | School | Hometown | Major |
| M | Nerea De Diego | EKU | Urdiales, Cantabria, Spain | |
| *M | Olivia Lindstedt | FGCU | Gluumslove, Sweden | Business |
| D | Adley Barham | Central Arkansas | Maumelle, Ark. | Exercise Science |
| F | Gretta Gunn | EKU | West Chester, Ohio | |
| M | Rosa Horskjaer | FGCU | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| F | Selma Fohrer | Jacksonville | Krefeld, Germany | |
| M | Eden Skyers | Jacksonville | London, England | Psychology |
| F | Macie Rainwater | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw, Ga. | Psychology |
| D | Aila Swinton | Kennesaw St. | Gulf Breeze, Fla. | |
| D | Allyna Thurston | North Florida | Casselberry, Fla. | |
| D | Lauren Weiss | North Florida | Green Cove Springs, Fla. | |
| M | Kyleigh Thelen | Stetson | Oviedo, Fla. |
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