BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Gulf South Conference has released its 2026 Women's Soccer Yearly Awards with eight Falcons named to the all-conference squads and a pair of Falcons earning superlative awards.
 
Lainey Farabaugh was named GSC Offensive Player of the Year to mark just the second time a Falcon has won the award while Head Coach Trey Gregory was voted GSC Coach of the Year in his first season at the helm. Montevallo also saw Madysen Legere, Shelby Irwin, Lainey Farabaugh and Ayla Ertekin named First Team All-GSC while Jolie Cazale, Tessa Harrington, Karsyn Ross and Isabel Dillehay earned Second Team honors.
 
Farabaugh, a senior midfielder from Altoona, Pa., led the league with 14 goals on the season while adding another nine assists for a GSC-high 37 points on the season. The senior fired a total of 81 shots on the year with 54 shots on goal in her 18 appearances to lead the league in both categories. On the national stage, Farabaugh ranks 12^th in goals per game, 10^th in points per game, ninth in shots per game and third in shots on goal per game.
 
In his first season as the Falcons' gaffer, Gregory led Montevallo to its first Gulf South Conference regular season championship in program history after posting a 14-2-1 overall mark in the regular season and a 9-1-1 record in conference play. Gregory is now the third head coach in UM women's soccer history to be named GSC Coach of the Year alongside Patricia Hughes (2007) and Jake Wyman (2019).
 
Ertekin earned her first career First Team nod after posting 30 points on 12 goals and six assists while leading the conference with five game-winning goals in 2026. The sophomore forward appeared in all 18 games for UM and tallied a total of 29 shots with 23 shots on goal. The Anchorage, Alaska native ranks 12^th among NCAA Division II leaders with her five game-winning goals in her sophomore campaign.
 
Irwin, a graduate defender out of Corona, Ca., garner First Team All-GSC recognition after leading Montevallo with 1,387 minutes played in the backline while scoring one goal on eight shots. The experienced defender helped to lead Montevallo's defender to a total of eight shutouts on the year with just 17 goals allowed in 18 contests.
 
Legere, another graduate defender, was named all-conference for the second-consecutive season after starting all 18 outings for the Falcons and playing a total of 1,237 minutes. The Corona, Ca. native added three points on a game-winning goal and an assist while taking seven shots with five on frame. Legere was an integral part of a UM defense that posted eight clean sheets in 2026.
 
Cazale, a graduate keeper out of Irvine, Ca., earned her first-career Second Team All-GSC award after posting an 11-1 record on the year with a .805 save percentage and just eight goals allowed while adding seven shutouts to rank second in the league. The Irvine, Ca. native posted a total of 33 saves on the season and allowed an average of .67 goals per game.
 
Harrington, another senior defender, was named Second Team all-conference for the first time in her playing career after appearing in all 18 games with 16 starts and adding a pair of assists for two points on the season. The Cuming, Ga. native tallied a total of 1,163 minutes played in a backline that recorded eight clean sheets and just 17 goals allowed in 18 games.
 
Ross earned her Second Team All-GSC nod after leading the conference with 11 assists in 2026 which ranks 10^th nationally. The Kelso, Wash. native added six goals on 34 shots for a total of 23 points on the season while adding a trio of game-winning goals in her 1,290 minutes played across 18 starts.
 
Dillehay's second-career All-GSC selection follows a season that saw the senior forward score 11 points on five goals and one assist while taking 24 shots with 13 shots on goal. The Centennial, Colo. native added a pair of game-winning goals in her senior season while playing 973 minutes across 18 starts.