WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Sophomore defender Bella Rose and senior midfielder Lexi Gonzales were selected to the All-Lone Star Conference First Team after leading Midwestern State to a 14-2-2 regular season and a 10-2-2 conference record.

Sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Short earned LSC Women's Soccer Academic Player of the Year honors.

Defender Sophie Ferro was selected to the All-LSC Second Team and is also on the All-Freshman Team following her first season with the Mustangs.

Joining Ferro on the second team are senior defender Leeci Snyder and junior forward Sloane Sullivan. Junior forward Madison Brinkley earned Third Team honors.

Rose was a two-time LSC Defender of the Week honoree this season. She anchored a back line that only held opponents to 10 goals in 18 games this season. Gonzales led the Mustangs with six goals and seven assists during the regular season. Gonzales accounted for three game-winning goals.

Ferro made an immediate impact this season and finished the regular season with three goals, including a game-winning goal against Sul Ross State.

Snyder had a goal and four assists during the regular season and was named LSC Defensive Player of the Week after scoring a goal and adding two assists in an 8-0 win over Eastern New Mexico.

Sullivan and Brinkley each finished the season with six goals and six assists for Midwestern State. Brinkley had three game-winning goals, while Sullivan tallied a pair of game winners for the Mustangs.

Short is pre-veterinary major from Frisco, Texas, and she carries a 4.00 grade-point average. Short earned both Midwestern State President's Honor Roll and LSC Commissioners Honor Roll citations in 2025-26. Short is the first player from MSU to be named Academic Player of the Year. She leads the LSC and ranks fifth in NCAA Division II with a program record 12 shutouts. She posts an NCAA Division II top 15 goals-against average (.366).

Short will be a candidate for the 2026-27 LSC Fred Jacoby Academic Athlete of the Year award which is announced in June.

Rose, a finance major, was also selected for the All-Academic Team.