SEARCY, Ark. — Head coach Audrey Adkison was named Great American Conference Coach of the Year, three Lady Bisons earned first-team honors, and senior goalkeeper Maysa Willis was selected as the GAC Elite Scholar Athlete to lead Harding's 2026 women's soccer postseason awards.
In all, 11 Lady Bisons earned All-GAC accolades and 11 collected Academic All-GAC recognition.
Adkison took home Coach of the Year honors after guiding Harding to another stellar campaign.
Willis capped an exceptional regular season by earning unanimous First-Team All-GAC honors at goalkeeper while receiving the GAC Elite Scholar Athlete award for her perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA over 128 completed credit hours. On the pitch, the Bentonville native posted an 8-4-3 record in 15 starts this season, yielding just nine goals across 1,311 minutes for a 0.62 goals-against average, an .836 save percentage, and eight solo shutouts. For her career, Willis has compiled 27 wins, 245 saves, and 22 solo clean sheets in 64 appearances.
Joining Willis on the First Team were sophomore midfielder Katie Jones and senior defender Calle Citty, both Searcy products.
Jones started all 17 games this fall, tallying three goals, including a hat trick at Oklahoma Baptist on Sept. 26. In two seasons, Jones has notched five goals and two assists in 37 matches.
Citty anchored Harding's back line with 15 starts and 1,233 minutes played, pushing her career totals to 60 starts, 69 matches, 5,311 minutes, seven goals, and two assists.
Harding placed three players on the All-GAC Second Team: sophomore forward Mykala Ulrich, junior forward Kloey Fullerton, and junior defender Sara Daniel.
Ulrich led the team in scoring this fall with five goals and two assists for 12 points, including four game-winning goals. Through two seasons, she has totaled 10 goals and seven game-winners in 36 games. Fullerton made 14 starts in 17 matches, recording a goal and an assist to bring her career marks to 15 goals and six assists in 52 appearances. Daniel, who started all 17 matches in defense, logged 1,382 minutes and provided an assist after transferring into the program.
Six Bisons claimed All-GAC Honorable Mention recognition: senior forward Gabie Eddins, freshman midfielder Bree Williamson, senior midfielders Kendall Jerkins and Natalie Gomez, and junior defenders Skylar Henley and Norah Neely.
Eddins delivered a team-high seven assists to go with a goal while starting all 17 games, raising her career total to 11 assists and five goals. Williamson started 16 matches in her rookie campaign, recording two goals — both game-winners — and an assist. Jerkins started every contest in the midfield, adding an assist to conclude the regular season with 72 career games played. Gomez made 17 appearances and contributed an assist, pushing her career games played to 54. In the defensive third, Henley started nine games (54 career appearances), and Neely started all 17 contests, scoring a game-winning goal at Ouachita Baptist and chipping in one assist.
Harding also had 11 student-athletes earn Academic All-GAC honors:
The Lady Bisons will be back in action Friday when it they host Southern Nazarene in the first round of the GAC Tournament at 11 a.m.
