CHICAGO, Ill. --- Indiana University Northwest women's soccer collected 10 postseason honors, highlighted by five individual awards and five all-conference selections, as the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) announced its 2026 women's soccer postseason awards on Friday.
The RedHawks were represented among the conference's top individual honors, with Mari Williams (Round Lake Beach, Ill.) earning three distinctions. Williams was named CCAC Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year after leading the conference in goals (20), points (45) and points per game (2.65). She also tied for the conference lead with four game-winning goals and added five assists.
Teammate Maya Maldonado (Hammond, Ind.) earned CCAC Freshman of the Year honors after a standout debut season. Maldonado finished among the conference's top offensive performers with 14 goals, seven assists and 35 points. She ranked third in both points and points per game (2.19) while tying for third in goals scored.
Head coach Jamie McNicholas was named CCAC Coach of the Year after guiding Indiana Northwest to its first winning season in program history. The RedHawks finished with 12 victories, improving by seven wins from the previous season, and posted an 8-1 conference record to finish second in the league standings.
Indiana Northwest had four players named to the All-CCAC First Team, including Daisy Bonilla, Gianna Witte, Williams and Maldonado. Madison Polzin earned Second Team All-CCAC recognition, giving the RedHawks five all-conference selections.
The 10 total postseason honors led all CCAC programs, highlighting a historic season for Indiana Northwest as the RedHawks established a new standard for the program.
For the complete list of CCAC Women's Soccer Postseason Award winners, visit the CCAC Awards page.