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CCAC WSOC All-Conference Awards 2026

Women's Soccer

Indiana Northwest Women's Soccer Earns 10 CCAC Postseason Honors

Courtesy of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

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.

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Players Mentioned

Daisy Bonilla

#13 Daisy Bonilla

Mid
5' 2"
Senior
Maya Maldonado

#20 Maya Maldonado

Fwd
5' 3"
Freshman
Madison  Polzin

#30 Madison Polzin

Def
5' 5"
Senior
Mari Williams

#14 Mari Williams

Fwd
5' 7"
Junior
Gianna  Witte

#29 Gianna Witte

Def
5' 6"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Daisy Bonilla

#13 Daisy Bonilla

5' 2"
Senior
Mid
Maya Maldonado

#20 Maya Maldonado

5' 3"
Freshman
Fwd
Madison  Polzin

#30 Madison Polzin

5' 5"
Senior
Def
Mari Williams

#14 Mari Williams

5' 7"
Junior
Fwd
Gianna  Witte

#29 Gianna Witte

5' 6"
Senior
Def