BRIGHTON, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has announced their 2026 All-MIAA women's soccer teams. The Trine University women's soccer team saw three individuals named to the teams and for just the third time, had multiple players earn first team status.
 
Julia Benham and Erin Scully were named to the first team while 2025 MIAA Freshman of the Year Ava Leihgeber earned her second career second team nod. Mikaela Waroway of Calvin was named the league's Most Valuable Player.
 
Benham earned her first career All-MIAA honor on Wednesday. The junior became the fifth player in program history to be named first team All-MIAA. Benham led Trine with 19 points on the season, with 14 coming in conference action. Her points ranked third most in the league along with her six goals. Benham earned the conference's player of the week nod on Monday following her four goal effort against The University of Olivet.
 
Scully was a second team All-MIAA honoree last year and moved up a rank this year becoming the sixth player in program history named to the MIAA's top team. Scully was Trine's second leading scorer of the year with 13 points, 10 of which came in MIAA competition. Scully tallied four goals in league play and provided the winning goal against Olivet.
 
Leihgeber earns second team All-MIAA status for the second consecutive year. The sophomore was the MIAA's Freshman of the Year a season ago and was the leader of Trine's midfield this season. Leihgeber tallied a dozen points for the Thunder this year and scored a pair of goals in conference action.
 
Trine takes on Calvin tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the MIAA Semifinals and look to advance to the MIAA Championship Game for the first time since 2022.