ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Drake women's soccer team tallied six players on the Missouri Valley Conference All-Scholar Team, the league announced Tuesday.
 
Isabella Balsley, Claire Emmerich, Addie Ford, Zoey Mahoney, Alanna Pennington, and Madelyn Smith all received the honor for Drake.
 
Balsley, a native of Johnston, Iowa, scored six goals for the Bulldogs in her sophomore campaign, which was the second most on the squad. She also finished with the second most points on the team with 13 adding one assist on the season. She owns a grade point average of 3.69 in Management & Organizational Leadership.
 
Emmerich, another sophomore, appeared in all 19 matches for the Bulldogs and made 15 starts. This season she totaled eight points notching three goals and two assists. Emmerich's season was highlighted by scoring the game-winner to help the Bulldogs clinch the MVC regular season championship. She owns a GPA of 4.0 and is studying Clinical & Medical Health Sciences.
 
Ford continued to make her mark as one of the top goalkeepers in the league and complied 52 saves on the season for a save percentage of .813. The Davenport, Iowa native also produced six solo clean sheets while in net for the Bulldogs. Ford has a GPA of 3.87 working towards her degree in Secondary Teacher Education.
 
Another local product from Waukee, Iowa, Mahoney provided a steady force to the Drake defense while providing some offensive prowess scoring two goals. The junior appeared in every match for the Bulldogs with 17 starts logging the most minutes for a position player with 1,540. Mahoney has a GPA of 3.87 in Kinesiology.
 
In her first season at Drake after transferring from Western Illinois, Pennington adds another honor to her ledger. The Ankeny, Iowa product was named to the MVC All-Conference First Team and helped the Bulldog defense produce five shutouts in league games. She was also named the MVC Defensive Player of the Week on two occasions over the season. Pennington carries a 3.85 GPA in Biology.
 
Finally, Smith garners another selection to the MVC All-Scholar squad in her final season. The senior was a mainstay in the Bulldog lineup starting in every match and being the conductor of all the action from her midfielder position. Smith logged two goals and four assists in her final season in Des Moines. She completed her undergraduate degree in Clinical & Medical Health Sciences with a GPA of 3.67 and is working towards her master's in Athletic Training with a GPA of 3.80.
 
The entire MVC Scholar-Athlete Team can be found below.
 

2025 MVC Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete Team
First	Last	Institution	Pos.	Yr.	GPA	Major
Lindley	Amick	Evansville	M/D	So.	4.00	Sports Communication
Olivia	Anderson	Southern Illinois	F	Sr.	3.50	Accounting
Alex	Arnold	Valparaiso	M/D	R-So.	3.553	Nursing
Bella	Baker	UIC	F	Sr.	3.76	Accounting
Guliana	Balistreri	Southern Illinois	D/F	So.	3.87	Political Science
Sophia	Balistreri	UNI	M/D	Sr.	3.94	Biology: Biomedical
Isabella	Balsley	Drake	F	So.	3.69	Management & Organizational Leadership
Olivia	Bohl	UNI	D	Jr.	3.90	Kinesiology & Exercise Science
Emmy	Brenner	Evansville	M	So.	3.739	Biology - Professional
Kennedy	Butenbach	UNI	GK	R-Sr.	3.86	Criminology & Criminal Justice
Denise	Camarena	UNI	M	Jr.	3.63	Kinesiology & Exercise Science
Marinna	Campos	UIC	D	So.	3.56	Marketing
Chopper	Carriere	UIC	D	Sr.	3.64	Industrial Engineering
Anna	Chor	Indiana State	F	Sr.	4.00	Digital Communication & Media
Chloe	Cline	Illinois State	M	So.	3.58	Undeclared
Tatum	Coleman	Valparaiso	F	Jr.	3.692	Marketing
Riley	Collett	UIC	M/F	Sr.	3.89	Kinesiology
Corynn	Degroote	Indiana State	M/F	Sr.	3.69	Nursing
Kaya	Durkee	Illinois State	D	So.	3.68	Mass Media
Claire	Emmerich	Drake	M	So.	4.00	Health Science: Clinical & Medical
Sydney	Etter	Murray State	F	Sr.	4.00	Organizational Communication
Autumn	Fairfax	Indiana State	D	R-So.	3.64	Criminology & Criminal Justice
Addie	Ford	Drake	GK	Jr.	3.87	Math/Secondary Education; Secondary Teacher Education
Layne	Frericks	Indiana State	M	So.	4.00	Biology
Veronica	Gonzalez	Southern Illinois	D	Jr.	3.84	Finance
Hannah	Gryzik	UIC	M	Sr.	4.00	Marketing
Abby	Hall	Illinois State	M	Sr.	3.98	Computer Science
Ella	Hamner	Evansville	M	Jr.	3.389	Health Services Administration
Mary	Hardy	Murray State	F	Sr.	4.00	Civil & Sustainability Engineering
Aylie	Haycock	Southern Illinois	M	So.	3.96	Exercise Science
Taylor	Johnson	Evansville	F	Jr.	4.00	Chemistry
Kaylin	Klutcharch	Indiana State	M	So.	4.00	Communication Sciences and Disorders
Olivia	Knoepfle	UNI	M/F	R-Sr.	3.66	Communication
Allie	Lammers	Evansville	GK	So.	3.762	Marketing
Dory	Latenser	Southern Illinois	D	So.	4.00	Human Nutrition & Dietetics
Zoey	Mahoney	Drake	D	Jr.	3.87	Kinesiology
Natalie	Miller	Murray State	M	So.	3.66	Business Administration
Katelyn	Nardulli	UIC	M	Gr.	3.68	Nursing (BSN)
Molly	O'Rear	Valparaiso	M/F	Sr.	3.781	Management
Alanna	Pennington	Drake	M	Jr.	3.85	Biology
Jade	Rehberger	Illinois State	D	Sr.	3.79	Biological Sciences/Zoology
Griselda	Revolorio	Murray State	GK	Jr.	3.77	Civil & Sustainability Engineering
Anna	Samuel	Belmont	F	Jr.	3.741	Exercise Science
Tori	Schrimpf	Murray State	M	Sr.	4.00	Business Administration
Kate	Sheridan	Valparaiso	GK	R-Jr.	3.854	Communication
Madelyn	Smith	Drake	M	R-Sr.	3.67	Health Science: Clinical & Medical
Macy	Smith	UNI	D	Sr.	3.89	Management:  Business Admin.
Lillie	Tabor	Belmont	D	Jr.	4.000	Finance
Reagan	Tate	Murray State	D	Jr.	3.88	Business Administration
Ashley	Trippeer	Valparaiso	D	So.	3.936	Biology
Maya	Tyburowski	Valparaiso	D	So.	3.861	Mechanical Engineering
Kathryn	Tyler	Evansville	D	Sr.	3.935	Psychology
Madi	Valenti	Illinois State	GK	R-So.	3.95	Risk Management & Insurance
Kate	Virtel	Belmont	M/D	Jr.	3.869	Exercise Science
Olivia	Walker	Belmont	M	Sr.	3.594	Biology
Ava	Watson	Illinois State	D	Jr.	4.00	Biological Sciences
Laken	Whittington	Belmont	F	Jr.	3.597	Biology
Kennedy	Wise	Belmont	D	Sr.	3.953	Biology