DALLAS – Conference USA tabbed 11 student-athletes to its 2026 CUSA Women’s Soccer All-Academic Team on Wednesday. Three schools boast multiple honorees while FIU, Jax State, Sam Houston and WKU each have one.
 
Two individuals landed on the CUSA All-Academic Team for the second and third time. Liberty’s Halle Engle earns her third honor with a 4.0 GPA as she works towards her MBA in Exercise Science. Kennesaw State senior Sydni Whitehead garners her second straight all-academic team nod as she maintains a 3.94 GPA while pursuing a degree in Marketing.
 
Four more student-athletes boast a perfect 4.0 GPA on the squad. Delaware’s Maura Fisher (Biomedical Engineering), FIU’s Maya Maxwell (Business & Government Leadership), Kennesaw State’s Charlee Bernal (AI & Cloud Technology) and Sam Houston’s Hannah Bolin (Accounting) all demonstrated a record of academic excellence while playing pivotal roles in their team’s success in 2026.
 
Additionally, five more selections earned all-academic honors for the first time this year in Delaware’s Willa Pratt (3.79, Biomedical Engineering), Jax State’s Sunny Ferren (3.91, Finance), Kennesaw State’s Ava Bradford (3.88, Biology), Liberty’s Lauren Littleton (3.87, Biomedical Sciences) and WKU’s Alaina Nugier (3.94, Nursing).
 
The 2026 CUSA Women’s Soccer Championship will be held November 8-13 in Newark, Del.
 
2026 Women’s Soccer All-Academic Team
Maura Fisher, Delaware – So., 4.0 GPA, Biomedical Engineering
Willa Pratt, Delaware – Sr., 3.79 GPA, Biomedical Engineering
Maya Maxwell, FIU – R-Sr., 4.0 GPA, Business & Government Leadership
Sunny Ferren, Jax State – Sr., 3.91 GPA, Finance
Charlee Bernal, Kennesaw State – 5^th, 4.0 GPA, AI & Cloud Technology
Ava Bradford, Kennesaw State – Jr., 3.88 GPA, Biology
Sydni Whitehead, Kennesaw State² – Sr., 3.94 GPA, Marketing
Halle Engle, Liberty³ – 5^th, 4.0 GPA, MBA (Exercise Science)
Lauren Littleton, Liberty – Sr., 3.87 GPA, Biomedical Sciences
Hannah Bolin, Sam Houston – Sr., 4.0 GPA, Accounting
Alaina Nugier, WKU – Sr., 3.94 GPA, Nursing
 
 
³ – Three-time all-academic selection
² – Two-time all-academic selection