Mt. Pleasant, IA- The 2025 Iowa High School Girls Soccer season will be coming to a close this Saturday, June 7th, and with the end of the playing season comes award season. Here is a look at the Southeast Conference’s (SEC) All-Conference list for the girls’ teams.
SEC Player of the Year
Teagan Snaadt, Fort Madison
All-Conference
Hunter Pender, Burlington
Brooklyn Sparrow, Burlington
Lily Newell, Burlington
Kiara Winski, Burlington
Isabella Ziegler, Burlington
Teagan Snaadt, Fort Madison
Hadley Wolfe, Fort Madison
Bailey Vaughn, Fort Madison
Halle Menke, Fort Madison
Charice Auwerda, Mt. Pleasant
Sonya Simon, Mt. Pleasant
Eli Heaton, Mt. Pleasant
Angeline Anderson, Washington
Isobel Murphy, Washington
Jocelyn Carter, Washington
Haleigh Strickland, Fairfield
Jalyiah Gardner, Keokuk
Breakdown
Burlington and Fort Madison have been atop the conference standings for the past four years with the two even sharing the title in the 2022 season. This year proved to be no exception as the two ended their first game in a 0-0 tie in Burlington.
The result, a winner takes all at Bracewell Stadium in early May. On the line? Burlington’s third straight conference title or Fort Madison finally ending the Grayhounds’ reign at the top.
The game was never in question with Traeh Pender facing only one shot on goal, while Hunter Pender scored a goal in the 3-0 win. The two would battle it out in the Class 2A Region 4 semifinals and in similar fashion the Bloodhounds could not sustain pressure, and Hunter Pender found the back of the net again in a 1-0 final.
Burlington ended the season with a 13-3-2 record and one win away from the state tournament. Hunter Pender, one of the captains of the team, finished second in the conference in assists (14), goals (22), and points (58). Her 32.8% shot percentage was tops in the SEC. She finished her career with 59 goals.
Kirara Winski was second to Pender on the team in 19 goals and 47 points for the season, helping Burlington average 4.4 goals per game, while third in assists with nine. Brooklyn Sparrow also found the back of the net nine times and assisted on seven other goals.
Lily Newell and Isabella Ziegler spearheaded the defense that allowed conference opponents to score just two goals all season. Additionally, the duo combined for 36 points as Newell ranked second on the team in assists with 10.
Fort Madison
There was never going to be any doubts on who the SEC Player of the Year was going to be. Teagan Snaadt was put in full control of the Fort Madison offense and delivered with her best season of goal scoring, netting 36 by the season’s end, which ranked 12th in the state.
The senior turned in 83 points, accruing 93 goals and 226 points for her career. She led the squad to a 13-3-2 overall record and an 8-1-1 record, the most regular season wins in over two decades for Fort Madison.
Hadley Wolfe was the direct recipient of Snaadt’s elite goal scoring, leading the conference in assists with 17, while also putting in 17 goals of her own. Halle Menke added on to the offensive onslaught with 14 goals and 12 assists for the season, leading the Bloodhounds to put up 85 goals for the season, five more than Burlington.
Bailey Vaughn was the captain of the defense that allowed Ellie Hellman to only see 77 shots on goal for the year.
Mt. Pleasant
The Panther season was a story of grit and determination even through the toughest of circumstances. The 8-6-1 overall record and 5-5 conference record is a testament to that resilience. Only five players started the entire season with key players such as Alexes Rios, Charice Auwerda, and Tori Wilson missing at least three games.
Yet, there were still many memorable moments to the season, including Auwerda’s record setting night at East Lake. The senior tabbed a hattrick in their first conference showdown of the year against Fairfield to collect one more career record: 182 points notched.
The Iowa Central Community College commit was reminded of the history that laid before her just a week before the game by her father. Yet, when the game was over Auwerda was quick to give all the love to her teammates,
“You know what? Like, I honestly can’t do it without my teammates. They’ve been really nice to me. It’s just really a big family and I really can’t do it without them.”
The senior finished her illustrious career with 207 points on 74 goals and 59 assists. Despite playing in only 13 out of 15 games, the senior was able to still put up 18 goals and 42 points for the season.
The tandem of Eli Heaton and Sonya Simon made the Panthers one of the toughest teams to score on with Heaton nabbing over 100 saves for the year and totaling five shutout victories. Simon was the captain of the defense that allowed only 24 goals to cross the line, and she added two assists to her stat line.
Washington
The Demons finished the conference series with a 4-6 record for an overall record of 9-8, which included a 7-3 record at home. A 1-0 win over West Liberty in the first round of the Regional was the biggest highlight of the season.
Angeline Anderson led the offense with 22 points of nine goals and four assists. Jocelyn Carter added six goals of her own, while Isobel Murphy shut down opposing offenses as the focal point of the defense. All three will be returning next season as seniors.
Fairfield and Keokuk
The two teams tied for last in the conference with congruent 1-8-1 records against SEC opponents. Fairfield had the better overall season with a 5-11-1 record, while the Chiefs tabbed a 1-14-1 record.
The Trojans and Chiefs both depended on a senior to help them out. For Fairfield it was Haleigh Strickland and Keokuk leaned on Jaliyah Gardner. Strickland led the Trojans in assists with eight and points in 22 and scored the second most goals with seven. Gardner finished second on the team with two goals.
Honorable Mention
Olivia Engstrom, Burlington
Kingsley Miller, Burlington
Emma Metcalf, Fairfield
Lexi Mast, Fairfield
Naomi Ramatowski, Fort Madison
Molly Schulte, Fort Madison
Relina Wong, Keokuk
Darby Tackes, Keokuk
Bizzie Richtman, Mt. Pleasant
Tori Wilson, Mt. Pleasant
Ana Mata, Washington
Maya Murphy, Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Tori Wilson only played in 11 games but still found a way to put in 20 points with six goals and eight assists.
Bizzie Richtman had, arguably, the second greatest moment of the season for the Panthers as the senior, who had been dealing with injury the entire season, found herself inserted into the goal late in their contest against Keokuk with a one goal lead.
Incredibly, Richtman, on one good leg, saved four shots on goal to secure the win for Mt. Pleasant.
“I mean, I was really struggling with my hip, but I just knew that like my teammates were kind of counting on me and it’s really a team sport” said Richtman after the game. “It’s not like a personal sport. And I know that if I wasn’t going to go in, then I don’t know who else would and I just knew that I had to step up.”
Academic All-Conference
Daphne Brown Burlington
Summer Harrington Burlington
Lily Newell Burlington
Hunter Pender Burlington
Traeh Pender Burlington
Brooklyn Sparrow Burlington
Ashlynn Trosdahl Burlington
Isabella Ziegler Burlington
Sarr Yahtaoui – mgr Burlington
Emmelia Miller Fairfield
Mallory Wigle Fairfield
Johana Mora Fairfield
Haleigh Strickland Fairfield
Izzy Behne Fort Madison
Allison Lamb Fort Madison
Addison Link Fort Madison
Halle Menke Fort Madison
Naomi Ramatowski Fort Madison
Teagan Snaadt Fort Madison
Hadley Wolfe Fort Madison
Jade Acker Keokuk
Keira Campbell Keokuk
Katy Eby Keokuk
Kaleigh Fountain Keokuk
Jalyiah Gardner Keokuk
Darby Tackes Keokuk
Ximena Ortiz Munoz Mount Pleasant
Alexes Rios Mount Pleasant
Sarai Sanchez Mount Pleasant
Isabella Torres Mount Pleasant
Charice Auwerda Mount Pleasant
Eli Heaton Mount Pleasant
Addison Peck Mount Pleasant
Sonya Simon Mount Pleasant
Mattisyn Wenke Mount Pleasant
Angeline Anderson Washington
Zully Aranda Terrones Washington
Maya Bruty Washington
Jocelyn Carter Washington
Amerie Cuevas Washington
Aleigha Medley Washington
Isobel Murphy Washington
Katherine Flannery Washington
Peggy Miller Washington
Maya Murphy Washington