Marshall University Athletics
11/5/2026 1:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Poland native also named All-Conference Third Team Member
Bracket | Championship Central
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall's Wiktoria Mikrut has been named the Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Newcomer of the Year, the league announced its postseason awards on Thursday.
Mikrut has additionally been named to the All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team.
As a newcomer to the Division I level, Mikrut has scored a team-leading seven goals with three assists for Marshall this season. Her 17 points are tied for 8th in the league, with her 1.06 points per game average in the Top-6 in the SBC. A transfer from NJCAA Monroe University, Mikrut has been a consistent force for the Herd up front, with 54 shots, tied for 7th-most in the Sun Belt Conference. Her 20 shots on target are 8th in the league.
Mikrut was named the SBC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 1 following a week where she scored a hat trick and tallied a match-winning assist. Mikrut's hat trick was Marshall's 11th all-time, and it accounted for all three of the goals the Herd scored in the match. Mikrut's match-winning assist was delivered off a corner. All three of the assists for the Polish striker proved consequential, with an assist in MU's 1-1 draw with Louisiana Tech, and a go-ahead assist in the team's 2-1 win over JMU, also from a set piece.
With a match-winning goal in a conference match against ULM, all of Mikrut's goals have come in a win or a draw for the Herd. Mikrut has played over 1,100 minutes this season, playing an important role for Coach Rafa Simoes' side as a newcomer.
"Wiktoria is a very selfless player, she always plays for the team," said Coach Simoes. "It is hard to find a true 'target-nine' these days and she gave us that this season, so we are very grateful for her. We came into the season hoping to have her and Bailey Fisher up front, not having Bailey we had only her as a set 'target-nine' we threw her to the wolves a little bit as a junior college transfer. The opportunity came to her a little bit earlier than we predicted and she stepped up to the occasion."
The league's full postseason awards are listed below.
2026 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Awards
Player of the Year
Ginny Lackey, James Madison (4th Year, F, Manchester, England)
Offensive Player of the Year
Aaliyah Faddoul, Georgia State (4th Year, F, Ontario, Canada)
Midfielder of the Year
Miku Kurihara, Louisiana (2nd Year, M, Chigasaki, Japan)
Defensive Player of the Year
Ashlynn Kulha, Old Dominion (4th Year, D, Holly Springs, N.C.)
Goalkeeper of the Year
Ellie Goodrich, Old Dominion (4th Year, GK, Alexandria, Va.)
Newcomer of the Year
Wiktoria Mikrut, Marshall (2nd Year, F, Rzeszow, Poland)
Freshman of the Year
Holly Minshull, James Madison (1st Year, D, Manchester, England)
Coach of the Year
Joshua Walters Sr., James Madison (9th Season)
All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
F – Aaliyah Faddoul, Georgia State (4th Year, Ontario, Canada)
F – Ellie Garrison, App State (3rd Year, Trinity, N.C.)
F – Carson Glenn, Louisiana (3rd Year, Lewisville, Texas)
F – Ginny Lackey, James Madison (4th Year, Manchester, England)
M – Aleigha Arndt, James Madison (4th Year, Moseley, Va.)
M – Miku Kurihara, Louisiana (2nd Year, Chigasaki, Japan)
M – Sunniyah Tucker, Georgia State (3rd Year, Richmond, Va.)
D – Libby Holmes, Old Dominion (4th Year, Shefford, England)
D – Ashlynn Kulha, Old Dominion (4th Year, Holly Springs, N.C.)
D – Dylan McEntarfer, Old Dominion (2nd Year, Virginia Beach, Va.)
GK – Ellie Goodrich, Old Dominion (4th Year, Alexandria, Va.)
All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
F – Addison Comer, Georgia Southern (4th Year, Jackson, Miss.)
F – Ashley Economopoulos, Old Dominion (2nd Year, Grantville, Pa.)
F – Olivia Goretski, Coastal Carolina (3rd Year, Dillsburg, Pa.)
M – Andrea Iljkic, South Alabama (4th Year, Littleton, Colo.)
M – Sammy Schulze, Coastal Carolina (3rd Year, Danville, Calif.)
M – Kendall Wilson, Georgia Southern (5th Year, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.)
D – Soleil Flores, James Madison (5th Year, Nokesville, Va.)
D – Selma Rajakangas, James Madison (2nd Year, Orebro, Sweden)
D – Victoria Rocci, South Alabama (2nd Year, Ontario, Canada)
D – Maddie Williams, App State (2nd Year, Birmingham, England)
GK – Sierra Giorgio, South Alabama (5th Year, Ontario, Canada)
All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team
F – Kennedy Horn, Arkansas State (4th Year, Austin, Texas)
F – Wiktoria Mikrut, Marshall (2nd Year, Rzeszow, Poland)
F – Madison Pensom, Louisiana Tech (4th Year, Southlake, Texas)
M – Ellie Farrell, James Madison (4th Year, Wilmington, N.C.)
M – Ally Richardson, Old Dominion (5th Year, Flower Mound, Texas)
M – Madison Telmer, Old Dominion (4th Year, Singapore)
D – Lucy Harrington, App State (2nd Year, Mechanicsville, Va.)
D – Holly Minshull, James Madison (1st Year, Manchester, England)
D – Shaelynn Quick, Southern Miss (5th Year, Florence Miss.)
GK –Alondra Iriarte, Georgia State (3rd Year, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico)
GK – Hanna Skogsfors, App State (2nd Year, Taby, Sweden)
The postseason begins for Marshall with a first-round matchup against Old Dominion. The quarterfinal contest is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. eastern, 1:30 p.m. central time on Monday, Nov. 9 from Foley, Alabama.
For the full bracket of the single-elimination SBC Women's Soccer Championship, view HERE.
For the league's Championship Central landing page, view HERE.
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