ROCHESTER, N.Y. –  The Washington University in St. Louis women's soccer team won three of the four major conference awards and had six players earn All-UAA honors, the conference announced Monday.
 
Headlining for the Bears is first-year Olivia Clemons, who was named both the Offensive Player of the Year and the Rookie of the Year. The UAA Rookie of the Year Award was established in 2000 and the conference split awards into Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year in 2019. The Bears have never had a player earn both awards in the same year. The lone school to have a joint-award winner in the same year was Chicago's Renee Neuner in 2002, who was named Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year.
 
WashU's coaching staff of head coach Jim Conlon and assistant coaches Brandon Santel, Amanda Kesler and Katharine Zaber were named Coaching Staff of the Year, the first time the Bears have earned the honor since 2018. It is the eighth time in program history the Bears have received this honor and the fourth time in th Conlon era.

Earning first team honors along with Clemons is graduate goalkeeper Sidney Conner, junior Grace Ehlert and graduate student Ally Hackett.
 
Senior Emma Riley McGahan and sophomore Sophie Viscovich picked up Honorable Mention nods.
 
Clemons has been a force for the Bears in her first year, scoring a team and conference-leading 19 goals, without ever starting a game. She has scored three game-winners and produced a team-high 67 shots with 46 on goal. The Kansas City, Mo. native has had five multi-goal games including a hat trick against North Central and braces against Trine, Rhodes, NYU and Carnegie Mellon.
 
Conner has played and started in 19 games, tallying more than 1,500 minutes. She's allowed just seven goals on the season for a 0.42 goals-against average. The graduate keeper has a record of 17-0-2 with 34 saves and seven shutouts. This is her fourth-straight All-UAA honor and third First Team honor.
 
Ehlert is second on the team with 13 goals this season to go with one assist as well as s team-high six game-winning goals. Her most recent game-winner was against Simpson in the Round of 32, helping the Bears to the program's 19^th Sweet 16 in history. Ehlert has 5 total shots with 27 on goal with a penalty kick under belt. This is the second All-UAA honor for Ehlert and the first First Team selection.
 
Hackett has been a defensive stalwart for the Bears since stepping on the Danforth campus during the 2023 season. She is part of a WashU defense that has allowed just seven goals in 21 games. Additionally, the defense has limited opponents to an average of 4.5 shots per game. Offensively Hackett has scored five goals this year, including one against Simpson in the Round of 32.
 
McGahan is also one of the anchors of the Bears defense, playing more than 1,500 minutes in 20 games, the most of any field defender on the team. In addition to the defensive prowess, McGahan has scored one goal, which was a game-winner against Rose-Hulman.
 
Viscovich earned an honorable mention nod for the second-straight season. She is tied for fourth on the team with five goals and has seven assists, which ranks second among the Bears. In the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament, she tallied three goals including the game-winner against DePauw in the opening game.
 
The Bears will host the sectional round of the NCAA Tournament this weekend. They will face off with Colby at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23. The winner of that game will play the winner of Chicago/Messiah for a trip to the Final Four.