The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's soccer team earned four All-WIAC First Team Accolades, the most since 2022, on the 2026 All-WIAC Women's Soccer Team released by the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference office on Thursday. 

Tessa Czajkowski Higgins (Prairie du Chien, Wis./Prairie du Chien), Genevieve Simkowski (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest), Jasmine Wilson (Sussex, Wis./Sussex-Hamilton), & Lauren Ripley (Brookfield, Wis./East) were named to the All-WIAC First Team, with Anna Gunderson (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) earning All-WIAC Honorable Mention.

In addition to her first team selection, Lauren Ripley (Brookfield, Wis./East) was named the WIAC Goalkeeper of the Year during her historic season. Ripley wrote her name in the record for most shut-outs (11) & save-percentage (88.6%) during the 2026 season. Both records over a decade old. In conference games alone, Ripley recorded four shut-outs, making 29 saves for a .906 save-percentage. 

Joining Ripley on the All-WIAC First Team, Tessa Czajkowski Higgins (Prairie du Chien, Wis./Prairie du Chien) in her freshman year. Czajkoswki Higgins bolstered the Warhawk defense recording a team high 1674 minutes on the pitch. As a team, the Warhawks recorded 15 shut-outs, only allowing nine goals over the season, a UW-Whitewater single season record.

Jasmine Wilson (Sussex, Wis./Sussex-Hamilton), junior midfielder, was named to the All-WIAC First Team for the first time in her career. Wilson, a 2024 Honorable Mention, recorded three goals & six assists for 12 points. Wilson played

The Warhawks leading scorer, with 11 goals & 2 assists, Genevieve Simkowski (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) earned First Team accolades as a sophomore. Simkowski boosted the Warhawks offense with 11 goals, the most by a single Warhawk since 2022. 

Anna Gunderson (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) was named to the All-WIAC Honorable Mention team for the second consecutive season. Gunderson's senior leadership on the defensive line helped the Warhawks set numerous season records on defense including goals allowed (9) & shut-outs (15). 

Isabella Torres (Joliet, Ill./Central) was the representative on the All-Sportsmanship team for the Warhawks. As a defender, Torres appeared in all 21 games, starting in 19.