Zoe Main and Adia Symmonds earn All-SEC second-team honors; Lael Hill named to SEC All-Freshman Team.
Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Soccer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Three Florida soccer players earned Southeastern Conference postseason honors, the league office announced Thursday.
Zoe Main and Adia Symmonds were named to the All-SEC Second Team, while Lael Hill earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team.
Main collected All-SEC honors for the third consecutive season. The senior earned second-team recognition as a sophomore and third-team honors as a junior during her two seasons at Mississippi State.
Symmonds received her second career SEC postseason honor after earning SEC All-Freshman recognition at Mississippi State in 2025.
Hill earned SEC All-Freshman honors in her first collegiate season.
Florida heads to Pensacola, Fla., for the SEC Tournament. The Gators open tournament play Sunday against Arkansas at 8 p.m. ET. All SEC Tournament action will air on SEC Network.
Florida's SEC Honorees
All-SEC Second Team:
Zoe Main | Forward
· Leads Florida with 19 points and seven assists and ranks second with six goals. All three totals either set or match her collegiate single-season highs.
· Scored her first three goals of the season within the opening eight minutes of matches. Her goal just 1:31 into the season opener at UCF marked the second-fastest goal to open a season in the program's 32-year history.
· Also scored against Jacksonville and Youngstown State. Opened match scoring versus LSU and Georgia.
· Converted a 22-yard free kick against Texas
· Only Gator to start every match this season.
· Gator tri-captain
Adia Symmonds | Midfielder
· Recorded assists on Kyra Taylor's first goal at Texas A&M and Main's goal against Georgia.
· Scored in the season opener at UCF before being sidelined with a leg injury. Returned to action against then-No. 5 Wake Forest.
· Started Florida's final nine SEC matches, playing all 90 minutes in five.
· Made her U.S. youth national team debut in October 2025 at an Under-18/Under-19 training camp in Setubal, Portugal. Has since participated in three additional U.S. youth national team events, including trips to Argentina and Germany.
SEC All-Freshman Team:
Lael Hill | Defender
· Headed in the opening goal in 5-2 win at Texas A&M
· Recorded her first collegiate assist on Lena Bailey's game-winning goal against No. 5 Alabama.
· Only freshman on Oct. 13 TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week
· Appeared in all but two matches, making 12 starts
· Played every minute of eight matches at center back, including seven of her last nine appearances.
SEC Individual Awards
Vanderbilt, the SEC regular-season champion, claimed four individual awards, including Coach of the Year honors for Darren Ambrose.
Vanderbilt's Sydney Watts was named Forward of the Year, Courtney Jones earned Midfielder of the Year honors and Alexa Gianoplus was selected Goalkeeper of the Year.
South Carolina's Reagan Schubach earned Defender of the Year honors, while teammate Sydney Middaugh was named Newcomer of the Year.
Texas A&M's Ireland Churchill earned Freshman of the Year honors, and Georgia's Kiera Staude was named Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
2026 All-SEC First Team
Forward Ireland Churchill Texas A&M
Forward Kayla Keefer Oklahoma
Forward Ava McDonald Texas
Forward Sydney Watts Vanderbilt
Midfielder Sariyah Bailey LSU
Midfielder Courtney Jones Vanderbilt
Midfielder Olivia Stafford Vanderbilt
Midfielder Amalia Villarreal Texas
Defender Olivia Belcher Alabama
Defender Margo Matula Vanderbilt
Defender Mary Beth McLaughlin Vanderbilt
Defender Reagan Schubach South Carolina
Goalkeeper Alexa Gianoplus Vanderbilt
All-SEC Second Team
Forward Kyla Dawn Kentucky
Forward Ava Galligan LSU
Forward Zoe Main Florida
Forward Ashley Roni Alabama
Midfielder Gabbi Ceballos Georgia
Midfielder Juliette Rayo Kentucky
Midfielder Melina Rebimbas Alabama
Midfielder Kiera Staude Georgia
Midfielder Adia Symmonds Florida
Defender Taylor Bloom South Carolina
Defender Bella Field Arkansas
Defender Leah Klurman Alabama
Defender Eva Pattison Auburn
Goalkeeper Christina Tsaousis South Carolina
All-SEC Third Team
Forward Dylan Driver Auburn
Forward Mia Hebert Vanderbilt
Forward Sydney Middaugh South Carolina
Forward Larkin Thomason Alabama
Midfielder Elle Canty Oklahoma
Midfielder Ines Derrien Tennessee
Midfielder Kennedy Husbands Auburn
Midfielder Kiley Kukan Alabama
Defender Gracie Brown Auburn
Defender Maddy Herniter Georgia
Defender Aniyah Nurse-Whyte Arkansas
Defender Katherine Truitt Kentucky
Goalkeeper Madi Munguia Alabama
All-Freshman Team
Ireland Churchill Texas A&M
Kyla Dawn Kentucky
Elise Ernest Kentucky
Mia Hebert Vanderbilt
Lael Hill Florida
Ayva Jordan Tennessee
Zamorah Malinoski Alabama
Kate McCallister Oklahoma
Rylie Morse Missouri
Kati Anne Shepherd Mississippi State
Caroline Swann Texas
Lauren Van Rhein Arkansas
Zoe Main and Adia Symmonds were named to the All-SEC Second Team, while Lael Hill earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team.
Main collected All-SEC honors for the third consecutive season. The senior earned second-team recognition as a sophomore and third-team honors as a junior during her two seasons at Mississippi State.
Symmonds received her second career SEC postseason honor after earning SEC All-Freshman recognition at Mississippi State in 2025.
Hill earned SEC All-Freshman honors in her first collegiate season.
"Huge credit to Adia, Zoe and Lael. All three have been extraordinary all season," Florida coach Nick Zimmerman said.
Zimmerman also praised several other Gators whose contributions have played an important role in the team's success this season.
"There are many others. Kyra Taylor has been a stalwart – she's a Florida Gator through and through. There's been a number of different performances that are noteworthy. Carlota [Martins] been absolutely incredible. Norah [Abbott] has come in and done an incredible job. Look at LB [Lena Bailey] – she's been incredible. Mia Gray as a freshman, Skye [Barnes] before the injury. You look at the goalkeepers who come up with big saves. The list goes on and on. While we are happy and extremely proud of those three, we know the group that we have and really proud of them, whether they get recognized or not. We know how important they are to this program."
Up Next:Florida heads to Pensacola, Fla., for the SEC Tournament. The Gators open tournament play Sunday against Arkansas at 8 p.m. ET. All SEC Tournament action will air on SEC Network.
Florida's SEC Honorees
All-SEC Second Team:
Zoe Main | Forward
· Leads Florida with 19 points and seven assists and ranks second with six goals. All three totals either set or match her collegiate single-season highs.
· Scored her first three goals of the season within the opening eight minutes of matches. Her goal just 1:31 into the season opener at UCF marked the second-fastest goal to open a season in the program's 32-year history.
· Also scored against Jacksonville and Youngstown State. Opened match scoring versus LSU and Georgia.
· Converted a 22-yard free kick against Texas
· Only Gator to start every match this season.
· Gator tri-captain
Adia Symmonds | Midfielder
· Recorded assists on Kyra Taylor's first goal at Texas A&M and Main's goal against Georgia.
· Scored in the season opener at UCF before being sidelined with a leg injury. Returned to action against then-No. 5 Wake Forest.
· Started Florida's final nine SEC matches, playing all 90 minutes in five.
· Made her U.S. youth national team debut in October 2025 at an Under-18/Under-19 training camp in Setubal, Portugal. Has since participated in three additional U.S. youth national team events, including trips to Argentina and Germany.
SEC All-Freshman Team:
Lael Hill | Defender
· Headed in the opening goal in 5-2 win at Texas A&M
· Recorded her first collegiate assist on Lena Bailey's game-winning goal against No. 5 Alabama.
· Only freshman on Oct. 13 TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week
· Appeared in all but two matches, making 12 starts
· Played every minute of eight matches at center back, including seven of her last nine appearances.
SEC Individual Awards
Vanderbilt, the SEC regular-season champion, claimed four individual awards, including Coach of the Year honors for Darren Ambrose.
Vanderbilt's Sydney Watts was named Forward of the Year, Courtney Jones earned Midfielder of the Year honors and Alexa Gianoplus was selected Goalkeeper of the Year.
South Carolina's Reagan Schubach earned Defender of the Year honors, while teammate Sydney Middaugh was named Newcomer of the Year.
Texas A&M's Ireland Churchill earned Freshman of the Year honors, and Georgia's Kiera Staude was named Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
| 2026 Southeastern Conference Soccer Awards | |
| Forward of the Year: | Sydney Watts, Vanderbilt |
| Midfielder of the Year: | Courtney Jones, Vanderbilt |
| Defender of the Year: | Reagan Schubach, South Carolina |
| Goalkeeper of the Year: | Alexa Gianoplus, Vanderbilt |
| Newcomer of the Year: | Sydney Middaugh, South Carolina |
| Freshman of the Year: | Ireland Churchill, Texas A&M |
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year: | Kiera Staude, Georgia |
| Coach of the Year: | Darren Ambrose, Vanderbilt |
2026 All-SEC First Team
Forward Ireland Churchill Texas A&M
Forward Kayla Keefer Oklahoma
Forward Ava McDonald Texas
Forward Sydney Watts Vanderbilt
Midfielder Sariyah Bailey LSU
Midfielder Courtney Jones Vanderbilt
Midfielder Olivia Stafford Vanderbilt
Midfielder Amalia Villarreal Texas
Defender Olivia Belcher Alabama
Defender Margo Matula Vanderbilt
Defender Mary Beth McLaughlin Vanderbilt
Defender Reagan Schubach South Carolina
Goalkeeper Alexa Gianoplus Vanderbilt
All-SEC Second Team
Forward Kyla Dawn Kentucky
Forward Ava Galligan LSU
Forward Zoe Main Florida
Forward Ashley Roni Alabama
Midfielder Gabbi Ceballos Georgia
Midfielder Juliette Rayo Kentucky
Midfielder Melina Rebimbas Alabama
Midfielder Kiera Staude Georgia
Midfielder Adia Symmonds Florida
Defender Taylor Bloom South Carolina
Defender Bella Field Arkansas
Defender Leah Klurman Alabama
Defender Eva Pattison Auburn
Goalkeeper Christina Tsaousis South Carolina
All-SEC Third Team
Forward Dylan Driver Auburn
Forward Mia Hebert Vanderbilt
Forward Sydney Middaugh South Carolina
Forward Larkin Thomason Alabama
Midfielder Elle Canty Oklahoma
Midfielder Ines Derrien Tennessee
Midfielder Kennedy Husbands Auburn
Midfielder Kiley Kukan Alabama
Defender Gracie Brown Auburn
Defender Maddy Herniter Georgia
Defender Aniyah Nurse-Whyte Arkansas
Defender Katherine Truitt Kentucky
Goalkeeper Madi Munguia Alabama
All-Freshman Team
Ireland Churchill Texas A&M
Kyla Dawn Kentucky
Elise Ernest Kentucky
Mia Hebert Vanderbilt
Lael Hill Florida
Ayva Jordan Tennessee
Zamorah Malinoski Alabama
Kate McCallister Oklahoma
Rylie Morse Missouri
Kati Anne Shepherd Mississippi State
Caroline Swann Texas
Lauren Van Rhein Arkansas
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