Women's Soccer | 11/25/2025 2:15:00 PM
La Crosse, Wis. - Five members of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse soccer team have been named to the 2025 Academic All-District® Team, selected by the College Sports Communicators (CSC), the organization announced Tuesday.
Juniors
Aubree Caya of
Oregon (H.S.),
Jillian Sawadski of
Mount Prospect, Ill. (Prospect),
Sera Speltz of
Winona, Minn. (Cotter),
Allison Steeno of
Appleton (Kimberly) and
Jessica Stewart of
Plainfield, Ill. (North) each earned the honor.
Majoring in biomedical sciences with a 3.83 grade point average, Caya was named to the 2025 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) First Team. She was voted the WIAC Offensive Player of the Year and a three-time conference player of the week selection.
Setting single-season school records with 24 goals, 55 points and shots (91) in 2025, Caya led the WIAC in goals, points, shots, and shots on goal (58) this season. She broke
Jennifer Tischaefer's school records of 19 goals in 1997 and 1999 and 50 points in 1997. Caya's 91 shots broke the single-season school record 86 set by
Ainsley Allan in 2022. Caya tied for the WIAC lead in game-winning goals (4) while finishing tied for seventh in assists (7). She tied for fourth for UWL in assists. Caya started 22 games this season. She is a two-year member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll.
Sawadski is a biomedical sciences major with a 3.86 grade point average. She was named to the 2025 All-WIAC First Team and was selected the league's offensive player of the week once during the season.
A starter in all 23 games, Sawadski finished second in the WIAC in assists (12) and shots on goal (30) while ranking third in goals (11) and points (34). She also tied for third in game-winning goals (3). Sawadski's 12 assists are tied for third in single-season school history. Sawadski was second for UWL in assists and shots on goal while finishing tied for second in points (34) and game-winning goals (3) and ranking third in goals (11) and fourth in shots (46). She has also been a member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll twice in her career.
An exercise sport science major with a 3.85 grade point average, Speltz was voted to this year's All-WIAC First Team. She was also selected the WIAC Offensive Player of the Week once.
Appearing in 22 games, including 11 starts, Speltz finished second for UWL in goals (14) while being tied for second in points (34), game-winning goals (3) and shots (53). She was third in shots on goal (26). Speltz was second in the WIAC in goals and points this year finishing tied for third in game-winning goals, tied for fourth in shots and tied for fifth in shots on goal. She was named to the 2024-25 WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll.
Majoring in marketing with a 3.97 grade point average, Steeno was also selected to the 2025 All-WIAC First Team. A transfer from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, she started all 23 games this season. Stewart is a psychology major with a 3.76 grade point average.
Steeno and Stewart helped UWL's defense record 15 shutouts this season, second-most in school history. The Eagles allowed 14 goals in 23 games, leading the WIAC in goals against average (0.61) and shutouts.
Stewart started 21 contests this season, scoring three goals while recording two assists. She had one game-winning goal.
UWL finished 19-3-1 overall and 6-0-1 in the WIAC this season under head coach
Jason Murphy. The Eagles won the WIAC regular season and tournament titles while advancing to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Second Round.
The 2025 Academic All-District® Women's Soccer Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Academic All-District® honorees are considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced December 17.
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.
