DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's soccer team made history in its inaugural season, capturing the outright Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) regular-season championship and sweeping the conference's major postseason awards.  The Warriors claimed all five individual honors, including Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year, while head coach Doug Steinard and his staff were awarded GLIAC Coaching Staff of the Year recognition.  Seven Warriors also garnered All-GLIAC honors following a 12-1-5 regular-season campaign.

2026 GLIAC Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year - Sienna Mroue 
Freshman Sienna Mroue (Dearborn, Mich.) put together an outstanding debut season with the Warriors, earning GLIAC Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors.  Mroue led the conference in overall points (31) and goals (11), while ranking second in assists (nine) and total shots (75, 3.95 per game).  She also paced the GLIAC in shots on goal with 37 (1.95 per game) and recorded three game-winning goals.  In terms of GLIAC contests, Mroue was first in points (22), assists (8), shots (58) and shots on goal (26), while ranking tied-for-second in goals (7). 

In the 18 regular season contests, Mroue recorded at least one point in 12 matches, highlighted by a season-high five-point performance (two goals, one assist) in Wayne State's 3-1 victory at #5-Grand Valley State on Oct. 11.  She was also selected as GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week three times during the season. 

2026 GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year - Reagan Brengman 
Redshirt senior and team captain Reagan Brengman (Harrison Township, Mich. / Warren Regina [Northwood]) was named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year after helping lead a Wayne State defensive unit that posted nine shutouts during the program's inaugural season.  Brengman appeared in all 18 regular-season matches totaling 1,457 minutes on the pitch.  As a consistent presence in the Warriors' back line, she helped limit opponents to just 13 goals prior to the post-season.  Brengman also contributed offensively, recording three assists, including one each against Purdue Northwest, Parkside and Saginaw Valley State.  Her redshirt senior season also featured two GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week selections. 

2026 GLIAC Goalkeeper of the Year - Kate Helfen 
Redshirt sophomore Kate Helfen (Troy, Mich. [Cincinnati]) claimed GLIAC Goalkeeper of the Year honors after a successful season between the posts for the Warriors.  Helfen started 17 regular-season matches, playing 1,530 minutes.  She topped the conference in goals-against average (0.76) and save percentage (.817), while ranking tied-for-first in shutouts with eight.  Helfen totaled 58 saves and allowed just 13 goals.  She also collected two GLIAC Defensive Player of the week awards.

2026 GLIAC Coaching Staff of the Year - Wayne State University 
The Wayne State University women's soccer coaching staff, led by head coach Doug Steinard, was selected as the GLIAC Coaching Staff of the Year after guiding the Warriors through an impressive inaugural season.  Steinard and assistant coaches Avery Fenchel, Has Daoud and Mahmoud Faraj, along with post-graduate intern coach Emily O'Malley, and goalkeeper coaches Mathew Walczowski and Ellie Thallman, helped lead WSU to a 12-1-5 regular season record.  The Warriors outscored their opponents 37-13 and recorded nine shutouts during the campaign.  The staff's leadership also helped produce three individudals winning major conference awards:  Sienna Mroue (Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year), Reagan Brengman (Defensive Player of the Year) and Kate Helfen (Goalkeeper of the Year).  Seven Warriors also garnered All-GLIAC recognition, including First Team forwards in graduate student Mairin Wessner (Northville, Mich.) and Mroue, freshman midfielder Molly Labate (Clarkston, Mich.), defender Brengman and goalkeeper Helfen.  Second Team All-GLIAC freshman defender Ellie Whalen (Commerce Township, Mich. / Pontiac Notre Dame Prep) and Honorable Mention All-GLIAC defender Maya Bjedov (Brighton, Mich.) rounded out the selections. 

All-GLIAC Selections
Seven Warriors received All-GLIAC recognition, highlighted by five First Team selections, one Second Team selection and one Honorable Mention. 

Graduate student forward Mairin Wessner (Northville, Mich. [Dayton]) joined Mroue of the First Team.  Freshman midfielder Molly Labate (Clarkston, Mich.), Brengman at defender and Helfen at goalkeeper also earned First Team All-GLIAC honors. 

Freshman defender Ellie Whalen (Commerce Township, Mich. / Pontiac Notre Dame Prep) was awarded Second Team All-GLIAC accolades, while freshman defender Maya Bjedov (Brighton, Mich.) was named Honorable Mention All-GLIAC.   

First Team All-GLIAC - Mairin Wessner (Forward) 
Graduate student forward Mairin Wessner earned First Team All-GLIAC recognition after a productive season leading the Warriors' attack.  Wessner ranked second on the team with eight goals and 18 points.  She appeared in all 18 regular-season matches, making 17 starts while logging 1,046 minutes.  Wessner also ranked among the GLIAC's top 10 in points, goals, shots and shots on goal.  

First Team All-GLIAC - Molly Labate (Midfielder)
Freshman midfielder Molly Labate was named First Team All-GLIAC after establishing herself as a consistent and aggressive presence in the Warriors' midfield.  Labate appeared in all 18 regular-season matches, making 17 starts and logging 1,275 minutes.  She contributed three assists, while also playing an important role in WSU's defensive success.  Labate logged at least 70 minutes in 10 matches during the season. 

Second Team All-GLIAC - Ellie Whalen (Defender)
Freshman defender Ellie Whalen secured Second Team All-GLIAC honors after making an impact on both ends of the field for the Warriors.  An important piece of Wayne State's defensive unit, she also had the ability to contribute offensively.  Whalen stamped her name in program history, becoming the first Warrior to record a goal at the WSU Soccer Complex on Sept. 4.  She appeared in 15 matches, making 11 starts and totaling 849 minutes on the field.  Whalen played at least 50 minutes in 11 contests and was selected as GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week during the season. 

Honorable Mention All-GLIAC - Maya Bjedov (Defender)
Freshman defender Maya Bjedov received Honorable Mention All-GLIAC recognition after playing a impressive role in the Warriors' defensive unit alongside Brengman.  Bjedov appeared in all 18 regular season matches, making 17 starts and logging 1,457 minutes, tied with Brengman for the team-high among field players.  She played the full 90 minutes in 11 contests and logged at least 70 minutes in all but two matches.  Bjedov also contributed offensively, recording one goal and one assist.  Her goal came on Oct. 31 against Ferris State, when she headed home a corner kick in the second half to even the score at 2-2.  The equalizer proved pivotal, as the draw secured Wayne State the outright GLIAC regular-season championship in its inaugural season.  

WSU's 2026 All-GLIAC Selections
First Team
Forwards:  Sienna Mroue (GLIAC Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year), Mairin Wessner
Midfielder:  Molly Labate
Defender:  Reagan Brengman (GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year)
Goalkeeper:  Kate Helfen (GLIAC Goalkeeper of the Year)

Second Team 
Defender:  Ellie Whalen 

Honorable Mention: 
Defender:  Maya Bjedov