FARMINGTON, Utah (Nov. 4, 2025) – The 2025 Big Sky Conference Women’s Soccer Individual Awards and All-Conference Teams have been announced, highlighting the best and brightest stars across the league.
These awards are voted on by the league’s head coaches. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players in the process.
Weber State led the way with a trio of individual awards and six members on the All-Conference team. Lauren Butorac was a staple in the Wildcat's defensive efforts earning Freshman of the Year honors in her rookie campaign. Fellow Wildcat Presley Ray earned Newcomer of the Year in her first season in purple and white as well. Kyle Christensen led the Wildcats to a historic season in his first year at the helm. The 11 wins this season is the most for a first-year coach in program history.
Montana also has a strong prescence through the list of awards, collecting two individual awards and six All-Conference honors. Ally Henrikson earns Defensive MVP honors, while Ashlyn Dvorak was named Goalkeeper of the Year. The dynamic duo anchored a backline that only surrendered one goal in their last seven matches and 11 shutouts on the season.
Co-Offensive MVP honors are split between Eastern Washington's Delani Walker and Northern Arizona's Micala Boex. The two offensive star powers will square off in the opening game of the Big Sky Tournament on Wednesday.
The full list of postseason honors can be found below.
2025 Big Sky Individual Award Winners
Co-Offensive MVP : Delani Walker, Eastern Washington & Micala Boex, Northern Arizona
Defensive MVP: Ally Henrikson, Montana
Goalkeeper of the Year: Ashlyn Dvorak, Montana
Freshman of the Year: Lauren Butorac, Weber State
Top Newcomer: Presley Ray, Weber State
Coach of the Year: Kyle Christensen, Weber State
Big Sky Soccer All-Conference First Team
GK: Ashlyn Dvorak, Montana
D: Izzy Thoma, Idaho
D: Ally Henrikson, Montana
D: Kalo Iongi, Portland State
D: Bella Sackett, Weber State
M: Annika Farley, Idaho
M: Avery Ott, Northern Arizona
M: Maddie Ditta, Montana
M: Lily Blum, Weber State
F: Delani Walker, Eastern Washington
F: Chloe Seelhoff, Montana
F: Grace Kirby, Weber State
Big Sky Soccer All-Conference Second Team
GK: Natalie Cunningham, Portland State
D: Iris Mattern, Eastern Washington
D: Tess Livingston, Idaho State
D: Makena Smith, Montana
D: Taryn Rea, Northern Colorado
M: Kendall Moore, Eastern Washington
M: Valerie Llamas, Northern Arizona
M: Grace Sarabia, Portland State
M: Ellie Farber, Sacramento State
F: Georgia Whitehead, Idaho
F: Reagan Brisendine, Montana
F: Micala Boex, Northern Arizona
Big Sky Soccer All-Conference Honorable Mention
GK: Kamryn Willoughby, Eastern Washington
D: Riley Arribas, Eastern Washington
D: Erin O’Connor, Northern Arizona
D: Liv Frazier, Portland State
D: Oakley Anderson, Weber State
M: Koko Harris, Eastern Washington
M: Sara Rodgers, Idaho
M: Mary Za, Idaho State
M: Tenzi Knowles, Weber State
M: Brynlee Meyerhoffer, Weber State
F: Ocean Rideout, Portland State
F: Aliayha Saldana, Portland State
F: Sayler Schlosser, Weber State
Minimum 3 votes needed for honorable mention
2025 Championship Information
The 2025 Big Sky Soccer Championship, presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana, will be played on Nov. 5, 7, and 9 on the campus of the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. The top six teams in the conference regular season standings advance to the championship.
The winner of the championship receives the Big Sky's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
After winning the 2024 Big Sky soccer regular-season title, the Montana Grizzlies earned the right to host the 2025 Big Sky Soccer Championship. Missoula will serve as the host city for the soccer championship for the second time in as many years and sixth time overall since the tournament began in 1997. The host city of the soccer championship has not won the tournament since Northern Colorado won in front of its home crowd in 2019.
All matches from Missoula will stream live on ESPN+.