CLINTON, S.C. – For the third consecutive year, one of the smartest women's soccer programs in America has proved their rigor in the classroom with the maximum number of six players on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

Presbyterian College once again had six qualifiers for the Academic All-District lineup, announced on Tuesday afternoon: Emma Brown, Lyla Chadd, Lindsey Malyszek, Sloan Spees, Allie Williams, and Ella Williams.

In order to be considered for the CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District squad, one must have a GPA of at least 3.5, be of sophomore standing or older, and they must have competed in at least 90 percent of their team's matches throughout the season.

The Blue Hose are no stranger to academic excellence, as they achieved the sixth-highest team GPA in all of Division I over the 2024-25 school year. Thus, PC was a recipient of the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award.






 
EMMA BROWN
R-So. | Defense / Midfield | Burlington, N.C.
3.92 | Early Childhood Education

 
- Brown battled through injuries in her first two college seasons, able to stay healthy in 2025 with 654 minutes played and six starting nods.

- She scored her first PC goal in the 87^th minute at South Carolina State to allow a 2-1 victory, and she added another point in a win over Alabama State (an assist in the 84^th minute).


 
LYLA CHADD
Jr. | Defender | Charlotte, N.C.
3.98 | Business Administration
 

- Chadd is one of the most experienced players on head coach Matt Smith's roster, never missing a start and logging over 1,400 minutes this season (second-most on the club).

- In three seasons as a Clinton resident, she has compiled nearly 4,500 minutes. Perhaps even more impressively, Chadd has been deemed a starter in all 50 matches that Presbyterian has played since she joined the team.

- PC shut out three opponents this semester and surrendered one goal or less seven times. Chadd was also a member of the CSC Academic All-District Team last year.


 
LINDSEY MALYSZEK
Sr. | Midfielder | Aiken, S.C.
3.92 | Biology

 
- Malyszek enjoyed a career-best season in her last go-around, leading the Blue Hose in points (11) thanks to five goals and over 1,300 minutes played.

- The South Carolina native was named All-Big South Second Team last month and also got a spot on the league's All-Academic team. She totaled 20 points in her two upperclassman campaigns with the blue and garnet.

- Lindsey produced two goals against conference opponents (UNC Asheville and USC Upstate), recording her second career brace in a 5-0 beatdown over Alabama State.


 
SLOAN SPEES
Sr. | Forward | Dacula, Ga.
3.57 | Business Administration

 
- No player in Presbyterian's 18-year Division I history has scored more goals than Spees (18), finishing her fantastic college career with 41 all-time points (second in school history).

- Spees is the only Blue Hose player in the D-I timeline to be named All-Big South in four consecutive seasons, notching six career game-winners and breaking the PC goal record in her final home match versus Winthrop.

- She scored at least four goals in every year since 2022, totaling 4,000+ minutes and playing in 62 contests overall.


 
ALLIE WILLIAMS
So. | Midfield / Forward | Oak Ridge, N.C.
3.71 | Undeclared

 
- In only her second year as a collegian, Williams secured the most assists of any player in the Big South (five). She already has nine dimes overall, ranking fourth in Presby's D-I record book.

- Two of her assists came against Big South adversaries (UNC Asheville and USC Upstate), and she also posted her first two-assist stat-line in a commanding non-conference W against Alabama State.


 
ELLA WILLIAMS
Sr. | Defender | Dacula, Ga.
4.0 | Biology

 
- One of PC's captains throughout her final year with the program, Williams (who was also named to the CSC Academic All-District team in 2024) hit the 5,000-minute threshold earlier this year.

- Presbyterian played 66 matches over Ella's time with the program, and she competed in every single one of them. A high school teammate of Spees, Williams started the last 39 matches of her college career and was selected for All-Big South status as a junior.