Alcorn State women’s soccer earns nine SWAC postseason honors

Alcorn State women’s soccer received nine postseason honors as the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2026 awards and All-Conference teams in Birmingham, Alabama. Ken Kabiru was named Coach of the Year, Grace Ambrose earned Offensive Player of the Year and Annick Zouma received her second Midfielder of the Year honor.

The Lady Braves placed six players on the All-SWAC teams, with three first-team selections and three second-team honorees. Alcorn finished the regular season 7-4-5 overall and unbeaten at 4-0-4 in conference play, earning the No. 3 seed in the tournament. The team set a program record for wins in a season, had three players score at least 10 goals and reached the SWAC Women’s Soccer Tournament for a second consecutive year.

Ambrose, a first-team selection, led Alcorn with 17 goals and six assists for 40 points. She scored six goals against Arkansas-Pine Bluff as the Lady Braves set a program record with 17 goals in one match. Ambrose ranked third nationally in goals entering the postseason.

Zouma earned first-team honors after recording 14 goals and 14 assists for a team-leading 42 points; her assist total ranked first nationally. Defender Bridget Sakyi also made the first team, appearing in 14 matches and contributing two goals and three assists for seven points.

Second-team selections were defender Sophia Bobie, forward Larissa Joso Luma and midfielder Ainara Aldeano. Joso Luma recorded 10 goals and two assists for 22 points, becoming Alcorn’s third player with double-digit goals. Aldeano had seven assists and one goal for nine points. Bobie recorded two goals and an assist, including an equalizer against Texas Southern.

The third-seeded Lady Braves are scheduled to open tournament play against sixth-seeded Alabama State on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. at the PVAMU Soccer Complex in Prairie View, Texas.

Source: Alcorn State Athletics.