Greenville, S.C. – The Furman women's soccer team placed six players on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, it was announced on Tuesday.
Senior
Katie Bengough, sophomore
Reese DeJong, senior
Ellie Herrmann, junior
Ava King, junior
Maddie Massie, and junior
Norah Roller garnered all-district honors after leading the Paladins to a 10-4-5 overall record and 3-2-4 league mark in 2025.
A three-time CSC Academic All-District choice, Bengough boasts a 3.92 GPA. The health sciences major played in and started 17 matches at centerback while helping Furman to five shutouts. The Charlotte, N.C., native registered her lone assist of the season on the game-tying goal in Furman's overtime victory versus Chattanooga in the quarterfinal round of the SoCon Women's Soccer Championship.
DeJong started all 19 matches in goal as a sophomore and fashioned a 10-4-5 record. She concluded the season with a 1.07 goals against average and four solo shutouts, highlighted by a 1-0 win at Western Carolina when the Huntersville, N.C., native stopped a Catamount penalty kick. DeJong, a business administration major, sports a 3.65 GPA.
Herrmann made the move to centerback this season and started all 19 games. The Charlotte, N.C., native registered her first goal of the season in Furman's semifinal lost at Samford and finished the year with a team-high five assists. A business administration major, Herrmann has compiled a 3.7 GPA.
A two-time CSC Academic All-District selection, King made 18 starts along the back line and appeared in all 19 matches for the Paladins in 2025. She totaled three assists while helping the Furman defense log five shutouts. The Bartow, Fla., native and health sciences major has posted a 3.96 GPA.
Massie, a midfielder, earned a spot on the CSC Academic All-District Team after ranking second on the team with seven goals, including two match-winners, and adding three assists. The second team All-SoCon pick and Birmingham, Ala., native boasts a 4.0 GPA and is majoring in applied mathematics.
Roller, a second team All-SoCon selection, paced the Paladins with eight goals and added two assists in 2025. The Birmingham, Ala., native scored a pair of goals, including the overtime winner, in Furman's SoCon quarterfinal win over Chattanooga. She is majoring in business administration and carries a 3.81 GPA.
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