BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Valdosta State senior forward Sarah Hudson was named to the 2026 All-Gulf South Conference Women's Soccer First Team, while senior midfielder Kaitlyn Scherer and sophomore defender Kyndal Smith earned Second Team honors, the league office announced Monday morning. The All-GSC teams were voted on by the conference's head coaches. This is the first all-league honor for Hudson and Smith. Scherer earned all-league recognition for the second straight season after being named to the 2025 Second Team.

Hudson, a native of Harriman, N.Y., finished the season with a team-best 10 goals and two assists for 22 points. She had 39 shots, with 24 on target (.615) and two game winners, against West Alabama and Christian Brothers. Hudson played in all 16 matches with 14 starts and logged 1,057 minutes. Her 10 goals tie her for third in program history for a single season, matching Riley Tennant's totals in 2017 and 2019. She scored in six straight matches from Sept. 8 to Sept. 26 and had a season-high two goals against Christian Brothers on Oct. 23.

Scherer, a native of Green Cove Springs, Fla., finished the season with one goal and three assists for five points. She played in all 16 matches with 12 starts and logged 1,081 minutes.

Smith, a native of Tallahassee, Fla., finished with three goals, a game winner and two assists for eight points, tied for second on the team. Smith started all 15 matches she played and logged 1,220 minutes. She scored her game-winning goal at Mississippi Christian on Sept. 16.

For the GSC Specialty Awards, Montevallo's Lainey Farabaugh earned Offensive Player of the Year honors, while Lee's Isabella Valentine was named Defensive Player of the Year. Lee's Emma Nelson was named Freshman of the Year, and Montevallo head coach Trey Gregory was named Coach of the Year.

Montevallo had the most All-GSC selections at eight, followed by Lee with seven. Union, Valdosta State and AUM had three apiece, while Spring Hill had two and UAH had one.

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