FRISCO, Texas — Four Cowgirls have been named to the All-Southland Conference teams, the league office announced Monday afternoon. The selections mark the most Cowgirls to receive the honors since the 2023 season and come just one day before the start of the conference tournament.

Sophomore forward Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond was named First Team All-Southland Conference after leading the Cowgirls' attack with 14 points on six goals and two assists this season. She started 17 of McNeese's 19 matches, logging 1,108 minutes on the pitch. Maynes-Tourond recorded 55 shots, including 24 on target, ranking third in the Southland Conference in shots and sixth in shots on goal. She also converted two of her three penalty-kick attempts and recorded one game-winning goal.

Sophomore forward Sumayah Brown was named Second Team All-Southland Conference after tying for the team lead with six goals this season, including four game-winning goals. Her four game winners rank second in the Southland Conference and 30th nationally. Brown started nine of McNeese's 19 matches, logging 965 minutes on the pitch. She finished the season with 41 shots, putting 22 on target, ranking eighth in the conference in shots on goal.

Freshman midfielder Isabella Baltov was also named Second Team All-Southland Conference after contributing on the attacking end throughout the season, recording three goals and three assists, including one game-winning goal. Baltov started 17 of McNeese's 19 matches, logging 1,249 minutes on the pitch. She finished the season with 33 shots, putting 17 on target.

Sophomore goalkeeper Shannon Dempsey was named Second Team All-Southland Conference after establishing herself as one of the top goalkeepers in the Southland Conference. Dempsey recorded seven shutouts this season, ranking second in the McNeese record book for most shutouts in a single season. She appeared in 15 of the Cowgirls' 19 matches, earning 13 starts and posting a 6-4-3 record with 63 saves in 1,126:31 minutes in goal. She ranked second in the conference with a 0.72 goals-against average and an .875 save percentage, which also ranked eighth nationally. She led the conference in shutouts per game and ranked fourth in saves per game. Nationally, she also ranked 43rd in goals-against average and 54th in shutouts. Her performances earned her Southland Conference Goalkeeper of the Week honors on Sept. 8.

The McNeese Cowgirls (9-7-3, 4-3-3 SLC) enter the Southland Conference Tournament as the No. 6 seed and will face the No. 3-seeded Northwestern State Demons (9-9-0, 6-4-0 SLC) on Tuesday, November 10, at 3:30 p.m. The match will stream live on ESPN+.

vs #3 Northwestern State
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 20
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: Commerce, Texas
Venue: Lion Soccer Complex

Match Notes:

• 46th meeting between the two programs
• Northwestern State was tabbed to finish first in the preseason poll with 7 first place votes.
• The Demons are coming off a 2-1 win at home against UTRGV in their season finale.
• McNeese enters the match coming off a 1-0 loss at Lamar in their season finale
• Lamar held the Cowgirls to no shots in the first half and limited them to 5 shots in the second half with only one being on target.
• Alexandra Arvanitis, Rebecca Romero, Caitlyn Trosclair, Anna Beth Korhonen, and Shannon Dempsey each played 90 minutes for the Cowgirls
• Shannon Dempsey recorded a career high nine saves against Lamar on Thursday.
• Last time against the Demons, three different Cowgirls scored in the four-goal offensive blast against Isabella Baltov, Sumayah Brown (2), and Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond.
• Three different Cowgirls were credited with assists in the game last time against the Demons, Ashley Guild, Emma Korhonen, and Morgan Fiedler.
• On Nov. 1, Northwestern State held a 19-16 shot advantage, while McNeese held a 8-7 advantage in shots on goal
• Celeste Marijnissen played all 90 minutes in the net for the Cowgirls and picked up six saves against Northwestern State back on Nov.1
• Freshman, Isabella Baltov was named the 2025-2026 Gatorade Louisiana Girls' Soccer Player of the Year back in June after setting the Caddo Parish record for most goals in a high school career with 176.
• Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond returns to the Cowgirls after leading the team in goals last season with six.
• McNeese returns two goalies from last season in #0 Shannon Dempsey and #99 Celeste Marijnissen
• Marijnissen returns with the most experience in the net for the Cowgirls after starting/appearing in 17 matches last season while seeing 1,449:18 minutes in the net.
• Coach Alexsis Cable is in her first season at the helm of the Cowgirls after serving as an Assistant Coach at North Texas the last five season.
• Cowgirls return 13 players, and welcome 16 newcomers consisting of 12 freshmen and four transfers.
• 12 of the 13 returners appeared in at least 10 matches last season
• Cowgirl soccer is composed of 5 international players from 4 different countries (Canada, Panama, Sweden, and Netherlands)
• Only two Cowgirls are from the state of Louisiana