BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Vanderbilt soccer won four of the Southeastern Conference’s end-of-year awards, the conference announced Thursday. Sydney Watts was named Forward of the Year, Courtney Jones took home Midfielder of the Year, Alexa Gianoplus won Goalkeeper of the Year and Darren Ambrose was tabbed Coach of the Year.
The four superlatives are the most the program has ever claimed in a season and the joint-most since the SEC went to this award format in 2019 (Mississippi State, 2024). In addition to putting the three award-winners on the All-Conference First Team, midfielder Olivia Stafford and defenders Margo Matula and Mary Beth McLaughlin were selected to the First Team, and Mia Hebert was named to the Third Team and All-Freshman Team.