Women's Soccer | October 30, 2026

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Peach Belt Conference (PBC) announced its selections for the 2026 Women's Soccer All-Conference honors on Friday morning.  The Clayton State University women's soccer team saw three second-team performers.
 
For the first time in their careers, Aniyah Vargas, Jessica Fidhi, and Lofton Pickett earned All-Conference honors. The Lakers have not had an all-conference selection since 2024.   
 


A native of West Palm Beach, Fla., Vargas has had a solid season for the Lakers.  Aniyah led the team by scoring six goals, recording 15 points, and has notched a tied team-best three assists.  This season has seen Vargas play in all 16 matches and notch one multi-goal effort against Lander on October 26^th.  In addition, she is second on the team with 18 shots and 10 shots on frame.
 


A native of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Jessica Fidhi had a breakout season for the Lakers playing in the midfield.  Fidhi scored a team-second best five goals and added an assist. In 16 matches, Fidhi scored a pair of goals against Edward Waters on October 14^th.  Fidhi is currently fourth on the team with 14 shots and is second on the team with 11 points.  Jessica's lone assist came against Middle Georgia on September 26^th. 
 


A native of Newnan, Ga., Lofton Pickett had a brilliant freshman season. Pickett did not miss a minute of play in 16 matches as she logged 1440 minutes.  In addition, Pickett picked up two assists which all came against Edward Waters on October 14^th.  She was a part of a defensive unit that only conceded 15 goals the entire season, which is on pace to be the fewest goals conceded since 2005 and the second fewest in school history.  During conference play, the Lakers only allowed nine goals.  Pickett was also the leader of the defense that nailed down six shutouts and 12 matches of allowing one or fewer goals. 
 
Below is the full list of the All-Conference honorees and "Of the Year" Honorees:

First-Team

Athlete	School
Grace McGill	North Georgia
Shania Wegesend	Columbus State
Payton Conti	Columbus State
Angele Hills	Lander
Nina Lopez	North Georgia
Mia Robinson	Columbus State
Skye Tumbelty	Columbus State
Chloe Diaz	North Georgia
Kelsey Croft	Columbus State
Kaisa Fagerstrom	GCSU
Ui Suzuki	Columbus State
Ella Gembicki	Flagler
Huda Sayedzada	Columbus State

 
Second Team

Athlete	School
Aniyah Vargas	Clayton State
Madelyn Neff	North Georgia
Kendal Coreil	Columbus State
Greta Ohlwein	USCA
Jessica Fidhi	Clayton State
Brooke Rienecker	Flagler
Avery Raimondo	Flagler
Sophia Leal	Columbus State
Savannah Sause	GCSU
Kylie Wilson	Lander
Alli Treadwell	North Georgia
Lofton Pickett	Clayton State
Savannah Yerger	USCA

 

• Offensive Player of the Year: Grace McGill, North Georgia
• Defensive Player of the Year: Ui Suzuki, Columbus State
• Freshman of the Year: Madelyn Neff, North Georgia
• Coach of the Year: Jay Entlich, Columbus State
• Select Sport Gold Ball Award: Grace McGill, North Georgia
• Elite 18 Award: Gabby Redman, Lander

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers (7-5-4 (4-3-2 PBC)) travel to Milledgeville to play the Bobcats of Georgia College & State University in the Quarterfinals of the 2026 PBC Tournament on Saturday, October 31^st at 2 p.m. Please visit claytonstatesports.com for more information.
 
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