Murray State University Athletics
11/15/2026 4:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
MURRAY, Ky. - Abbey MacDonald and Addison Howell have been named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team following Murray State's run to the semifinals of the 2026 MVC Championship.
Howell scored the only goal of Murray State's quarterfinal win at Indiana State, finishing in the 33rd minute off a Reagan Tate assist to send the fifth-seeded Racers past the No. 4 seed 1-0 on Nov. 8. It was the only shot Howell took that afternoon and one of only two Murray State attempted in the match, both of which were on target.
Four days later at Drake, Howell led the Racers with three shots and accounted for two of their three shots on goal, testing Bulldogs goalkeeper Addie Ford in the 19th and 36th minutes before a late attempt went wide. She played 169 of a possible 180 minutes across the two matches and finished the season with three goals and four assists for 10 points.
MacDonald played every minute of both tournament matches, extending a streak that covered the entire season. The junior appeared in all 20 Murray State matches and was on the field for all 1,800 minutes, the only Racer to do so.
Murray State reached the semifinals after finishing fifth in the Missouri Valley with a 3-2-4 league record and 13 points. The Racers were unbeaten in eight matches entering the tournament and had not lost since Sept. 26, a run that ended with a 1-0 defeat at top-seeded Drake on Nov. 12, closing the year 5-9-6.
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