ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State's Maddie Helling was named to the 2023 Missouri Valley Women's Soccer All-Conference team as announced by the conference office on Wednesday evening.
 
Helling was named to the conference's Third Team as voted on by the league's head coaches following a standout junior season on the field. The Union, Mo. native led the Sycamores in goals scored, while sitting among the conference's top defenders on the season.
 
Helling finished as Indiana State's scoring leader on the season posting a team-high three goals over 11 shots with eight shots on goal. She also finished second among the Indiana State players finishing with 1604 minutes played while starting all 18 matches.
 
Helling started the year being named the MVC Defensive Player of the Week on August 29 helping the Sycamores to a pair of draws against both Marshall and Eastern Illinois. During the span, she was tasked with marking the opposing team's top attacker in limiting Marshall to just one goal in the contest. She followed up helping the ISU defense limiting Eastern Illinois to just one shot, while scoring her first goal against EIU in the 1-1 draw.
 
She added goals against both Robert Morris on August 31, before posting her final goal of 2023 against Illinois State. Her goal in the 53rd minute against the Redbirds helped ISU secure the 2-0 win over Illinois State, while helping the Sycamores snap a seven-match scoreless streak.
 
Helling earns the postseason All-Conference recognition for the first time. She becomes the first Sycamore to earn postseason honors since Indiana State placed five on the 2021 All-MVC team including current ISU players Maddie Alexander, Sasha Thompson, and Mackenzie Kent.
 
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