ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State's Maddie Alexander, Maddie Helling, and Wimberley Wright were named to the 2024 Missouri Valley Preseason All-Conference honorable mention team, while the Sycamores were selected eighth as the conference office announced its preseason poll and awards on Wednesday morning. The Sycamores received 42 total points in the poll as voted on by the league's head coaches.
Alexander enters the 2024 season as a graduate student for the Sycamores. Alexander played and started in all 18 matches in 2023 where she totaled 1558 minutes in goal and recorded an 0.816 save percentage with 80 saves on the year while recording six total shutouts in the 2023 season.
Alexander was named MVC goalkeeper of the week after she led Indiana State to back-to-back shutouts to open the 2023 regular season for the first time in program history as the Sycamores battled to scoreless draws at both Louisville and Miami (Ohio).
Helling enters her senior season with the Sycamores after a standout junior season where she led the Sycamores in goals scored, while sitting among the conference's top defenders on the season.
The Union, Mo. native was named to the 2023 MVC All-Conference third team and earned MVC Defensive Player of the Week last season. Helling scored a team-high of three goals in 2023 and tied for the team lead with six points in 1604 minutes played.
Wright joins the Indiana State roster for the 2024 season as a graduate student from Texas State. Wright played in 18 matches and totaled 634 minutes on the pitch for Texas State last season where she was credited with two assists.
In 2022, Wright played in all 19 matches where she scored two match winning goals for the Bobcats. The Denton, Texas native was named to the 2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
The Sycamores are set to open the 2024 season under second-year head coach Paul Lawrence on Thursday night at Memorial Stadium against Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Kickoff between the Sycamores and the Pomeroys is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
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