PORTLAND, Ore.--Western Oregon senior forward Kyra DiBenedetto has been selected to the All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference Second Team, voted on by the conference coaches and announced today (Nov. 3) by the league office. 

Defender Lillian Mickel and goalkeeper Ayanah Soon earned honorable mention notice.

DiBenedetto, a 5-foot-3 forward from Rancho Cordova, Calif., led the Wolves in goals scored this season (five) and in total points (11). She scored twice against Central Washington twice, in Ellenburg during a 3-2 win over the Wildcats and in Monmouth in October in a 3-1 victory over CWU.

DiBenedetto came to Western Oregon in 2025 after playing two seasons at Sierra College. She started every match this season (18) and helped the Wolves win three of their final four matches.

Mickel started all 18 matches as well in the back line. The junior defender from Vancouver, Wash. (Columbia River HS) led the Wolves in minutes played with 1,551, now in her third season at WOU and first as a starter. Soon, a sophomore goalkeeper from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, started 15 games in goal and had a 1.26 goals against average and had 88 saves on the season. Soon had a 0.83 save percentage and notched four shutouts.

To see the complete list of All-GNAC players and the conference's special awards, click here.