Four Cougars receive All-Big 12 Soccer Honors

The Big 12 released its 2026 All-Big 12 Soccer Honors on Sunday, and four Cougars were honored.

Fifth-year defender and captain Ella Morgan made the All-Big 12 First Team, while sophomore forward Bailey Cate, junior forward Skylar Miller and senior midfielder Ava Shannon earned All-Big 12 Second Team selections. The four conference selections are the most for Houston since 2021.

Morgan is the first Cougar defender to earn an All-Conference First Team selection since Laura Repp in 1999, with Conference USA.

Morgan anchored Houston’s backline to 10 clean sheets, five in conference play, while allowing only 13 goals, with its nine conceded in Big 12 play tied for second-best. The Allen, Texas native also scored three goals, including the go-ahead, game-winning goal against No. 15 Kansas for Houston’s first win over a ranked opponent since 2021.

Cate led the Cougars with eight goals and 18 points, including a pair of game-winners against Iowa State and UCF.

Miller finished the season with six goals and three assists, including scoring three past Sam Houston for the ninth hat trick in program history.

Rounding out the Second Team, Shannon finished with three goals and two assists, including scoring two insurance goals against TCU and the No. 15 Kansas Jayhawks, while also scoring the game-winner against Arizona State.