SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference announced their postseason all-conference awards Thursday evening with Wofford's Julia Grier selected to the SoCon All-Freshman Team. The awards are voted on by the league's coaches, and they were not permitted to vote for their own players. 

Grier, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, started all 20 games so far this season. Grier leads the team with four goals, three assists, and 11 points. She is fourth in the Southern Conference in minutes played (1,633), first in the Wofford freshman class, and third highest on the team. Grier is also the third-highest ranked freshman in the SoCon. This marks the best rookie season since 2018, when Katie Gilligan also recorded four goals, three assists and 11 points.  

"Everyone in the program is so proud of Julia," head coach Kevin Dempsey said. "She is one of the hardest working kids, a great teammate and overall a great person. She busted her butt all summer playing at the highest level she could to prepare for the fall season. Julia hit the ground running and never looked back. The future is extremely bright for her." 

Grier scored the first goal of the season for the Terriers on August 28, when Wofford beat Gardner-Webb 2-1. She continued to show her presence on the field as she recorded her first career assist to Kate Markey, last year's all-freshman team selection, in the Terriers' 3-1 win over Presbyterian College. Grier would proceed to score two goals in back-to-back games to cap off Wofford's non-conference schedule.  

Grier serves as the tenth all-freshman selection in program history and the fourth in the past five years. The Terriers currently have three all-freshman team selections on the roster: Grier (2025), Markey (2024), and Ansley Elizalde (2022).  

The Terriers will battle for a semifinal spot in the Southern Conference tournament on Friday afternoon as they take on the No. 1 seed Samford at 4 p.m. CT (5 p.m. ET) in Birmingham, Alabama.  

2025 Women's Soccer All-Conference Team
  
Player of the Year- Sam De Luca, Jr., F, Samford
Defensive Player of the Year – Ava Robitaille, Sr., M, Western Carolina
Coach of the Year – Todd Yelton, Samford
Freshman of the Year – Quinn Johnson, F, Chattanooga
 
First Team
F – Reagan Fitzgerald, ETSU

F – Sam De Luca, Samford

F – Caroline Richvalsky, Chattanooga

F – Isabella DeMarco, Western Carolina

M – Grace Eatz, ETSU
M – Sarah Holland, Samford

M – Ava Robitaille, Western Carolina

D – Caroline Smith, Samford

D – Mary Mueth, Western Carolina
D – Abbie Wise, Western Carolina

GK – Leanne Trudel, Western Carolina
 
Second Team
F – Norah Roller, Furman

F – Mamie Carman, Samford

F – Quinn Johnson, Chattanooga

F – Milla Syska, Western Carolina
M – Maddie Massie, Furman

M – Taylor Mentzer, UNCG

M – Rina Ogimoto, UNCG
M – Fleming Dean, Samford

M – Clarissa Salinas, Chattanooga

D – Georgia Shields, ETSU

D – Ella Parker, ETSU

D – Ellie Herrmann, Furman
GK – Addison Yelton, ETSU
GK – Peyton Hull, Samford

All-Freshman Team
Gabi Macer, The Citadel

Ainsley Parker, ETSU

Caroline Wawak, ETSU

Jessica Mattson, Furman

Kelsie Henton, Mercer

Payton Nutzman, Mercer

Mamie Carman, Samford

Quinn Johnson, Chattanooga

Reese Wilson, Chattanooga

Addison Davis, Western Carolina

Julia Grier, Wofford