Johnson and Rosborough named to All-MVC Third Team
The Purple Aces have multiple postseason honors for the first time since 2022
ST LOUIS — University of Evansville women’s soccer had two players earn a place on the Missouri Valley Conference’s all-conference third team.
The MVC announced the 2024 Women’s Soccer all-conference teams on Wednesday with Purple Aces Rachel Rosborough (Mt. Brydges, Ontario) and Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) making the third team. The two players combined to score four of UE’s nine goals in the 2024 season and 22 shots.
Rosborough and Johnson were voted to the league’s all-conference third team in a vote of the league’s head coaches. Rosborough started and played a full 90 minutes in all 16 matches this year along UE’s backline helping Evansville record five shutouts. She finished the year fourth on the team in shots, recorded her first goal since 2021, and set the Aces program record for most minutes played in a career at 6,596.
Johnson played in all 16 matches for UE while starting in 14 matches. Johnson was Evansville’s leading scorer in 2024 along with freshman Emmy Brenner (Arlington, Tenn. / St. Benedict at Auburndale HS) with three goals. Johnson recorded 11 shots over 16 matches with seven landing on goal for 63.6% accuracy.
For Rosborough, it marked the fifth-straight year in which she was honored in the league’s post-season awards for her hard work in defense for UE. She earned MVC All-Freshman team honors in the COVID Spring season of 2021, before earning honorable mention all-Valley honors as a sophomore later that fall, third-team all-MVC honors in 2022, and second-team all-MVC honors in 2023. This is Johnson’s first postseason recognition with the Aces.
Missouri State swept the postseason individual awards after a dominating 9-0-1 run in Valley play. Evansville was the only team to play spoiler to the Bears with their lone tie of MVC action. Senior forward Julia Kristensen was named the MVC Player of the Year while senior Jenna Anderson was named Defensive Player of the Year. For the second season in a row graduate goalkeeper Camilla Day was named the Goalkeeper of the Year. While freshman defender Jane Hansen was named the Freshman of the Year.
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