TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman landed five student-athletes on the All-HCAC Team, highlighted by the HCAC Defensive Player of the Year. 

Senior Vianey Garcia was named the 2026 HCAC Defensive Player of the Year, while being named to the All-HCAC 1st Team for the first time in her career. Garcia appeared in a team-high 1,426 minutes, where she played all 90 minutes in 15 of Rose-Hulman's 16 games. Garcia scored the opening goal in the teams win over Franklin, and assisted on the opening goal in the win over Millikin. She finished second on the team with 22 shots, while totaling nine shots on goal. Garcia helped lead a defense that led the HCAC with just six goals allowed, for an average of 0.40 goals allowed per game.

Garcia becomes the fifth Fightin' Engineers to be named HCAC Defensive Player of the Year, joining Camille Clark (2025), Grace Hobson (2022), Christina Rogers (2019), and two-time HCAC Defensive Player of the Year Lucinda Combs (2013 & 2014).

Senior Ally Smith achieved All-HCAC 1st Team honors for the second consecutive season (2025). Smith played a total of 1,352 minutes, while appearing in all 90 minutes in each of the last eight games. She scored two goals on the season which came in wins against both Greenville and Anderson. Smith is tied with Garcia, totaling 22 shots and she led the Fightin' Engineers with 15 shots on goal. Smith played a key role in Rose-Hulman's defense allowing just six goals, where Rose-Hulman leads the conference with 0.40 goals allowed per game.

Sophomore Alicia Gonzalez earned All-HCAC 1st Team honors during her first season with the Fightin' Engineers. Gonzalez started all 16 games in goal, where she secured 50 saves to lead the HCAC with an 89.3% save percentage. Gonzalez also led the conference with a 0.40 goals against average, and she secured ten shutouts, totaling three more than anyone else in the HCAC. Gonzalez has recorded shutouts in the last seven consecutive games, which included a six-save clean sheet against Bluffton. She hauled in a season-high ten saves against #1 WashU and added a shutout in the team's 1-0 HCAC Quarterfinal victory over Anderson.

Junior Iliana Hernandez was named to the All-HCAC 2nd Team for the second consecutive season (2025). Hernandez started in all 16 games, where she scored two goals in Rose-Hulman's 3-1 regular season victory over Anderson. She attempted 19 total shots, while recording 11 shots on goal across the season.

Senior Riley Heasley was selected to the All-HCAC 3rd Team, earning all-conference honors for the second consecutive season (2nd Team in 2025). Heasley started in all 16 games, where she tied for a team-high three assists which came in wins over Greenville, Anderson, and Franklin. She recorded a total of 21 shots, while matching Hernandez with 11 shots on goal.

The Fightin' Engineers concluded the regular season with a record of 10-2-3, while going 5-1-3 in the HCAC. Rose-Hulman secured the #4 seed in the HCAC Tournament, where they took down #5 Anderson 1-0 in the HCAC Quarterfinals. The team has advanced to the HCAC Semifinals, where they face face Mt. St. Joseph on Wednesday, November 4, at 7 PM.