KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Southern soccer's Talia Sanders earned 2026 All-MIAA Honorable Mention honors, the league announced Friday.
 
For Sanders, a senior forward, the MIAA postseason laurel is the first in her career. 
 
The Mount Cotton, Australia, native, started in all 17 games, notching two goals (1 in MIAA play) for four points. Sanders ranked third on the team with 40 shots including 17 on target (.425 shots-on-goal percentage) over 1,084 minutes on the pitch in 2026.
 
She scored her first goal of the season in the season opener at Lincoln (Aug. 28), helping the Lions to a 2-1 victory, before scoring again in a 1-1 draw at Northwest Missouri on Oct. 2.
 
Sanders recorded a season-high six shots at Lincoln and put three shots on goal in matches against Lincoln and Emporia State.
 
In MIAA play, Sanders appeared in all 12 matches with 12 starts, totaling one goal (two points), 23 shots and 12 shots on goal over 755 minutes.