Ella Callanan
Thomas Christensen

Women's Soccer

Callanan Leads Four Toreros on All-West Coast Conference Teams

Callanan becomes USD's first All-WCC First Team selection since 2019

SAN BRUNO, Calif. — Four USD women's soccer players earned All-West Coast Conference postseason honors, led by junior defender Ella Callanan's selection to the All-WCC First Team. Freshman midfielder Jonnie Quiroz was named to the WCC All-Freshman Team, and sophomore forward Amanda Anders and redshirt sophomore defender Hannah Faklaris earned All-WCC honorable mention.

Callanan is San Diego's first All-WCC First Team selection since Milan Moses in 2019. Quiroz gives the Toreros a WCC All-Freshman Team honoree in each of head coach Greg LaPorte's three seasons, following Callanan in 2024 and Anders in 2025. All four started the season finale, a 1-0 win at Pacific on Nov. 7 that capped a season-best four-match unbeaten run.

Callanan has climbed a rung each season, adding first-team honors to her WCC All-Freshman Team nod in 2024 and her All-WCC Second Team pick in 2025. The defender from Portland, Ore., started each of San Diego's final 13 matches, including all nine in conference play, and finished 2026 with two goals and a team-high three assists. Her seven points ranked second on the team. She set up Marissa Morales' fourth-minute opener and scored in the 89th minute of a 3-1 win at UC Irvine on Sept. 10, then opened the scoring in a 2-1 win over Portland on Oct. 24.

Quiroz was a fixture in the Toreros' midfield as a freshman. The Agoura Hills, Calif., native started 12 matches in 2026, and her 1,322 minutes ranked third on the team and first among the Torero freshmen. Both of her assists in 2026 set up game-winners that were also first career goals for fellow freshmen: Lily Johnson's go-ahead goal at UC Irvine and Veronica Osejo's winner against Portland, which came 16 seconds after the Pilots had tied the match.

Anders adds honorable mention to the All-Freshman Team honor she earned in 2025. The sophomore forward from San Marcos, Calif., started 12 of the 14 matches she played in 2026. She scored on a 25th-minute header against Santa Clara on Sept. 26 and set up Abby Haley's 81st-minute equalizer in a 2-2 draw at Pepperdine on Oct. 31, the Toreros' first result against the Waves since 2015.

Faklaris earns her first career all-conference honor after starting all 18 matches in 2026, up from three starts in six appearances in 2025. The redshirt sophomore defender from Atlanta scored her first career goal for the equalizer at Cal Poly on Aug. 27 and headed home Kaylee Smith's corner kick in the fourth minute against San Francisco on Oct. 28. Her two goals in 2026 tied Callanan for second on the team.
 
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Players Mentioned

Amanda Anders

#77 Amanda Anders

Forward
5' 8"
Sophomore
Ella Callanan

#6 Ella Callanan

Defender
5' 8"
Junior
Hannah Faklaris

#8 Hannah Faklaris

Defender
6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Abby Haley

#14 Abby Haley

Forward
5' 7"
Redshirt Freshman
Marissa Morales

#2 Marissa Morales

Forward
5' 8"
Junior
Lily Johnson

#7 Lily Johnson

Forward
5' 8"
Freshman
Jonnie Quiroz

#28 Jonnie Quiroz

Midfielder
5' 8"
Freshman
Veronica Osejo

#32 Veronica Osejo

Forward
5' 4"
Freshman
Kaylee Smith

#16 Kaylee Smith

Midfielder
5' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Amanda Anders

#77 Amanda Anders

5' 8"
Sophomore
Forward
Ella Callanan

#6 Ella Callanan

5' 8"
Junior
Defender
Hannah Faklaris

#8 Hannah Faklaris

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Defender
Abby Haley

#14 Abby Haley

5' 7"
Redshirt Freshman
Forward
Marissa Morales

#2 Marissa Morales

5' 8"
Junior
Forward
Lily Johnson

#7 Lily Johnson

5' 8"
Freshman
Forward
Jonnie Quiroz

#28 Jonnie Quiroz

5' 8"
Freshman
Midfielder
Veronica Osejo

#32 Veronica Osejo

5' 4"
Freshman
Forward
Kaylee Smith

#16 Kaylee Smith

5' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
Midfielder