ROCKLIN, Calif. – Jessup University senior midfielder Karlee Lywandowsky has been named to the 2026 All-PacWest Second Team in women's soccer, the conference announced [DAY, DATE]. The selection is the first All-PacWest honor of her career.

"I would like to congratulate Karlee on this outstanding achievement," head coach Amsalu Fantahun said. "She has been exceptional both on and off the field, and I am truly happy to see her recognized with this All-Conference honor. This recognition is well deserved, and I wish her continued success."

Lywandowsky led the Warriors with 5 goals and 12 points in 15 matches, starting 13 and playing 1,145 minutes. She also led the team in shots (16) and shots on goal (10), converting 31.3 percent of her attempts, and she scored the team's only game-winning goal of the season. Seven of Jessup's 13 goals this year came from her or on her assists (5 goals, 2 assists). In PacWest play she recorded 4 goals and 1 assist for 9 points in 9 matches and put 9 of her 14 shots on target.

Her signature performance came Oct. 3 at Westmont, where she scored all three goals in a 3-2 comeback win. After Westmont took a 1-0 lead, Lywandowsky converted a penalty kick in the 67th minute and scored again in the 68th. She then answered Westmont's equalizer with the game-winner in the 82nd minute. She took four shots, put three on target and scored on all three, playing all 90 minutes. The three goals, six points, four shots and three shots on goal were all single-game highs for a Warrior this season. The win was Jessup's first of the year, its first conference victory since 2024 and its first over Westmont since 2015.

A Business major from Brentwood, Calif., Lywandowsky joined the Warriors in 2025 after two seasons at San Joaquin Delta College, where she was an All-Big 8 selection and a member of the All-Big 8 Tournament Team as a sophomore. In her first season at Jessup she scored twice, at Fresno Pacific on Oct. 14 and in the 1-1 draw at Point Loma on Nov. 6.  Her five goals this season give her seven career goals as a Warrior. 

Jessup finished the 2026 season 1-12-3 overall and 1-7-1 in PacWest play.
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