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2026 Women's Soccer Roster

Miguel Esparza

Elena Kossler #11 F

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Hometown:
    Ötztal-Bahnhof, Austria
  • High School:
    Meinhardimum-Stams
  • Prev School:
    AS-Kufstein

Summary

Biography

CAREER HONORS
Lone Star Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2025)
D2CCA All-Region (First Team 2025)
Lone Star All-Conference (First Team 2025)
Lone Star Conference Newcomer of the Year (2025)
Lone Star Conference Forward of the Year (2025)
Lone Star Conference All-Academic (2025)
CSC Academic All-District (2025)
D2CIDA National Player of the Week (Oct. 28, 2025)
Lone Star Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27, 2025)
D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2025)
 
2025 (JUNIOR)
Had one of the most dynamic seasons in St. Mary’s history in 2025, earning both Lone Star Conference Newcomer of the Year and Forward of the Year, as well as First Team All-Conference honors… Was also named to the Lone Star Conference All-Academic and CSC Academic All-District teams… In addition, she was named to the D2CCA All-Region First Team… Led the Lone Star Conference in game-winning goals (5), goals per game (0.72), points per game (1.78), shots on goal per game (2.28) and shots per game (4.50) and all of those ranked in the top 16 in the nation… Named the D2CIDA National Player of the Week on October 28, the first-ever for a St. Mary's Women's Soccer player, after earning the conference honor on the 27th… Started all 18 games, playing 1497 minutes, including seven times where she never left the pitch… Scored a season-high nine points with four goals and an assist in the 5-1 win over Eastern New Mexico on Oct. 26… Scored the game-winning goal in three straight contests at West Texas A&M (Oct. 2), Oklahoma Christian (Oct. 4) and Sul Ross State (Oct. 8)… Also added game winners against ENMU and UT Permian Basin (Nov. 1)… Had a shot on goal in 17 of the team’s 18 games (at St. Edward’s, Sept. 27)… Her 32 points for the season rank as the fourth-most in StMU history, while her 13 goals are fourth and her five game-winning goals tie the single-season record… Named to the Lone Star Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the Fall.
 
PRIOR TO StMU
Attended the University of Applied Sciences Kufstein in Austria, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in sports, culture and event management… Was a four-time top scorer of the Tyrolean league, scoring 177 goals over six years… After graduating high school in Ötztal-Banhof at Meinhardinum Stams, spent a year studying abroad in Puebla, Mexico.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2025Junior

    Forward
    5'4"
    11
  • 11

    2026Senior

    Forward
    5'4"
    11

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