ST LOUIS, Mo. - Bridgewater College women's soccer forward Lyric Birkley was named to the United Soccer Coaches Fourth Team All-American, announced by the association Thursday afternoon. Birkley is the first in program history to receive All-American honors. 

The senior forward caps her playing career as an Eagle with a fourth team All-American selection. Birkley recorded 12 goals, 15 assists, totaling 39 points in her 2025 campaign. Birkley's contributions on the field helped the Eagles punch their ticket to the NCAA tournament for the second time in program history.  

Birkley adds an All-American selection to her already impressive portfolio. The Milford, Oh. native was tabbed as an All-ODAC first teamer in the last three seasons. Birkley also earned membership to a USC All-Region team in the past three seasons, notably earning first-team honors this season.  

Birkley also re-wrote the program's record books at several points this season. On Oct. 15 against EMU, Birkley scored three goals and recorded an assist to eclipse 100 career points, becoming the third player in program history to reach the mark. In the second half of a road contest against Gettysburg, Birkley recorded her 27th career assist, making her the program leader in that category. Birkley also broke the program points record during the final regular season match against Randolph-Macon on Oct. 29. Birkley recorded her 14th assist of the season against No. 9 Washington and Lee in the ODAC semifinals to break the program single season assists record. 

At the end of her playing career with the Eagles, Birkley recorded a program best 117 points and 31 assists. Birkley also scored 43 goals, good for the second-best mark in program history.