General | 8/6/2025 9:03:00 AM

DENTON, Texas (Aug. 6, 2025) - The Texas Woman's Pioneers are committed to pursuing excellence in competition, in the classroom and in the community. 

As a reflection of that commitment, two TWU student-athletes have been nominated to be honored as members of the 2025-26 Allstate NACDA Good Works Fall Team. 

According to NACDA, "the Allstate NACDA Good Works Team is an initiative to recognize and honor student-athletes who demonstrate levels of volunteerism and civic engagement that are above and beyond their success and achievements in the classroom and competition. The goal of the program is to provide recognition for these future community leaders, their teams, academic institutions, and the communities they support."

Athletes who are nominated must have made a significant contribution to their team on and off the field of play, showcase outstanding character and dedication in the classroom and display commitment to their community through service groups, charitable organizations or a personal cause. The Fall Team will honor athletes who compete in fall sports. 

The two nominees from TWU are Erica Brelove, from TWU Soccer, and Tori Woods, from TWU Volleyball. 

Brelove, who will be starting her junior season in the fall, helped guide the Pioneers back to the NCAA South Central Regional Tournament in 2023, during her freshman season. As a starting defender for the Pioneers, Brelove is a two-time All-Lone Star Conference honoree and a two-time All-Region awardee. Additionally, in 2023, she was celebrated as a member of the LSC All-Tournament Team. During her sophomore season, Brelove and the Pioneers advanced to the LSC Tournament Semifinals for the first time since 2019. 

Also committed to success in the classroom, Brelove has been named to the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll all four semesters, and she is a 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree. 

While at TWU, Brelove has been passionate about youth success and campus impact. Brelove has been involved with numerous organizations on campus, including: Housing and Dining, Athletics, Student Life and Campus Alliance for Resource Education. She has served at community outreach events with these organizations and food relief events. Additionally, she has served with Denton ISD for Read Across America and a Fall Festival Event. Erica is also passionate about helping youth in soccer and served as a referee for youth soccer with Copa Familia. For the past two years with TWU, Erica has been an active member of the TWU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. She has helped plan service projects and participated in various opportunities with the organization, such as a free community Easter Egg Hunt and an initiative on campus in partnership with Be the Match or NMDP. Next year, Erica will serve as the Secretary for the 2025-26 school year. Througout high school, Erica served with Mission Arlington, Mission Mansfield, NHS and Black Student Association.

Woods will be starting her senior season with the Pioneers this fall. During her time with TWU, she has made a significant impact both on and off the court. Last season, she helped guide the Pioneers back to the NCAA South Central Regional Tournament for the first time since 2015. In her three years with the Pioneers, she is a three-time All-LSC honoree, and, in 2023, she was named to the LSC All-Freshman Team. 

Woods additionally stays passionate about success in the classroom and has been honored for her dedication. She has earned LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll status all six semesters, and she is a two-time CSC Academic All-District honoree. 

During her time at TWU, Woods has been committed to inspiring the next generation by serving the TWU and Denton community. She has served with TWU Student Union, Student Life, Athletics, Campus Alliance for Resource Education and Denton ISD. Through partnering with this organizations, Tori has worked with campus events that sponsor free community activities. She also served to inspire the next generation through volleyball by working at Youth Clinics. She has served with Groceries to Go, an event which provides food to those in need. She also worked with Denton ISD in their Read Across America event. As a member of the TWU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Tori served with TWU's Civic Engagement Day, as they partnered with NMDP to find student's to Be the Match. During her sophomore year, Tori also served on an international trip with the team to teach volleyball to young students in Brazil.

Both Brelove and Woods stand as excellent examples of what it means to be a TWU Pioneer. 

The full 2023-26 Allstate NACDA Good Works Fall Team will be announced at the end of August.