RICHMOND, Va. (December 4, 2025) - The ECNL is proud to celebrate the sizable impact its alumni had on the college soccer landscape this season, as hundreds of former ECNL Girls players were named to their respective conferences' end of season teams and received conference accolades.
In total, more than 770 alumni were named to all-conference teams this season, with an average of 25 alumni per conference. More than 200 of those alumni were named to their conferences' First Team, accounting for 61 percent of all first-team members. When examining the Power 4 conferences, 77 percent of all conference team players were ECNL alumni. In addition to the conference teams, ECNL alumni received 91 end of season individual awards from their conferences.
View the full list of ECNL alumni receiving end-of-season awards below.
America East
Defensive Player of the Year: Sophia Garofalo, Binghamton (PDA)
Co-Midfielder of the Year: Abbi Maier, New Hampshire (Ohio Elite SA)
View the full list of America East award winners here.
American Athletic
Defensive Player of the Year: Finley Lavin, Memphis (Pipeline SC)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Abby Kudla, Memphis (Internationals SC)
Co-Freshman of the Year: Ellis Kelly, Memphis (Wilmington Hammerheads)
Co-Freshman of the Year: Jadyn Jaeger, Rice (Sting Austin)
View the full list of American Athletic award winners here.
ACC
Offensive Player of the Year: Izzy Engle, Notre Dame (Minnesota Thunder Academy)
Midfielder of the Year: Lia Godfrey, Virginia (Jacksonville FC)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Caroline Birkel, Stanford (SLSG)
Freshman of the Year: Kylie Maxwell, Wake Forest (Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals)
View the full list of ACC award winners here.
Atlantic Sun
Unanimous Player of the Year & Unanimous Midfielder of the Year: Erika Zschuppe, FGCU (Internationals SC)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Madison Vukas, North Alabama (Pittsburgh Riverhounds)
Freshman of the Year: Skylar Cole, Lipscomb (Florida Premier FC)
View the full list of Atlantic Sun award winners here.
Atlantic 10
Midfielder of the Year: Liv Grenda, Dayton (FC Bucks)
Co-Rookies of the Year: Renata Mercedes, Fordham (Connecticut FC)
Co-Rookies of the Year: Caroline Cheir, St. Louis (SLSG)
View the full list of Atlantic 10 award winners here.
Big 12
Forward of the Year: Hope Leyba, Colorado (Utah Royals FC-AZ)
Defender of the Year: Macy Blackburn, Texas Tech (Solar SC)
Midfielder of the Year: Tyler Isgrig, Baylor (Solar SC)
Goalkeeper of the Year & Scholar Athlete of the Year: Jordan Nytes, Colorado (Real Colorado)
Freshman of the Year: Kamdyn Fuller, TCU (Solar SC)
Scholar Athlete of the Year: Caroline Castans, Kansas (DKSC)
Scholar Athlete of the Year: Seven Castain, TCU (Utah Avalanche)
View the full list of Big 12 award winners here.
Big East
Offensive Player of the Year: Maja Lardner, Georgetown (Sting Dallas)
Defensive Player of the Year: Natalie Bain, Xavier (Kings Hammer)
Co-Midfielder of the Year: Samantha Erbach, Xavier (Ohio Elite SA)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Cara Martin, Georgetown (Arlington SA)
View the full list of Big East award winners here.
Big Sky
Co-Offensive MVP: Micala Boex, Northern Arizona (Real Colorado)
Freshman of the Year: Lauren Butorac, Weber State (Oregon Surf)
View the full list of Big Sky award winners here.
Big South
Forward of the Year: Riley O'Bryan, USC Upstate (Racing Louisville Academy)
Defender of the Year & Newcomer of the Year: Amani Green, Radford (Pipeline SC)
View the full list of Big South award winners here.
Big Ten
Offensive Player of the Year: Kennedy Bell, Michigan State (Charlotte SA)
Defensive Player of the Year: Kolo Suliafu, Washington (SoCal Blues)
Midfielder of the Year: Maribel Flores, USC (Slammers FC HB Køge)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Molly Pritchard, Ohio State (Atlanta Fire United)
Rookie of the Year: Bella Winn, UCLA (World Class FC)
View the full list of Big Ten award winners here.
Big West
Forward of the Year: Annika Smith, Cal Poly (Utah Royals FC-AZ)
Defender of the Year: Brennan Cole, Cal Poly (LA Breakers FC)
Freshman of the Year: Ava Tibor, UC San Diego (LAFC So Cal)
View the full list of Big West award winners here.
CAA
Defender of the Year: Grace Gelhaus, Elon (FC Stars Blue)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Eliza Teplow, Northeastern (FC Stars)
Rookie of the Year: Ellie Leffler, William & Mary (Reading Rage)
View the full list of CAA award winners here.
Conference USA
Player of the Year & Offensive Player of the Year: Ivy Garner, Liberty (NC Fusion)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Peyton Huber, Liberty (FC Alliance)
View the full list of Conference USA award winners here.
Horizon League
Freshman of the Year: Kamryn Rosa, Youngstown State (De Anza Force)
View the full list of Horizon League award winners here.
Ivy League
Defensive Player of the Year: Drew Coomans, Princeton (Beach FC (CA))
View the full list of Ivy League award winners here.
MAAC
Golden Boot: Maddy Theriault, Fairfield (Scorpions SC)
Defensive Player of the Year: Meghan Carragher, Fairfield (PDA Blue)
Golden Glove: Katie Wright, Fairfield (FC Stars)
Rookie of the Year: Kylie Fuller, Merrimack (Scorpions SC)
View the full list of MAAC award winners here.
MAC
Forward of the Year: Addie Chester, Ball State (FC Pride)
Midfielder of the Year: Drew Martin, Western Michigan (Liverpool FC IA Michigan)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Lexie Thompson, Buffalo (SUSA)
Freshman of the Year: Reagan Sulaver, Western Michigan (Eclipse Select SC)
View the full list of MAC award winners here.
Missouri Valley
Player of the Year: Mary Hardy, Murray State (SLSG)
Freshman of the Year: Kiara Desiderio, Valparaiso (Indiana Elite FC)
View the full list of Missouri Valley award winners here.
Mountain West
Offensive Player of the Year: Annika Jost, Air Force (San Diego Surf)
Defensive Player of the Year & Newcomer of the Year: Ava de Leest, Boise State (Legends FC)
View the full list of Mountain West award winners here.
Northeast Conference
Offensive Player of the Year: Hannah Anselmo, Stonehill (Scorpions SC)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Melina Ford, CCSU (FSA FC)
Rookie of the Year: Gabrielle Smith, CCSU (Connecticut FC)
View the full list of Northeast Conference award winners here.
Ohio Valley
Defender of the Year: Claire Palya, Tennessee Tech (FC Alliance)
Co-Freshman of the Year: Camylle Graves, Eastern Illinois (KC Athletics)
View the full list of Ohio Valley award winners here.
Patriot League
Goalkeeper of the Year: Aubrey Haesche, Holy Cross (World Class FC)
Rookie of the Year: Sophia Henry, Army (Fairfax VA Union)
View the full list of Patriot League award winners here.
SEC
Forward of the Year: Sydney Watts, Vanderbilt (Sporting Blue Valley)
Defender of the Year: Gracie Fella, South Carolina (Alabama FC)
Midfielder of the Year: Ally Perry, Mississippi State (Sting SC)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Sara Wojdelko, Vanderbilt (Michigan Hawks)
Freshman of the Year: Ava McDonald, Texas (FC Dallas)
Newcomer of the Year: Larkin Thomason, Alabama (Utah Royals FC-AZ)
View the full list of SEC award winners here.
SoCon
Player of the Year: Sam De Luca, Samford (Arkansas Rising)
View the full list of SoCon award winners here.
Southland Conference
Defender of the Year: Jessica Spitzer, Northwestern State (DKSC)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Sierra McCluer, SFA (Albion Hurricanes FC)
View the full list of Southern Conference award winners here.
SWAC
Defensive Player of the Year: Kaylen Jankans, Grambling State (Slammers FC)
View the full list of SWAC award winners here.
Summit League
Midfielder of the Year: Hannah Tate, Denver (Sporting Nebraska)
View the full list of Summit League award winners here.
Sun Belt
Player of the Year: Skylar Blaise, Louisiana Monroe (MVLA)
Newcomer of the Year: Salma Elhaimer, Louisiana Lafayette (Challenge SC)
Freshman of the Year: Carson Glenn, Louisiana Lafayette (Sting SC)
View the full list of Sun Belt award winners here.
West Coast Conference
Defensive Player of the Year: Keeley Dockter, Portland (Seattle United)
Midfielder of the Year: Tabitha LaParl, Pepperdine (SoCal Blues)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Kate Plachy, Saint Mary's (San Juan SC)
Freshman of the Year: Samantha Snorsky, Gonzaga (XF Academy)
View the full list of West Coast Conference award winners here.
WAC
Offensive Player of the Year: Ruby Hladek, Utah Valley (SoCal Blues)
Defensive Player of the Year: Mia Owens, Utah Valley (SoCal Blues)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Mikayla O'Brien, California Baptist (Sporting CA USA)
View the full list of WAC award winners here.
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