Women's Soccer Major Awards and All-MAAC Teams Announced
EDISON, NJ – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) announced the 2018 Women’s Soccer All-MAAC Teams, and major award winners. Monmouth University, who is the Regular Season Champion and number one seed in the MAAC Championship, claimed three major awards.
Madie Gibson of Monmouth was voted the Offensive Player of the Year after being name the Co-Preseason Player of the Year. Gibson was sixth in the MAAC with 18 points and second in assists with six. The redshirt-junior scored six goals this season and brings her career totals to 25 goals, 24 assists, and 74 points in 60 games.
Monmouth’s Jill Conklin was voted the Rookie of the Year. Conklin was second on the team with five assists and fifth with 11 points. The New Jersey native registered three goals on the season. Conklin is the fourth Hawk to earn the award and first since Gibson (2016).
Jessica Johnson of Monmouth claims Defensive Player of the Year honors. Johnson played the full-90 minutes on defense in 13-of-18 games this season. The Hawks defense allowed a league-best seven goals and an opponent average of 0.39 per game. Johnson recorded four assists and one goal to total six points in her junior campaign. Johnson’s lone tally was the game-winner against Marist College.
Siena College’s Taylor Dorado was named the Goalkeeper of the Year after an eight-shutout season, including five-of-seven to close the regular season. Dorado is second in the MAAC with 100 saves, eight shutouts, and an .862 save percentage. Dorado moved up to first all-time in program history with 19 career shutouts.
Leigh Howard led the Marist Red Foxes to the No. 2 seed and a first round bye in the MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship after being picked seventh in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Howard led the Red Foxes to a 9-7-2 overall record and a 7-2-1 mark in MAAC play. In her first season as Marist head coach, Howard’s squad was sixth in goals (24), tied for fifth in assists (21), and fifth in save percentage (.787).
| Major Award Winners |
| Name |
Award |
Institution |
| Jill Conklin |
Rookie of the Year |
Monmouth |
| Jessica Johnson |
Defensive Player of the Year |
Monmouth |
| Taylor Dorado |
Goalkeeper of the Year |
Siena |
| Madie Gibson |
Offensive Player of the Year |
Monmouth |
| Leigh Howard |
BSN Sports MAAC Coach of the Year |
Marist |
| All-MAAC First Team |
| Name |
Position |
Institution |
| Alex Madden |
Forward |
Fairfield |
| Madie Gibson |
Forward |
Monmouth |
| Kourtney Cunningham |
Forward |
Rider |
| Jill Conklin |
Midfield |
Monmouth |
| Alli DeLuca |
Midfield |
Monmouth |
| Lexie Palladino |
Midfield |
Monmouth |
| Valeria Pascuet |
Midfield |
Rider |
| Jessica Johnson |
Back |
Monmouth |
| Sarina Jones |
Back |
Monmouth |
| Anna Lazur |
Back |
Monmouth |
| Taylor Dorado |
Goalkeeper |
Siena |
| All-MAAC Second Team |
| Name |
Position |
Institution |
| Kelsey Araujo |
Forward |
Niagara |
| Annie Ibey |
Forward |
Niagara |
| Al Pelletier |
Forward |
Quinnipiac |
| Nicole Sasso |
Midfield |
Marist |
| Selena Salas |
Midfield |
Quinnipiac |
| Samantha Picinich |
Midfield |
Rider |
| Jess Gargan |
Back |
Quinnipiac |
| Meghan McCabe |
Back |
Rider |
| Madi Belvito |
Back |
Siena |
| Amanda Holtzman |
Back |
Siena |
| Amanda Knaub |
Goalkeeper |
Monmouth |
| MAAC All-Rookie Team |
| Name |
Position |
Institution |
| Faith Preziosi |
Forward |
Iona |
| Anna Davies |
Forward |
Marist |
| A’Liah Moore |
Forward |
Monmouth |
| Ashleigh Sarafin |
Forward |
Siena |
| Kristen Prevosto |
Midfield |
Marist |
| Jill Conklin |
Midfield |
Monmouth |
| Selena Salas |
Midfield |
Quinnipiac |
| Annie Ibey |
Midfield |
Niagara |
| Jesi Rossman |
Back |
Monmouth |
| Ida Miceli |
Back |
Niagara |
| Niamh Cashin |
Back |
Rider |
| Brooke Boutchie |
Back |
Saint Peter’s |
| Emma Havrilla |
Goalkeeper |
Iona |
About the Championship:
The
2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Women’s Soccer Championship takes place, October 28-November 4. The semifinals will be played on Thursday, November 1, at 5:00 p.m. and
7:00 p.m. at No. 2 Marist and No. 1 Monmouth. The 2018 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship game is on Sunday, November 4 time and location are to be determined.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 38
th year of competition during the 2018-19 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.