Women's Soccer All-NESCAC Teams Announced
Middlebury's Robinson Claims Player of the Year Honors
HADLEY, Mass. – Middlebury senior midfielder Hannah Robinson (Davidson, N.C.) has been selected as the 2015 NESCAC Player of the Year as voted on by the league’s coaches. Robinson was also named to the All-NESCAC First Team for the third time in her career after recording eight points on two goals and four assists. She is the fourth player in program history to garner Player of the Year accolades, joining Meg Bonney (2000), Brittany Cronin (2004) and Julia Favorito (2013).
- Bowdoin first-year Julia Patterson was named NESCAC Rookie of the Year. The midfielder is tied for fifth among all NESCAC players with seven goals, while being tied for a league-best five game-winners. She is second on the NCAA Tournament-bound Polar Bear squad with 17 points. As a result, Patterson also received First Team recognition. She is the first player in program history to receive the award.
- Six of the 12 All-NESCAC First Team honorees are repeat all-conference selections, including all three forwards who received first-team nods in 2014. Ten members of the Second Team are garnering all-conference accolades for the first time.
- Williams led all teams with six all-conference picks followed by Bowdoin with four and Amherst and Middlebury with three.
- Bowdoin senior Jamie Hofstetter was named to the First Team in back-to-back seasons after being selected for the 2013 All-NESCAC Second Team. Hofstetter leads the NCAA Tournament-bound Polar Bears offensively with 19 points on seven goals and a team-high five assists.
- Williams juniors Kristi Kirshe and Audrey Thomas landed on the First Team for the second consecutive season. Kirshe leads the conference in all offensive categories, including goals (12), assists (7) and points (31). Thomas is right behind her with 11 goals and 26 points to go along with four assists. Both players have accounted for five game-winning goals each.
- The Ephs also had a pair of midfielders earn spots on the First Team. Three-time All-NESCAC selection Mai Mitsuyama added another postseason accolade to her list of credentials after being named to the First Team in 2013 and 2014. The senior has played a pivotal role in the Ephs’ success this season as Williams won its first conference championship since 2012 and will host NCAA first- and second-round games. Her lone goal of the season was the game-winner against Middlebury in the NESCAC semifinals. Junior Maddie Swarr started all 18 games while contributing a goal and an assist.
- Junior midfielder Emily Hester is tied for third among all league players with nine goals and 20 points in 15 starts for Amherst to earn all-conference recognition for the first time in her career. Five of her nine goals were of the game-winning variety.
- Middlebury junior defender Amanda Haik tallied one goal in 17 starts while playing a critical role on a defense that allowed 1.08 goals per game.
- Senior Nicole Campellone started all 16 games for Tufts on the back line, and chipped in two goals during the season.
- First-year Caleigh Plaut of Amherst anchors a defense that has allowed nine goals and posted eight shutouts heading into the NCAA Tournament.
- Amherst’s Holly Burwick was voted as the league’s top goalkeeper. The junior, who was a first-team pick in 2013 and a second-team pick in 2014, leads the conference in save percentage (.901), and ranks second in goals against average (0.61). She is 10-3-2 with four shutouts entering the NCAA Tournament.
- Bates’ Kelsy Ross was chosen as NESCAC Coach of the Year for the first time in her five-year tenure. Ross guided the Bobcats to their best record in league play since 2005 after turning in a mark of 4-3-3. As a result, Bates made its first NESCAC postseason appearance since 2010 and its second appearance in nine seasons. The Bobcats finished the season at 7-6-3 for their best winning percentage since 2006.
Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
| First Team All-NESCAC |
| Position |
Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown |
| F |
Jamie Hofstetter
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Bowdoin |
Sr. |
Chester, N.J. |
| F |
Kristi Kirshe |
Williams |
Jr. |
Franklin, Mass. |
| F |
Audrey Thomas |
Williams |
Jr. |
Bellevue, Wash. |
| M |
Emily Hester |
Amherst |
Jr. |
Washington, D.C. |
| M |
Mai Mitsuyama |
Williams |
Sr. |
Natick, Mass. |
| M |
Julia Patterson |
Bowdoin |
Fy. |
Hingham, Mass. |
| M |
Hannah Robinson |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Davidson, N.C. |
| M |
Maddie Swarr |
Williams |
Jr. |
Radnor, Pa. |
| D |
Nicole Campellone |
Tufts |
Sr. |
Princeton Junction, N.J. |
| D |
Amanda Haik |
Middlebury |
Jr. |
High Bridge, N.J. |
| D |
Caleigh Plaut |
Amherst |
Fy. |
Irvington, N.Y. |
| GK |
Holly Burwick |
Amherst |
Jr. |
New Canaan, Conn. |
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| Second Team All-NESCAC |
| Position |
Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown |
| F |
Olivia Amdur |
Bates |
Fy. |
Chicago, Ill. |
| F |
Adrianna Gildner |
Middlebury |
Jr. |
Woodinville, Wash. |
| F |
Becca Rees |
Hamilton |
Sr. |
Framingham, Mass. |
| M |
Victoria Freeman |
Hamilton |
Sr. |
Freehold, N.J. |
| M |
Maggie Godley |
Bowdoin |
Sr. |
North Kingstown, R.I. |
| M |
Madeline Keane |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Newtown, Conn. |
| D |
Allison Hill |
Bates |
Jr. |
Brunswick, Maine |
| D |
Sheena Landy |
Trinity |
Jr. |
Durham, Conn. |
| D |
Zoe Trutner |
Williams |
Sr. |
Corte Madera, Calif. |
| GK |
Bridget McCarthy
|
Bowdoin |
Sr. |
Hopkinton, Mass.
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| GK |
Tressa Palcheck |
Williams |
Jr. |
Schaumburg, Ill. |
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