PITMAN, NJ -- Rowan captured two marquee awards as well as having six players named all conference as the New Jersey Athletic Conference announced its year-end awards in women's soccer
Emma DeMaise was named the 2022 NJAC Defensive Player of the Year with fellow teammate
Calista Burke the 2022 NJAC Goalkeeper of the Year. The duo were selected along with
Olivia Giordano to the first team. Second-team honors went to
Nina Carlson,
Lianna SanFelice, and
Julianna Giordano respectively.
DeMaise and Burke solidify a defense that has allowed just three goals in 15 games as well as a total of 11 shutouts. The Profs are ranked third Division III in goals against average (0.20) and second in save percentage (.930) as a team. Individually, DeMaise, who earned her second all-league honor after an honorable mention pick a year ago, adds an assist offensively while starting all 15 games and Burke owns 0.14 goals against average and a .951 save percentage, both of which ranks her second in Division III.
Olivia Giordano leads the squad in points (21) and goals (9) including six goals and three assists in nine conference games. Carlson is right behind her with eight tallies overall. SanFelice totaled six points on two goals and two assists with
Julianna Giordano kicking in a pair of assists from her backend position.
The Profs have secured the #2 playoff seed and will host a semifinal game of the 2022 NJAC Tournament tonight against #3 TCNJ here the Rowan Soccer Complex at 6 p.m.
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| 2022 NJAC ALL-CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM |
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| OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:Â Â Emma Pascarella, TCNJ |
| CO-MIDFIELDERS OF THE YEAR:Â Â Aileen Cahill, Montclair State & Gianna Coppola, TCNJ |
| DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:Â Â Emma DeMaise, Rowan |
| GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR:Â Â Calista Burke, Rowan |
| ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:Â Kylie Prendergast, Montclair State |
| COACH OF THE YEAR:Â Pat Naughter, Montclair State |
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| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
Year |
Pos. |
School |
Hometown/High School |
| Olivia Giordano |
FR |
F |
Rowan |
Millville, NJ/Millville |
| Emma Pascarella |
SR |
F |
TCNJ |
Millstone, NJ/Allentown |
| Kylie Prendergast |
FR |
F |
Montclair State |
Livingston, NJ/Livingston |
| Sophie Vieira |
JR |
F |
TCNJ |
Cedar Knolls, NJ/Whippany Park |
| Aileen Cahill^+ |
JR |
M |
Montclair State |
Little Egg Harbor, NJ/Pinelands Regional |
| Gianna Coppola+ |
SR |
M |
TCNJ |
Montville, NJ/Montville Township |
| Victoria D'Imperio |
SO |
M |
TCNJ |
Bordentown, NJ/Northern Burlington |
| Lindsay Hernandez%@ |
SR |
M |
Rutgers-Camden |
Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial |
| Ashley DeFrancesco |
FR |
D |
Montclair State |
Fanwood, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood |
| Emma DeMaise& |
SO |
D |
Rowan |
Wenonah, NJ/Gateway Regional |
| Emmi DeNovellis@ |
SO |
D |
Montclair State |
Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge |
| Camila Howard |
JR |
D |
Rutgers-Newark |
Garwood, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson |
| Calista Burke |
SO |
G |
Rowan |
Westmont, NJ/Haddon Township |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
Year |
Pos. |
School |
Hometown/High School |
| Kim Brites*& |
JR |
F |
NJCU |
Carteret, NJ/Carteret |
| Nina Carlson |
SR |
F |
Rowan |
Somerville, NJ/Somerville |
| Carla Goodwin@ |
GR |
F |
Ramapo |
Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley |
| Lindsay O'Keefe |
SR |
F |
TCNJ |
Red Bank, NJ/Middletown North |
| Kerri Driscoll |
SR |
M |
Montclair State |
Millburn, NJ/Millburn |
| Riley Finnegan |
SR |
M |
Stockton |
Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley |
| Lianna SanFelice |
FR |
M |
Rowan |
Swedesboro, NJ/Kingsway Regional |
| Sydney Williams*#+ |
SR |
M |
Stockton |
Millville, NJ/Millville |
| Ava Curtis+ |
SO |
D |
TCNJ |
Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough |
| Sophia Drea@ |
SO |
D |
Stockton |
Medford, NJ/Shawnee |
| Julianna Giordano |
FR |
D |
Rowan |
Millville, NJ/Millville |
| Kylinn Kraemer |
GR |
D |
Montclair State |
Ocean Grove, NJ/Westfield |
| Haley Martin |
SR |
G |
Montclair State |
Middletown, NJ/Middletown North |
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| HONORABLE MENTION |
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| Name |
Year |
Pos. |
School |
Hometown/High School |
| Gracie Casais@ |
SR |
F |
Kean |
Toms River, NJ/Toms River East |
| Erica Dietz |
SO |
F |
Stockton |
Allentown, PA/Central Catholic |
| Maresa Savarese |
FR |
F |
Rutgers-Camden |
Pittsgrove, NJ/Arthur P. Schalick |
| Nyrohah Alvarenga |
FR |
M |
NJCU |
North Bergen, NJ/High Tech |
| Celine Brady~@ |
SR |
M |
Kean |
Marlboro, NJ/Marlboro |
| Leila Ettayebi& |
SO |
M |
Rutgers-Newark |
Clifton, NJ/Clifton |
| Riley Haggerty |
SO |
M |
Rutgers-Newark |
Union, NJ/Union |
| Emily Hauck& |
SO |
M |
Stockton |
Lebanon, NJ/Northern Lebanon |
| Maggie Horn^ |
SR |
M |
Rutgers-Camden |
Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape |
| Bailey Kellenberger+ |
JR |
M |
Rutgers-Newark |
Sparta, NJ/Sparta |
| Rebecca Lopez |
FR |
M |
NJCU |
Mountain View, CA/Mountain View |
| Erin Clark |
FR |
D |
William Paterson |
Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley |
| Amy Maurer |
SO |
D |
Rutgers-Camden |
New Providence, NJ/New Providence |
| Seoane Oaxaca |
FR |
D |
Rutgers-Newark |
Passaic, NJ/Passaic Acad. for Science & Eng. |
| Gabi Triolo^& |
SR |
D |
Kean |
Middletown, NJ/Middletown North |
| Emma Conlan |
SR |
G |
Ramapo |
Thiells, NY/Albertus Magnus |
| Katie McLaughlin& |
SO |
G |
Rutgers-Newark |
Howell, NJ/St. Rose |
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Key:
+ - First Team All-Conference 2021
@ - Second Team All-Conference 2021
& - Honorable Mention 2021
* - First Team All-Conference 2020-21
^ - Second Team All-Conference 2020-21
~ - Honorable Mention 2020-21
# - Second Team All-Conference 2019
% - Honorable Mention 2019 |
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