Princeton senior forward Cat Caro (Bridgewater, N.J.) was selected Offensive Player of the Year, while Yale goalkeeper Emilie Katz (Newton, Mass.) earned Defensive Player of the Year. Harvard freshman Bente van Vlijmen (Zeist, The Netherlands) was voted Rookie of the Year.

Caro led Princeton in both goals (15) and points (35), ranking second in the League in the former and third in the latter. The senior forward also ranks inside the top 20 nationally in goals per game (0.93) and points per game (2.13). Caro is the second-consecutive Tiger and the fourth overall to earn the honor since the award was introduced in 2011. Caro joins Maddie Copeland (2015), Kathleen Sharkey (2012) and Michelle Cesan (2013). Caro also earned unanimous first-team selection for her second career All-Ivy honor.

Katz has served as the anchor for the Yale defense, helping the Bulldogs to more than double its win total from a season ago. Katz started all 17 games in net for the Bulldogs to finish the season as the League’s leader in save percentage (.758), which is good for 15th nationally. Katz registered two shutouts this season and owns a 2.34 goals-against average. The Newton, Mass., native becomes just the second Bulldog to earn the League’s top defensive honor, joining defender Erin Carter (2011). This is her second career All-Ivy honor, after earning a unanimous selection to the first team in 2015.

A midfielder from Zeist, The Netherlands, van Vlijmen was unanimously voted as the League's top rookie. She has made a significant impact in her first season, helping Harvard to its first Ivy League Championship since 2004 and a perfect 7-0 mark in the Ancient Eight. Starting 13 of Harvard’s 15 games, van Vlijmen ranks second on the team with eight goals and 16 points on the season. Van Vlijmen was selected the Ivy League Player of the Week three times this season, the only player in the league to garner the weekly honor multiple times. Van Vlijmen is the fourth Harvard rookie to earn this honor and the first to do so since Jen McDavitt ’06 in 2002.

Van Herwaarden, who was unanimously selected, led the Crimson to their first outright Ivy League title since 2004 and the fourth-ever in program history. Harvard finished 7-0 in League play for the first time in program history since the seven-game format debuted in 1997. The Crimson return to the NCAA Tournament for their fifth NCAA appearance overall, having competed in the 1991, 2000, 2002 and 2004 tournaments. This marks the first Ivy League Coach of the Year honor for van Herwaarden.

The Tigers led the way with three on the first team, as sophomore Ryan McCarthy (Madison, N.J.) and freshman defender Maddie Bacskai (Berwyn, Pa.) joined Caro. McCarthy tallied 12 goals and five assists, which ranks fifth among league leaders. Bacskai registered two goals and two assists from her defensive position, helping the Tigers to four shutouts and limit opponents to just 1.5 goals per game. 

Harvard and Cornell each placed two on the first team. Crimson senior forward Marissa Balleza (Severna Park, Md.) joins van Vlijman as a unanimous first team selection for the first time in her career. Balleza finished the season first in the league in game-winning goals (4), fourth in goals (13) and sixth in points (29). Earlier this season, Balleza become the all-time career points and goals leader in program history.

Representing Cornell on the first team is senior Katy Weeks (Kenilworth, Ill.) and junior Sam McIlwrick (Coquitlam, B.C.). Weeks finished the year with five goals and six points, good for 16 points. This marks the second first team All-Ivy career honor for Weeks. McIlwrick started all 17 games for the Big Red, recording four goals and four assists for 12 points. This is the second career All-Ivy honor for McIlwrick, who earned a spot on the second team in 2014.

The fourth unanimous selection to the first team is Penn forward Alexa Hoover (Collegesville, Pa.). The junior is tied for first among league leaders goals (15) and in points (37). Hoover broke a program record that stood for 35 years dating back to 1981, becoming the most prolific point provider in program history. 

Brown defender Katarina Angus (West Vancouver, B.C.) and Columbia’s Katie Ruesterholz (Basking Ridge, N.J.) rounded out the first team.

Ruesterholz becomes just the second player in program history to earn All-Ivy League accolades in all four years, matching the feat accomplished by Julia Garrison ’11CC. The senior is tied for the Ivy League lead in points (37) and goals (15), which are both the second highest single-season totals for the Lions. Ruesterholz broke Columbia’s all-time goal (44) and points (107) records in a season.

Angus was a consistent part of the Brown defense, starting all 17 games. The senior back tallied four goals and three assists from her defensive post, including the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win over Columbia. This is Angus’s first team All-Ivy selection of her career, as she was named second team All-Ivy in 2015 and All-Ivy Honorable Mention in 2014. 

Dartmouth was represented on the All-Ivy teams by second team honorees Morgan Philie (West Friendship, Md.) and Sarah Tabeek (Quincy, Mass.).

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Cat Caro, Princeton (Sr., F – Bridgewater, N.J.)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Emilie Katz, Yale (Sr., GK – Newtown, Mass.)

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
*Bente van Vlijmen, Harvard (Fr., M – Zeist, The Netherlands)

COACH OF THE YEAR
*Tjerk van Herwaarden, Harvard 

FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY
Katarina Angus, Brown (Sr., D – West Vancourver, B.C.)
Maddie Bacskai, Princeton (Fr., D - Berwyn, Pa.)
*Marissa Balleza, Harvard (Sr., F - Severna Park, Md.)
*Cat Caro, Princeton (Sr., F – Bridgewater, N.J.)
*Alexa Hoover, Penn Jr., F – Collegesville, Pa.)
Emilie Katz, Yale (Sr., GK – Newton, Mass.)
Ryan McCarthy, Princeton (Jr., F - Madison, N.J.)
Sam McILwrick, Cornell (Jr., D - Coquitlam, B.C.)
Katie Ruesterholz, Columbia (Sr., F - Basking Ridge, N.J.)
Katy Weeks, Cornell (Sr., M – Kenilworth, Ill.)
*Bente van Vlijmen, Harvard (Fr., M – Zeist, The Netherlands) 

SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY
Kiwi Comizio, Yale (Jr., D – New Vernon, N.J.)
Kyla Cordrey, Harvard (Sr., M/D – Summit, N.J.)
Maeve Doherty, Columbia (Jr., D - Millersville, Md.)
Lucy Green, Brown (Sr., M – Providence, R.I.)
Katie Hammaker, Brown (So., GK – Ephrata, Pa.)
Libby Manela, Harvard (So., GK – Houston, Texas)
Krysten Mayers, Cornell (Jr., F – Parsippany, N.J.)
Paige Meily, Penn (So., M/D – State College, Pa.)
Carol Middough, Yale (Jr., F/M – Oceanport, N.J.)
Morgan Philie, Dartmouth (Jr., D – West Friendship, Md.)
Alexa Schneck, Penn (Fr., D – Reading, Pa.)
Sarah Tabeek, Dartmouth (Jr., M - Quincy, Mass.)
Sophia Tornetta, Princeton (So., F – Plymouth Meeting, Pa.)
Kathleen Young, Harvard (So., F – Essex Junction, Vt.)

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-IVY
Ellie Cookson, Harvard (Jr., M – Oakville, Ontario)
Emily Duarte, Harvard (So., M – Rye, N.Y.)
Louisa Hollander, Columbia (Fr., M/D – Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Jaclyn Torres, Brown (Sr., F/M – Andover, Mass.)
Elise Wong, Princeton (So., M/D – Lake Forest, Ill.) 

*unanimously selected
^ second team expanded due to tie in the voting