Women's Soccer

Ivy League Announces Women's Soccer All-Ivy and Major Awards

PRINCETON, N.J. -  In advance of the annual Ivy League Women’s Soccer Tournament, the Ivy League has announced the 2026 All-Ivy Teams and Major Award winners on Wednesday afternoon.
 
Princeton's Stella Monberg earned two of the league's highest honors, being named Offensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year following a vote by the league's head coaches. The first-year forward made an immediate impact in her debut collegiate season, tying for the Ivy League lead with four game-winning goals while ranking among the league leaders in several statistical categories. The San Francisco native ranked third among Ivy League players with 19 points, scoring eight goals, tied for third in the league, and adding three assists. Monberg appeared in all 15 games with 12 starts, scoring in five different contests and recording three multi-goal performances for the Tigers.
 
The Defensive Player of the Year award was given to Brown’s Brooke Birtwistle. The junior logged 1,440 minutes of action across 16 games, all starts, while anchoring a unit that allowed just 17 goals and recorded seven shutouts on the year. Birtwistle was also responsible for 11 points from her midfield position, scoring five goals with one assist for the Bears.
 
After leading the program to its Ivy League title since 2003, Dartmouth’s coaching staff, led by fourth-year head coach Taylor Schram, was named Coaching Staff of the Year. The Big Green finished the regular season 11-3-2 overall with a 5-2 conference mark, earning the league's No. 1 seed in this week’s Ivy League Tournament. Dartmouth allowed just eight goals on the season, the fourth fewest total in Division I, while recording 10 shutouts across 16 contests.
 
he All-Ivy First Team featured honorees from five league institutions, including five unanimous selections. Brown's Birtwistle and Joy Okonye were unanimous selections alongside Dartmouth's Ola Goebel and Anna Leschly. Columbia's Maia Beltran was also a unanimous honoree.
 
Brown's Kyra Treanor also earned First Team recognition, giving the Bears three selections. Harvard placed three student-athletes on the First Team in Brooke Huleatt, Jasmine Leshnick and Anna Rayhill, while Princeton's trio of Monberg, Zoe Markesini and Kayla Wong rounded out the First Team.

Additionally, one student-athlete from each institution was recognized for their commitment in the classroom and on the field as members of the 2026 Ivy League Women's Academic All-Ivy team. Brown’s Claire Silverman, Columbia's Gabby Chan, Cornell’s Amanda Polyniak, Dartmouth's Kate Ryan, Harvard’s Amy König, Penn's Abbey Cook, Princeton’s Esmé Rudell and Yale's Karoline Hernes were each named to the team.
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Stella Monberg, Princeton

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Brooke Birtwistle, Brown

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Stella Monberg, Princeton

COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR
Dartmouth

FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY^
*Brooke Birtwistle, Brown
*Joy Okonye, Brown
Kyra Treanor, Brown
*Maia Beltran, Columbia
*Ola Goebel, Dartmouth
*Anna Leschly, Dartmouth
Brooke Huleatt, Harvard
Jasmine Leshnick, Harvard
Anna Rayhill, Harvard
Zoe Markesini, Princeton 
Stella Monberg, Princeton
Kayla Wong, Princeton

SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY^
Addison Etter, Brown
Audrey Lam, Brown
Angelina Vargas, Brown
Gabby Chan, Columbia
Krystal Medina, Columbia
Alanna Colbert, Cornell
Emily Gibbons, Cornell
Ellie Davidson, Dartmouth
Emmanuella Frimpomaa, Dartmouth
Lykke Ihrfelt, Dartmouth
Ólöf Kristinsdóttir, Harvard
Abbey Cook, Penn
Casey Forman, Penn
Lily White, Penn
Julia Johnson, Princeton
Dylan Jovanovic, Princeton
Maddie Recupero, Princeton
Karoline Hernes, Yale 

HONORABLE MENTION
Samantha Mahoney, Columbia
Sofia Kerrigan, Cornell
Jane Offit, Cornell
Madison Rose, Dartmouth
Kate Ryan, Dartmouth
Anita Thorvaldsdottir, Yale
*unanimous selection | ^ team expanded due to ties in voting