LINK: GNAC Release
WINTHROP, Mass. – After posting an outstanding debut season for the Albertus Magnus College field hockey team, junior goalkeeper Serena Montague (Englishtown, N.J.) made both the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Conference Second Team and the All-Rookie Team, as announced Tuesday morning.
Montague finished the 2022 regular season as the NCAA Division III leader in saves per game (15.86) while also breaking Albertus' single-season program record for total saves (222). The Englishtown, N.J., native finished the year with two wins and a .753 save percentage, which ranked sixth in the GNAC. With today's recognition, Montague became the first Albertus Magnus College field hockey player to receive All-GNAC honors in the program's four years of existence.
Senior midfielder Kaitlin D'Agostino (Hamden, Conn.) also received recognition today, as she was the Falcons' representative on the GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team. D'Agostino started all 14 games for AMC, finishing the year with two shots.
FIRST TEAM
GK - Madison Flaxington, Johnson & Wales (RI)
F - Aoife Daly, Colby-Sawyer
F - Jillian Miele, Johnson & Wales (RI)
F - Lily Stark, Lasell
F - Sydney Gonyea, Simmons
M - Aleah Murph, Colby-Sawyer
M - Katie Sloan, Johnson & Wales (RI)
M - Riley Lambert, Simmons
D - McKensie Lennon, Lasell
D - Morgan Dalton, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
D - Haley Dover, Simmons
SECOND TEAM
GK - Serena Montague, Albertus Magnus
F - Margaret Johnson, Johnson & Wales (RI)
F - Sheridan Blaha, Lasell
F - Maya Waryas, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
F - Alexa Gutowski, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
M - Johanna Snyder, Lasell
M - Madison Bovill, Rivier
M - Molly McCluskey, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
D - Sabrina Lippold, Colby-Sawyer
D - Madison Streeter, Rivier
D - McKenzie Fairfax, St. Joseph (Conn.)
THIRD TEAM
GK - Sarah Arenberg, Simmons
F - Taylor Gaudette, Colby-Sawyer
F - Sydney Spenard, Rivier
F - Hannah Groves, Simmons
F - Anna Tedeschi, Simmons
M - Mackenzie Wolf, Johnson & Wales (RI)
M - Ariana Komonaj, St. Joseph (Conn.)
M - Aimee Adams, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
D - Madison-Marie Romano, Anna Maria
D - Haley Budenas, Johnson & Wales (RI)
D - Kaitlyn Freeman, Johnson & Wales (RI)
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Serena Montague, Albertus Magnus
Taylor Gaudette, Colby-Sawyer
Cecilia Ponzini, Colby-Sawyer
Zofia Bangs, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Mei Tobin, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Madison Young, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Abby Boudreau, Lasell
Madison Bovill, Rivier
McKenzie Fairfax, St. Joseph (Conn.)
Maya Waryas, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Zoe Schmaling, Simmons
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Sydney Gonyea, Simmons
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Aleah Murph, Colby-Sawyer
GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR - Madison Flaxington, Johnson & Wales (RI)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Maya Waryas, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
COACH OF THE YEAR - Lisa Lopes, Johnson & Wales
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Dean College
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Kaitlin D'Agostino, Albertus Magnus
Ashley Garcia, Anna Maria
Bella Silva, Colby-Sawyer
Zoe Coleman, Dean
Abbie Sierzego, Elms
Daisy Sharrow, Johnson & Wales
Kaitlin Bedell, Lasell
Ava Costello, Regis
Jacklyn O'Connor, Rivier
Isabella Pelletier, St. Joseph (Conn.)
Sadie Tirrell, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Riley Lambert, Simmons
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Founded in 1995, the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Each year, the GNAC sponsors and administers 20 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunities and community involvement.
