RINDGE, N.H. – The Franklin Pierce University women's soccer team earned three major Northeast-10 Conference awards, with Aino Martikainen named Defensive Player of the Year, Jess LaCroix selected as Goalkeeper of the Year and Matt Johnson recognized as Coach of the Year. Eight Ravens received recognition across the All-Conference and All-Rookie teams.
Martikainen and LaCroix joined McKenna Maguire, Camille Berenguer and Kenzie Longmuir on the First Team. Kaitlyn Bautista earned Second Team honors, Brigid Moore was selected to the Third Team, and Berenguer and Inka Rajala received All-Rookie recognition.
Johnson guided Franklin Pierce to the NE10 regular season championship and the top seed in the conference tournament. The Ravens finished conference play unbeaten and recorded 11 shutouts during the regular season.
Martikainen earned Defensive Player of the Year and First Team honors after starting all 17 matches. She logged 1,437 minutes and contributed five goals and five assists for 15 points while helping anchor the Ravens' defense.
LaCroix paired Goalkeeper of the Year recognition with a First Team selection. In 14 appearances, she posted a 0.67 goals-against average, an .809 save percentage and 38 saves, recording nine individual shutouts.
Maguire led Franklin Pierce with eight goals, seven assists and 23 points, including four game-winning goals. Berenguer earned both First Team and All-Rookie honors with six goals and three assists for 15 points.
Longmuir started all 17 matches and logged 1,466 minutes, adding one goal and three assists. Bautista contributed two goals and five assists for nine points, while Moore finished with one goal and three assists. Rajala rounded out the honorees with four goals and three assists for 11 points.