NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Amy Stevens (Lincoln, R.I.) was named Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Goalkeeper of the Year, and head coach Nick Wajnowski was named the conference's coach of the year while six members of the Albertus Magnus College women's soccer team were named to the All-GNAC teams as the conference released its major awards and all-conference teams.
Stevens was joined by Tyler Stocking (Middletown, Conn.), Ejalam Bravo (New Britain, Conn.) and Natalya Pennant (Windsor, Conn.) on the first team, while Grace D'Amico (Southbury, Conn.) and Julia Tsakonas (West Haven, Conn.) were named to the third team. Gabby Reddy (Wallingford, Conn.) was named to the GNAC All-Sportsmanship team.
Stevens had a record setting season in goal, going 13-3-3 with six shutouts. She was second in the GNAC in shutouts and third in both save percentage at .806 and goals-against average at 0.81. Stevens set program records for most wins in a career with 37. She also set the program record with 19 shutouts in her career, which she achieved in a 3-0 win over New England College on Oct. 24th. She also finished her career as the all-time leader in saves with 329. She had five games on the season with six or more saves during the season. This is the second season she has been named All-GNAC. In 2022, she was named to both the All-GNAC third team and the GNAC All-Rookie Team.
For Wajnowski, it is the second time earning GNAC Coach of the Year, as he also achieved the feat in 2011. He led the Falcons to a program-best 14 regular season wins in 2025 as the team finished 14-3-3 on the year. Under Wajnowski, the Falcons had the second best goal differential (38) in the conference. The team's 53 goals on the season were also a program record. He and associate head coach John Adams won their 170th career game against Dean on October 28th.
Bravo made the All-GNAC team for the second straight season, as she was named to the second team in 2024. Bravo set career highs with seven goals and a conference-leading 10 assists on the season. She opened the season with a two-goal, two-assist performance in a 4-0 win over Nichols. She also had a goal and an assist against Elms.
Stocking was named to the All-GNAC team for the first time in her career. She was fifth in the conference in both goals with 13 and points with 28. Stocking had two multi-goal games on the season, in a 6-0 wins over both Mitchell and Brooklyn College. She also had a goal and an assist against Nichols and Dean in wins.
Pennant, a defender, was named to the All-GNAC team in her first season at Albertus. She finished the season with two goals and six assists. She had a goal and an assist in a 5-0 win over Purchase and had two assists in a win over Anna Maria.
D'Amico was named to the third team after a breakout first year. She finished with 22 points on the season with eight goals and six assists. D'Amico notched at least one point in her first five games of her career, including the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Mount Holyoke. She also had her first two-goal game in a 4-0 win over Dean on October 28th.
Tsakonas finished the season with a goal and five assists as she started all 20 games for the Falcons. She had three assists in a 6-0 win over Mitchell and had a goal in a 5-0 win over Purchase.
Reddy finished her first season at Albertus with three goals on the season, including game-winners against Simmons and the University of Saint Joseph.
Major Awards
Offensive Player Of The Year: Leah Morrier, Rivier
Defensive Player Of The Year: Annebel Balogh de Galantha, Emmanuel
Goalkeeper of the Year: Amy Stevens, Albertus Magnus
Coach Of The Year: Nick Wajnowski, Albertus Magnus
Rookie Of The Year: Ayla Hathaway, Lasell
Institutional Sportsmanship: Dean College
ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
F- Leah Morrier, Rivier
F- Sarah Dullaghan, Emmanuel
F- Tyler Stocking, Albertus Magnus
F- Paige Letourneau, Emmanuel
M- Ejalam Bravo, Albertus Magnus
M- Samantha Franks, Rivier
M- Loliana Morales, Emmanuel
M- Kat Probst, Norwich
B- Annebel Balogh de Galantha, Emmanuel
B- Natalya Pennant, Albertus Magnus
B- Nadia Laxa, Rivier
GK- Amy Stevens, Albertus Magnus
ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
F- Sienna Santiago, Regis
F- Sydney Gallop, SJC
F- Jamie McDonough, Elms
M- Alana Picard, USJ
M- Lauren Ardolino, Colby-Sawyer
M- Mia Pineault, Lasell
B- Brianna Marrero, Lasell
B- Sofia Torres, Regis
B- Ciara Horan, Emmanuel
B- Beatrice Lake, Norwich
GK- Bri Nugent, Rivier
ALL-CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM
F- Ayla Hathaway, Lasell
F- Liz McCormick, Emmanuel
F- Camdyn LaMarre, Lasell
M- Eva Simmons, Emmanuel
M- Grace D'Amico, Albertus Magnus
M- Julia Tsakonas, Albertus Magnus
M- Leah Snyder, Regis
B- Hayleigh Young, Rivier
B- Maeve Davis, SJC
B- Libby Tennant, Emmanuel
GK- Elizabeth DaSilva, Lasell
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Gabby Reddy, Albertus Magnus
Ellie Smith, Colby-Sawyer
Kenzie Sherburne, Dean
Gabby Montano, Elms
Hailey Sublet, Emmanuel
Reana Duran, Lasell
Cailin Lennan, New England College
Kat Probst, Norwich
Meadow Comeiro, Regis
Lydia Payne, Rivier
Emily Jackson, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
Charlotte Sckaål, Simmons
Gillian Barresi, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)