SOCCER
IUP has placed three players on the PSAC West All-Conference soccer team with senior defender Emma Hays earning her third straight first-team selection. Hays is the reigning PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Year and has been all-conference for all four of her years with the team.
Junior midfielder Kat Morgan and sophomore forward Zoe Ans-Bitchoka were named All-PSAC West second team.
IUP is 12-4, 6-2 in the PSAC, and plays its regular season finale tomorrow afternoon against Shippensburg at Miller Stadium.
2026 PSAC Women’s Soccer All-PSAC
EASTERN DIVISION
Eastern Division Athlete of the Year: Aubrey Strohecker, Millersville
Eastern Division Defensive Player of the Year: Maura Day, Kutztown
Eastern Division Freshman of the Year: Carly Louey, Kutztown
Eastern Division Coach of the Year: Erik Burstein, Kutztown
PSAC Women’s Soccer Eastern Division First Team All-Conference
| Position | Name | Cl. | Institution |
| Defense | Maura Day* | Sr. | Kutztown |
| Defense | Katie Dougherty* | So. | West Chester |
| Defense | Taylor Schuck | Sr. | Shepherd |
| Defense | Alexis Varela | Fr. | Kutztown |
| Midfield | Reagan Ackermann^* | Sr. | Shepherd |
| Midfield | Lia Francis^* | Jr. | Millersville |
| Midfield | Giavanna Marciano | Fr. | Kutztown |
| Midfield | Lauren Reimold* | Sr. | West Chester |
| Forward | Kianna Barber* | Jr. | West Chester |
| Forward | Merritt Delk | Jr. | Shepherd |
| Forward | Carly Louey | Fr. | Kutztown |
| Forward | Aubrey Strohecker* | Sr. | Millersville |
| Goalkeeper | Grace Keen* | Sr. | West Chester |
PSAC Women’s Soccer Eastern Division Second Team All-Conference
| Position | Name | Cl. | Institution |
| Defense | Maia Iannuzzi | Jr. | Millersville |
| Defense | Maddie Lamb | Sr. | East Stroudsburg |
| Defense | Melanie Love | Sr. | Millersville |
| Defense | Daryn Savage | Sr. | Bloomsburg |
| Midfield | Anna Dalesandro | Sr. | Bloomsburg |
| Midfield | Cheyenne Forte | So. | Millersville |
| Midfield | Olivia Gardner | Jr. | Shepherd |
| Midfield | Jade Wiley^ | Jr. | East Stroudsburg |
| Forward | Corinne Morgan** | Sr. | Kutztown |
| Forward | Kali O’Connell | Fr. | East Stroudsburg |
| Forward | Aniyah Parker | So. | Shepherd |
| Forward | Adriana Ryder | Sr. | West Chester |
| Goalkeeper | Morgan O’Donnell | Sr. | Kutztown |
* Indicates previous All-PSAC First Team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC Second Team selection
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WESTERN DIVISION
Western Division Athlete of the Year: Brooklyn Respecki, Gannon
Western Division Defensive Player of the Year: Libby Earley, Slippery Rock
Western Division Freshman of the Year: Colleen Lloyd, Lock Haven
Western Division Coach of the Year: Noreen Herlihy, Slippery Rock
PSAC Women’s Soccer Western Division First Team All-Conference
| Position | Name | Cl. | Institution |
| Defense | Eliza Artell | Fr. | Seton Hill |
| Defense | Libby Earley | Jr. | Slippery Rock |
| Defense | Emma Hays | Sr. | IUP |
| Defense | Hannah Shepard*** | Sr. | Gannon |
| Midfield | Grace Emanuel*** | Sr. | Gannon |
| Midfield | Bailey McGee | Sr. | Slippery Rock |
| Midfield | Sophia Palermo^ | Sr. | Slippery Rock |
| Midfield | Maddie Teakle^ | Sr. | Seton Hill |
| Forward | Jada Cole* | So. | Edinboro |
| Forward | Colleen Lloyd | Fr. | Lock Haven |
| Forward | Peyton Los | Fr. | Slippery Rock |
| Forward | Brooklyn Respecki*** | Sr. | Gannon |
| Goalkeeper | Leah Allman^ | Sr. | Slippery Rock |
PSAC Women’s Soccer Western Division Second Team All-Conference
| Position | Name | Cl. | Institution |
| Defense | Kaitlin Bickhart | Sr. | California |
| Defense | Aleigha Rieppel | Sr. | Lock Haven |
| Defense | Lillian Snyder | So. | Slippery Rock |
| Defense | Addison Thomas | Jr. | Edinboro |
| Midfield | Bryn Constanzer | Jr. | Lock Haven |
| Midfield | Olivia Dixon | So. | Gannon |
| Midfield | Kat Morgan | Jr. | IUP |
| Midfield | Bella Prince | So. | Gannon |
| Forward | Zoe Ans-Bitchoka | So. | IUP |
| Forward | Ciara DiMauro* | Sr. | Clarion |
| Forward | Abby Paterline | So. | Slippery Rock |
| Forward | Maci Shaffer | So. | Lock Haven |
| Goalkeeper | Sage Sherk | Sr. | Clarion |
* Indicates previous All-PSAC First Team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC Second Team selection
TENNIS
IUP women’s tennis won one doubles match yesterday while dropping another doubles match and a singles match at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Championships in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
In singles, Ifigeneia Kafka lost her match to Madeline Peisley of Ferris State in straight sets (6-3, 6-2). Kafka and Charliz Tabili lost in doubles, 7-6, 6-2 to a team from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
IUP’s doubles team of Chia Ying Lu and Asel Calbay knocked off a team from Angelo State, 6-1, 7-6.
Each competitor in singles and doubles is guaranteed three matches. They’ll all be back on the court today.
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