WINTHROP, Mass. – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) has announced its 2026 field hockey postseason awards, recognizing seven Saint Joseph's College players, including GNAC Rookie of the Year Chloe Masse (Oakland, Maine).
Masse, a freshman midfielder, also earned Second Team All-Conference honors, while sophomore forward Ava Markham (Belfast, Maine) and junior back Zoey Lailer (Limington, Maine) were selected to the First Team. Senior goalkeeper Kimberly McLaughlin (Lewiston, Maine) joined Masse on the Second Team, while sophomore forward Myia SeeHusen (Corinna, Maine), junior midfielder Katie Yeaton (Farmington, Maine), and junior back Gabriella Thomas (Lewiston, Maine) earned Third Team All-Conference recognition.
Masse became the fifth player in program history to earn GNAC Rookie of the Year honors and helped Saint Joseph's claim the award in consecutive seasons for the first time, following Markham's selection in 2025. The freshman midfielder ranked second on the team with 11 goals and added five assists for 27 points. Masse delivered one of her top performances in a victory over Regis, scoring four goals to become one of just two GNAC players to accomplish the feat this season.
Previous GNAC Rookie of the Year recipients include Libby Pomerleau (2016), Emma Rutledge (2018), Maya Waryas (2022), and Ava Markham (2025).
Markham earned First Team All-Conference honors for the first time after ranking among the GNAC's top offensive players. She was one of just four players in the conference to record double-digit totals in both goals (12) and assists (14), ranking 10th nationally in assists per game (0.81). Markham opened the season with a career-high seven points, scoring three goals and adding an assist in a 6-3 victory at Plymouth State.
Lailer collected her first career All-Conference honor with a spot on the First Team after making significant contributions on both ends of the field. The junior led the Monks in minutes played, ranked second on the team in defensive saves (four) and assists (five), and added six goals.
McLaughlin earned her first career All-Conference selection after posting an impressive senior campaign in goal. She finished with a career-high 160 saves, ranking second in the GNAC, and recorded a career-high 20 stops in a 2-1 setback to No. 21 Endicott College. The senior captain also ranked fourth in the conference in save percentage (.784) and fifth in goals against average (2.33). The two-year starter wraps up her collegiate career ranked fourth in team history in saves (282), fifth in GK games (42) and wins (19), sixth in minutes (2308:27), and seventh in saves per game (6.1).
SeeHusen earned her first career All-Conference honor with a Third Team selection. The sophomore forward ranked third on the team in goals (seven) and points (16) while leading the Monks with three game-winning goals.
Yeaton collected Third Team All-Conference recognition for the second consecutive season. A skilled ball handler and key presence in the heart of the Monks' midfield, Yeaton played an important role on both ends of the field, helping facilitate the offense while contributing defensively. The junior midfielder also ranked fourth on the team with four assists.
Thomas rounded out the Monks' All-Conference selections with a spot on the Third Team. The junior back led Saint Joseph's with five defensive saves, ranking fifth in the GNAC, and added two assists during the season.
Saint Joseph's finished the regular season with a 9-9 overall record and a 6-3 mark in GNAC play under third-year head coach Theresa Arsenault '14. The fourth-seeded Monks opened the GNAC Tournament with a 1-0 double-overtime victory over No. 5 New England College in the quarterfinals before falling to top-seeded Colby-Sawyer, 3-2, in the semifinals.
Major Awards:
Offensive Player Of The Year: Brooke Farquhar, Colby-Sawyer
Defensive Player Of The Year: Lauren Hall, New England College
Goalkeeper of the Year: Annie Raduazzo, New England College
Rookie Of The Year: Chloe Masse, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
Coach Of The Year: Emily Dewdney, Colby-Sawyer
Institutional Sportsmanship: Regis College
ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM:
F - Brooke Farquhar, Colby-Sawyer
F - Ava Markham, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
F - Jillian Fredette, Colby-Sawyer
F - Camryn Despres, Rivier
M - Mara Boldy, Lasell
M - Paige Trombly, Colby-Sawyer
M - Kennedy Overhoff, New England College
B - Zoey Lailer, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
B - Kaitlin Trudeau, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
B - Mikayla Thornton, Colby-Sawyer
GK - Annie Raduazzo, New England College
ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM:
F - Emily Kilpatrick, Dean
F - Juliana Meglio, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
F - Brooklyn Northcutt, Lasell
F - Kylee Henriquez, New England College
M - Emily Yazzetti, Dean
M - Chloe Masse, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
M - Hailey Brisson, Simmons
B - Lauren Hall, New England College
B - Sophia Quinlan, Rivier
B - Isabella O'Reilly, Lasell
GK - Kimberley McLaughlin, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
ALL-CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM:
F - Nora Desrosiers, Simmons
F - Grace Kociszewski, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
F - Myia SeeHusen, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
F - Abby Olden, Colby-Sawyer
M- Lily Goerlich, Colby-Sawyer
M - Lexi Davies, Rivier
M - Katie Yeaton, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
B - Keira Houdegbe, Dean
B - Gabriella Thomas, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
B - Piper Rickman, Simmons
GK - Sophie Krauss, Colby-Sawyer
