Marlborough, Mass. - November 10, 2026 - The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) has announced its postseason awards and All-Conference team following the conclusion of the 2026 championship tournament.
The ten coaches from across the conference selected 26 student-athletes to the All-NEWMAC teams this fall (13 on the First Team, 13 on the Second Team). In total, ten student-athletes are repeat selections have been named All-Conference in 2023, 2024 or 2025, while 16 are first-time picks to the All-NEWMAC teams this year.
Babson College junior Penny Baroni (Dennis, Mass.) was named as the 2026 NEWMAC Field Hockey Athlete of the Year after leading the conference in goals (23) and points (55) and ranking second in assists (9). Baroni and the Beavers earned the second seed in the NEWMAC Tournament and defeated both Wellesley College, 3-0, and MIT, 2-1, to earn its sixth consecutive conference championship title in 2026. Baroni is the fourth straight NEWMAC Athlete of the Year from Babson and tenth in its program history. The Beavers are set to host an NCAA Tournament first round game on Wednesday evening against Union (NY).
MIT senior back Audrey Oh (Longmeadow, Mass.) was voted as the 2026 NEWMAC Field Hockey Defensive Athlete of the Year. Oh is the second Defensive Athlete of the Year in program history and the first since 2019 when Taylor Grey took home the honor. Oh and the Engineers ranked third in the NEWMAC in goals allowed per game (1.50) and third in goals against average (2.21). MIT also surrendered just 10.6 shots per game and saw its opponents take just 91 penalty corners this year. Offensively, Oh tallied four goals and eight point with three of her goals coming as game winners.
Smith College midfielder Molly van Brunschot (Amsterdam, Netherlands) earned NEWMAC Field Hockey Rookie of the Year accolades becoming the first in Bears history to earn the award. van Brunschot totaled eight goals and four assists for 20 points in her first year in Northampton ranking second on the team in all three categories. She also posted a pair of game winning goals and a defensive save. Van Brunschot guided Smith back to the NEWMAC Tournament semifinals picking up the team’s first postseason win since 2022.
MIT’s Megan Caveny along with her staff of Victoria Swanson, Lydia Eastburn, Shannon Ma and Elle Brine earned NEWMAC Field Hockey Coaching Staff of the Year accolades this fall. This is the first coaching award for MIT since 2019 and seventh in its program history. Caveny, in her first year as head coach at MIT, and her staff led the Engineers to a 13-7 record, to an 8-1 mark in conference play and the top seed in this year’s NEWMAC Field Hockey Championship Tournament. On October 6, MIT snapped Babson’s 80 game NEWMAC regular season winning streak by defeating the Beavers, 1-0. MIT hosted the NEWMAC Championship final for the first time since 2011 after taking down Smith, 3-0, in the semifinal round.
MIT sophomore Meredith Wu (Southborough, Mass.) earned the NEWMAC Field Hockey Laurels of Academic Excellence Award following the conference championship game for having the top grade point average of all the student-athletes competing in the title game. Wu is a chemical engineering major with a 4.00 GPA. Athletically, Wu has totaled ten career goals and 11 career assists for 31 points and was one of MIT’s top offensive threats in 2026.
In addition to the major award winners, seven of the 13 First Team honorees this fall were repeat selections with Oh and teammate Ingrid Tomovski (Bosch en Duin, Netherlands) being the only student-athletes amongst the 26 selected this year to be three time All-NEWMAC picks. WPI’s Myles Lakin (Reading, Mass.) and Baroni were NEWMAC All-Conference First Team honorees in 2025, while Mount Holyoke’s Linnea Alsted (Crownsville, Md.), Oh, Springfield’s Clare Moore (New Preston, Conn.) and Smith’s Anouk Bosket (Jordanstown, Northern Ireland) all made their way from the Second Team in 2025 to the First Team in 2026. Lakin was the NEWMAC’s front runner in save percentage (.822) and ranked second in saves per game (7.35).
This fall, Baroni was the NEWMAC’s leader in goals (23) and points (55), while teammate and First Team selection Grace Mullaney (Boxford, Mass.) as well as Diane Lee (Boston, Mass.), a Second Team honoree this fall, led the NEWMAC in assists with 12 apiece. Lee also led the conference in game winning goals with six after the Lyons went 14-6 this year, the most wins for the team and head coach Andy Whitcomb since 2017.
On the NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team, there were three repeat selections in Wellesley’s Marguerite Greene (South Boston, Mass.), Babson’s Taylor Shoflick (Greenwood Village, Colo.) and Springfield’s Rachel Simkewicz (Westminster, Mass.). The other ten second teamers were all recognized for the first time in their careers.
This fall, the NEWMAC saw three student-athletes be recognized nationally with Division III National Player of the Week honors from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA). Wheaton’s Hannah Fortin (South Dartmouth, Mass.) - on October 14 - and Babson’s Penny Baroni - on October 28 - were tabbed as the NFHCA Division III Offensive Player of the Week, while Wellesley’s Hannah Simmonds (Austin, Texas) took home NFHCA Division III Defensive Player of the Week accolades on November 4.
2026 All-NEWMAC Field Hockey Awards
NEWMAC Athlete of the Year: Penny Baroni, Jr., M, Babson College
NEWMAC Defensive Athlete of the Year: Audrey Oh, Sr., D, MIT
NEWMAC Rookie of the Year: Molly van Brunschot, Fy, M, Smith College
NEWMAC Coaching Staff of the Year: Megan Caveny, MIT
NEWMAC Laurels of Academic Excellence Award: Meredith Wu, MIT
| 2026 NEWMAC All-Conference First Team |
| Student-Athlete |
Institution |
Position |
Year |
Hometown |
Previous All-Conference Honoree |
| Myles Lakin |
WPI |
GK |
Jr. |
Reading, MA |
1st Team (2025) |
| Linnea Alsted |
Mount Holyoke |
D |
Sr. |
Crownsville, MD |
2nd (2025) |
| Julia Krepelka |
Babson |
D |
Fy. |
Arlington, MA |
|
| Audrey Oh |
MIT |
D |
Sr. |
Longmeadow, MA |
2nd (2025), 1st (2024) |
| Clare Moore |
Springfield |
D |
So. |
New Preston, CT |
2nd (2025) |
| Isabel Johnson |
Smith |
D |
Jr. |
Fort Worth, TX |
|
| Penny Baroni |
Babson |
M |
Jr. |
Dennis, MA |
1st (2025) |
| Anouk Bosket |
Smith |
M |
So. |
Jordanstown, Northern Ireland |
2nd (2025) |
| Madeline Hamstra |
Wellesley |
M |
Jr. |
Houston, TX |
|
| Grace Mullaney |
Babson |
M |
Sr. |
Boxford, MA |
|
| Remy Caspar |
MIT |
M |
Fy. |
Washington, DC |
|
| Ingrid Tomovski |
MIT |
M |
Sr. |
Bosch en Duin, Netherlands |
1st (2024), 1st (2023) |
| Helen DiGiovanni |
Babson |
F |
Sr. |
Harwich, MA |
|
| 2026 NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team |
| Student-Athlete |
Institution |
Position |
Year |
Hometown |
Previous All-Conference Honoree |
| Hannah Simmonds |
Wellesley |
GK |
Jr. |
Austin, TX |
|
| Addie Oakes |
Mount Holyoke |
GK |
Fy. |
Guilford, CT |
|
| Marguerite Greene |
Wellesley |
D |
Sr. |
South Boston, MA |
2nd (2025) |
| Madeline Chase |
WPI |
D |
Jr. |
Danvers, MA |
|
| Sammi Blocher |
MIT |
D |
Sr. |
Mechanicsburg, PA |
|
| Molly van Brunschot |
Smith |
M |
Fy. |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
|
| Taylor Shoflick |
Babson |
M |
Jr. |
Greenwood Village, CO |
2nd (2025) |
| Kayla Wilonski |
Wheaton |
F |
Jr. |
Wallingford, CT |
|
| Janie Thomas |
MIT |
F |
Sr. |
Houston, TX |
|
| Diane Lee |
Mount Holyoke |
F |
Sr. |
Boston, MA |
|
| Rachel Simkewicz |
Springfield |
F |
So. |
Westminster, MA |
1st (2025) |
| Jordyn Pineau |
Salve Regina |
F |
Sr. |
South Dennis, MA |
|
| Hannah Fortin |
Wheaton |
F |
Sr. |
South Dartmouth, MA |
|
About the NEWMAC
The NEWMAC is an association of 13 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Saint Anselm College (beginning reclassification process with NCAA in 2027-28), Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with seven Associate Members: New York University (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), SUNY New Paltz (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), and Vassar College (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), while sponsoring 21 sports.