BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lafayette, the Patriot League regular-season champion, claimed four of the League’s six major awards, with Boston University and Holy Cross each receiving one when the 2026 Patriot League Field Hockey postseason honors were announced on Tuesday.
The Leopards’ Katie Gibb (Sr., M) and Lena Thedrian (Sr., D) received Patriot League Field Hockey Midfielder and Defender of the Year honors, while Addison Kahn (Jr., GK) was selected Patriot League Field Hockey Goalkeeper of the Year. Lafayette’s coaching staff, led by head coach Jennifer Stone, was named Patriot League Field Hockey Coaching Staff of the Year.
Boston University’s Lucy Johnson (So., F) collected Patriot League Field Hockey Forward of the Year accolades and Holy Cross’ Marianna MacLean (Fr., M) earned Patriot League Field Hockey Rookie of the Year honors.
The Leopards placed a League-high six student-athletes on the two All-Patriot League teams, with four first-team selections. Boston University had five All-League selections and American had four, with each placing three student-athletes on the first team. Holy Cross and Bucknell each had three All-League representatives, while Colgate (2) and Lehigh (1) completed the 24 All-League selections.
The Patriot League’s seven field hockey head coaches voted on the League’s major awards and All-League teams. They were not eligible to vote for their own student-athletes or themselves.
2026 Patriot League Field Hockey Forward of the Year
Lucy Johnson, Boston University, So., Forward, Portland, Maine/Cheverus
2026 Stats: 17 GP, 13 goals, 3 assists, 29 points, 1 game-winning goal, .681 SOG pct.
*Johnson led the Patriot League and tied for 16th in NCAA Division I with 13 goals to help the Terriers lead the League in scoring average (3.18 goals per game).
*The two-time Patriot League Forward of the Week posted a League-best five goals in League play to finish fourth with 10 points in six matches.
*Her four-goal game against Bucknell was a single-game high in the Patriot League this season and one shy of the single-game League record.
2026 Patriot League Field Hockey Midfielder of the Year
Katie Gibb, Lafayette, Sr., Midfielder, Vancouver, B.C./Point Grey Secondary
2026 Stats: 16 GP, 4 goals, 15 assists, 23 points, 1 game-winning goal, .727 SOG pct.
*Gibb led the Patriot League and ranked third in NCAA DI with 0.94 assists per game, while finishing fifth in the Patriot League with 1.44 points per game.
*The two-time Patriot League Midfielder of the Week posted League highs with seven assists and 13 points in League play.
*She helped the Leopards hold opponents to 123 shots, 65 shots on goal, in 17 matches with nine shutouts.
2026 Patriot League Field Hockey Defender of the Year
Lena Thedrian, Lafayette, Sr., Defender, Hamburg, Germany/Rudolf Steiner Schule Hamburg-Wandsbek
2026 Stats: 17 GP, 12 goals, 3 assists, 27 points, 4 game-winning goals, .500 SOG Pct., 3 def. saves
*Thedrian led a Lafayette backline that held opponents to 0.66 goals per game, the second-best mark in NCAA Division I, with her three defensive saves ranking tied for 15th in the nation.
*The two-time Patriot League Defender of the Week finished second in the Patriot League in goals (12), tied for first in game-winning goals (4) and fourth in points (27).
*She helped the Leopards limit League opponents to one goal in six matches to claim the program’s first regular-season title since 2012.
2026 Patriot League Field Hockey Goalkeeper of the Year
Addison Kahn, Lafayette, Jr., Goalkeeper, Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford
2026 Stats: 17 GP, 1063:41 Min., 0.68 goals-against average (GAA), .803 save pct.; 15 wins, 2 losses, 9 shutouts
*Kahn leads the Patriot League and ranks second in NCAA DI in goals-against average (.677) while leading the League and ranking fourth in save percentage (.803).
*The four-time Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week recorded a nation-leading nine shutouts, including five in League play to help the Leopards allow just one goal against a League opponent.
*She led Lafayette to 15 wins, the most by a Patriot League team in the regular season since the Leopards accomplished the feat in 2012.
2026 Patriot League Field Hockey Rookie of the Year
Marianna MacLean, Holy Cross, Fr., Midfielder, Edinburgh, Scotland/Fettes College
2026 Stats: 15 GP, 8 goals, 9 assists, 25 points, 1 game-winning goal, .659 SOG pct.
*MacLean finished second in the Patriot League in points (25), fourth in assists (9) and fifth in goals (8) to lead Holy Cross to its first Patriot League Championship berth since the Spring 2021 season.
*She led the Patriot League and ranked 28th in NCAA DI with 1.67 points per game, fourth among all freshmen.
*The five-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week, and one-time Midfielder of the Week, posted six points in League play, including an assist in the Crusaders win over American to clinch a berth in the postseason.
2026 Patriot League Field Hockey Coaching Staff of the Year
Lafayette – Head Coach: Jennifer Stone; Assistant Coaches: Meghan Reese, Madison Skeie
2026 Team Stats: 2.65 goals per game, 0.71 goals allowed per game, +1.94 scoring margin
*Stone and the Leopards’ coaching staff guided Lafayette to a 15-2 mark to claim the program’s first regular-season title since 2012 and the most regular-season wins by a League team since then.
*Lafayette recorded nine shutouts and allowed just one goal in League play to post a +2.83 scoring margin in six League matches and a League-best +1.94 overall.
*The Leopards are the first Patriot League team to enter the postseason ranked in the NFHCA Poll since American entered the Patriot League Championship at No. 17 in 2021.
All-Patriot League Field Hockey by the Numbers
Four student-athletes earned All-Patriot League honors for the third time, led by American’s Jordan Reicher (Sr., F) the 2025 Offensive Player of the Year, who earned First-Team honors for the second time. Lafayette’s Stella Malinowski, the 2023 Patriot League Rookie of the Year, was selected to the All-League squad for the third time, along with Bucknell’s Sarah Althouse (Sr., GK).
Thedrian highlighted a list of eight players to collect All-League honors for the second time. American’s Sophie Willemse (Sr., D) and Emilia Winkler (Sr., M) and Boston University’s Caroline O’Brien (Gr., F) were all first-team selections after receiving honors last season. Boston University’s Nicole Lauro (Sr., M), Colgate’s Morgan Willis (Sr., F) and Holy Cross’ Mia McCloskey (Jr., GK) and Maguire Sturgis (Sr., M) all made the second team.
2026 Patriot League Field Hockey Major Awards
Forward of the Year – Lucy Johnson, Boston University, So., F
Midfielder of the Year – Katie Gibb, Lafayette, Sr., M
Defender of the Year – Lena Thedrian, Lafayette, Sr., D
Goalkeeper of the Year – Addison Kahn, Lafayette, Jr., GK
Rookie of the Year – Marianna MacLean, Holy Cross, Fr., M
Coaching Staff of the Year – Lafayette (Head Coach: Jennifer Stone)
2026 First Team All-Patriot League Field Hockey (11)
Jordan Reicher, American, Sr., F
Sophie Willemse, American, Sr., D
Emilia Winkler, American, Sr., M
Lucy Johnson, Boston University, So., F
Caroline O’Brien, Boston University, Gr., F
Alex Purcell, Boston University, Sr., D
Marianna MacLean, Holy Cross, Fr., M
Katie Gibb, Lafayette, Sr., M
Addison Kahn, Lafayette, Jr., GK
Stella Malinowski, Lafayette, Sr., F
Lena Thedrian, Lafayette, Sr., D
2026 Second Team All-Patriot League Field Hockey (13)*
Nora Tromble, American, Fr., M
Nicole Lauro, Boston University, Sr., M
Jenna Park, Boston University, Fr., M
Sarah Althouse, Bucknell, Sr., GK
Julia Corropolese, Bucknell, Sr., D
Bella Notaro, Bucknell, Jr., F
Lauren Widdowson, Colgate, Sr., M
Morgan Willis, Colgate, Sr., F
Mia McCloskey, Holy Cross, Jr., GK
Maguire Sturgis, Holy Cross, Sr., M
Lea Good, Lafayette, Sr., M/F
Rosalie van Gool, Lafayette, So., D
Ella Stephenson, Lehigh, Sr., D/M
*Additional players selected to the second team due to ties in the voting
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