PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Little East Conference (LEC) announced its annual women’s soccer major award winners and all-conference teams Tuesday, following a vote of the league’s head coaches. There were a pair of repeat major award recipients in Eastern Connecticut’s Alex Ignatowicz and UMass Boston’s Sofia Schallmo.
 
Ignatowicz was named the LEC Goalkeeper of the Year for the second consecutive season after posting a record of 8-3-3 as a sophomore with a league-best 1.26 goals against average and .810 save percentage. She totaled 64 saves in her 15 games played, while allowing 15 goals over 1,072 minutes of action.
 
Schallmo was again named the LEC Offensive Player of the Year after leading the LEC with 13 goals and ranking second in total points with 33 while playing in 18 matches as a sophomore. Her seven assists placed her fourth in the conference this season
 
Rhode Island College senior back Karen Johnson-Hoffman was named the 2025 LEC Defensive Player of the Year after leading a defense that ranked No. 1 in the LEC, allowing 19 goals over 17 contests for a 1.59 opponents scoring average. She played every minute (1,530) of her 17 starts this season.
 
UMass Dartmouth freshman forward Natalie Frazier was named the 2025 LEC Rookie of the Year after leading the Corsairs in scoring with 12 goals and 25 total points. Her 12 goals were third-best in the LEC this season, while her team-best three game-winners tied for second in the league and her 25 points were tied for fifth-best in the LEC.
 
Eastern Connecticut was voted the 2025 LEC Coaching staff of the Year. Led by fourth-year head coach Sarah Tompkins, associate head coach Emily Morphitis and goalkeeper coach Phil Stevens, the Warriors posted an overall record of 10-5-3 and won the 2025 LEC regular season title with a league record of 5-1-2 for 17 points. It was Eastern Connecticut’s first regular season championship since 2017.
 
The complete list of LEC honorees is as follows.
 

Offensive Player of the Year	Sofia Schallmo	UMass Boston
Defensive Player of the Year	Karen Johnson-Hoffman	Rhode Island College
Goalkeeper of the Year	Alex Ignatowicz	Eastern Connecticut
Rookie of the Year	Natalie Frazier	UMass Dartmouth
Coaching Staff of the Year		Eastern Connecticut
First Team All-LEC
Alex Ignatowicz	Goalkeeper	Eastern Connecticut
Michaela Gasparri	Forward	Eastern Connecticut
Sofia Schallmo	Forward	UMass Boston
Natalie Frazier	Forward	UMass Dartmouth
Elizabeth Tschudin	Midfield	Keene State
Cierra Hill	Midfield	Southern Maine
Andrea Rivera	Midfield	UMass Boston
Hannah Blacher	Midfield	Western Connecticut
Jordan Fabry	Defense	Eastern Connecticut
Karen Johnson-Hoffman	Defense	Rhode Island College
Devon Gatz	Defense	Southern Maine
Sophia Onek	Defense	Western Connecticut
Second Team All-LEC
Oceanna Orlandi	Goalkeeper	Rhode Island College
Meghan Przybilla	Forward	Southern Maine
Riley Reitchel	Forward	Southern Maine
Shannon Anderson	Forward	Western Connecticut
Emily Dunlea	Midfield	Eastern Connecticut
Glenda Zhiminaicela	Midfield	Eastern Connecticut
Makyla Magid	Midfield	Southern Maine
Rieanna Murray	Midfield	UMass Dartmouth
Giuliana Stolfi	Defense	Keene State
Maddy Moore	Defense	UMass Boston
Veronica Bock	Defense	UMass Dartmouth
Gwen Bridges	Defense	VTSU Castleton
Third Team All-LEC
Emma Ezzo	Goalkeeper	VTSU Castleton
Gracen Regan	Goalkeeper	Western Connecticut
Katelyn Herbert	Forward	Eastern Connecticut
Amber Almeida	Forward	Rhode Island College
Maggie McKearin	Forward	VTSU Castleton
Emily O'Connell	Midfield	Keene State
Maggie MacDonald	Midfield	Plymouth State
Karol Matamoros	Midfield	Rhode Island College
Lorelai Leddy	Midfield	UMass Boston
Kylie Gentile	Defense	Eastern Connecticut
Elise Saab	Defense	Keene State
Devan Sherry	Defense	Southern Maine
Casey Papp	Defense	Western Connecticut