BEVERLY, Mass. – The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) announced the 2023 women’s soccer award winners and All-Conference Teams on Tuesday.

University of New England junior Tori Keyes is the Offensive Player of the Year. She totaled eight goals and three assists while leading the league in shots (73) and shots on goal (39). Keyes had a goal or an assist in five of eight Conference games. She paced the squad to its first-ever top-25 national ranking (week of Sept. 26).

Western New England senior captain Malina LaCapra is the the Defensive Player of the Year. She anchored the defensive line that allowed the second fewest goals in the Conference. Also from WNE, Kristin Hensinger is the Coach of the Year. The Golden Bears earned the regular-season title, the No. 1 seed in the Tournament and advanced to the Championship game.

Gordon’s Eowyn Lapp is the Rookie of the Year. Her 11 goals (four game winners), eight assists and 30 points led the league. In six of eight league games played (missing two to injury), she posted five goals, three assists, two game winners and 13 points, leading the CCC in those categories. Lapp scored in four of the six Conference games she played and assisted in a fifth.

University of New England’s Emily Martin is the Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She’ll graduate this spring with a degree in nursing. She is a Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society inductee and a CCC Academic All-Conference Team honoree. She has worked as a nurse extern and patient care tech. In 2023, she totaled seven goals (including two game winners), five assists and 19 total points.

Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Tori Keyes, UNE, Junior (Hooksett, NH.)
Defensive Player of the Year: Malina LaCapra, Western New England, Senior (Watertown, Conn.)
Rookie of the Year: Eowyn Lapp, Gordon, Freshman (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.)
Coach of the Year: Kristin Hensinger, Western New England
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Emily Martin, UNE, Senior (Georgetown, Maine)
Team Sportsmanship Award: Nichols

All-CCC First-Team
F - Grace Jewett, Endicott, Junior (Millis, Mass.)
F - Eowyn Lapp, Gordon, Freshman (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.)
F - Tori Keyes, UNE, Junior (Hooksett, NH.)
M - Madison Frye, Curry, Senior (Abington, Mass.)
M - Callie Neils, Endicott, Freshman (Brentwood N.H.)
M - Emma French, Western New England, Junior (Monroe, Conn.)
D - Angelina Venditti, Endicott, Senior (East Lyme, Conn.)
D - Allie LaRue, Gordon, Senior (Graham Wash.)
D - Malina Lacapra, Western New England, Senior (Watertown, Conn.)
K - Rosalina Caliri, Endicott, Junior (East Greenwich, R.I.)
K - Molly McLaughlin, Western New England, Senior (Guilford, Conn.)

All-CCC Second-Team
F - Bianca Robbins, Roger Williams, Graduate (Johnston, R.I.)
F - Mya D'Antonio, Roger Williams, Freshman (Marshfield, Mass.)
F - Lizzie Frattaroli, UNE, Senior (Boston, Mass.)
F - Liza Pinette, Western New England, Freshman (Acushnet, Mass.)
M - Alexa Weindorf, Gordon, Graduate (Northpoint, N.Y.)
M - Rachel Oster, Roger Williams, Junior (Scituate, R.I.)
M - Bella Reil, UNE, Senior (Berwick, Maine)
M - Maria Selman, Wentworth, Junior (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
D - Lexi LaPerle, Curry, Senior (Gales Ferry, Conn.),
D - Carly Matthews, Endicott, Junior (Suffield, Conn.)
D - Abby Free, Western New England, Senior (Cumberland, R.I.)
K - Coco Marrelli, Roger Williams, Sophomore (Fairfield, Conn.)

All-CCC Third-Team
F - Riley Rischitelli, Endicott, Junior (N. Brookfield, Mass.)
F - Klaudia Rushi, Suffolk, Senior (Beverly, Mass.)
F - Emily Martin, UNE, Senior (Georgetown, Maine)
F - Bella Montalvo, WNE, Senior (Rocky Hill, Conn.)
M - Taylor Talesnick, Gordon, Senior (Maitland, Fla.)
M - Jen Donohue, Roger Williams, Senior (Halifax, Mass.)
M - Makena Columbus, Suffolk, Freshman (Bridgewater, Mass.)
M - Lindsay Reidy, Western New England, Junior (Chicopee, Mass.)
D - Natalie Gray, Nichols, Sophomore (Mystic, Conn.)
D - Sarah Newman, Roger Williams, Sophomore (Sayville, N.Y.)
D - Avery Porter, Suffolk, Freshman (Portland, Ore.)
D - Maria Butrimas, Western New England, Senior (Berlin, Conn.)
K - Sydney Gillingham, UNE, Graduate (Standish, Maine)

Teams listed by position and alpha by school.

Award winners and All-CCC Teams were selected based on a vote of the league’s eight head coaches.

ABOUT THE COMMONWEALTH COAST CONFERENCE
The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), founded in 1984, is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of 10 full member and two associate member institutions throughout the New England region. Its membership aims to provide student-athletes with a positive experience in their pursuit of excellence through high academic standards, quality competition and a meaningful student life. The Conference administers championships in 20 intercollegiate sports.

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