McDaniel College women’s soccer named first-year player Hariette Ngwatung the Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. Ngwatung also earned first-team honors, while Alexis Keller-Posen made the second team and Alaina Miller and Carly Brock received honorable mention recognition.
McDaniel College has had at least one all-conference selection in each of the last 15 seasons, dating to 2011. Ngwatung is the first Green Terror to win the conference’s Rookie of the Year award in its 14-year history and the first McDaniel College women’s soccer player to earn the honor during the program’s 40-year NCAA history.
Hariette Ngwatung Leads McDaniel College Women’s Soccer Honors
Ngwatung ranks second on the team with seven goals and 19 points while leading McDaniel College with five assists. Her five assists rank second in the Centennial Conference, while her 19 points rank third and her seven goals rank fourth.
Ngwatung also leads McDaniel College and the conference with four game-winning goals. She has played in 16 of the team’s 18 games and recorded at least one point in 10 of those 16 appearances. Her first-team selection made her the 34th freshman in conference history to earn that distinction.
Four Players Earn Centennial Conference Recognition
Alexis Keller-Posen earned her third all-conference selection in three seasons at McDaniel College after transferring from The College of New Jersey. The senior defender started all 18 games this season and earned second-team honors after receiving honorable mention recognition in 2024 and 2025.
Keller-Posen is the 12th player in team history to earn All-Centennial Conference recognition at least three times. She set career highs with three goals and six points, has started 55 of the team’s 56 games in three seasons, and has been part of 27 McDaniel College shutouts during that span.
McDaniel College ranked fifth in the conference with 15 goals allowed and third with 11 shutouts. Keller-Posen’s defensive contributions came during a season in which she started every game.
Alaina Miller earned her first all-conference selection after leading McDaniel College with eight goals and 20 points. The sophomore also recorded four assists, ranked second in the league in goals behind Swarthmore’s Ava Gizzie and tied Gizzie for the conference lead in points.
Miller set career highs in goals, assists and points. Her eight goals are the most for McDaniel College since Hannah Schepers scored 15 in 2021.
Carly Brock received her first all-conference honor after totaling four goals, four assists and 12 points. The senior ranked third on the team in goals and points and second in assists while starting all 18 games and setting career highs in each category.
Brock also was selected to the 2026 Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team for women’s soccer. She entered the season with one goal, seven assists and nine points.
McDaniel College Women’s Soccer Earns ECAC Top Seed
McDaniel College was selected as the top overall seed among eight teams for the 2026 Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Women’s Soccer Championship. The Green Terror was scheduled to face eighth-seeded host Allegheny on Saturday at 11 a.m.
The appearance was set to be McDaniel College’s 13th all-time postseason appearance and seventh in the ECAC tournament. The scheduled championship appearance followed a conference awards announcement that included four McDaniel College players across the first team, second team and honorable mention selections.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Hariette Ngwatung’s Rookie of the Year selection marked the most significant individual achievement in McDaniel College women’s soccer’s four-player all-conference group. The program also placed Alexis Keller-Posen on the second team and Alaina Miller and Carly Brock on the honorable mention list.
Ngwatung’s honor added a first in program history while McDaniel College extended its run of having at least one all-conference selection in every season since 2011.
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