Swarthmore women’s soccer senior forward Ava Gizzie repeated as the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Year and earned first-team All-Centennial honors for the fourth consecutive season.
Gizzie led the conference with 10 goals and tied for the lead with 20 points. She also recorded two game-winning goals in 2026, becoming the sixth player in Centennial Conference history to win multiple Player of the Year awards.
Ava Gizzie Adds Another Centennial Conference Milestone
Gizzie became one of 12 players in conference history to earn first-team All-Centennial recognition four times. Her four first-team selections span 2023 through 2026.
Gizzie joined Swarthmore teammates Celia Kanellakos, Aminah Evans and goalkeeper Sofie Aird on the first team. Swarthmore led all teams with eight All-Centennial honorees, including four first-team selections.
Centennial Conference Announces Major Women’s Soccer Awards
Joelle Ma, a sophomore defender for Dickinson women’s soccer, was named Defensive Player of the Year. Ma helped Dickinson limit opponents to 10 goals in 21 games while contributing five goals and a conference-leading eight assists.
Hariette Ngwatung, a freshman forward for McDaniel women’s soccer, earned Rookie of the Year honors. She became the first McDaniel player to win the award in its 14-year history and also became the 34th freshman in conference history to earn first-team All-Centennial recognition.
Ngwatung recorded seven goals, five assists, 19 points and four game-winning goals. She ranked among the conference’s top four in each category.
The Johns Hopkins women’s soccer coaching staff received Coaching Staff of the Year honors. Head coach Dan Weiler and assistants Justin Flack, Kobe Crone and Carly Wetzel guided Johns Hopkins to a 15-1-2 overall record, a 9-1 Centennial Conference record, its fifth consecutive conference title and the upcoming NCAA postseason.
Swarthmore Leads All-Centennial Team Honors
Swarthmore’s eight All-Centennial honorees led the conference. Dickinson and Johns Hopkins each had six selections, while Franklin & Marshall had five and McDaniel had four.
Sixteen players earned All-Centennial recognition at least twice in their careers. The first-team selections also included Johns Hopkins players Gwen Rauvola and Carolyn Johnson, Dickinson’s Ava Prisco and Joelle Ma, Washington College’s Kaileigh Brady, and Franklin & Marshall’s Colleen Ferrarese.
Read the Centennial Conference announcement and complete All-Centennial selections.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Swarthmore women’s soccer’s Ava Gizzie added another major conference milestone with her second consecutive Offensive Player of the Year award and fourth straight first-team All-Centennial selection. Her conference-leading goal total and 20 points helped define a standout 2026 individual season.
The awards also recognized conference-wide achievements from Dickinson, McDaniel and Johns Hopkins. Johns Hopkins received coaching honors after winning its fifth consecutive conference title, while McDaniel’s Hariette Ngwatung became the first player from the program to win Rookie of the Year.
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