NEW YORK - The 2026 CUNY Athletic Conference women's soccer All-Conference awards and teams were announced Wednesday morning.
John Jay College senior
Sofia Soler was selected as the league's Player of the Year. Brooklyn College freshman
Krista Strader was tabbed as the Rookie of the Year, while CCNY head coach
Yanique Newman was selected by her peers as the Coach of the Year. Lehman College's
Stephanie Roldan was voted the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award.
2026 Women's Soccer Award Winners
Player of the Year
Sofia Soler, John Jay (Sr., M, Santa Clarita, Calif.)
Soler is the fifth straight Bloodhound to earn Player of the Year honors, joining Katie Healy (2022), Nora O'Connor (2023), Olivia Boucher (2024) and Natalie Mack (2025).
Soler, who earned CUNYAC Player of the Week honors twice this season, has recorded four goals and a conference-high 17 assists for 25 points. She leads Division III in assists per game at 1.13 and total assists with 17. Soler's seven assists in a win over Lehman on October 3 are the most in a single game in Division III this season and the second-highest total in Division III history.
Rookie of the Year
Krista Strader, Brooklyn (Fr., F, Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Strader is the first Rookie of the Year in women's soccer for Brooklyn since Angelina Vasta in 2021.
A two-time conference Rookie of the Week, Strader paced the Bulldogs in scoring, recording nine goals and an assist for 19 points. Her nine goals are tied for fourth in the conference, while her 19 points rank eighth. Strader registered a hat trick in a win against Medgar Evers.
Coach of the Year
Yanique Newman, CCNY
Newman earns Coach of the Year honors in her second season at the helm of her alma mater and is the first CCNY coach to win the award since Louis Manoussos in 2023. Newman is the first former CUNYAC women's soccer Player of the Year to earn Coach of the Year, as she was voted the league's top player in 2014.
This season, Newman guided the Beavers to the CUNYAC regular season title with a 4-0 conference record, an 8-5 overall mark, and the program's second straight title game appearance. A total of six CCNY players earned All-Conference honors, tops in the league.
Sportsmanship Award
Stephanie Roldan, Lehman (Jr., Bronx, N.Y.)
2026 CUNYAC Women's Soccer All-Conference
Player of the Year: Sofia Soler, John Jay
Rookie of the Year: Krista Strader, Brooklyn
Coach of the Year: Yanique Newman, CCNY
Sportsmanship Award: Stephanie Roldan, Lehman
Sportsmanship Team: Abigail Joseph (Brooklyn), Sara Rodriguez (CCNY), Anina Gut (John Jay), Bianca Augustin (Medgar Evers)
All-Conference
F: Scarlett Davis, Brooklyn
F: Ava Lopez, John Jay
M: Dianne Guncay, CCNY
M: Emily Huerta, Lehman
M: Natalie Mack, John Jay
M: Sofia Soler, John Jay
M: Krista Strader, Brooklyn
D: Larisa Hodzic, CCNY
D: Amiyah Milona, John Jay
D: Sara Rodriguez, CCNY
GK: Jade Salas, CCNY
At-Large: Gianna DiPronio, Brooklyn
At-Large: Pamela Pineda, CCNY
At-Large: Marjorie Plasencia, CCNY
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