LATHAM, N.Y. -- For the second consecutive season, Penn College women's soccer had a program-best seven players recognized on the 2026 United East All-Conference Team, the league announced on Wednesday. The Wildcats also matched a program-high four first-team selections - set in 2024 - and three second-team honors. Megan Kurian received her second Player of the Year recognition as voted on by the league's 12 head coaches.

Kurian was named Player of the Year and a first-team All-Conference forward after leading the conference with 37 points, 16 goals and five assists. Her 1.067 goals per game and five game-winning goals also led the league. She scored in every United East contest, finishing conference play with 10 goals and three assists. Kurian also earned three Conference Player of the Week awards, on Sept. 7, Oct. 5 and Oct. 19. She previously received Player and Rookie of the Year honors in 2024.

The Wildcats' first-team selections also included midfielders Camryn Lobb and Gianna Gamble, and defender Makayla Bucks. Lobb finished her freshman season with 15 goals, six assists and 36 points, just behind Kurian for the team lead in goals and points. She scored her first career hat-trick in Penn College's 5-0 United East Quarterfinal victory over Cairn.

Gianna Gamble earned her first career all-conference honor after recording one goal and one assist. She also received two Conference Defensive Player of the Week awards, on Sept. 28 and Oct. 19. Bucks, who recorded one assist, completed her senior season with her third all-conference selection. She previously earned second-team honors as a freshman in 2023 and first-team honors as a sophomore in 2024, becoming the fifth three-time all-conference selection in program history.

Penn College's second-team honorees were forward Lily Persing and defenders Ava Gamble and Sierra Klinger. Persing earned the recognition in her freshman season after scoring seven goals and recording a team-high seven assists for 21 points. Ava Gamble earned her second-team honor after receiving third-team recognition in 2025. Klinger added two assists in her senior season and followed her 2025 second-team selection with another second-team honor in 2026.

Ava Gamble, Gianna Gamble, Bucks & Klinger were part of a defense that recorded 11 shutouts while holding opponents to 0.79 goals per game and a 0.088 shot percentage.

Penn College reached its fifth consecutive United East Conference semifinal game and finished with a 13-5 1 record. The Wildcats went 7-1 in conference regular-season games and earned the No. 2 seed in the playoffs. 

2026 United East All-Conference Teams & Major Award Winners
Offensive Player of the Year: Megan Kurian, Penn College
Defensive Player of the Year: Abigail Frew, Penn State Harrisburg
Rookie of the Year: Abigail Mahaffey, Penn State Harrisburg
Coaching Staff of the Year: Penn State Harrisburg

First Team All-Conference

Name	Institution	Position
Megan Kurian	Penn College	Forward
Julia Hughes	Penn State Harrisburg	Forward
Abigail Mahaffey	Penn State Harrisburg	Forward
Stephanie Morales	Penn State Berks	Forward
Olivia Sgrignioli	Penn State Harrisburg	Midfield
Camryn Lobb	Penn College	Midfield
Ava Myers	Penn State Harrisburg	Midfield
Gianna Gamble	Penn College	Midfield
Abigail Frew	Penn State Harrisburg	Defender
Allie Petryszak	St. Mary's College of Maryland	Defender
Makayla Bucks	Penn College	Defender
Teagan Paragon	Penn State Harrisburg	Defender
Breanna Brown	St. Mary's College of Maryland	Goalkeeper

Second Team All-Conference

Name	Institution	Position
Lily Persing	Penn College	Forward
Ella Quince	Cairn University	Forward
Alexandra Sarrach	St. Mary's College of Maryland	Forward
Ava Ortiz	Penn State Berks	Midfield
Charlotte Bryan	St. Mary's College of Maryland	Midfield
Alex Busick	Notre Dame of Maryland	Midfield
Megan Rusk	St. Mary's College of Maryland	Midfield
Devon Deery	Penn State Berks	Defender
Ava Gamble	Penn College	Defender
Mackenzie Mowery	Penn State Harrisburg	Defender
Sierra Klinger	Penn College	Defender
Brooke Hall	St. Mary's College of Maryland	Defender
Sydney Mulka	Penn State Harrisburg	Goalkeeper

Third Team All-Conference

Name	Institution	Position
Emily Murawski	Lancaster Bible College	Forward
Maci Laster	Penn State Berks	Forward
Addison Campbell	St. Mary's College of Maryland	Forward
Josey Smith	Cairn University	Forward
Rayanna Wagaman	Lancaster Bible College	Midfield
Kaitlyn Frank	Penn State Abington	Midfield
Isabella Eufemia	Lancaster Bible College	Midfield
Esmerelda Hernandez	Penn State Harrisburg	Midfield
Haley Moyer	Lancaster Bible College	Defender
Sara Hogan	Penn State Abington	Defender
Janae Swartz	Penn State Harrisburg	Defender
Abby Mellinger	Cairn University	Defender
Madison Ebersole	Wilson College	Goalkeeper