RICHMOND, Va. – Four members of the Monmouth University women's soccer team earned postseason All-CAA recognition, highlighted by senior midfielder Chloe Messer's second consecutive First Team selection, as announced by the Coastal Athletic Association on Wednesday.
Junior forward Ashley Lavrich and junior defender Grace Notarfrancesco were each named to the All-CAA Second Team, while freshman defender Saar van der Boom earned a spot on the CAA All-Rookie Team. The conference's postseason awards were voted on by the league's 12 head coaches. The full list of postseason CAA accolades are below
Messer becomes a two-time All-CAA First Team honoree, while Lavrich collects her third career All-CAA selection and Notarfrancesco earns her second straight Second Team recognition. Van der Boom rounds out Monmouth's selections following an impressive debut campaign in West Long Branch.
Messer concludes her senior campaign with her second consecutive All-CAA First Team honor following a career-best offensive season. The Jackson, N.J., native finished second on the team with five goals and tied for second with 11 points, both career highs, while adding an assist in 16 appearances.
The four-year Hawk's 2026 campaign included her first career two-goal performance in Monmouth's 2-2 draw against Elon on Oct. 11 while also scoring the game-winning goal in Monmouth's 1-0 victory over St. John's on Sept. 3. Messer also found the back of the net against Providence and Northeastern and tallied an assist in the Hawks' 3-0 conference victory over Campbell on Oct. 8.
A key contributor to Monmouth's midfield throughout her career, Messer previously earned First Team All-CAA recognition in 2025 after scoring three goals, including game-winning strikes in consecutive conference victories over Drexel and Hofstra. She was also a member of Monmouth's 2024 CAA regular season championship team and 2025 North Division championship squad.
Lavrich earns her third career All-CAA selection after leading the Hawks offensively throughout her junior season. The Birdsboro, Pa., native paced Monmouth with six goals, four assists and 16 points, while leading the team with 59 shots and 25 shots on goal. She also registered a team-high two game-winning goals.
The junior forward opened the 2026 season with the game-winning goal against Manhattan in the season-opener before turning in a career-best performance in Monmouth's 3-0 road victory over Army West Point on Aug. 27, scoring twice and adding an assist for a career-high five points, recording her first collegiate multi-goal game.
She followed that performance with a dramatic 90th-minute penalty-kick equalizer against FDU, finishing the week with three goals and an assist to earn her first career CAA Offensive Player of the Week honor on Aug. 31.
Lavrich continued her strong start with goals against Columbia and UNCW, including a late score against the Seahawks that helped Monmouth secure a point in Wilmington, N.C.
The former CAA Rookie of the Year has now earned all-conference recognition in each of her first three seasons. Lavrich was named to the All-CAA Second Team and All-Rookie Team in 2024, before receiving Third Team honors in 2025.
Notarfrancesco earns All-CAA Second Team recognition for the second consecutive year after once again serving as a cornerstone of Monmouth's defensive unit.
The Mechanicsburg, Pa., native started all 17 games for the Hawks, logging 1,476 minutes. Her consistent presence in the back line helped Monmouth record seven shutouts during the 2026 campaign.
With Notarfrancesco anchoring the defense, the Hawks recorded three consecutive shutouts twice during the season, blanking St. John's, NJIT and Columbia in September before holding Charleston, Drexel and Campbell scoreless in three straight conference contests.
Monmouth's defensive unit allowed just 18 goals across 17 matches, an average of 1.06 per game, while limiting opponents to 11.7 shots per contest.
Notarfrancesco has been a mainstay in the Hawks' starting lineup since arriving in West Long Branch, starting all 55 matches across her first three collegiate seasons. She previously earned CAA All-Rookie Team recognition in 2024 before being named to the All-CAA Second Team in 2025. The junior was also selected to the conference's preseason all-conference squad in both 2025 and 2026.
Van der Boom rounds out Monmouth's postseason honorees after an impressive freshman campaign that saw her contribute on both ends of the field.
The Rotterdam, Netherlands, native appeared in all 17 matches, making 15 starts and totaling 1,080 minutes in her debut season. Primarily playing along the Monmouth back line, van der Boom finished with one goal and three assists for five points, leading all Hawks defenders in offensive production.
Van der Boom made an immediate impact early in the season, recording her first collegiate assist in Monmouth's 3-0 shutout victory at Army on Aug. 27. Three days later, she scored her first career goal in the Hawks' 2-2 draw against FDU.
Her contributions during those two matches earned her CAA Rookie of the Week honors on Aug. 31, marking her first career conference weekly recognition.
The freshman continued to contribute offensively with an assist on Lavrich's goal against Columbia on Sept. 13 and another in Monmouth's 3-0 victory over Campbell on Oct. 8.
Monmouth concluded its 2026 campaign with a 7-5-5 overall record and a 2-4-3 mark in CAA play, recording seven shutouts and outscoring opponents 25-18.
2026 CAA Women's Soccer Postseason Awards
CAA Co-Attacking Player of the Year
Hailey Longwell, UNCW
Sophie Thibeault, Towson
CAA Midfielder of the Year
Allie Planeaux, UNCW
CAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year
Alyssa Chuderewicz, UNCW
Grace Gelhaus, Elon
CAA Goalkeeper of the Year
Eliza Teplow, Northeastern
CAA Rookie of the Year
Meron Koro, Towson
CAA Coach of the Year
Chris Neal, UNCW
All-CAA First Team
Bella Antonio, Charleston, F, Sr.
Hailey Longwell, UNCW, F, R-Jr.
Sophie Thibeault, Towson, F, Sr.
Kale'a Perry, Towson, F, Grad.
Meron Koro, Towson, M, Fr.
Chloe Messer, Monmouth, M, Sr.
Allie Planeaux, UNCW, M, Jr.
Alyssa Chuderewicz, UNCW, D, Jr.
Grace Gelhaus, Elon, D, Sr.
Lisa Muller, Stony Brook, D, Fr.
Eliza Teplow, Northeastern, GK, Sr.
All-CAA Second Team
Amy Meadows, Hofstra, F, 5th
Isa Murdock, Elon, F, R-Sr.
Ashley Lavrich, Monmouth, F, Jr.
Mia Abbey, William & Mary, M, So.
Abby Connolly, Campbell, M, Jr.
Emely Rubio, Towson, M, Sr.
Gabby Tirado, Elon, M, Jr.
Sydney Lindeman, Towson, D, Grad.
Sasha McTiffin, Hofstra, D, Sr.
Grace Notarfrancesco, Monmouth, D, Jr.
Teagan Gardner, Towson, GK, R-Jr.
All-CAA Third Team
Caigan Leonard, UNCW, F, Jr.
Emily Lemke, Stony Brook, F, So.
Ava Magnuson, William & Mary, F, Fr.
Lula Arcila, Northeastern, M, Fr.
Nylah Jennings, Hampton, M, Jr.
Lindsay Wilson, William & Mary, M, Sr.
Brooke Birrell, Towson, D, R-Sr.
Zahra Fepessi, Campbell, D, Sr.
Molly Widderich, William & Mary, D, Sr.
Ava Vaughan, UNCW, D, Jr.
Lilli White, UNCW, GK, Jr.
CAA All-Rookie Team
Lula Arcila, Northeastern, M, Fr.
Jayla Caldwell, Towson, D, Fr.
Mia Claro, Hofstra, M/F, Fr.
Laney Heafner, Campbell, F, Fr.
Meron Koro, Towson, M, Fr.
Ava Magnuson, William & Mary, F, Fr.
Lisa Muller, Stony Brook, D, Fr.
Daniek Tiemersma, Hofstra, M, Fr.
Saar van der Boom, Monmouth, D, Fr.
Kamrey Watkins, UNCW, F, Fr.
