No. 8 Women's Soccer Places Seven on NEWMAC All-Conference Team; Barnouw Named Athlete of the Year, MIT Earns Coaching Staff of the Year

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – For the second straight year, Natalie Barnouw of the No. 8 MIT women's soccer team has been named the NEWMAC Athlete of the Year. Barnouw is joined on the first team by Sasha Ceol, Madeline Seebeck, Arianna Doss and Leena Mehendale. JoJo Miller and Ayla Sumer were named second team all-conference. Mehendale also earned the Laurels of Academic Excellence which is presented to the student-athlete with the highest GPA competing at the championship.

Additionally, head coach Martin Desmarais and his staff earned the Coaching Staff of the Year award. Desmarais is joined on staff by Jeff Katz, KD Dolan, and Vinny Coppola.

Natalie Barnouw

First Team All-Conference
Fourth First-Team All-Conference accolade
Leads NEWMAC in points (53), goals (20), and assists (13)
Tied for the most points in Division III
Scored 10 goals in NEWMAC play and recorded eight assists
Has 15 multi-point games this season

Sasha Ceol

First Team All-Conference
First all-conference award
Helped the Engineer defense allow just one goal in NEWMAC play
Has scored two goals and dished out two assists
The MIT defense has allowed just six goals in 23 games

Arianna Doss

First Team All-Conference
First all-conference selection
Has six goals and three assists for 15 points this season
Scored two game-winning goals

Leena Mehendale

First Team All-Conference
Second team all-conference last season
Scored first career goal this season
Helps lead the Engineer defensive midfield which has allowed just 41 shots on goal in 23 games

Madeline Seebeck

First Team All-Conference
Second all-conference accolade
Helps anchor the Engineer defense which has posted 18 shutouts this season
All 10 of her goals have come in NEWMAC play
Tied for the most goals scored in conference play with Barnouw

JoJo Miller

Second Team All-Conference
First time all-conference nod
Has anchored the Engineer defense which has allowed just six goals in 23 matches
Scored first career goal against Johnson and Wales

Ayla Sumer

Second Team All-Conference
First all-conference award
Has two goals and three assists for seven points on the year
Put up 23 shots on goal

MIT will host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Engineers will play Emmanuel on Saturday, November 15 at 11:00 AM on Roberts Field.

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