Women's Soccer Earns Coaching Staff Of The Year and Rookie of The year; Five Student-Athletes Recognized

PRINCETON, N.J. – For the first time in program history, the Dartmouth women's soccer coaching staff has been named the Ivy League Coaching Staff of the Year following the conclusion of a historic regular season. In addition, Anna Leschly was named the league's Rookie of the Year, with five total All-Ivy recipients.

Led by Taylor Schram, the Stacy Branca '94 Head Coach of Women's Soccer, the women's soccer team had its best regular season finish in recent history, earning second place in the Ivy League for the first time since 2014. With the help of associate coach Rachel Pitman, and assistant coaches Hayley Dowd and Kathleen Duwve, the Big Green clinched its first all-time appearance in the Ivy League Tournament.

Leschly was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year, becoming the fifth Dartmouth women's soccer student-athlete to earn this achievement and the first since midfielder Corey Delaney in 2012. The first-year defender was also named First Team All-Ivy due to an outstanding collegiate debut, as she was also called up to the U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team training camp last month.

Ola Goebel and Stephanie Lathrop (Dayton, Md./Glenelg High School) were named First Team All-Ivy alongside Leschly, while Ellie Davidson and Hailey Rorick were named Second Team All-Ivy. This marks Dartmouth's most First Team All-Ivy recipients since 2012, when five student-athletes were given the nod.

Goebel had an outstanding regular season for Dartmouth, making her collegiate debut and leading the league in shutouts per game (6) and goals against average (0.421). Additionally, the junior goalkeeper is sixth in the nation in goals against average and save percentage (0.886).

Lathrop, a sophomore transfer from Purdue, played in all 16 games of the regular season, starting 15 of them. The forward leads the league in multiple categories, including shots (51), shots on goal (22) and goals (7), while placing second in points with 18.

Rorick, a senior captain, earned her first career Second Team All-Ivy honor and second Academic All-Ivy nod after a season where she started all 16 games. Most notably, Rorick scored her first goal of her senior season against Yale, allowing Dartmouth to clinch its first Ivy League Tournament appearance.

Davidson, a junior defender, tabbed her first All-Ivy recognition following a season where she acted as a dominant force in Dartmouth's top defense that outscored its season opponents 30-9 and held them to 128 shots overall. Notably, Davidson was a key defender in Dartmouth's game against Yale, holding the Bulldogs to only six shots in 90 minutes of play.

The Big Green will open postseason play Thursday, Nov. 6, at 3:30 p.m., when they face the third-seeded Columbia at Myslik Field in Princeton, N.J. in the Ivy League semifinals.

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