NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Conference announced Thursday its individual awards and All-Conference teams in field hockey.
UConn forward Lucy Zich and Liberty forward Josefina Tomasi shared BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year accolades, while Liberty’s Clarisa Iudicello and Providence’s Bo Martina were named Co-BIG EAST Midfielders of the Year.
Old Dominion junior Serena Langendoen was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, and UConn senior Natalie McKenna earned BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year. The Huskies, led by head coach Paul Caddy, were unanimously voted as the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year.
Rounding out the major awards, UConn forward Lucy Zich also earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Year honors.
All-BIG EAST teams and major awards were selected by a vote of the league’s head coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own players or coaching staff. No ties were broken.
The announcement comes ahead of the 2026 BIG EAST Championship presented by JEEP, which will be held Nov. 6-8 at Howarth Field on the campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. UConn earned the tournament’s top seed, while Liberty, Old Dominion and Villanova round out the field.
Liberty and UConn led the conference with five All-BIG EAST selections apiece. Providence followed with four honorees, while Old Dominion and Villanova each had three. Temple had two selections, and Georgetown had one.
UConn’s Lucy Zich and Liberty’s Josefina Tomasi shared BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year honors after leading their respective teams offensively. Zich finished the regular season with 12 goals and five assists for 29 points, ranking second in the BIG EAST in points and tying for second in goals. Tomasi recorded nine goals and four assists for 22 points, including four game-winning goals. She also led the conference with five defensive saves and ranked seventh nationally in that category.
Liberty’s Clarisa Iudicello and Providence’s Bo Martina were named Co-BIG EAST Midfielders of the Year. Iudicello finished the regular season with 10 goals and four assists for 24 points, ranking among the conference leaders in goals and points. Martina contributed five goals and three assists for 13 points, including three game-winning goals.
Old Dominion junior Serena Langendoen earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year honors following a standout season on both ends of the field. Langendoen led the BIG EAST with 17 goals and 40 points, averaging 1.00 goal and 2.35 points per game. She also paced the league in shots (86), shots on goal (45) and game-winning goals (six). Langendoen is ranked seventh nationally in both goals and points per game.
UConn senior goalkeeper Natalie McKenna was named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year after leading the conference with a 0.72 goals-against average and six shutouts. McKenna finished the regular season with 36 saves and a .750 save percentage, helping anchor a Huskies defense that allowed just 12 goals in 15 games and recorded nine team shutouts. She is currently ranked third in the nation for goalie win-loss percentage (0.929) and fourth in goals-against average.
Zich was also named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year after making an immediate impact in her first collegiate season. The freshman forward recorded two game-winning goals and played a key role in UConn’s undefeated conference campaign, helping the Huskies secure the BIG EAST regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.
The UConn coaching staff, led by head coach Paul Caddy, was unanimously selected as BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year. Caddy is in his seventh season at the helm of the Huskies and guided UConn to a perfect 6-0 BIG EAST record and a 14-1 overall mark, capturing the program's 21st BIG EAST regular-season title. The Huskies entered championship week ranked No. 3 in the latest NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll and held the No. 3 spot in the NCAA Division I RPI through Nov. 3. UConn also led the BIG EAST defensively, allowing just 0.80 goals per game while recording a league-best nine team shutouts.
BIG EAST Co-Offensive Players of the Year
Josefina Tomasi, Liberty, Jr., F
Lucy Zich, UConn, Fr., F
BIG EAST Co-Midfielders of the Year
Clarisa Iudicello, Liberty, Fr., M
Bo Martina, Providence, Sr., M
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Serena Langendoen, Old Dominion, Jr., D
BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Natalie McKenna, UConn, Sr., GK
BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
Lucy Zich, UConn, Fr., F
BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year
Connecticut Huskies *
All-BIG EAST First Team
Natalie McKenna, UConn, Sr., GK
Fien Hollander, UConn, Jr., D
Olivia McKenna, UConn, Sr., M
Lucy Zich, UConn, Fr., F *
Julieta Tornati, Liberty, So., M
Clarisa Iudicello, Liberty, Fr., M
Josefina Tomasi, Liberty, Jr., F
Serena Langendoen, Old Dominion, Jr., D *
Bo Martina, Providence, Sr., M
Lucia Magro, Temple, So., M
Gemma Lysaght, Villanova, Sr., D
Ava Borkowski, Villanova, Gr., F
All-BIG EAST Second Team
Maya Everett, UConn, Sr., D/M
Elena Perez Alejandro, Georgetown, Sr., M
Mia Santana, Liberty, So., M
Paris-Gail Isaacs, Liberty, So., M
Sofia Marciano, Old Dominion, Jr., M
Josie Painter, Old Dominion, Jr., F
Ava Porter, Providence, So., GK
Carly van Benten, Providence, Sr., F
Lily Procaccianti, Providence, Sr., F
Lonneke Kerkhof, Temple, So., D
Colleen Finnan, Villanova, Sr., F
*denotes unanimous selection