Coaching Staff of the Year: Capital

Capital’s coaching staff is led by 12th-year head coach Matt Ogden, who is assisted by Megan Wharton-Dombrowski, Avery Hart, Nikki Cox, Mario Suarez, and Geovanny Salinas. The Comets were selected to win the 2026 OAC title in preseason voting and delivered on that pick, going 7-1 in OAC play.

Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Elise Buckerfield, Capital

Capital sophomore Elise Buckerfield is a 4.00 Biology (Pre-Med) major. This season, she earned OAC Defensive Player of the Week honors and helped anchor a defense that recorded seven shutouts. In addition to her excellent performance in the classroom and on the field, Buckerfield is an Athletics Game Management student worker and regularly volunteers with her team and the department at organizations throughout central Ohio.

Freshman of the Year: Blake Sakach, Ohio Northern + Megan Foulke, Capital

Capital freshman defender Megan Foulke was a fixture in the lineup for the Comets, starting all 17 games. She produced four goals and an assist for nine points and helped anchor a defense that allowed just 0.76 goals per game and recorded seven shutouts.

Ohio Northern freshman goalkeeper Blake Sakach was a steady presence in net for the Polar Bears, allowing only eight goals this season and recording seven clean sheets.

Midfielder of the Year: Kasey Duke, Capital

Capital junior midfielder Kasey Duke was a steady presence in the middle of the field for the Comets this season. She scored four goals and helped Capital post a 7-1 record in the OAC to clinch a share of the regular-season title.

Forward of the Year: Brianna Braatz, Heidelberg

Heidelberg junior Brianna Braatz led the OAC in goals with 13 and in points per game at 1.81. Her 29 points ranked second in the league, and she earned All-OAC First Team honors for the second straight year.

Goalkeeper of the Year: Blake Sakach, Ohio Northern

Ohio Northern freshman Blake Sakach helped anchor the Polar Bears’ defense as they went 7-1 in the OAC and clinched a share of the regular-season title. She recorded seven clean sheets and allowed only eight goals.

Defender of the Year: Elise Buckerfield, Capital

Capital sophomore Elise Buckerfield earned OAC Defensive Player of the Week honors and helped anchor a Comets defense that recorded seven shutouts. She was also named Scholar-Athlete of the Year and earned All-OAC First Team honors.
 
 
 

Position	Name	School	Class
Goalkeeper	Blake Sakach	Ohio Northern	Fr.
Defender	Elise Buckerfield #	Capital	So.
Defender	Kelayna Patrick	Otterbein	Fr.
Defender	Ella James #	Baldwin Wallace	Sr.
Midfielder	Kasey Duke	Capital	Jr.
Midfielder	Sarah Beachy	Ohio Northern	So.
Midfielder	Elise Papp	Baldwin Wallace	Jr.
Forward	Brianna Braatz #	Heidelberg	Jr.*
Forward	Payton Childers	Capital	Jr.
Forward	Kalyn Rich #	Baldwin Wallace	Sr.
Midfielder	Jordan Snyder $	Wilmington	Sr.
Defender	Tati Grigoryan #	Marietta	Sr.

Position	Name	School	Class
Goalkeeper	Francesca Agliolo #	Marietta	Sr.*
Defender	Megan Foulke	Capital	Fr.
Defender	Caroline Hennegan $	Ohio Northern	Sr.*
Defender	Kendra Kovacs	Capital	Jr.
Defender	Maggie Springer	Capital	Fr.
Midfielder	Ella Dinwiddie !	Mount Union	Sr.
Midfielder	Mia Fourtounis !	Baldwin Wallace	Sr.
Midfielder	Alexis Pickerel	Otterbein	Jr.
Forward	Jaylyn Thornton	Marietta	—
Forward	Olivia Brooks	Otterbein	Jr.
Forward	Juli Sprague $	Capital	So.
Forward	Adilyn Doriot	Ohio Northern	Fr.
Goalkeeper	Isabella Neal	Otterbein	Sr.

Position	Name	School	Class
Goalkeeper	Mackenzie Butcher	Baldwin Wallace	Fr.
Defender	Lindsey Bauer $	Wilmington	Jr.
Goalkeeper	Leanne Williams	Mount Union	Jr.
Forward	Brooklyn Herbert	Capital	So.
Forward	Rachel Chenos !	Mount Union	Jr.
Midfielder	Myah Byers $	Marietta	Sr.*
Midfielder	Kristiane Kleppe	Capital	So.
Midfielder	Sarah Kelly	Capital	So.
Forward	Ayva Moore $	Ohio Northern	So.
Defender	Keaton Aspacher !	Otterbein	Jr.