COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Wendy Elles (14th Year, Gettysburg '96)
Assistant Coaches: Jefferson Hales (10th Year),
Stewart Wright (7th Year),
Caitlyn Fogel (2nd Year),
Christina Cummings '25 (2nd Year)
CAPTAIN
RETURNING 2025 STAT LEADERS
- Junior Scarlett Brookes (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Knolls), 13 goals, 5 assists, 6 game-winning goals
- Junior Lola Follansbee (Grafton, Mass./Grafton), 3 goals, 2 assists
- Junior Sarah Gormley (East Moriches, N.Y./Westhampton Beach), 4 goals, 7 assists
- Junior Delaney Kleinman (Center Moriches, N.Y./Center Moriches), 2 goals, 5 assists
- Junior Sam McDonough (Walkersville, Md./Walkersville), 3 goals, 2 assists, 2 game-winning goals
- Junior Jules Peterson (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa), 2 goals, 6 assists
- Sophomore Chloe Laizer (West Springfield, Mass./West Springfield), 16-3-1 record, 0.74 GAA, 0.759 SV%, 9 shutouts
RETURNING 2025 AWARD WINNERS
- Junior Scarlett Brookes (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Knolls), United Soccer Coaches All-America (3rd Team), D2 CCA All-America (3rd Team), D2 CCA East Region Player of the Year, D2 CCA All-East Region (1st Team), United Soccer Coaches All-East Region (1st Team), NEWISA All-New England (1st Team), NE10 Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award, NE10 Player of the Year, NE10 All-Conference (1st Team)
- Junior Sarah Gormley (East Moriches, N.Y./Westhampton Beach), NEWISA All-New England (2nd Team), NE10 All-Conference (2nd Team)
- Junior Julia Palmese (Berlin, Conn./Berlin), D2 CCA All-East Region (2nd Team), United Soccer Coaches All-East Region (2nd Team), NEWISA All-New England (1st Team), NE10 All-Conference (1st Team)
- Junior Josie Rayhill (Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington), NE10 All-Conference (2nd Team)
- Sophomore Chloe Laizer (West Springfield, Mass./West Springfield), D2 CCA All-East Region (1st Team), United Soccer Coaches All-East Region (1st Team), NEWISA All-New England (1st Team), NE10 Goalkeeper of the Year, NE10 All-Conference (1st Team), NE10 All-Rookie Team
FAST FACTS
The team spent a week and a half of 2026 preseason on a training trip in Hawaii ... the 2025 season was the greatest in program history, as the Purple Knights set school records for wins (16), shutouts (13), points (146) and assists (60) while tying a 24-year-old mark for goals (43). At 16-3-1 overall and 6-2-1 in Northeast 10 Conference play, Saint Michael's downed Bentley University, 1-0, in the first round of the NE10 Championship for its initial postseason victory before advancing to its first league semifinal since 1989. After taking a second-half lead at Franklin Pierce University, the Purple Knights lost on an 87th-minute penalty kick, 2-1, to the eventual NCAA Division II Championship national runner-up. For the second straight year, Saint Michael's fell just short of qualifying for the NCAA Championship ... 11 players who were regular starters - including nine who started at least nine games - are back ... 17 players who netted points return ... a 34-woman roster is dominated by 11 juniors and 13 sophomores ... the league leader in goals and points despite missing three games, junior
Scarlett Brookes (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Knolls) became the first All-America soccer player - men's or women's - in College history ... foisted into starting as a rookie, sophomore goalkeeper
Chloe Laizer (West Springfield, Mass./West Springfield) set school records for wins (16) and shutouts (9).
