Penn State Schuylkill Women's Soccer Earns Multiple PSUAC Honors
Penn State Schuylkill Women's Soccer received notable PSUAC All-Conference honors, with eight players recognized, including Coach of the Year Kaylee Berkheiser, Player of the Year and Co-Defender of the Year Zoë Gannon, and Rookie of the Year Olivia Dress.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. – The Penn State Schuylkill Women’s Soccer team celebrated a standout season, securing multiple PSUAC All-Conference honors, including Coach of the Year for Kaylee Berkheiser, Player of the Year and Co-Defender of the Year for Zoë Gannon, and Rookie of the Year for Olivia Dress. Eight players were recognized, highlighting a remarkable season of talent and teamwork.
Zoë Gannon (Leesport, PA / Schuylkill Valley) earned both PSUAC Player of the Year and Co-Defender of the Year honors after an impressive season featuring 13 goals, 3 assists, and 29 total points. Gannon, in her fourth consecutive first-team selection, led the PSUAC with 74 shots and ranked second in goals (13), total points (29), and game-winners (2). This award marks her third Defender of the Year recognition, underscoring her consistent excellence on the field.
Olivia Dress (Schuylkill Haven, PA / Schuylkill Haven) made a strong entrance as Rookie of the Year, scoring 10 goals and adding 6 assists for a total of 26 points. Ranking among the PSUAC’s top five in both goals and points, she also placed second in assists and recorded the league’s third-highest shot percentage at .263.
Head Coach Kaylee Berkheiser was honored as PSUAC Coach of the Year, guiding Penn State Schuylkill to a successful conference run and a second-place finish.
Additional first-team selections included Brittney Holland (Andreas, PA / Lehighton Area), Nia Bronson (Pine Grove, PA / Pine Grove), and Grace Fenstermacher (Schuylkill Haven, PA / Nativity BVM). Holland, with her third appearance on the all-conference team, netted 12 goals, added 3 assists for 27 points, and set a new all-time scoring record for Penn State Schuylkill with 37 career goals. Bronson, also a three-time first-team honoree, tallied 7 goals and 3 assists and set the school’s all-time assists record with 17. Fenstermacher, a two-time first-team selection, led the PSUAC in goals (17) and points (37), including a standout run with five goals in back-to-back games.
First-team honoree Haley Sypniewski (Mount Carmel, PA / Mount Carmel Area) made her debut on the first team after an impressive season as a defender with 2 goals and 3 assists. Evelyn Crall (Chillicothe, OH / Chillicothe) earned second-team honors, contributing 4 goals and 6 assists, ranking her second in the conference for assists.
The John Fritz Sportsmanship Award was presented to Kay Lee Morgan (Hegins, PA / Tri-Valley) in recognition of her exemplary sportsmanship and embodiment of the PSUAC’s core values on and off the field.
Congratulations to all our honorees on an outstanding season filled with hard work, talent, and sportsmanship!