The Molloy women's soccer team had eight members of the cardinal and white earn All-East Coast Conference honors, announced by the league this afternoon. For the second year in a row, junior Elyse Muñoz was named the East Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Conference First Team.
 
Muñoz becomes the first goalkeeper in program history to collect multiple Goalkeeper of the Year awards.
 
Joining Muñoz on the first team is junior Isabella Muro, and sophomores Jana Strait and Meghan Wetzel. The other four members of the squad who earned All-Conference nods are graduate student Emma Beattie and senior Olivia Ingenito who were named to the Second Team and senior Mikaela Barriga and junior Madison Keenan collected Third Team honors.
 
Muñoz adds to her mantle of ECC honors collecting another Goalkeeper of the Year alongside a First Team selection. Making starts in all 17 contests to date, the junior leads the league with a .714 goals against average and is tied for first with eight shutouts on the campaign. In conference play, the East Setauket, N.Y. native bared down surrendering a league low four goals while totaling a 86 percent save percentage and a 0.57 goals against average. Muñoz has not recorded a loss since September 6 recording an 11-0-4 record in that time.
 
2025 saw Muro collect her second straight All-ECC First Team in the midfield. The junior continued to be a strong two-way force for the Lions, leading the team with seven assists on the campaign while netting two goals to rank tied for second on the squad with 11 points. The 2024 ECC Tournament Most Outstanding Player has collected multiple contests with two or more assists, tying a career-high three in Molloy's victory over Staten Island.
 
In her second season in Rockville Centre, Strait tallies her first career First Team selection. The 2024 Rookie of the Year and Second Team honoree continued to elevate her game this season, collecting 11 points scoring five goals and handing out one assist. The sophomore has become a key contributor in the offensive midfield, continuously pushing the ball upfield to generate chances for the offense.
 
Rounding out the First Team honorees is Wetzel who jumps from a Second Team selection in 2024. The centerback has proven to be one of the top defenders in the conference, helping the back-line hold opponents to an ECC low 12 goals on the campaign while leading all field players with 1,501 minutes on the pitch, playing the full 90 minutes in 15 of 17 games.
 
Beattie returns the All-ECC Second Team in 2025 for the second straight season. The graduate student has added another element to her game, splitting time from the back line into the midfield. The Carle Place, N.Y. native has become an offensive threat this season, totaling five goals on the campaign with four of them counting as a game-winner to lead the team.
 
Ingenito joins Beattie on the Second Team, marking the second time in her career she has received an All-Conference selection. The senior leads the squad with 10 goals and 20 points ranking third and fifth, respectively in the conference. The Sound Beach, N.Y. native has been deadly accurate atop the offensive formation, totaling a 55 percent shots on goal percentage collecting 22 shots on goal in 40 shots taken.  
 
For the third time in her career Barriga collects an All-Conference selection. The Queens, N.Y. native has been a valuable piece for the squad off the bench, providing big game experience and pressure on the opponents back-line. The senior has collected three goals on the campaign in 685 minutes played while totaling 13 shots on goal.
 
Summing up the All-Conference selections for the Lions is Keenan who earns Third Team honors. The junior has been a mainstay along the Molloy defense in many aspects of the team's formation. The Selden, N.Y. native has tallied three goals on the campaign while serving as one of two field captains. With size and physicality, Keenan has been an important piece of winning 50/50 balls and retaining possession for the Lions in tough spots.
 
As the second-seed in the East Coast Conference Championship, the Molloy women's soccer team earned a bye into the semifinal. The Lions will take on the winner of No. 3 Roberts Wesleyan and No. 6 D'Youville Sunday, November 9 at 12:00 p.m. in Rockville Centre.