CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University women's soccer first-year midfielder
Hannah Bebar has earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors, senior midfielder
Sophie Hirst gained Academic All-Ivy accolades, and the Crimson tallied six All-Ivy honorees – including four first team selections – the Ivy League conference office announced on Wednesday afternoon.
A native of Naperville, Ill., Bebar stood as one of two student-athletes to gain First Team All-Ivy unanimously. Senior midfielder
Sophie Hirst, junior forward
Angela Caloia, and first-year defender
Jade Rose all joined Bebar on the first team. Senior defender
Lara Schenk garnered Second Team All-Ivy, and first-year midfielder
Josefine Hasbo gained Honorable Mention All-Ivy.
Bebar ranks fifth nationally in assists per game (0.71) and 18
th in shots on goal per game (2.14). She paces the Ivy League in assists (10), shots per game (3.43) and shots on goal per game (2.14). She ranks second on the team and sixth in the Ivy League in points (20) behind five goals and 10 assists. In Ivy play only, she ranks first in shots on goal per game (2.29) and second in points (12) and assists (four).
Now a two-time All-Ivy selection after earning second team honors in 2019, Caloia ranks second in the Ancient Eight in goals (10), second in game-winning goals (four), and third in points (22). A native of Washington, D.C., she stands 27
th nationally in goals per game (0.67). For her career, she has totaled 45 points on 16 goals and 13 assists in 31 games.
Hirst earned All-Ivy accolades for the second time after collecting second team laurels in 2019. A team captain for the Crimson, Hirst has stood as a mainstay in the team's midfield, leading the team's midfielders with 1,205 minutes played on the year. The Seattle, Wash., native has tallied three assists on the season. A neuroscience concentrator, Hirst also collected Academic All-Ivy plaudits for her success on the field and in the classroom.
Rose has anchored the team's back line as a rookie playing at center back. A native of Markham, Ontario, she ranks second on the team in minutes played (1,219) and has notched a pair of goals on the year, including the game winner at Northeastern. In Ivy play, she helped the team post three shutouts and a 0.57 goals-against average.
Schenk has also played a pivotal role in the team's defense, starting all 15 games and playing 1,379 of a possible 1,393 minutes on the year (99 percent). For the season, she has helped the Crimson post six clean sheets with a 0.78 goals-against average. The Hanover, Germany, native has started all 31 games for Harvard over the past two seasons.
Hasbo has acted as a key component of the team's midfield, tallying seven points on two goals and three assists in 11 games played and 10 games started. A native of Runstad Kyst, Denmark, she opened her rookie campaign with points in four of her first five appearances.
Earning an at-large berth into the 2021 NCAA Championship, Harvard is set to play at Wake Forest University on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 1:00 p.m. Making its 17
th all-time NCAA appearance, Harvard has posted a 12-2-1 overall record in 2021 alongside a 6-0-0 mark in road contests. In the final RPI used for NCAA selections, the Crimson ranked No. 12 in the nation.
IVY LEAGUE WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-IVY/MAJOR AWARDS
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
*Brittany Raphino, Brown
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kayla Duran, Brown
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Hannah Bebar, Harvard
COACH OF THE YEAR
*Kia McNeil, Brown
^FIRST-TEAM ALL-IVY
*Hannah Bebar, Harvard
*Brittany Raphino, Brown
Kayla Duran, Brown
Jade Rose, Harvard
Lucy Rickerson, Princeton
Grace Barbara, Princeton
Allie Winstanley, Dartmouth
Angela Caloia, Harvard
Madison Curry, Princeton
Ally Clark, Columbia
Sophie Hirst, Harvard
Ava Seelenfreund, Brown
Natalia Ramirez, Columbia
^SECOND-TEAM ALL-IVY
Kayla Thompson, Brown
Sizzy Lawton, Penn
Lauren Teuschl, Penn
Chloe Laureano, Yale
Mofoluke Obiri, Cornell
Emily Pringle, Penn
Evelyn Calhoon, Brown
Tatum Gee, Princeton
Hannah Curtin, Dartmouth
Gabi Juarez, Princeton
Arai Nagai, Princeton
Izzy Glennon, Dartmouth
Lara Schenk, Harvard
HONORABLE MENTION
Erin Kawakami, Dartmouth
Laurence Gladu, Penn
Cameron Brown, Brown
Marcia Ojo, Columbia
Maesyn G'Bye, Brown
Sophia Cavaliere, Columbia
Maddie Mills, Dartmouth
Josefine Hasbo, Harvard
Marissa Hart, Princeton
Alanna Butcher, Yale
*Unanimous Selection
^ Second Team Expanded Due to Tie in Voting