NFHCA announces 2023 NFHCA Division I Regional Players of the Year
GENEVA, N.Y. — Five student-athletes were selected to represent their respective region as the NFHCA Division I Regional Player of the Year. Each regional award winner is now in the running for NFHCA Division I National Player of the Year honors.
Mid-Atlantic Region
Iris Langejans, Rutgers University, Sr., Defender (Almelo, Netherlands)
- Named to NFHCA Division I Mid-Atlantic Region, First Team
- Big Ten Player of the Year
- Unanimous First-Team All-Big Ten
- Named to the NFHCA Senior Team
- Started all 20 games on defense while finishing with one goal and six assists
Mideast Region
Caroline Ramsey, Cornell University, Sr., Midfielder (Morristown, New Jersey)
- Named to NFHCA Division I Mideast Region, First Team
- Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year
- Unanimous All-Ivy League First Team
- Ivy League All-Tournament Team
- Finished the season with a team leading 24 goals
- Ranked second in the country for goals (28), goals per game (1.41), points (54), and points per game (3.18)
Northeast Region
Bronte-May Brough, Harvard University, So., Defender (Uttoxeter, England)
- Named to NFHCA Division I Northeast Region, First Team
- Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year
- All-Ivy League First Team
- Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2) and NFHCA Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 4)
- Anchored a defense that finished the season with a perfect 7-0 in the Ivy League
South Region
Ryleigh Heck, University of North Carolina, So., Forward (Ocean City, New Jersey)
- Named to NFHCA Division I South Region, First Team
- All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) First Team
- ACC Tournament MVP
- NCAA All-Tournament Team
- Scored the deciding goal in the NCAA Championship game to give UNC the 2-1 double overtime shootout win
- Led UNC in scoring with 34 points on 13 goals and eight assists
West Region
Lauren Wadas, Northwestern University, Sr., Midfielder (Annville, Pennsylvania)
- Named to NFHCA Division I West Region, First Team
- Unanimous All-Big Ten First-Team
- NCAA All-Tournament Team
- Scored eight goals this season, including one each in the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament
- Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2)
The NFHCA Division I Regional Player of the Year announcement is the second in a list of postseason awards from the NFHCA. Last week the 2023 NFHCA Division I All-Region teams were announced. The Division I NFHCA All-American teams will be announced on December 12 and the NFHCA Division I National Player of the Year on December 15.
Mid-Atlantic photo credit: Ben Solomon
Mideast photo credit: Lexi Woodcock/Cornell Athletics
Northeast photo credit: Harvard Athletics
South photo credit: Jerome M. Ibrahim
West photo credit: John Konstantaras / Northwestern Athletics.