Cornell women’s soccer earned four All-Ivy selections Wednesday, its most since 2015, with seniors Alanna Colbert and Emily Gibbons receiving second-team honors.
Freshman goalkeeper Sofia Kerrigan and junior defender Jane Offit earned honorable mention, while junior defender Amanda Polyniak was Cornell’s Academic All-Ivy selection, according to Cornell’s announcement. The Big Red last had four All-Ivy honorees in 2015, when two players made the first team, one made the second team and another received honorable mention.
Colbert and Gibbons finish with career-best seasons
Colbert, a senior forward, earned her second career All-Ivy recognition after receiving honorable mention last season. She set career highs this fall with four goals, two assists and 10 points, including two game-winning goals.
She was Cornell’s only player to score multiple goals in Ivy League play, finishing with two conference goals and a team-leading four points in league matches. Colbert completed her Cornell career with eight goals and three assists for 19 points in 43 appearances, the university said.
Gibbons, a senior midfielder and co-captain, earned her first All-Ivy selection after leading the Big Red with career highs of five goals and 12 points.
Her penalty kick 54 seconds into Cornell’s Sept. 26 Ivy League opener supplied the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Yale. It was the seventh-fastest goal in program history. Gibbons also earned Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week honors Aug. 24 and finished her Cornell career with 48 appearances.
Kerrigan and Offit recognized for defensive work
Kerrigan became Cornell’s first goalkeeper to receive All-Ivy recognition since Meghan Kennedy earned honorable mention in 2018.
She started all 14 of her appearances and finished 4-7-3 with a 1.64 goals-against average and a .697 save percentage. Her 3.79 saves per match led Ivy League goalkeepers, while her save percentage ranked fourth, according to Cornell.
Kerrigan’s five shutouts tied for the third-most by a freshman goalkeeper in Cornell history. The university said that total also tied for ninth among Division I freshman goalkeepers.
Offit started all 15 matches in which she appeared and played the full 90 minutes in 14 of them. The junior defender logged 1,347 minutes on Cornell’s back line and helped the Big Red record five shutouts.
Polyniak earns Academic All-Ivy selection
Polyniak, a biological sciences major, appeared in all 16 matches and made 15 starts. She played 1,237 minutes on defense.
Elsewhere in the conference awards, Princeton’s Stella Monberg was named both Offensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year. Brown’s Brooke Birtwistle received Defensive Player of the Year honors, and Dartmouth earned Coaching Staff of the Year. The first and second All-Ivy teams were expanded because of ties in voting.
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