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Wesleyan women land three on MEC All-Conference Soccer Team

Wesleyan placed three players on the Mountain East Conference 2025 women’s soccer all-conference teams while Concord’s Tiana Campbell, Fairmont State’s Filippa Stalhammar and Point Park’s Rebecca Pihlgren earned major awards and Kernell Borneo was Coach of the Year.

BRIDGEPORT— The Mountain East Conference announced its 2025 women’s soccer all-conference teams and major award winners following a vote of the league’s head coaches.

Concord’s Tiana Campbell is the MEC Offensive Player of the Year. The sophomore from England tallied 12 goals and three assists for the Mountain Lions, with four multi-goal efforts. Campbell scored in five of Concord’s final eight games of the regular season, with the team compiling a 4-0-1 record in those contents. 

Fairmont State’s Filippa Stalhammar is the MEC Defensive Player of the Year. The graduate student from Sweden scored three goals and added three assists while playing on the Falcons’ back line. Fairmont State, which won the MEC North Division title, has allowed the fewest goals in the league this season and leads the MEC in goal differential. 

Point Park’s Rebecca Pihlgren is the MEC Freshman of the Year. The native of Sweden made an immediate impact for the Pioneers, scoring 11 goals and adding five assists in 17 games (11 starts). Pihlgren scored in five of the final seven games of the regular season, and notched a goal and an assist in the same game four times.

Fairmont State’s Kernell Borneo is the MEC Coach of the Year. The Falcons captured the MEC North Division title and enter the MEC Women’s Soccer Championship as a top seed. Fairmont State lost only one match — Oct. 5 to MEC South Division champion West Virginia State — and are on a nine-game unbeaten streak entering the postseason.

2025 All-MEC First Team
Pos.NameCl.School
GKPoppy BastockSr.West Virginia State
FLeila KaramJr.West Virginia State
FTiana CampbellSo.Concord
FRebecca PihlgrenFr.Point Park
FValentina GianinettoSo.Fairmont State
MLaura PouedrasSr.West Virginia State
MAika TobaruSr.West Virginia State
MLi-Lou DebeackerGr.Charleston
MMontserrat DiazSr.Fairmont State
DElla RowellSo.Concord
DMary GrecoSr.Frostburg State
DFilippa StalhammarGr.Fairmont State
DAgnes BjorkSo.Fairmont State
2025 All-MEC Second Team
Pos.NameCl.School
GKOliva JohnstonJr.Fairmont State
FSara París FílterSo.West Virginia State
FSolares SolanoFr.Glenville State
FSerenity ThomasJr.Fairmont State
MMia CookFr.Concord
MMarika SvenssonSo.Concord
MCarly GilletteSr.Frostburg State
MAva BadalloSr.West Virginia Wesleyan
DSkylar EhartSr.Frostburg State
DHannah Aneley Nuñez PerreiraJr.West Virginia State
DAvril Amil RuizSo.West Virginia State
DNagi HigashiSr.West Virginia State
DCarlie IceSo.West Virginia Wesleyan
2025 All-MEC Honorable Mention
GK: Kayla Doty (FROST)
F: Maria Alejandra Hernandez Diaz (WVSU), Caitlin Webster (CU)
M: Sterre Kuijper (PPU)
D: Molly Watters (CU), Maggie Odour (PPU), Hannah Goes (UC), Natalie Carlock (WVWC)
2025 All-MEC Freshman Team
Pos.NameSchool
MMia CookConcord
FRebecca PihlgrenPoint Park
FSolares SolanoGlenville State
MAlyssa LoGuercioCharleston
DAva Yannucci    Fairmont State
2025 Award Winners
Offensive Player of the Year: Tiana Campbell (Concord)
Defensive Player of the Year: Filippa Stalhammar (Fairmont State)
Freshman of the Year: Rebecca Pihlgren (Point Park)
Coach of the Year: Kernell Borneo (Fairmont State)

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