MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — A school-record total of 12 Wheaton College (Mass.) women's soccer players were named to the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference squad, including Patricia Bandrup (Poway, Calif.), Gina DeBeradinis (Grafton, Mass.), Alex Dore (Merion Station, Pa.), Keira Frazier (North Billerica, Mass.), Emma-Jane Parsons (Oakland, Maine), Mackenna Reynolds (Longmeadow, Mass.), Mikaela Reynolds (Longmeadow, Mass.), Ali Roche (Maynard, Mass.), Julia Sternat (Ellington, Conn.), Maya Thomas (Goffstown, N.H.), Arden Ulmer (Henniker, N.H.) and Mia Wolfgang (Holliston, Mass.), it was announced by the league.
Honorees must have met the following criteria: earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5/4.0 scale or 4.35/5.0 scale after the 2025 spring semester, achieved second year academic status at their institution, and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.
The Lyons have boasted double-digit honorees in each of the last two years with the previous high of 10 selections coming last year.
Bandrup, Roche, Sternat, Ulmer and Wolfgang all earn the accolade for the third time, while Mackenna Reynolds and Thomas are chosen for the second straight year. DeBeradinis and Mikaela Reynolds are first-time designees and Dore, Frazier and Parsons were all named in their first respective year of eligibility.
Bandrup is a senior Economics and Italian major at Wheaton. The goalie was named Second Team All-Region for the second straight year and First Team All-Conference for the second year in a row. She ranked 24th in the nation in saves and 42nd in save percentage. Roche is a senior Business major. The forward was tabbed Third Team All-Region in addition to being a Second Team All-Conference choice after ranking third in the league with 10 goals to go with four assists for a team-high 24 points. Sternat is a senior Business and Management major. The midfielder started all 16 games that she appeared in and was third on the team with three assists to go with a goal to give her five points on the season. Ulmer is a senior Chemistry major. The midfielder started 11 of 13 matches that she played in and attempted a pair of shots. Wolfgang is a senior English and Secondary Education major for the Lyons. The midfielder started all 12 matches she appeared in and notched a goal and an assist for three points on the season.
Mackenna Reynolds is a junior Psychology major. The forward received the starting nod in six of 15 matches that she played in, while firing four shots. Thomas is a junior Biochemistry major. The back was named Third Team All-Region for the second straight year and Second Team All-Conference for Wheaton. DeBeradinis is a junior Neuroscience major. The forward saw action in nine matches after returning from an injury in 2024 and recorded an assist. Mikaela Reynolds is a junior Digital Media and Communications major. The keeper missed the entire season in 2024, due to an injury and provided depth to the Lyons' goalkeeping corps this season.
Dore is a sophomore Neuroscience major. The back missed time with an injury last year, but managed to get into five matches in 2025 for Wheaton. Frazier is a sophomore Neuroscience major. The midfielder provided depth for the Lyons in the middle of the field. Parsons is a sophomore midfielder. The Maine native started six of 19 contests and netted a goal to go with an assist to give her three points on the season.
Wheaton finished the season with an 11-8 overall record, including 6-5 in conference play to establish its highest overall victory count since 2018 and the most league wins since 2017. The Lyons captured the number five seed in the NEWMAC Championship Tournament and came away with a 3-1 upset over host and number four seed Babson College on November 4 to advance to the tournament semifinals.
