Molier, Brown Earn All-ECAC Honors

DANBURY, Conn. – Madelief Molier and Skyler Brown of James Madison field hockey were named All-ECAC, as announced by the Eastern College Athletic Conference on Friday.

Molier – a 2025 NFHCA First Team All-South Region honoree – paced the Dukes with 31 points in her sophomore campaign, scoring 14 goals and adding three assists. Brown supplied nine goals during her All-MAC First Team season, with five game-winning scores to go along with turning away 112-of-135 (.830) penalty corners on the defensive end.

The duo accounted for 37.4% (52-of-139) of JMU's points as the Dukes went 12-8 with a 6-3 mark in Mid-American Conference play. With 14 wins in 2024, James Madison has won at least a dozen games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2016-17.

Nicole Poulakis from New Hampshire received Offensive Player of the Year and Myrte van Herwijnen from Massachusetts was named Defensive Player of the Year. Additionally, Temple freshman Lucia Magro won Rookie of the Year, while Carla Tagliente of Princeton was honored as Coach of the Year.

ECAC Division I Field Hockey All-ECAC First Team
Ava Smith – Saint Joseph's University, Gr., F
Madelief Molier – James Madison University, So., F
Kathelijne Knuttel – New Hampshire, Jr., F
Nicole Poulakis – New Hampshire, Sr., M
Lucy Adams – Brown, Sr., M
Sofia Marciano – Saint Francis, So., M
Beth Yeager – Princeton, Sr., M
Kira Leclercq – Bucknell, Sr., D
Paulina Niklaus – Rutgers, Gr., D
Puck Winter – Rutgers, Gr., D
Myrte van Herwijnen – Massachusetts, Sr., GK

ECAC Division I Field Hockey All-ECAC Second Team
Tasmin Cookman – New Hampshire, Sr., F
Poppy Beales – Yale, Sr., F
Claire Campen – Monmouth, So., F
Peyton Rieger – Temple, Sr., F
Skyler Brown – James Madison, Sr., M
Catalina Ness – Fairfield, Jr., M
Ella Cashman – Princeton, Jr., M
Clem Houlden – Princeton, So., D
Milou Kluyt – Saint Joseph's, Jr., D
Pilar Lorenzini – UAlbany, Jr., D
Raffi Fragomeni – Lafayette, Sr., GK

Calendar

Players Mentioned

Skyler Brown

Madelief Molier

JMU Footer

Scoreboard

Calendar

James Madison University | Official Athletics Site