BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Sophomore Hailey Knapp highlights the first team as the NEC announced its 2025 All-NEC teams on Wednesday, with senior Izzy Gomez and junior Alana Goldsmith earning second-team honors. Freshman Riley Frederick and sophomore Abigail Marcello were named to the All-Rookie team.

A starter in all 17 of Wagner's games,  Hailey Knapp led Wagner's defensive unit that posted nine shutouts and an NEC low with just 14 goals allowed all season. 

Knapp has gotten in on the offensive effort as well, scoring a game-winning goal on Aug. 18 against Rider and adding solo assists against both CCSU and Stonehill. Her goal against Rider was seen on SportsCenter's Top 10 plays the next day.

This is Knapp's first time on the first team after being named to the All-Rookie team last season.

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Senior forward/midfielder Izzy Gomez has appeared in 14 games this season, starting 13, and has accumulated 15 points on seven goals and an assist. Those seven goals are good for fourth in the NEC. The Mahwah, NJ native has recorded 23 shots, including 15 shots on goal. 

Gomez scored back-to-back this season against Stonehill and Saint Francis, and was named NEC Player of the Week after the game against Stonehill. She repeated that effort at the end of the month, scoring a pair of goals on Oct. 30 against New Haven, then adding another single goal against LIU on Nov. 2.

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Junior midfielder Alana Goldsmith totaled four goals and four assists through 16 games this season. Goldsmith totaled 22 shots and 10 shots on goal and her four assists are good for eighth-most in the NEC.

Goldsmith finished fourth on the squad in total minutes this season with 1232 and recoded two game-winning goals.

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Riley Frederick was named to the All-Rookie team appeared In 15 games for the Seahawks this season, totaling three goals and three assists, coming on strong at the end of the season with single goals in each of the Seahawks' last two games. She scored Oct. 30 against New Haven and added a pair of assists, then closed out the season with a goal against LIU.
 

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Abigail Marcello was named to the All-Rookie team after allowing just seven goals in ten appearances, shutting out opponents in six of those and recording a perfect save percentage in five. She was named NEC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 15 after a 0-0 tie against Seton Hall and Prime Performer on Oct. 27 after a 1-1 tie against conference winner FDU. Her 32 saves sit for third in the NEC and her .792 goals against average is the lowest in conference.
 

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This is Wagner's second consecutive season having multiple players on the All-Rookie team.

The No. 2-seeded Seahawks return to Hameline Field on Thursday, Nov. 6 as they host No. 3 Howard in the opening round of the NEC Tournament for a 7 p.m. game. The winner advances to the championship to face either No. 1 FDU or No. 4 CCSU with the top remaining seed hosting the championship game.