NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Highlighted by head coach Carolyn King-Robitaille's selection as Coach of the Year, nine members of the nationally-ranked Saint Anselm College field hockey team earned postseason honors from the Northeast 10 Conference, the league announced Thursday afternoon.

Saint Anselm was also represented by eight student-athlete selections, including senior Meghan Smith and junior Meghan Carey on the First Team, senior Laurentien van den Akker on the Second Team, and sophomore Bella DiFiore, junior Sophie Smith, and senior Mackenzie Wehrum on the Third Team. First-years Khloe Schultz and Alison Chambers earned All-Rookie Team honors.

In her 15th season at the helm, King-Robitaille earned her fifth Coach of the Year honor after leading the Hawks to their first regular-season championship since 2022, when she last received the award. She previously earned the distinction in 2019, 2017 and 2016, with each of those seasons also resulting in a regular-season title for Saint Anselm. King-Robitaille, along with assistant coach Emma Mawn, led the Hawks to a 13-4 overall record in 2026, with an 8-1 league ledger to earn the No. 1 seed in the NE10 Championship. The Hawks have been nationally-ranked throughout the entire campaign, and currently sit at No. 7 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA National Coaches Poll heading into Friday's NE10 semifinal matchup with fourth-seeded Pace University.

Meghan Smith made 16 starts over 17 regular season contests in 2026, tying for the lead in goals (10) and points (22) with Sophie Smith. The Uxbridge, Mass. native is currently tied-second in game-winning goals with four, one mark off the league-best. Her 35 shots on goal (1.94 avg/g) ranks ninth in the league and first on the team. The senior caps her career with her first All-NE10 selection.

Carey started in all 14 games played, scoring four times to finish tied-seventh on the team with eight points. Two of her four goals scored were game-winning tallies, placing the South Hadley, Mass. native tied for 10th in the conference in game-winning goals. This is Carey's first All-NE10 First Team selection and the second All-Conference honors of her career.

van den Akker earned All-NE10 Second Team honors after helping the Hawks limit opponents to 1.12 goals per game through the regular season. The Geldrop, Netherlands, native also played a key role in the defensive unit's penalty corner efforts, as Saint Anselm allowed just eight goals on 80 opposing opportunities (10.0%). Starting all 17 games, van den Akker contributed one goal, which stood as a game-winner, and three assists for five points. She is now a two-time All-NE10 honoree, taking home Third Team honors last year.

An All-Rookie Team selection a season ago, DiFiore earned a Third Team selection in 2026 after a 19-point output in her sophomore season. The Andover, Mass. native poured in seven goals and five assists over 17 appearances to sit third on the team in points. Her 24 shots on target on 33 shots taken places her atop the team stat sheet in shots on goal percentage (.727). She is also tied-fifth in the league in assists.

Sophie Smith matched Meghan Smith's goal and point total to sit atop the team and tied-eighth in the league in goals and tied-10th in the league in points. The Yarmouth, Maine native appeared in all 17 games in her junior campaign, taking 28 shots with 19 landing on target for the second-best shots on goal percentage on the squad (.679).

Wehrum makes her second straight appearance on the All-NE10 Third Team after making 16 starts in 2026. In over 772 minutes of action, the senior from Garden City, N.Y. is tied-second for in the NE10 in goals against average (.117). She has helped the Hawks earned four shutouts, three of which are combined-shutout performances.

Schultz appeared in all 17 contests while Chambers played in 15 games as both freshmen made the All-Rookie Team. Schultz posted one goal and two assists for four points.

The Hawks will play host to Pace on Friday, Nov. 13 in the NE10 semifinals at 4 p.m. at Grappone Stadium.

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