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Argen, Mijaris highlight All-PSAC Women’s Soccer teams

Published by CSN at November 11, 2021
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PSAC Communications
Ben Matos

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. — The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference released its 2021 PSAC Women’s Soccer All-Conference Teams, the league announced Thursday afternoon.

All-conference and major award winners are determined by a vote of the league’s head coaches.

Starting with the PSAC East, the Athlete of the Year, and Coach of the Year both come from Kutztown. The Golden Bears’ Kayla Argen and Head Coach Erik Burstein were honored for their efforts this season.

It has been a stellar year for Kutztown starting with the play of Kayla Argen. Argen was sixth in the PSAC in total points with 24, and first in the East. She put a barrage of shots up this year ranking first in the conference averaging 4.58 per game and shots on goal at 2.53 per game. Five of her 10 goals this season were game winners.

Kutztown Head Coach Erik Burstein was selected as the Coach of the Year in the after helping his team dominate the regular season tallying a 17-1-1 overall record and a 15-1-0 conference mark. In the most recent United Soccer Coaches Poll, he’s guided the Golden Bears to a No.3 ranking in the DII women’s soccer. Kutztown was second in the conference in goals allowed with only 11 and combined for eight shutouts this season. They were tied for first in the conference in total goals with 37.

The Eastern Division’s Defensive Athlete of the Year is Natalie Holmes of Bloomsburg. She aided the Huskies to being the top defensive team in the conference. Holmes and company allowed just eight total goals this year, while they also were first in DII women’s soccer in total shutouts with 12.

This year’s Rookie of the Year in the PSAC East was Kaitlynn Haughey of West Chester. Haughey led the Golden Rams in total points with 16 on six goals and four assists. She also added 27 shots on goal for a percentage of 55.1%. Three of her goals were game winners.

Over in the PSAC West, Mercyhurst’s Emily Mijares and Maddie Elbro took home top marks for players. Mijares was honored as the Athlete of the Year and Rookie of the Year, while Elbro was picked as the Defensive Athlete of the Year.

Mijares proved to be one of the best players in DII this year. Listed as a sophomore, but in her first full year of DII competition. Her 13 total goals were tied for first in the PSAC and 15th in the country. She was also third in the league in total points with 30 adding four assists to her goal total. Her big thing was game-winning scores as more than half of her goals were game-winners (7), which ranks second in DII women’s soccer.

Elbro was outstanding between the pipes for the Lakers this season. She is second in the league in shutouts with 10, guiding the Lakers to a tie for third in the league in goals allowed with 12. She is one of the top goalies in the country in minutes played ranking ninth with 1760:00 minutes. He goals against average this season is 0.614 which is third in the PSAC and 30th in DII.

The last major award winner in the PSAC West is Coach of the Year given to head coach Colin Petersen of Gannon. Petersen led the Golden Knights to a PSAC tournament berth as the second seed in the West with a 12-2-3 overall mark and an 11-2-3 PSAC mark. Gannon was second in the conference in scoring average with 2.06 goals per game and had a 1.24+ scoring margin.

As for all-conference honorees, seven athletes are appearing on an all-conference team for multiple times in their careers. ESU’s Haley Skove and Gannon’s Taylor Lewis have been voted on the all-conference team for a fourth time this season.

A full list of honorees is below:


PSAC Women’s Soccer Eastern Division First Team All-Conference

PositionNameCl.UniversityHometown / Previous
DefenseMikaela BergSr.West ChesterRising Sun, Md. / Rising Sun
DefenseBridget CurtisFr.KutztownWarrington, Pa. / Central Bucks South
DefenseLauren Downey^+R-Sr.MillersvilleHauppage, N.Y. / Hauppage
DefenseNatalie Holmes^^Gr.BloomsburgLaurel, Md. / Archbishop Spalding
ForwardBrittany ArentzSr.KutztownMount Wolf, Pa. / Northeastern
ForwardPaige HarrisSr.BloomsburgDanville, Pa. / Shippensburg
ForwardSavannah RennixJr.MillersvilleBlue Bell, Pa. / Philmont Christian Academy
ForwardK.K. O’Donnell^Sr.ShippensburgLimerick, Pa. / Spring-Ford
MidfieldKayla ArgenSr.KutztownCresco, Pa. / Pocono Mountain East
MidfieldHelen FlynnSr.BloomsburgAllentown, Pa. / Parkland
MidfieldKaitlynn HaugheyFr.West ChesterPhiladelphia, Pa. / Penn Charter
MidfieldMorgan WinchockJr.MillersvilleBridgewater, N.J. / Bridgewater Raritan Regional
GoalieMauri JacksonSr.East StroudsburgMount Royal, N.J. / Kingsway Regional

PSAC Women’s Soccer Eastern Division Second Team All-Conference

PositionNameCl.UniversityHometown / Previous
DefenseMirthe BosGr.East StroudsburgDen Haag, Netherlands / Sebroek College (University of Leiden
DefenseTaylar LuckenbillSo.MansfieldHarrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin
DefensePaige ManciniSr.MillersvilleNorthumberland, Pa. / Shikellamy
DefenseDana WentzSo.KutztownLancaster, Pa. / Conestoga Valley
ForwardMadison BowmanSr.West ChesterCogan Station, Pa. / Williamsport
ForwardEmma ElwellSo.MillersvilleGilbertsville, Pa. / Boyertown
ForwardMaggie LenaGr.West ChesterSanta Monica, Calif. / Marquette
ForwardHunter McClellanFr.Lock HavenGranville Summit, Pa. / Troy
MidfieldSara HohnJr.ShepherdFrederick, Md. / Thomas Johnson
MidfieldGabby KaneSr.KutztownRoyersford, Pa. / Spring-Ford
MidfieldRebecca MargolisSr.West ChesterNewtown, Pa. / Council Rock North
MidfieldHaley Skove^+*Gr.East StroudsburgLawrenceville, N.J. / Notre Dame
GoalieKendra BarlowSo.ShippensburgPainesville, Ohio / Gilmour Academy

Eastern Division Athlete of the Year: Kayla Argen, Kutztown
Eastern Division Defensive Athlete of the Year: Natalie Holmes, Bloomsburg
Eastern Division Rookie of the Year: Kaitlynn Haughey, West Chester
Eastern Division Coach of the Year: Erik Burstein, Kutztown

PSAC Women’s Soccer Western Division First Team All-Conference

PositionNameCl.UniversityHometown / Previous
DefenseTaryn Baxter*Jr.MercyhurstSpokane, Wash. / East Valley High School
DefenseNina KingFr.Slippery RockWashington, Pa. / Trinity
DefenseAlexis MoyerSr.ClarionApollo, Pa. / Kiski Area
DefenseCassidy ZandierJr.IUPSouth Park, Pa. / South Park
ForwardRachel Edge*Sr.Slippery RockPine Grove, Pa. / Pine Grove
ForwardTaylor Lewis**^R-Sr.GannonErie, Pa. / Harbor Creek
ForwardEmily MijaresSo.MercyhurstBrooklin, Ontario / Father Leo J Austin CSS
ForwardHannah ScardinaSo.IUPIndiana, Pa. / Indiana Area
MidfieldEmily EsserSr.Pitt-JohnstownCamp Hill, Pa. / Cedar Cliff
MidfieldJordyn Minda**Sr.Slippery RockSouth Park, Pa. / South Park
MidfieldLaurel ProkopchakSr.GannonErie, Pa. / Harbor Creek
MidfieldAmber ThomasJr.MercyhurstBedford, Pa. / Bedford High School
GoalieMaddie ElbroSo.MercyhurstKinver, United Kingdom / Kinver High School

PSAC Women’s Soccer Western Division Second Team All-Conference

PositionNameCl.UniversityHometown / Previous
DefenseEmily ArnoldSr.Slippery RockNorth Huntingdon, Pa. / Norwin
DefenseLeah BermudezJr.GannonMilton, Ontario / Jean Vanier Catholic
DefenseCameron BujnoskiGr.EdinboroErie, Pa. / McDowell
DefenseAbby LewisFr.IUPPittsburgh, Pa. / Plum
ForwardKylee CrossSo.ClarionErie, Pa. / McDowell
ForwardMorgan KostFr.Pitt-JohnstownPittsburgh, Pa. / Trinity Christian School
ForwardHaley NeidigR-Fr.Pitt-JohnstownSouth Williamsport, Pa. / South Williamsport Area
ForwardMahogany Willis*+Sr.IUPPottstown, Pa. /Owen J. Roberts
MidfieldKayla BevacquaR-Sr.GannonWelland, Ontario / Notre Dame
MidfieldJenna DerbisGr.EdinboroPittsburgh, Pa. / North Hills
MidfieldMadison HooverJr.MercyhurstWattsburg, Pa. / Seneca High School
MidfieldGeorgia NaguckiSr.Slippery RockMedina, Ohio / Archbishop Hoban
GoalieKennedy SolymosiSr.GannonEastlake, Ohio / Lake Catholic

Western Division Athlete of the Year: Emily Mijares, Mercyhurst
Western Division Defensive Athlete of the Year: Maddie Elbro, Mercyhurst
Western Division Rookie of the Year: Emily Mijares, Mercyhurst
Western Division Coach of the Year: Colin Petersen, Gannon

* Indicates previous All-PSAC first team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC second team selection
+ Indicates previous All-PSAC third team selection

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