Women's Soccer

Four NE10 Standouts Earn All-America Status

Samantha Breton Picks Up First Team Honors for FPU

Releases Courtesy FPU, Saint Michael's Athletics

ALL-AMERICANS
Samantha Breton, Franklin Pierce - 1st Team United Soccer Coaches
Madison Apicella, Adelphi - 2nd Team D2CCA
Makenzie Shean, Franklin Pierce - 3rd Team United Soccer Coaches
Scarlett Brookes, Saint Michael's - 3rd Team United Soccer Coaches, 3rd Team D2CCA

ADELPHI
A former Northeast 10 Player of the Year, Adelphi senior Madison Apicella garnered All-America Second Team honors from the D2CCA (D2 Conference Commissioner's Association).  This is Apicella's first All-America selection and comes on the heels of leading the nation in assists.  Apicella scored nine goals this fall and assisted on 13 more, accounting for a career-high 31 points.

SAINT MICHAEL'S
COLCHESTER, Vt. - Saint Michael's College women's soccer sophomore forward Scarlett Brookes (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Knolls)earned her second All-America accolade this week, landing on the United Soccer Coaches All-America third team on Thursday. She was among 36 student-athletes from around NCAA Division II honored as United Soccer Coaches All-America.
 
On Tuesday, Brookes was also named to the Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) All-America third team, as chosen by athletic communications professionals. She was the only Northeast 10 Conference player named All-America by both the United Soccer Coaches and D2 CCA for the 2025 season.
 
Already the D2 CCA East Region Player of the Year, NE10 Player of the Year, and a United Soccer Coaches All-East Region selection, Brookes is the first soccer player - man or woman - to earn All-America in Saint Michael's history. Brookes was among four East Region players named United Soccer Coaches All-America, and one of three from the NE10. One of five third-team forwards, Brookes was among 13 forwards selected.
 
Despite missing four games, Brookes leads the NE10 in goals (13), points (31) and game-winning goals (6), taking second in the East in winners, tying for second in goals, and tying for fourth in points. She is top 10 in the nation in goals per game (9th) and points per game (10th) while scoring on nearly 42% of her shots on goal. Brookes set a school record for game-winners and had the most goals or points by a Purple Knight since Michelle Bougor '98, an SMC Athletic Hall of Famer and the program's all-time leading scorer, notched 15 goals and 37 points in 1996. Brookes' 31 points are fourth in program history, and her 13 goals tied for fourth. Her nine career winners are one short of Sara Pope '04 for the most by a Purple Knight since complete records became available in 1996.

FRANKLIN PIERCE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (12/11/25) – The Franklin Pierce University women's soccer program added two national accolades on Thursday, as graduate students Samantha Breton (Chicopee, Mass.) and Makenzie Shean (Agawam, Mass.) were selected as United Soccer Coaches All-Americans. Breton earned a spot on the First Team, while Shean was named to the Third Team. This marks the first All-America honor for both Ravens.

Breton, the 2025 NE10 Defensive Player of the Year, has appeared in 22 matches and anchors a back line that has limited opponents to 0.86 goals per game.

Shean, an NE10 First Team selection, has also played in all 22 contests and leads the team with 24 points on eight goals and eight assists.

The pair were among 36 Division II student-athletes recognized nationwide.
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