DANBURY, Conn. - The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) recently announced its 2023 Division III Women's Soccer All-ECAC teams and major award winners which included one Gallaudet University student-athlete honored on the Second Team list.
Gallaudet junior midfielder
Ashley Harlicker (Shenandoah, Texas) was selected for the All-ECAC Second Team for the first time in her career.
The All-ECAC honor is the first for the Gallaudet women's soccer program.
The midfielder was recognized for her hard work this season, which resulted in 12 goals scored and 24 points recorded. Harlicker was selected as the United Soccer Coaches Division III Women's Soccer College Player of the Week back on Sept. 13 and was United East Player of the Week - Volt Division on Sept. 11.
Gallaudet is the only United East program from the conference to have a player on either team.
The Bison wrapped up the 2023 season with a 4-11 record overall and 0-6 record in conference play.
The University of Hartford won two major awards, in Imani Jenkins as the ECAC Offensive Player of the Year and Head Coach John Natale selected as the ECAC Coach of the Year. Kristi Buckenheimer of Penn State Behrend brought home ECAC Defensive Player of the Year accolades and Chloe LaRosa was picked as ECAC Rookie of the Year.
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The ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) is an eighty-five-year-old organization with well over 200 member schools across all three NCAA Divisions - I, II and III. The ECAC exists to enhance the experience of student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics and provides great value for universities and colleges by sponsoring championships, leagues, bowl games, tournaments and other competitions throughout the Northeast. The ECAC also hosts a comprehensive esports program that presently involves 160 schools fielding 1100 teams across 14 different esports games, streamed live four nights a week. The ECAC's esports platform has and continues to expand the geographic footprint of the Conference nationally. For more information visit
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