Bridgewater, N.J. - First year forward Emma Sousa (East Longmeadow, Mass./East Longmeadow) has been named the NEC Women's Soccer Rookie of the Year, as announced by the conference Wednesday afternoon.

In her first year with the Dolphins, Sousa netted eight goals and recorded one assist, totaling 17 points. She finished the regular season ranking in the top-10 of several NEC categories. She finished 3rd in goals, 3rd in game-winning goals, 6th in total points, and 8th in total shots. She was also named to the NEC Women's Soccer First Team All Conference.

Fourth year defender Logan Cookinham (Poland, N.Y./Poland) and fifth year defender Arndis Eggertsdottir (Akranes, Iceland Fiolbrautaskoli Vesturlands Jacksonville State/UTRGV) were named to the NEC Women's Soccer Second Team All-Conference. Both Cookinham and Eggertsdottir were a staple to the backline of the Dolphins. Logan was one of three 'Phins to start all 19 contests, leading the team in total minutes played with 1,690. Ardnis missed only one contest throughout the season, starting in 18 games and finishing the season with the 3rd most minutes played.