HAMBURG, N.Y. – The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference released the 2026 Women's Soccer Postseason honors this morning and three Hilbert Hawks were recognized as All-Conference selections following a historic season for the Hilbert Women's Soccer program.

The Hawks returned to the postseason and brought the AMCC First Round to Hamburg, NY for the second time in program history after finishing fourth in the conference following a 3-4 regular season. In the First Round, Hilbert earned the first postseason win in program history, taking down La Roche, 1-0 in double overtime to advance to the AMCC Semifinal.

For a second straight year, Hilbert placed three student-athletes on AMCC All-Conference Teams as senior midfielder Evin Stauffer (Port Allegany, PA/Port Allegany), junior defender Alex Frydel (Schuylerville, NY/ Schuylerville), and sophomore forward Ja'Lynn Sanders (Bradenton, FL/Palmetto) were all named to the second team after a historic season for the Hawks.

After earning Third-Team All-Conference honors a year ago, Stauffer rounds out her career with a Second-Team nod following her senior season. Stauffer started in six conference games for the Hawks, recording seven points on three goals and an assist. She provided one game winning goal and found the back of the net of half of her shots on goal. In regular season play, Stauffer finished 11th in the conference in goals. She helped the Hawks clinch a first-round home game with two goals in the final regular season contest, a 4-2 victory over Pitt-Bradford.

Frydel earned her first career postseason honor this morning with her placement on the Third Team after playing a pivotal role in the center of the Hawks' defense all year. Frydel started all seven conference games at center back for the Hawks, leading the defensive unit to a shutout and 2.71 goals against per game. In the first-round playoff win, Frydel anchored the backline for over 100 minutes, keeping the Redhawks off the board for the entirety of regulation and overtime before the Hawks found the back of the net. Frydel also served as a team captain and averaged over 85 minutes per match.

Sanders earned Second-Team All-Conference honors for a second consecutive season after once again leading the attack for the Hawks. Sanders played in all seven conference games, making six starts for the Hawks. She tallied a team-leading ten points on four goals and two assists. In conference play, Sanders took 25 shots, with eight on goal and added a game-winning goal. She set new single game program records with four goals and eight points in a 5-1 win over Mount Aloysius, earning her AMCC Offensive Player of the Week honors. Overall, she led the team with nine goals, 21 points, and two game winning goals.