MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) announced its 2025-26 Women's Hockey postseason awards on Tuesday, March 10, with nine Falcons represented, including Player of the Year honors for
Megan Goodreau, Newcomer of the Year for
Sophia Hess, and Coach of the Year for
Joe Cranston.
For the sixth year in a row, the WIAC Player of the Year was awarded to a Falcon, with this year's recipient being senior forward
Megan Goodreau. She follows the footsteps of
Bailey Olson (2025),
Maddie McCollins (2023 & 2024) and
Callie Hoff (2021 & 2022). Also named to the All-WIAC First Team, Goodreau led the WIAC in scoring while breaking league records with 74 points, 36 goals, and 17 power play goals.
Sophia Hess becomes UWRF's fifth all-time Newcomer of the Year award winner, and the second in row for UWRF, following
Kylie Jones from last season. Hess is the second-leading scorer in the league behind Goodreau with 56 points off 26 goals and 30 assists, and is the top scoring rookie in NCAA Division III.
Now an 11-time Coach of the Year and six-time WIAC Coach of the Year (NCHA 5x),
Joe Cranston led the Falcons to a seventh consecutive WIAC O'Brien Cup Tournament title while winning the WIAC regular season crown for the 12th time in program history this season.
Goodreau, Hess,
MaKenna Aure,
Alexa Niccum, and
Jordan O'Kane were selected to the First Team, while
Madison Kadrlik,
Brooklyn Riley, and
Kaitlyn Ronn were Honorable Mentions. In addition,
Kailey Niccum was named to the All-Sportsmanship Team.
First Team
MaKenna Aure, Sr., Defense, Alexandria, Minn.
Megan Goodreau, Sr., Forward, Lino Lakes, Minn.
Sophia Hess, Fr., Forward, Cold Spring, Minn.
Alexa Niccum, So., Forward, Orono, Minn.
Jordan O'Kane, Sr., Goaltender, Alexandria, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Madison Kadrlik, Jr., Forward, Farmington, Minn.
Brooklyn Riley, Fr., Defense, New Hope, Minn.
Kaitlyn Ronn, Sr., Defense, Blaine, Minn.
All-Sportsmanship Team
Kailey Niccum, Sr., Forward, Orono, Minn.
UWRF (27-1, 11-1 WIAC) hosts an NCAA Quarterfinal matchup on Saturday, March 21 against the winner of Plattsburgh State and Williams College. Puck drop is set for 3 p.m. at Hunt Arena. Fans can
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