Newtown, Pa. (Field Hockey) – The Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) announced its 2026 All-MAC Commonwealth Field Hockey Team on Monday. Stevenson senior forward Gracyn Catalano was named Offensive Player of the Year, Messiah senior midfielder Ellie Lefever and Stevenson senior goalkeeper Jordan Vradenburgh were named Co-Defensive Players of the Year, York first-year goalkeeper Maddy Merlack was named Rookie of the Year, and the Stevenson staff was named Staff of the Year.
The conference named 27 student-athletes to the All-MAC Commonwealth teams: 11 to the first team, 12 to the second team and four as honorable mention selections. York placed a league-high seven athletes on the teams, followed by Stevenson (5), Alvernia (4), Eastern (3) and Messiah (3). Widener and Hood each had two honorees, and Neumann had one.
Award Winners
Offensive Player of the Year – Gracyn Catalano, Sr., F, Stevenson
Catalano, a first-team selection a year ago, leads the Mustangs' attack and earns the league's top offensive honor.
Co-Defensive Player of the Year – Ellie Lefever, Sr., M, Messiah
Lefever repeats as a first-team selection after earning that honor in 2025. She finished the regular season with 10 goals and five assists for 25 points in 18 games for the Falcons.
Co-Defensive Player of the Year – Jordan Vradenburgh, Sr., GK, Stevenson
Vradenburgh anchors the Stevenson defense for the second year in a row as a first-team goalkeeper. She was a second-team selection in 2024.
Rookie of the Year – Maddy Merlack, Fy., GK, York
Merlack won 13 games in her first collegiate season, with 53 saves and a 0.96 goals-against average, and also earns a second-team selection.
Staff of the Year – Stevenson University
Head coach Morgan Bitting and the Mustangs' staff earn the honor for the second straight year.
First Team
| Position |
Name |
Year |
School |
| Forward |
Gracyn Catalano |
Senior |
Stevenson |
| Forward |
Aubrey Clark |
Senior |
Messiah |
| Forward |
Kate Egan |
Junior |
York |
| Midfielder |
Ellie Lefever |
Senior |
Messiah |
| Midfielder |
Hailey Mertz |
Graduate Student |
Stevenson |
| Midfielder |
Olivia Miller |
Senior |
York |
| Defender |
Sydney Aylward |
Senior |
Stevenson |
| Defender |
Jade Haines |
Senior |
York |
| Defender |
Sarah Schaffer |
Junior |
Alvernia |
| Defender |
Casey Tyrrell |
Senior |
Messiah |
| Goalkeeper |
Jordan Vradenburgh |
Senior |
Stevenson |
Second Team
| Position |
Name |
Year |
School |
| Forward |
Karly Bervinchak |
Junior |
Widener |
| Forward |
Kelbie Linebaugh |
Junior |
York |
| Forward |
CJ Summa |
Junior |
Eastern |
| Midfielder |
Cadence Conti |
Senior |
Neumann |
| Midfielder |
Monica Drunkemiller |
Senior |
Stevenson |
| Midfielder |
Katelyn Landis |
Sophomore |
York |
| Midfielder |
Ava Michael |
Senior |
Alvernia |
| Midfielder |
Bianca Scally |
Junior |
Hood |
| Defender |
Madeline Moreno |
Senior |
Hood |
| Defender |
Becca Olsen |
Senior |
York |
| Goalkeeper |
Jazmin Mayfield |
Sophomore |
Alvernia |
| Goalkeeper |
Maddy Merlack |
First-Year |
York |
Honorable-Mention
| Position |
Name |
Year |
School |
| Defender |
Krista Bervinchak |
Senior |
Widener |
| Goalkeeper |
Angelina Catania |
Junior |
Eastern |
| Forward |
Karlee Howard |
Senior |
Eastern |
| Midfielder |
Kelsey McClintock |
Junior |
Alvernia |
Notes on the Teams
- Returning first-team selections: Five members of the 2026 first team were also on the 2025 first team: Catalano, Clark, Lefever, Olivia Miller and Vradenburgh.
- Moving up: Aylward, Haines and Schaffer were second-team selections in 2025 and move up to the first team this year.
- Defending Offensive Player of the Year: Alvernia's Ava Michael, the 2025 Offensive Player of the Year, is a second-team selection this season.
- By school: York (7), Stevenson (5), Alvernia (4), Eastern (3), Messiah (3), Hood (2), Widener (2), Neumann (1).