Pitman, NJ - The Montclair State University Women's Soccer team earned a pair of New Jersey Athletic Conference major award winners and placed seven on the All-NJAC teams, the conference announced on Tuesday morning.

SHANNON MULLINS was named Midfielder of the Year, with KAYLEE LAUBER being tabbed the league's Rookie of the Year. On top of the major award winners, ISABELL KRONOW and CARLY GUZZARDO joined Mullins on the NJAC's First Team, with Lauber, SAMIRA LUKOVIC, and MARY LANE being named Second Team All-NJAC. SOPHIA ORELLANA rounded out the group with Honorable Mention honors. 

Mullins earned her second consecutive NJAC Midfielder of the Year award, marking the seventh time in program history a Red Hawk has collected the award. The senior finished the campaign tied for the third-highest goal total in the league with nine, matching her mark from last season in half the amount of minutes. She notched a pair of braces in NJAC play, including the game-winning goal against New Paltz in the conference opener. Her premier offensive performance of the campaign came against Kean on October 21, where she notched two goals and an assist. Mullins finished her career with three NJAC major awards, two First Team nominations, 22 goals, and seven assists across 4,877 minutes.

Lauber became Montclair's eighth NJAC Rookie of the Year and fourth over the last five seasons. The freshman finished tied for the second-highest assist mark in the league (eight) while ranking tied for fourth in the NJAC in goals (eight). She notched a pair of braces, including her collegiate debut, along with two games with multiple assists. Her breakout performance came against Manhattanville on September 12, where she totaled two goals, including the game-winner, along with a season-high three assists. Lauber tallied a pair of NJAC Rookie of the Week nominations while recording a goal contribution in 10 of Montclair's 18 contests this season.

Kronow notched her second-straight First Team All-NJAC selection, finishing the 2026 campaign as the team leader in goals, the second-best mark in the NJAC. The forward added six assists, which was tied for the third-highest total in the league and second-best on the team. She tallied a pair of multi-goal performances, including a hat trick in Montclair's opener against Penn State Berks and a brace along with an assist against Rutgers-Newark. Kronow tallied a goal contribution in nine of her 14 appearances, including a stretch of four in a row, with three being league games.

Guzzardo rounds out the group on the NJAC's First Team after posting the second-highest assist total in the league. The sophomore matched her 2025 NJAC Rookie of the Year total of eight assists, with three coming on the game-winning goal. She set a new career-high of three assists against Manhattanville, posting another multi-assist output against William Paterson in the team's regular season finale. Guzzardo also helped anchor a back line for the Red Hawks that allowed just 17 goals in 18 games en route to eight clean sheets. She also added her first collegiate goal, the game-winner against Stevens on September 15.

Lukovic earned her first All-Conference selection, landing on the league's Second Team after posting a trio of goals and assists. She notched her first goal of the season in a tightly-contested game against Hartford and added a stellar free-kick bender against Berry in the team's nonconference finale. The midfielder tallied her first multi-assist performance of her career in the NJAC opener against New Paltz, while notching goal contributions against Stockton and William Paterson.

Lane put together a stellar freshman season for one of the league's premier attacks, earning Second Team honors after ranking third on the team in goals and assists. She recorded her first collegiate assist in Montclair's opener against Penn State Berks, finding the back of the net for the first time against Manhattanville a few weeks later. Lane scored the game-winner in her first multi-point performance against FDU-Florham shortly after, and put together a pair of braces in conference play against New Paltz and Kean (which included the game-winning goal). 

Orellana rounds out the group of All-NJAC selections, collecting Honorable Mention recognition after a strong sophomore season on Montclair's back line. The defender started all 17 of her appearances, logging 1,208 minutes and contributed to eight shutouts defensively. On the other side of the ball, she recorded her first two collegiate assists in Montclair's nonconference finale against Berry. Orellana added two more in games against Stockton and Kean in league play, while scoring her first collegiate goal against Rutgers-Camden.

Montclair finished the 2026 season with a 12-4-2 mark, including a 6-2-1 record within NJAC play. The Red Hawks have won double-digit contests for every full season dating back to 2011, posting six or more NJAC victories in each of the past five years.