COLONIA, N.J. – The East Coast Conference (ECC) announced its Women's Soccer All-Conference Awards on Tuesday, with a program-record seven Queens College student-athletes earning recognition.
 
Leading the way for the Knights, senior forward Ashley Kieblesz was named Co-Offensive Player of the Year, senior midfielder Anna Tavantzis earned Tri-Defensive Player of the Year honors, and senior goalkeeper Samantha Hines-Hirsch was named Co-Goalkeeper of the Year. The trio made program history as Queens earned honors in three of the four major award categories.
 
Kieblesz and Tavantzis became the first student-athletes in Queens College women's soccer history to earn Offensive or Defensive Player of the Year honors, respectively. Hines-Hirsch became the second goalkeeper in program history to earn Goalkeeper of the Year honors and the first since Allison Breakey received the accolade as a rookie in 2009.
 
Queens also established a program record with four selections to the All-Conference First Team, surpassing its previous mark of two honorees in 2024. In addition, two Knights earned Second Team honors, while one was named to the Third Team, bringing the program's total to seven All-Conference selections.
 
Along with being named Co-Offensive Player of the Year, Kieblesz earned All-Conference First Team honors after starting all 16 matches this season. The senior forward led the Knights with 22 points, recording 10 goals and two assists while tallying a team-high four game-winning goals. In the Queens single-season record book, her 22 points rank tied for eighth, her 10 goals rank tied for sixth, and her four game-winning goals rank tied for second.
 
Tavantzis, who earned Tri-Defensive Player of the Year honors, also secured a spot on the All-Conference First Team, earning All-Conference recognition for the second time in her career after being named to the Third Team as a rookie in 2023. The senior central midfielder started all 16 matches, recording 14 points on five goals and four assists, including two game-winning goals. She also played a key role in the Knights' defensive efforts, helping Queens record nine shutouts while logging 1,351 minutes on the field.
 
Hines-Hirsch earned Co-Goalkeeper of the Year honors and a place on the All-Conference First Team, becoming the first goalkeeper in program history to earn First Team recognition. The Plainview native collected her second career All-Conference honor after earning Second Team recognition as a rookie in 2024. Hines-Hirsch started 15 matches, helping the Knights post an 8-3-4 record in those appearances while recording nine shutouts and totaling 58 saves with a 0.829 goals-against average. Her nine shutouts rank tied for first in the program's single-season record book, while her eight wins rank tied for fifth.
 
Rookie midfielder Mia Hanson also earned All-Conference First Team honors, becoming the first rookie in program history to receive the distinction and the third rookie under fifth-year head coach Thomas Paris to earn All-Conference recognition. The Washington native appeared in all 16 matches, making 15 starts, and recorded two goals and a team-high five assists for nine points. Her five assists are the most by a Queens rookie since Laura D'Amore recorded seven in 2007.
 
Senior midfielder Kayla Camacho earned All-Conference Second Team honors after starting all 16 matches this season. Camacho recorded three assists, all of which came in victories over nationally and regionally ranked opponents. Her third assist helped the Knights secure the No. 3 seed in the ECC Women's Soccer Championship.
 
Junior defender Ava Lekanides also earned All-Conference Second Team honors after starting all 16 matches. She led the Knights with 1,374 minutes played, scored two goals, and helped anchor a defensive unit that recorded nine shutouts on the season.
 
Junior defender Keeley Harden rounded out the Knights' All-Conference selections with Third Team honors. She appeared in all 16 matches, making 14 starts, and recorded one goal and one assist while contributing to a defensive unit that posted nine shutouts. Lekanides and Harden made program history as the first defensive pairing in Queens College women's soccer history to earn All-Conference honors in the same season.
 
The Knights finished the regular season with an 8-4-4 overall record and a 3-1-3 mark in ECC play, earning the No. 3 seed in the ECC Women's Soccer Championship. Queens will host a First Round matchup on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Additional details regarding the championship matchup will be announced shortly.

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