The UCHC announced its 2025-26 Women’s Championship All-Tournament Team following the title game on Saturday, March 7. Junior forward Anna Lugge of league champion Elmira College was named the UCHC Tournament Most Valuable Player after leading the No. 2 seed Soaring Eagles to their fourth league title following a 4-1 win over top-seed Nazareth University. Lugge was one of five Elmira student-athletes to earn All-Tournament Team honors.
Elmira goaltender Olivia Last, along with defenseman Bri Conger and forwards MK Boyle and Sarah Waszkielewicz joined Lugge on the All-Tournament Team.
Lugge, the 2026 UCHC Tournament MVP, scored the game-winning goal in both Elmira wins against Utica and then Nazareth to lead the Soaring Eagles to earn the UCHC's automatic qualifier into the NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship Tournament.
Boyle led the Soaring Eagles in scoring during the tournament with a goal and two assists in the two wins. Conger had two assists from the blueline, while Waszkielewicz opened the scoring in the UCHC Championship game just 3:28 in, giving Elmira a lead that they would never relinquish. Last stood tall in goal, stopping 40-of-42 shots in two tournament games. She made 29 saves in the title game win over Nazareth, keeping one of the highest scoring offenses in Division III to just one goal.
Freshman defenseman Mia Abruzzese and junior Ella Cedrone, a forward from from UCHC runner-up Nazareth University were also named to the All-Tournament Team. Abruzzese has two assists in the two UCHC Tournament games, while Cedrone scored a goal in both games for Nazareth. She scored the Golden Flyers' lone goal in the UCHC Championship game against Elmira.
2026 UCHC Women's Hockey Championship All-Tournament Team
G - Olivia Last, So., Elmira
D - Mia Abruzzese, Fr., Nazareth
D - Bri Conger, Jr., Elmira
F - Ella Cedrone, Jr., Nazareth
F - MK Boyle, Sr., Elmira
F - Sarah Waszkielewicz, Sr., Elmira
Most Valuable Player: Anna Lugge, Jr., F, Elmira
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