PHILADELPHIA – Graduate student captain Justyce Hollenbach was named the 2026 Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year, and senior captain Rylee Henson was named the 2026 Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year, leading the La Salle women's soccer team's conference awards haul.

It is the second time in program history that La Salle has earned both awards in the same season. In 2014, Kelsey Haycook was named A10 Offensive Player of the Year and Kerri Aiken was named A10 Defensive Player of the Year. The Explorers also had four first-team selections in 2026, matching their most since the 2014 campaign.

Hollenbach ranks sixth on the program's all-time list with 28 goals and 65 points. She is the third player in program history to be selected A10 Offensive Player of the Year, joining Amy Schneider (2001) and Kelsey Haycook (2014).

The graduate student forward has cemented herself as one of the nation's premier offensive forces, leading the A10 and ranking 22nd in the NCAA with 30 total points (1.58 per game). Hollenbach paces the conference and ranks 13th nationally with 14 total goals, while leading the league and ranking 16th in the NCAA with 2.11 shots on goal per game. Hollenbach was especially dominant in league play, leading the A10 with nine goals and 18 points.

Hollenbach ranks sixth on the program's all-time list with 28 goals and 65 points. She is the third player in program history to be named A10 Offensive Player of the Year (Amy Schneider in 2001, Kelsey Haycook in 2014).

Henson becomes the program's fourth A10 Defensive Player of the Year, joining Melissa Sanger (2011), current assistant coach Courtney Niemiec (2012), and Kerri Aiken (2014).

A playmaking center back, Henson sent the third-seeded Explorers to the semifinals of the 2026 Betterment Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Tournament, netting a game-winning header in the 65th minute to defeat sixth-seeded Loyola Chicago 1-0 on a rainy Friday night at McCarthy Stadium. 

Henson delivered the decisive moment for the Explorers, rising high from the edge of the six-yard box to head home a corner kick for her second goal of the season. The dramatic game-winner also marked the second goal of Henson's 61-game career. 

She played all 90 minutes in 14 matches this season and helped the Explorers' defensive unit post five clean sheets. Henson enters the semifinal game at No. 2 seed Dayton tied for second in the A10 with seven assists. Henson, a sports management major, was also named to the A10 All-Academic Team with a 3.94 GPA. 

Twice named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week, Shiloh Moore earned Atlantic 10 first-team honors and was named an A10 All-Rookie selection. She paced the freshman class, leading all A10 rookies in conference play in points (15) and assists (5) — finishing second overall in the league in both categories. 

Moore leads all A10 rookies with six assists (tied for fourth overall in the A10) and ranked second among rookies with six total goals (tied for seventh overall in the league), five of which came in league play. Moore has scored against five different A10 opponents and recorded at least one assist against four during the regular season.

Junior midfielder Ella Cadigan also earned a spot on the All-A10 first team. Cadigan has started all 19 games with 1,615 minutes played. She has scored two goals and ranks first in the A10 and fifth in the NCAA with 11 assists. 

Cadigan recorded her league-leading 11th assist of the 2026 campaign in the quarterfinal win against Loyola Chicago. She leads the A10 and ranks seventh in the NCAA with 0.58 assists per game. Cadigan set the Explorers' new single-game program record with four assists in the 7-4 win against Howard on Sept. 6, 2026. The Biology major was also named to the All-Academic team, sporting a 3.91 GPA.

A10 All-Conference Award Winners

Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year

Justyce Hollenbach 

Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year

Rylee Henson

Atlantic 10 First Team

Ella Cadigan
Rylee Henson
Justyce Hollenbach
Shiloh Moore

Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team

Ella Cadigan
Rylee Henson

Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team

Shiloh Moore