Army West Point Athletics
November 06, 2026 | Women's Soccer
Army claims three individual major awards and Coaching Staff of the Year; Conti, Pohlidal and Woodward join them on the first team
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Army West Point women's soccer swept three of the Patriot League's individual major awards and took home Coaching Staff of the Year on Friday, as junior goalkeeper Karalyn Dail was named Goalkeeper of the Year, junior defender Daisy West was named Defender of the Year and freshman forward Kamryn McWhinney was named Rookie of the Year, the conference office announced Friday. Head coach Tracy Chao and the Army staff earned Coaching Staff of the Year honors after the Black Knights shared the 2026 regular-season championship.
In all, seven Black Knights earned All-Patriot League recognition. Dail, West and McWhinney were first-team selections along with junior forward Bella Conti, junior midfielder Grace Pohlidal and senior midfielder Maddi Woodward. Sophomore defender Ailyn Rowe was a third-team selection.
Army (10-7-1, 7-1-1 Patriot League) finished tied with Navy atop the league standings and enters the Patriot League Tournament as the No. 2 seed. The Black Knights shut out their first eight conference opponents and posted nine consecutive shutouts overall, tying the program record set in 1993.
Karalyn Dail | Goalkeeper of the Year
Dail anchored a defense that shut out each of Army's first eight Patriot League opponents, giving her nine shutouts on the season. She made 76 saves, earned 10 wins and posted a 1.28 goals-against average. Army went nine straight matches without allowing a goal from Sept. 6 through Oct. 31, tying the program record set in 1993, and the run was the longest active streak in the NCAA.
She is a two-time Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week (Sept. 21, Oct. 26). Dail made three saves in the 4-0 win at Bucknell on Oct. 24 and four saves, including a penalty-kick stop 93 seconds into the second half, in Army's 1-0 win at Loyola Maryland on Oct. 31 that clinched at least a share of the regular-season title. She was also named to the first team.
Daisy West | Defender of the Year
West played all 90 minutes in each of Army's last 16 matches and 1,604 of a possible 1,620 minutes this season. She anchored the young back line that posted nine straight shutouts, the longest active streak in the NCAA at the time, while adding two goals and an assist this season. She scored Army's lone goal at Air Force on Aug. 13, assisted Sabrina Rogers' goal at Maine and scored at 85:07 in the finale against Holy Cross, giving her two goals and an assist from the back line.
A three-time Patriot League Defender of the Week (Sept. 21, Oct. 26, Nov. 2), West was a preseason All-Patriot League selection and a 2025 All-Patriot League third-team honoree. She was crucial during Army's nine-match shutout streak.
Kamryn McWhinney | Rookie of the Year
McWhinney led the Black Knights with eight goals, tied for the second most in the Patriot League, and added an assist in the finale for 17 total points in the regular sesaon. Three of her goals were game-winners, also second most in the conference, and she had a brace in Army's 3-2 win in the home opener.
She was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week four times and Forward of the Week on Sept. 21. McWhinney was also named to the first team.
Coaching Staff of the Year | Tracy Chao and the Army staff
Army shared the 2026 regular-season title under Chao, finishing 7-1-1 in league play with 22 points and earning the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament. The Black Knights shut out their first eight league opponents and tied the program record with nine straight shutouts.
First Team
Bella Conti | Forward
Conti scored five goals and added two assists for 12 points and led Army with 37 shots, 13 on goal. She scored an unassisted goal at 75:20 in the 4-0 win at Bucknell on Oct. 24 and assisted Lily Marquez's game-winning goal at Loyola Maryland on Oct. 31. The team captain was named Patriot League Forward of the Week on Oct. 19 and Oct. 26 and was the league's Preseason Forward of the Year. She was a 2025 All-Patriot League second-team selection.
Grace Pohlidal | Midfielder
Pohlidal has a goal and three assists, including an assist on Maddi Woodward's goal against Lafayette, and ranks second on Army with 25 shots. She played 1,601 minutes and all 90 minutes in each of Army's last eight matches, helping the Black Knights shut out nine straight opponents. She was named Patriot League Midfielder of the Week after Army's win over Cornell and was a preseason All-Patriot League selection and a 2025 second-team honoree.
Maddi Woodward | Midfielder
Woodward, a team captain, scored four goals and assisted twice for 10 points, including two game-winning goals. She scored on a penalty kick in the 4-0 win at Bucknell on Oct. 24 and assisted McWhinney's goal against American. She put seven shots on goal this season.
Third Team
Ailyn Rowe | Defender
Rowe played in all 18 matches with 1,393 minutes and has a goal and three assists for five points. She was named Patriot League Defender of the Week on Aug. 24 and played all 90 minutes in 11 matches this season
Up Next
No. 2 Army hosts the highest remaining seed after the first round of the Patriot League Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m. at Malek Stadium at Clinton Field.
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