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Joy Okonye Named Ivy Offensive Player of the Year, Unanimous First Teamer alongside Naya Cardoza
11/5/2025 3:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
PRINCETON, N.J. – The 2025 Ivy League All-Conference teams were announced on Wednesday, and Brown received eight awards, highlighted by Joy Okonye being named the Offensive Player of the Year. Overall, Okonye and Naya Cardoza received unanimous First Team All-Ivy, Corine Gregory, Audrey Lam, and Ayla Sahin were named Second Team All-Ivy, and Brooke Birtwistle appeared on the Honorable Mention team.
Okonye led the Ivy League with 19 total points and four game-winning goals, and the junior is tied atop the Ivy League with seven goals. Joy becomes the second Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year in the Kia McNeill era, following Brittany Raphino's three-peat in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Okonye also earned a First Team All-Ivy selection for the second consecutive season. The Lagos, Nigeria native also appeared on the TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 list.
Cardoza is also tied with the most goals in the Ivy League with seven goals this season. The Jamaican Senior National Team representative earned First Team All-Ivy for the first time in her career, and her third overall All-Ivy selection (honorable mention twice). She appeared in the TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 and received Ivy Defensive Player of the Week twice this season.
Gregory and Lam were recognized as Second Team All-Ivy for the first time in their respective careers. Gregory scored a career-high four goals this season, while Lam collected four assists in 16 starts at midfield for Brown. Joining the duo on the Second Team for the second consecutive season was Sahin, who picked up five goals and an assist in 16 games (15 starts). Sahin won Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week after game-winning goals in Brown's victories over Rhode Island and UConn.
Birtwistle appeared on the Honorable Mention squad. Birtwistle has started all 16 games and tallied four assists.
Layla Shell was named Academic All-Ivy for her efforts in the classroom and on the pitch.
Brown holds the No. 4 seed in the 2025 Ivy League Women's Soccer Tournament and will take on No. 1 Princeton on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
Below is the complete breakdown of the All-Ivy teams and major award winners.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Joy Okonye, Brown
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Drew Coomans, Princeton
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Anna Leschly, Dartmouth
COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR
Dartmouth
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY^
*Naya Cardoza, Brown
*Joy Okonye, Brown
Justina Bitzer, Columbia
*Maia Tabion, Columbia
Ola Goebel, Dartmouth
Stephanie Lathrop, Dartmouth
Anna Leschly, Dartmouth
Anna Rayhill, Harvard
Annabel Austen, Penn
Abbey Cook, Penn
Alex Barry, Princeton
Drew Coomans, Princeton
Logan Jacobs, Yale
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY^
Corine Gregory, Brown
Audrey Lam, Brown
Ayla Sahin, Brown
Evelyn Javers, Columbia
Izzy Scott, Cornell
Ellie Davidson, Dartmouth
Hailey Rorick, Dartmouth
Írena Héðinsdóttir Gonzalez, Harvard
August Hunter, Harvard
Ólöf Kristinsdóttir, Harvard
Elsa Santos Lopez, Harvard
Rhiannon Stewart, Harvard
Pia Beaulieu, Princeton
Dylan Jovanovic, Princeton
Kelsee Wozniak, Princeton
Vienna Lundstedt, Yale
HONORABLE MENTION
Brooke Birtwistle, Brown
Maia Beltran, Columbia
Nora "Dema" Elder, Columbia
Abigail Bishara, Cornell
Alanna Colbert, Cornell
Jasmine Leshnick, Harvard
*unanimous selection
^ team expanded due to ties in voting
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Okonye led the Ivy League with 19 total points and four game-winning goals, and the junior is tied atop the Ivy League with seven goals. Joy becomes the second Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year in the Kia McNeill era, following Brittany Raphino's three-peat in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Okonye also earned a First Team All-Ivy selection for the second consecutive season. The Lagos, Nigeria native also appeared on the TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 list.
Cardoza is also tied with the most goals in the Ivy League with seven goals this season. The Jamaican Senior National Team representative earned First Team All-Ivy for the first time in her career, and her third overall All-Ivy selection (honorable mention twice). She appeared in the TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 and received Ivy Defensive Player of the Week twice this season.
Gregory and Lam were recognized as Second Team All-Ivy for the first time in their respective careers. Gregory scored a career-high four goals this season, while Lam collected four assists in 16 starts at midfield for Brown. Joining the duo on the Second Team for the second consecutive season was Sahin, who picked up five goals and an assist in 16 games (15 starts). Sahin won Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week after game-winning goals in Brown's victories over Rhode Island and UConn.
Birtwistle appeared on the Honorable Mention squad. Birtwistle has started all 16 games and tallied four assists.
Layla Shell was named Academic All-Ivy for her efforts in the classroom and on the pitch.
Brown holds the No. 4 seed in the 2025 Ivy League Women's Soccer Tournament and will take on No. 1 Princeton on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
Below is the complete breakdown of the All-Ivy teams and major award winners.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Joy Okonye, Brown
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Drew Coomans, Princeton
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Anna Leschly, Dartmouth
COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR
Dartmouth
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY^
*Naya Cardoza, Brown
*Joy Okonye, Brown
Justina Bitzer, Columbia
*Maia Tabion, Columbia
Ola Goebel, Dartmouth
Stephanie Lathrop, Dartmouth
Anna Leschly, Dartmouth
Anna Rayhill, Harvard
Annabel Austen, Penn
Abbey Cook, Penn
Alex Barry, Princeton
Drew Coomans, Princeton
Logan Jacobs, Yale
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY^
Corine Gregory, Brown
Audrey Lam, Brown
Ayla Sahin, Brown
Evelyn Javers, Columbia
Izzy Scott, Cornell
Ellie Davidson, Dartmouth
Hailey Rorick, Dartmouth
Írena Héðinsdóttir Gonzalez, Harvard
August Hunter, Harvard
Ólöf Kristinsdóttir, Harvard
Elsa Santos Lopez, Harvard
Rhiannon Stewart, Harvard
Pia Beaulieu, Princeton
Dylan Jovanovic, Princeton
Kelsee Wozniak, Princeton
Vienna Lundstedt, Yale
HONORABLE MENTION
Brooke Birtwistle, Brown
Maia Beltran, Columbia
Nora "Dema" Elder, Columbia
Abigail Bishara, Cornell
Alanna Colbert, Cornell
Jasmine Leshnick, Harvard
*unanimous selection
^ team expanded due to ties in voting
BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program, and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans, and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation makes an immediate impact on today's Brown Bears, helping them excel in the classroom, on the field, and, most importantly, in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on Twitter, @BrownU_Bears on Instagram, like BrownUBears on Facebook, and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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