Northeast Conference Freshman Playing Time - Season 2025-

Our freshman playing-time review now turns to the Northeast Conference (NEC), a league that blends regional recruiting strength with an increasingly international presence. NEC programs rely heavily on development, depth, and system play, making freshman usage a clear indicator of each team’s roster strategy and long-term planning.

For the 2025 season, we compiled official roster and match data to measure how many minutes first-year athletes contributed across all NEC programs. The results highlight wide variations—from freshmen stepping immediately into major roles to others gaining foundational minutes within their systems.
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The full table below provides a complete breakdown of freshman playing time for every NEC program based on the most recent available data.

NORTHEAST CONFERENCE – FIRST-YEAR ATHLETES PLAYING TIME (2025)
College	Player	Position	Minutes	Hometown
Fairfield	Rory Saxon	Fwd	29	Blue Bell, PA
Fairfield	Alex Jordon	Def	140	Owings Mills, MD
Fairfield	Emily Carney	Mid	0	Franklin, MA
Fairfield	Maggie Dowd	Mid	133	Newtown Square, PA
Fairfield	Alyse Wanchisen	Mid	470	Mountain Top, PA
Fairfield	Kaelyn Fogelson	Fwd	880	Norwalk, CT
Fairfield	Stevie Zonarich	Def	0	Bethesda, MD
Fairfield	Georgia McDade	GK	0	Bruton, England
Long Island	Ella Miura	Mid	80	Gilroy, CA
Long Island	Guusje Vermeulen	Fwd-Mid	260	Laren, Netherlands
Long Island	Caitlin Meeker	Fwd-Mid	127	Parkton, MD
Long Island	Tess Termars	Fwd	234	Wateringen, Netherlands
Long Island	Anne Daaman	Def	239	Cuijk, Netherlands
Long Island	Caitlyn Guilfoil	Mid	159	Syracuse, NY
Long Island	Rosa Witvliet	Def	250	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Long Island	Emma Capparelli	GK	299	Berkeley Heights, NJ
Mercyhurst	Lauren Hills	Mid	63	Syracuse, NY
Mercyhurst	Hailey Hatfield	Mid-Fwd	316	Culpeper, VA
Mercyhurst	Anna Muscat	Mid	874	St. Thomas, ON
Mercyhurst	Alyssa Laubach	Mid	278	Bethlehem, PA
Mercyhurst	Gianna Urcinole	Def	49	Bayville, NJ
Mercyhurst	Emma Cociña	Def	0	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mercyhurst	Morgan Lippa	Def	257	Getzville, NY
Merrimack	Madeline Harrington	Fwd-Mid	964	Dracut, MA
Merrimack	Amaya Smith	Mid	74	Easton, MA
Merrimack	Gracie Lloyd	Mid	744	Salem, CT
Merrimack	Reilly Desmond	Fwd-Mid	78	Stafford, VA
Merrimack	Delaney Weiler	Fwd-Mid	643	San Jose, CA
Merrimack	Madeline Wagner	Fwd-Mid	968	Winthrop, ME
Merrimack	Kayla Whitters	GK	95	New Fairfield, CT
New Haven	Emma Hulslander	Mid	64	Groton, MA
New Haven	Hailey Sullivan	Mid	101	Port Jefferson Station, NY
New Haven	Liz Trentmann	Mid-Def	64	Amsterdam, Netherlands
New Haven	Lauren Schoonmaker	Fwd	465	High Falls, NY
New Haven	Ali Kowalski	Fwd	86	Metuchen, NJ
New Haven	Brooke Kowalski	Mid-Def	51	Metuchen, NJ
New Haven	Kayla Rotella White	Fwd-Mid	5	Ossining, NY
New Haven	Maddie Mandia	Mid-Def	20	Doylestown, PA
New Haven	Anne Marie Martin	GK	515	Louisville, KY
Rider	Martina de Cespedes	Fwd	614	Malaga, Spain
Rider	Ryleigh Damminger	Fwd	793	Paulsboro, NJ
Rider	Mackenzie Smith	Fwd	596	Hillsborough, NJ
Rider	Samantha Biondi (RS)	Fwd	519	Bridgewater, NJ
Sacred Heart	Bell Mazza	Mid	344	Westminster, MD
Sacred Heart	Emma-Rose Phillips	Fwd	189	Sewell, NJ
Sacred Heart	Erin Lynch	Mid-Def	320	Dover, NH
Sacred Heart	Sophia DePrima	Mid	755	Williamsville, NY
Sacred Heart	Ruby Butler	GK	255	Cardiff, Wales
Sacred Heart	Lizzie Day	Fwd	12	Harrisburg, PA
Sacred Heart	Raena Crandall	Fwd	177	Franklin, MA
Saint Francis	Morgan Smeltz	Mid	172	Carlisle, PA
Saint Francis	Hailee Adams	Def	83	Lititz, PA
Saint Francis	Ryan Engleman	Fwd	25	York, PA
Saint Francis	Gianna Lambert	Fwd	473	Gap, PA
Saint Francis	Delaney Amole	Def	67	Gap, PA
Saint Francis	Piper Almy	GK	2	Trumbull, CT
Stonehill	Isabelle Morton	GK	1078	Bath, England
Stonehill	Sadie Elion	Fwd	226	Sherwood Forest, MD
Stonehill	Olivia Prior	Mid	586	East Greenwich, RI
Stonehill	Skylar Fiske	Def-Mid	1001	Glastonbury, CT
Stonehill	Havana De Roeck	Fwd	899	Brecht, Belgium
Stonehill	Ellia Delisle	Fwd	22	Rehoboth, MA
Stonehill	Megan McDowell	Fwd	30	Dennis, MA
Stonehill	Isa Houben	Mid	919	Helden, Netherlands
Wagner	Julianna Gonzales	Fwd	96	West Pittston, PA
Wagner	Cecilia Clark	Fwd	0	Collingswood, NJ
Wagner	Riahna Pollard	Def-Mid	301	Haddonfield, NJ
Wagner	Noor van Duin	Mid	1178	Hazerswoude-Rijndijk, Netherlands
Wagner	Amelia Gonzalez	Mid	109	Clarks Summit, PA
Wagner	Kayla Sykes	Mid	182	Milford, PA
Wagner	Ava DePietro	Fwd	32	Nazareth, PA
Wagner	Julie Povel	Fwd	809	Vught, Netherlands
Wagner	Nyah Jernberg	Fwd	0	Hollis, NH
Wagner	Julia de Leeuw	Def	1170	Houten, Netherlands

DEF = Defender    MID = Midfielder    FWD = Forward

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