LANCASTER, Pa. – Four Ursinus College field hockey athletes were named to the All-Centennial Conference team, announced by the conference on Tuesday.

Seniors Marie Brainard and Rachel Fosbenner represented Ursinus as First Team honorees, while sophomore forward Kylie Moore received Second Team honors and senior Kirsten Johnson garnered honorable mention recognition.

Fosbenner highlighted the Bears' honorees by becoming the second student-athlete in program history to be named Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Year after Maeve Montgomery received the honor in 2024. The Bears' coaching staff was honored as Co-Coaching Staff of the Year. Head coach Janelle Benner, assistant coaches Danielle Neal, Addie Plummer, Heather Long, Aliki Torrence, Mary Lauren Franz and Montgomery helped guide Ursinus to their most wins in a season since 2016 and a second NCAA appearance in the last three seasons.

Fosbenner started all 19 games for the Bears on defense, helping Ursinus rank fourth in the Centennial Conference in goals-against average (1.21) and sixth in shutouts (five). The Springfield, Pennsylvania, native tallied an assist against Swarthmore and Dickinson while setting a career high with two assists in the Bears' 8-0 victory over McDaniel on October 31st.

Brainard, a four-time All-Centennial selection, received her first career First Team honor after earning Second Team honors in 2024 and 2025 and honorable mention recognition in 2023. She started all 19 games for the Bears at forward, tying for the Centennial lead in points (41) and ranking second in goals (19). The Wilmington, Delaware, native led the Centennial with seven game-winning goals this season and surpassed the 100-career-point mark after scoring three goals and adding an assist in the Bears' 8-0 victory over McDaniel.

She recorded six multi-goal games this season and scored a pair of goals in the Bears' Centennial Conference playoff victory over Dickinson. For her career, she ranks 13th in program history with 104 total points on 44 career goals and 16 assists.

Moore was a mainstay in the midfield for the Bears, starting 18 games for Ursinus while ranking fourth on the team with 12 points on three goals and six assists. The Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, native scored the game-winning goals in the Bears' 3-2 double-overtime victory over No. 11 Messiah and their 2-1 overtime victory against Haverford. Her six assists rank tied for fifth in the Centennial this season.

Johnson repeated as an honorable mention selection for the Bears, ranking second on the squad in points (18) behind six goals and six assists. The Smyrna, Delaware, native scored two goals in back-to-back victories over William Smith (Sept. 5) and DeSales (Sept. 9) while finishing with a goal and an assist in the Bears' 3-2 double-overtime victory against No. 11 Messiah. Johnson started 11 games for the Bears and made an instant impact in her return to the lineup, tallying an assist in the Bears' victory over Muhlenberg and adding a goal and an assist in the team's 8-0 victory over McDaniel. She has recorded at least 17 points per season over the last three seasons and has totaled 57 points behind 18 goals and 21 assists.

Senior forward Maddie Rogers represented Ursinus on the All-Sportsmanship Team.

The Bears will return to action Wednesday, hosting Stevens Institute of Technology in the first round of the NCAA Championships at 4 p.m.