LANCASTER, Pa.- Five Franklin & Marshall women's soccer players were named 2026 All-Centennial Conference players headlined by a first-team spot for Colleen Ferrarese. Lucy Fleming, Ashley Inacio, and Emerson McDonald were second-team picks, while Meg Balerna appeared on the honorable mention team.

Senior defender Colleen Ferrarese, a first-team player in 2026 became the seventh player in program history to be named to the All-Centennial Conference team in four seasons and the first since Nicolette Runko '20 achieved the feat in the 2019 season. She was previously named to the first team in 2024, the second team in 2025, and the honorable mention team in 2023. Ferrarese started all 17 games at fullback in 2026, missing just 77 available minutes in a season where the defense combined for the 21st-best goals against average (.465) in Division III. She ends her collegiate career having won the most starts in F&M women's soccer history (73) alongside Fleming, while she trails only Zoe Warne '26's 77 appearances with 75 in her career. She also is now second in minutes played (6,025) to Fleming Ferrarese is also tied for the 15th-most assists (13) in program history. She was also named to the Centennial Conference's All-Sportsmanship Team as Franklin & Marshall's representative.

Senior goalkeeper Lucy Fleming moved up from the honorable mention team a season ago to the All-Centennial Conference Second Team in 2026. Among Centennial Conference goalkeepers, she ranks tied for second in shutouts (9), third in goals against average (0.47) and sixth in save percentage (.843). Nationally, she tied for the 14th most shutouts while maintaining the 23rd best goals against average. Fleming concluded a career where she set new program standards for goalkeeper starts (73), minutes played (6,403), goalkeeper wins (36), and shutouts (29). She's tied with Ferrarese for the most overall starts in program history, ranks second in goals against average (0.72), and has the 11th-best save percentage (.817).

Junior forward Ashley Inacio led the Diplomats' attack in 2026, landing her a spot on the All-Centennial Conference Second Team. Inacio led F&M with four goals and ten points while she tied for the most assists (2), Two of her goals in 2026 were game-winners in a crucial late-October run that included a 2-0 win over Haverford and a 1-0 victory over Bryn Mawr that clinched a spot in the Centennial Conference women's soccer tournament. She also assisted Ellison Errington's game-winning goal in a 2-0 win over Ursinus in October. 

Sophomore midfielder Emerson McDonald earned a spot on the All-Centennial Conference Second Team following a first-team spot a season ago. McDonald continued a 37-game run of starting every available game in her career to date with 17 starts in 2026. She totaled two goals and two assists, scoring a pair of game-winning goals in wins over Arcadia (1-0) and Muhlenberg (3-0) in September, while she assisted Ellison Errington's game-winning goal in October's playoff-clinching 1-0 win over Bryn Mawr. 

Meg Balerna made her first appearance on an all conference team by claiming an honorable mention selection. The sophomore continued a run of starting every game of her collegiate career, starting all 17 games this season. She recorded a pair of goals including a game-winning goal at St. Mary's (Md.) in September (1-0).

The 2026 Franklin & Marshall women's soccer year ended the season with an 8-5-4, 5-3-2 Centennial Conference record that was capped by a sixth-consecutive Centennial Conference Tournament appearance and a four-straight berth into the tournament's semifinal round. The Diplomats ended the season with the second-best goals against average in program history (.47) which is rivaled only by the 2021 team's 0.46 GAA.