WINTHROP, Mass. – JWU (Providence) women's soccer alum Emily DeRoehn has been named the 2025 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Athlete of the Year. This award mirrors the NCAA Woman Of The Year guidelines in which it recognizes graduating student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership.

DeRoehn – who capped her stellar career with a spot on the 2024 United Soccer Coaches (USC) NCAA Division III All-America Fourth Team – was also named the GNAC Defensive Player of the Year for the third time in her career (2022-24) and also became a three-time USC All-Region 1 First Team selection. She helped the Wildcats advance to four-straight GNAC Championship matches, winning titles in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

A four-time GNAC First Team pick (2021-24), DeRoehn was the linchpin of a JWU defense which held opponents to just 14 goals in 23 matches posted 16 shutouts last fall. She capped her senior campaign with 18 points on six goals and six assists in 23 matches, and finished her career tied for No. 5 in game-winning goals (nine), tied for No. 7 in goals (31), and tied for No. 10 in points (74) in program history.

DeRoehn was named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference Team on three occasions (2022-24) and graduated with a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) while majoring in Media & Communication Studies. Away from the pitch, the Old Lyme, Connecticut native worked for the athletic communications office as a senior and also served as a volunteer assistant coach for the Scorpions Soccer Club, a youth girls soccer club team.