PROVIDENCE, R.I. – First-year Anna Button was named the Conference of New England (CNE) Women's Soccer Rookie of the Year and headlines the list of three JWU (Providence) student-athletes to earn all-conference honors.

Button – who was also named to the CNE First Team – was joined by senior Sophia Warburton on the Second Team and senior Brynn Leahy on the Third Team.

Button led the Wildcats in both goals (seven) and points (16). She recorded a goal and two assists against Wentworth on October 7 and netted a pair of goals against Curry three days later. The Glastonbury, Connecticut native also scored in back-to-back games against WPI (Sept. 16) and Suffolk (Sept. 19).

Warburton – who was named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) First Team in 2023 and the CNE First Team last fall – placed second on JWU in goals (six) and points (13). The Norfolk, Virginia native scored twice in the season-opener against Bridgewater State and later tallied two goals against the Leopards. She graduates No. 6 in assists (23), No. 7 in points (83), and No. 10 in goals (30) in program history.

A two-time academic all-conference pick, Leahy picks up her first all-conference award in her final season of eligibility. She started all 18 games in the backfield for the Wildcats and finished with a career-high three points (1-1-3). The Norton, Massachusetts native recorded her first collegiate assist at UNE (Sept. 12) and helped anchor a defensive unit which closed with a 1.47 goals against average (GAA).

The Wildcats finished the 2026 season 8-10-1 (6-3-1 CNE) and earned the No. 5 seed in the CNE Tournament.