Devlin named NJAC rookie of the year; four Ospreys honored
Galloway, N.J. - Four Stockton University field hockey players received NJAC honors for the 2026 season. Freshman Stella Devlin (Millville/St. Joseph's Academy) was voted NJAC Rookie of the Year and NJAC First Team. Devlin became the first Osprey ever chosen NJAC Rookie of the Year in field hockey.
Senior Maura Somers (Berlin/Eastern Regional) and junior Jessica Bruther (Manahawkin/Southern Regional) joined Devlin as NJAC First Team honorees. Senior Riley DeMarco (Hammonton/Cedar Creek) was selected NJAC Honorable Mention.
Devlin had a monumental year in her first college season. She tied the school record of 18 goals (Susie Balidemaj, 2013) and equaled the second highest point total in program history with 42 (Alexa Massa, 2017). Devlin missed a few early-season games due to injury but later went on a scoring binge with four hat tricks in a six-game span.
Devlin is third in the league in goals and points plus tied for eighth in assists (6). She was named NJAC Rookie of the Week three times during the season.
Bruther scored seven goals and dished four assists for 18 points while starting all 18 games. The junior finished second on the team in goals and points. Bruther tallied a point in 10 of Stockton's first 15 games, highlighted by a five-game point streak from September 19 to October 3. She also served as the trigger person on penalty corners.
Somers earned her second straight NJAC First Team accolade for her play in the midfield. The senior finished second on the team and tied for sixth in the conference with seven assists. Somers also scored two goals and totaled 11 points while starting all 17 games that she played this season.
DeMarco, a two-time NJAC Honorable Mention selection, scored eight goals and recorded career highs of nine assists and 25 points. The senior produced a seven-game point streak from September 12 to October 3. DeMarco sits third in the league in assists, tied for sixth in goals and tied for eighth in points.
DeMarco finished her four-year career seventh in Stockton history in assists (15), ninth in points (53) and 10th in goals (19).
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