BOSTON, Mass. (November 13, 2025) – Emerson College has placed four of its student-athletes, including three backs, on the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's soccer All-Conference teams as selected by the NEWMAC's 12 head coaches the league announced today.

King	McCrary
Campbell	Talavera

Senior back Presley King and first-year forward Rowan McCrary have both been named to the All-NEWMAC first team, while junior back Carmen Talavera and fellow defender, first-year back Brady Campbell both earned a spot on the second team. The four give Emerson multiple All-NEWMAC selections for the seventh-straight season with King and McCrary giving the Lions multiple first team picks for the sixth-straight year as well. Emerson has now produced 39 All-Conference selections since joining the NEWMAC in 2013, including 21 first team honorees.

King, Talavera and Campbell all earned All-NEWMAC honors from a backline that ranked fourth in the Conference with a 1.14 team goals against average and posted five shutouts.

King earns All-NEWMAC honors for the first time in her career after starting all 19 games for the Lions and chipped in with a goal and assist for three points on the offensive end. She has started 51 of 57 matches over her Emerson career and totaled three goals and three assists for nine points from the backline. She earned NEWMAC Defensive Athlete of the Week once over the course of her career.

McCrary earns her first All-NEWMAC selection with her spot on the first team after starting 15 of 18 matches played in her first collegiate season, leading all Emerson scorers with a team-high four goals while sharing the team lead with four assists for a team-best 12 points. She netted a season-high two goals in the Lions 2-1 win over Smith College on October 15 and added an assist on the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Mount Holyoke College five days later and was recognized with NEWMAC Offensive Athlete of the Week for her efforts. McCrary enjoyed a stretch in which she had a hand in five of the Lions eight goals during a run of four straight wins in mid-October.

Talavera earns All-NEWMAC honors for the first time with her spot on the second team after starting all 19 matches in her first season at Emerson after transferring from Santa Monica College. She stepped into the offense and netted a pair of goals, including a gamewinner when she scored the lone marker in the Lions 1-0 win over Wheaton College on September 20. Talavera's first goal of the season came in her Emerson debut in its 4-1 season-opening win over Husson College on August 29.

Campbell also earned All-NEWMAC honors for the first time with her spot on the second team. She started all 16 matches played and netted a pair of goals in her first collegiate season for the Lions. Campbell contributed goals in road wins at Coast Guard Academy on October 11 and at WPI on October 22.

Emerson wrapped up its 2025 season with a 9-6-4 record overall, including 7-2-2 in the NEWMAC to finish third in the final regular season standings. The Lions earned a spot in the NEWMAC Tournament for the sixth-straight year and seventh time since joining the Conference.

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