SAN FRANCISCO - Annabel Frist and Kara Rahaim brought home two conference player of the year awards while seven Cardinal were honored on All-Pac-12 teams, the conference announced on Tuesday. It marks the seventh and eighth Pac-12 player of the year awards for Stanford in the last five seasons.
The league-leader in draw controls with 134, Frist is the first-ever recipient of the Draw Specialist of the Year award. She ranks eighth in the country with 7.88 draw controls per game and her 188-career draw controls are sixth-most in Pac-12 history. The sophomore also has 48 goals and 16 assists this season.
Rahaim was the inaugural recipient of the award a season ago and followed up with another plaudit after a stellar season in goal. The senior made a league-leading 167 saves in 2023 to bring her career total to 405, third-most in Pac-12 history. Rahaim posted eight double-digit save performances this season, including three in her last four games.
Seven Cardinal including Frist and Rahaim were named to the All-Pac-12 teams, including a conference-high five players selected to the first team.
Along with Frist and Rahaim on the All-Pac-12 First Team were Ashley Humphrey, Ailish Kelly, and Caroline Mondiello. Humphrey leads the league in assists (40) and is second in total points (73).
Kelly has 39 points for the Cardinal, coming from 32 goals and seven assists. Mondiello has been one of the top defensive players for Stanford this season with 32 caused turnovers, the third-most in the league.
Sarah Jaques and Jay Browne were each honored as All-Pac-12 Second Team members. Jaques has been one of the best offensive players in the conference this season, ranking third in total assists (25) and fourth in total points (61). Browne is right behind her teammate in the assists total in fourth (24) and seventh in total points (51).
Annabel Frist
Draw Specialist of the Year
All-Pac-12 First Team
Kara Rahaim
Co-Goalkeeper of the Year
All-Pac-12 First Team
Ailish Kelly
All-Pac-12 First Team
Ashley Humphrey
All-Pac-12 First Team
Caroline Mondiello
All-Pac-12 First Team
Sarah Jaques
All-Pac-12 Second Team
Jay Browne
All-Pac-12 Second Team
