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McCamey, MacNab Earn Women's Soccer's Team Awards
May 16, 2025 | Women's Soccer
Following a season that saw the Princeton women's soccer team complete the Ivy League double of winning the league and tournament titles and representing the Ivy in the NCAA tournament, the program has announced its team award winners, with a pair of seniors honored in Tyler McCamey and Heather MacNab.
Both have gone on to sign contracts with NWSL teams, MacNab with the North Carolina Courage and McCamey with Gotham FC. In 2024 with Princeton, McCamey authored eight shutouts, had a GAA of 0.65, and a save percentage of .833, all Ivy League bests last season. MacNab last season assisted on nine goals and scored two to finish with 24 assists and 13 goals across 72 games and 50 starts in her four seasons with the Tigers. Both players were a part of three NCAA tournament teams, helping the team advance to the second round twice.
"What a fantastic endorsement of the leadership and impact of our co-captains, Tyler and Heather, to receive the Women's Soccer and Kathy Kobler Garrett Awards respectively," Princeton head coach Sean Driscoll said. "As anyone in a leadership role can attest, being in that position is a tremendous honor accompanied by an inevitable emotional rollercoaster. The job always starts and ends with being selfless and serving others, which they did admirably. Looking at results and success of the fall is certainly one way of evaluating their massive influence on this year's team. However, what is more impressive is the obvious respect and admiration they earned from their peers as exemplified with these two awards. I am so proud of how Tyler and Heather navigated their tenure and could not be more grateful to have been a part of their journey and that of the team."
The Women's Soccer Award is given to the team's most valuable player, as determined by a vote of the team members, and the Kathy Kobler Garrett '91 Award, given in memory of Kathy Kobler "Kobs" Garrett '91, is presented annually to the team member whose generosity, positive attitude, genuine consideration for others, and quiet energy makes her essential to the success of the team.Â
Women's Soccer Award – Tyler McCamey
"Tyler had a magnificent senior year," Driscoll said. "Leading the league in save percentage, shutouts, and goals against only tells a small part of the story. From the minute she arrived on campus in her first year, she was poised for greatness. An epic final year at Princeton was the result of a relentless pursuit of excellence. No one worked harder to hone their craft. For the past four years, she was consistently the one asking for extra training - either arriving early or staying late – to satiate her appetite for improvement. There was never a doubt that she would give absolutely everything for her teammates. Her voice on the field was essential to our defensive organization, her athleticism made it nearly impossible for opponents to score, her comfort with the ball at her feet gave us a unique platform to start our attack, and her love for this program meant we always got the best of what she had to give in every moment."
Kathy Kobler Garrett Award – Heather MacNab
"Heather is the quintessential team player and bled orange for this university and program," Driscoll said. "During the recruiting phase, many things resonated with me – her love of family, the joy soccer brought her, and how easy it was to have a robust conversation with her were just a few. It was evident, even then, that she possessed leadership qualities and a mature appreciation of those in her life. With each year that passed, those qualities become even more refined and omnipresent. I think it is fair to say that all players, coaches, and staff knew they mattered in her world and were a significant part of her Princeton experience. Anyone that observed a training session or a game could easily identify what representing PWS meant to Heather. The effort and drive were unmistakable as was the profound belief in her fellow teammates. Her ability to push herself to her limits and get others to follow coupled with knowing when to show compassion was a superpower."
