Drexel University Athletics
Foster Named Drexel's CAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
3/26/2026 11:52:00 AM | Field Hockey
RICHMOND, Va. - Natali Foster of Drexel field hockey has been named Drexel's Coastal Athletic Association Female Scholar-Athlete nominee, as announced by the conference on Wednesday.
Foster capped a standout senior season as one of the conference's top two-way players. She started all 21 games and finished with seven goals, four assists, and 18 points while anchoring a Drexel defense that led the CAA in goals-against average at 1.30. Foster earned CAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors and logged more than 1,260 minutes, the highest total on the roster.
Off the field, Foster has been named to the CAA Comissioner's Academic Honors list all four years. She was also named to the PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Team, NFHCA National Academic Squad, and earned NFHCA First Team All-Region recognition.
Each of the 12 nominees for the CAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year will be recognized with a crystal award. Charleston senior Adrian Anderson was selected as the 2025–26 CAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year following a vote of the conference's Academic Affairs Committee.
2025–26 CAA Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete Awards
Campbell – Aley Clent, Volleyball
Charleston – Adrian Anderson, Women's Golf
Drexel – Natali Foster, Field Hockey
Elon – Ashley Lafontaine, Women's Golf
Hofstra – Teresa Karoff, Field Hockey
Monmouth – Katy Corcoran, Field Hockey
North Carolina A&T – D'Mya Tucker, Women's Basketball
UNCW – Hannah Altman, Women's Golf
Northeastern – Grace Theobald, Women's Rowing
Stony Brook – Reilly Rich, Women's Soccer
Towson – Sydney Stewart, Volleyball
William & Mary – Sophia Heilen, Women's Swimming
