Gianino, Tyburczy Earn All-ECAC Honors
December 12, 2025 | Women's Soccer
DANBURY, Conn. – Boston University women's soccer seniors Giulianna Gianino and Helene Tyburczy were named to the ECAC Division I All-ECAC First Team, the organization announced on Friday morning.
To be eligible for All-ECAC honors, student-athletes in the region must have earned a first team spot in their respective conferences. Those who won conference major awards were also eligible for ECAC major awards.
The duo each earn their first All-ECAC honors in their careers and are the first Terriers to receive recognition since Jenna Oldham's second team accolade in 2022. BU was one of two schools (Fairfield) to have multiple selections on the All-ECAC First Team this season.
Gianino, the 2025 Patriot League Midfielder and Scholar-Athlete of the Year, concluded her senior year as the NCAA statistical champion in with 0.79 assists per game. The Norwell, Mass. native recorded seven goals and 15 assists this year, the latter shattering BU's single-season record and finishing as the third-most for a Patriot League student-athlete in a single season.
Gianino concluded her Terrier career with 25 goals and 25 assists for 75 career points, good for seventh, tied for first and fifth in program history, respectively.
Tyburczy was chosen as the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year in 2025. The center back helped guide a Terrier defense that posted 10 shutouts while allowing just five goals across 10 home matches. She helped BU finish the season on a six-game shutout streak while also scoring two goals on the year.
In two seasons on Commonwealth Ave., Tyburczy has registered two goals and two assists in nearly 3,400 minutes, starting 37 of her 40 appearances.
About The ECAC
The ECAC is an eighty-six year old intercollegiate athletics organization with roughly 200 member schools for traditional sports across all three NCAA Divisions - I, II and III - that exists to enhance the experience of student-athletes participating in NCAA sports, and provide great value for universities, by sponsoring championships, leagues, bowl games, tournaments and other competitions throughout the country. The ECAC also hosts a comprehensive esports program, with over 300 schools, 4,000 teams and 10,000-plus participants in twenty-four different games titles.
ECAC Major Awards
Offensive Player of the Year – Brigid Duffy – Army, Sr., M
Defensive Player of the Year – Meghan Carragher – Fairfield University, Sr., D
Rookie of the Year – Sophia Henry – Army, Fr., F
Coach of the Year – David Barrett – Fairfield University
ECAC Division I Women's Soccer All-ECAC First Team
Maddie Theriault – Fairfield University, Sr., F
Reilly Rich – Stony Brook University, Gr., F
Liina Tervo – Fordham University, Jr., F
Morgan Cupo – Quinnipiac University, Sr., F
Giulianna Gianino – Boston University, Sr., M
Brigid Duffy – Army, Sr., M
Joy Okonye – Brown University, Jr., M
Meghan Carragher – Fairfield University, Sr., D
Helene Tyburczy – Boston University, Sr., D
Emma Radoncic – Central Connecticut State University, Jr., D
Ola Goebel – Dartmouth College, Jr., GK
ECAC Division I Women's Soccer All-ECAC Second Team
Marina Burzaco – Fairleigh Dickinson University, So., F
Briana Andreoli – NJIT, Sr., F
Sophia Henry – Army, Fr., F
Stephanie Lathrop – Dartmouth College, So., F
Catherine Rogers – Siena University, So., M
Abbi Maier – University of New Hampshire, Sr., M
Anna Buckwalter – Binghamton University, So., M
Zoë Vidaurre – George Mason University, Gr., D
Sophia Garofalo – Binghamton University, Jr., D
Drew Coomans – Princeton University, Sr., D
Katie Wright – Fairfield University, Sr., GK
To be eligible for All-ECAC honors, student-athletes in the region must have earned a first team spot in their respective conferences. Those who won conference major awards were also eligible for ECAC major awards.
The duo each earn their first All-ECAC honors in their careers and are the first Terriers to receive recognition since Jenna Oldham's second team accolade in 2022. BU was one of two schools (Fairfield) to have multiple selections on the All-ECAC First Team this season.
Gianino, the 2025 Patriot League Midfielder and Scholar-Athlete of the Year, concluded her senior year as the NCAA statistical champion in with 0.79 assists per game. The Norwell, Mass. native recorded seven goals and 15 assists this year, the latter shattering BU's single-season record and finishing as the third-most for a Patriot League student-athlete in a single season.
Gianino concluded her Terrier career with 25 goals and 25 assists for 75 career points, good for seventh, tied for first and fifth in program history, respectively.
Tyburczy was chosen as the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year in 2025. The center back helped guide a Terrier defense that posted 10 shutouts while allowing just five goals across 10 home matches. She helped BU finish the season on a six-game shutout streak while also scoring two goals on the year.
In two seasons on Commonwealth Ave., Tyburczy has registered two goals and two assists in nearly 3,400 minutes, starting 37 of her 40 appearances.
About The ECAC
The ECAC is an eighty-six year old intercollegiate athletics organization with roughly 200 member schools for traditional sports across all three NCAA Divisions - I, II and III - that exists to enhance the experience of student-athletes participating in NCAA sports, and provide great value for universities, by sponsoring championships, leagues, bowl games, tournaments and other competitions throughout the country. The ECAC also hosts a comprehensive esports program, with over 300 schools, 4,000 teams and 10,000-plus participants in twenty-four different games titles.
ECAC Major Awards
Offensive Player of the Year – Brigid Duffy – Army, Sr., M
Defensive Player of the Year – Meghan Carragher – Fairfield University, Sr., D
Rookie of the Year – Sophia Henry – Army, Fr., F
Coach of the Year – David Barrett – Fairfield University
ECAC Division I Women's Soccer All-ECAC First Team
Maddie Theriault – Fairfield University, Sr., F
Reilly Rich – Stony Brook University, Gr., F
Liina Tervo – Fordham University, Jr., F
Morgan Cupo – Quinnipiac University, Sr., F
Giulianna Gianino – Boston University, Sr., M
Brigid Duffy – Army, Sr., M
Joy Okonye – Brown University, Jr., M
Meghan Carragher – Fairfield University, Sr., D
Helene Tyburczy – Boston University, Sr., D
Emma Radoncic – Central Connecticut State University, Jr., D
Ola Goebel – Dartmouth College, Jr., GK
ECAC Division I Women's Soccer All-ECAC Second Team
Marina Burzaco – Fairleigh Dickinson University, So., F
Briana Andreoli – NJIT, Sr., F
Sophia Henry – Army, Fr., F
Stephanie Lathrop – Dartmouth College, So., F
Catherine Rogers – Siena University, So., M
Abbi Maier – University of New Hampshire, Sr., M
Anna Buckwalter – Binghamton University, So., M
Zoë Vidaurre – George Mason University, Gr., D
Sophia Garofalo – Binghamton University, Jr., D
Drew Coomans – Princeton University, Sr., D
Katie Wright – Fairfield University, Sr., GK
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