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AUGUSTA — Abbie Derosier joined the Brewer field hockey team before the start the 2024 season. Jamie Emerson, the Witches’ coach, still remembers the moment she said her program changed.

“It’s the best thing that ever happened to Brewer field hockey,” she said.

It was the start of a dazzling two-year stretch that included a regional championship and was capped Sunday with the state’s most coveted individual prize, as Derosier was named the Miss Maine Field Hockey winner as the top senior player in a ceremony at the Augusta Civic Center.

Derosier beat out friend and fellow KVAC star Grace Mayo of Skowhegan to become the first goalie to win the award since Skowhegan’s Melissa Hancock in 2007.

“It’s unbelievable. I never thought I’d be up here,” said Derosier, who played at Orono her freshman and sophomore years before transferring to Brewer. “I think it does really shine light on the position. I’ve had a few younger girls tell me they look up to me as a goalie and they want to be a goalie because of me, and it really shows a goalie can do all this stuff and they really can be amazing.”

As a junior in 2024, Derosier helped lead the Witches to the Class A final, becoming the first team since Messalonskee in 2000 to beat Skowhegan in the A North tournament. She followed that up this fall by stopping 92% of the shots she faced, bringing her career save total to 340.

Emerson described a goalie who is a special physical talent, and who makes saves she sees in college, not high school.

“She’s incredibly athletic. She’s on the ground more than she’s actually up on her feet,” she said. “She could be on the ground saving a shot in the air. It’s just really incredible.”

Emerson put more emphasis, however, on her senior’s dedication and drive. She said Derosier studied opponents going into games, and was constantly looking for ways to improve. When Brewer would work on corners in practice, with seven attacking players going against Derosier by herself, she’d get angry if she allowed a goal.

“She’s always asking, ‘How could I have stopped that?’ And my reply is usually, ‘Abbie, you’re never going to be in a 7-vs.-1 situation,'” Emerson said.

Derosier, who will take her career to Division II Assumption University in Massachusetts, said that intensity has baked into her.

“I’ve played sports since I was super young, so I’ve always known competitiveness,” she said. “It’s the willingness to get better every single time and never lose, and I feel like that’s what really makes me better.”

Emerson called it “breathtaking” to see Derosier win.

“She’s obviously an incredible athlete, but she’s an incredible person,” Emerson said. “She’s just worked so hard. … It was unbelievable to watch her win this honor.”

Mayo, a midfielder, was named a Miss Maine finalist after scoring 15 goals with 14 assists, giving her 17 and 29, respectively, for her career. She’ll play at Bates next season.