NEC Player of the Week: Francesca Tortora, Le Moyne
NEC Defensive Player of the Week: Sydney Mulroony, Wagner
NEC Rookie of the Week: Mia Layne, FDU

Previous NEC Releases: March 9 | March 2 | February 23 | February 16 | Preseason Poll Release

NEC WOMEN’S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Francesca Tortora, Le Moyne
Attack, Graduate Student, Syracuse, NY/Cicero-North Syracuse (Stony Brook)
Tortora exploded for nine points last week to help lead Le Moyne to a split record that included a league-opening win over Stonehill, last year’s NEC Tournament runner-up. Getting her week going with a three-point outing against Canisius on Wednesday after she found the back of the net twice and tacked on an assist, Tortora went off for a season-best six points to steer the Dolphins to a come-from-behind victory against the Skyhawks. Scoring three times for her third hat trick of the year, Tortora, who got the Dolphins on the scoreboard with 68 seconds left in the first quarter, broke a 9-9 draw and sealed the 11-9 comeback win by delivering the game-winning goal with 2:02 left in the fourth. The local product from Syracuse leads the Dolphins with nine assists while her 24 goals and 15 points are good for second and third on the team, respectively. With Tortora’s NEC Player of the Week award, Le Moyne has claimed the honor in four of five weeks this season.

NEC WOMEN’S LACROSSE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sydney Mulroony, Wagner
Midfield, Sophomore, Rockaway, NJ/Morris Hills
Mulroony became the first Seahawk this season to garner recognition from the league with this week’s NEC Defensive Player of the Week award. The sophomore midfielder had a stellar all-around week for Wagner, combining for three points, eight ground balls, five caused turnovers and three draw controls in a pair of outings. Contributing two draw controls, one ground ball and a caused turnover in Wednesday’s midweek tilt against UAlbany, Mulroony was stellar in her team’s NEC opener, an 18-3 triumph over visiting Delaware State on Saturday. The Rockaway, NJ native recorded career-best numbers in nearly every category in the victory after canning two goals, three points, seven ground balls and four caused turnovers. On the season, Mulroony, who has registered 10 points to rank second on the team, is also second among fellow Seahawks in caused turnovers (7), while her 15 ground balls are a team-best mark. 

NEC WOMEN’S LACROSSE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Mia Layne, FDU
Attack, Freshman, Davie, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas
Layne extended her multiple-goal streak to three games this past week after she netted a pair of goals against both Presbyterian and Central Connecticut. Racking up five points in those contests after adding an assist against the Blue Hose, the Sunshine State product helped the Knights extend their program-best win streak to three and four games with respective 11-9 and 16-5 victories. With 2:21 remaining in regulation on Tuesday against Presbyterian, Layne delivered FDU’s final goal of the game to provide her team with a two-point cushion heading down the final stretch. Later in the week in her team’s NEC opener against Central Connecticut, the first-year attacker contributed one marker to a commanding Knights’ 11-0 run that made it a 12-1 advantage with 7:17 to go in the third. Layne, who ranks sixth on the squad with 10 points, is the first FDU player this season to garner NEC Rookie of the Week honors.
  
 
NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Nora Codianni, FDU (MF, Jr)

• Netted multiple goals in back-to-back games to lead FDU to wins over Presbyterian (March 10) and Central Connecticut (March 14)
• Netted her fourth hat trick with four goals in Saturday’s 16-5 league-opening win

 
Karly Dillabough, FDU (A, Jr)

• Scored a game-high five goals in FDU’s league-opening win over Central Connecticut (March 14)
• Added three points (2g, 1a) in a mid-week win over Presbyterian (March 10)
• The five goals marked a season-best effort

 
Maddi Barney, LEM (MF, Jr)

• Extended her goal-scoring streak to seven games after combining for six scores in Le Moyne’s 1-1 week
• Struck a season-best four times in the Dolphins’ league opener, an 11-9 come-from-behind win over Stonehill on Saturday (March 14), adding two ground balls and two caused turnovers

 
Francesca Tortora, LEM (A, Gr)

• NEC Player of the Week
• Combined for nine points to lead Le Moyne to a 1-1 week after tallying five goals and four assists
• Delivered her third hat trick of the year on Saturday and added three assists for a season-best six points against Stonehill (March 14)
• Delivered the game-winning tally with 2:02 left in the comeback win over the Skyhawks

 
Lindsey Lucia, LIU (A, Sr)

• Put up a season-high six points in LIU’s 15-7 win over Howard on Saturday (March 14)
• Netted four goals for her third hat trick of the season

 
Selia Lyons, LIU (A, Sr)

• Was one of three Sharks to net four goals in LIU’s NEC opener, a 15-7 win over Howard on Saturday (March 14)
• The four scores marked a career-best total
• Tacked on two assists for six points, a personal-best
• Added a career-high five ground balls

 
Whitley Easton, MU (A, Sr)

• Delivered four goals in back-to-back outings while adding three ground balls and two caused turnovers against Iona (March 11) and New Haven (March 14)
• Racked up a season-high five points on Wednesday against the Gaels
• Has multiple goals in each of her six games this season

 
Sophia Devaney, NHVN (A, So)

• Led New Haven to a win over Mercyhurst in its first-ever NEC game by delivering five goals on Saturday (March 14)
• The five scores marked a career-best outing

 
Caitlin Seleny, NHVN (A, Sr)

• Racked up eight points in New Haven’s NEC debut, a 14-11 win over Mercyhurst on Saturday (March 14)
• Dished out a career-best six assists against the Lakers

 
Natalie Coutu, STO (A, Sr)

• Racked up 10 points against California on Monday (March 9) and Le Moyne on Saturday (March 14)
• Scored twice and dished out four assists for a season-best six points against Le Moyne (March 14)

 
Amelia Logan, WAG (A, Jr)

• Racked up six goals, three assists, four ground balls, three draw controls and one caused turnover in Wager’s 1-1 week
• Scored twice in a defeat to UAlbany on Wednesday (March 11)
• Struck four times, dished out three assists and picked up three ground balls, all career-best marks, for seven points in the Seahawks’ league debut, an 18-3 win over Delaware State on Saturday (March 14)

 
Sydney Mulroony, WAG (MF, So)

• NEC Defensive Player of the Week
• Combined for three points, eight ground balls, five caused turnovers and three draw controls in Wagner’s 1-1 week
• Tallied season highs in ground balls (7), caused turnovers (4), goals (2) and points (3) in the Seahawks’ NEC-opening win over Delaware State on Saturday (March 14)

2026 NEC WOMEN'S LACROSSE WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS:

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 16: Olivia Lockwood (Le Moyne)
Feb. 23: Summer Castiglione (New Haven)
March 2: Olivia Lockwood (Le Moyne)
March 9: Brielle McInaw (FDU) & Olivia Lockwood (Le Moyne)
March 16: Francesca Tortora (Le Moyne)
March 23: 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 16: Carrie Bennett (Le Moyne)
Feb. 23: Nina Tremonte (Stonehill)
March 2: Abigail McDonald (FDU)
March 9: Brielle McInaw (FDU)
March 16: Sydney Mulroony (Wagner)
March 23: 

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 16: Amaya Monacelli (Central Connecticut)
Feb. 23: Sophia Gouveia (Stonehill)
March 2: Sophia Gouveia (Stonehill)
March 9: Sophia Gouveia (Stonehill)
March 16: Mia Layne (FDU)
March 23: