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Northborugh, MA -- The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) announce its Division I Academic Honor Squads and DI Academic Roll on Wednesday, July 22. Seven NEC women’s lacrosse programs were recognized as an Academic Honor Squad, while 69 student-athletes garnered Academic Honor Roll status.

Central Connecticut, FDU, Le Moyne, LIU, Mercyhurst, New Haven and Stonehill were pegged IWLCA Academic Honor Squads for the 2025-26 academic year. To qualify for this prestigious honor, the team must have posted a 3.2 or higher team GPA for the academic year.

After its sophomore year as a NEC member, Mercyhurst earned a league-high 14 student-athletes on the IWLCA Academic Honor Squad. Two-time conference champ LIU earned the second-most with 12 honorees, while New Haven was not far behind with 11 after its inaugural season in the conference.

To be eligible for the IWLCA Academic Honor Squad, student-athletes must be a junior, senior or graduate student and have earned a cumulative academic GPA of 3.50 or greater.

IWLCA Academic Honor Squads:
Central Connecticut
FDU
Le Moyne
LIU
Mercyhurst
New Haven
Stonehill

IWLCA Academic Honor Roll:

Central Connecticut (5):
Hannah Kilcomons, Jr. (Accounting)
Mikayla Lecci, Gr. (Exercise Science)
Krista Mazariegos, Jr. (Biology)
Emily Martinez, Jr. (Finance)
Kylee Payne, Jr. (Psychological Science)

FDU (7):
Shaelin Cassidy, Sr. (Government and Politics/Art History)
Nora Caodianni, Jr. (Communications/Social Media)
Mia Devino, Sr. (Nursing)
Karly Dillabough, Jr. (Marketing/Communications)
Lindsey Felician, Sr. (Health Studies)
Casey Koenig, Sr. (Accounting)
Lane Mintchwarner, Jr. (Finance/Spanish)

Howard (6):
Kamryn Coleman, Sr. (Biology)
Layla Collins, Jr. (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Gabrielle Nelson, Jr. (Chemical Engineering)
Tea Vasquez, Sr. (Leisure Studies)
Cecilia Vitti, Jr. (Political Science)
Sawyer Walker, Gr. (Applied Data Science)

Le Moyne (8):
Jane Austenfeld, Sr. (Environmental Science Systems/Risk Management & Insurance)
Julia Blakeslee, Jr. (Biology/Psychology)
Theresa Grosso, Sr. (Psychology/Business)
Steph Malota, Jr. (Marketing/Management & Leadership)
Emily Noel, Jr. (Marketing/Analytics)
Bella Sampo, Sr. (Psychology)
Alexa Strelick, Sr. (Biology/Chemistry)
Francesca Tortora, Gr. (Clinical Mental Health)

LIU (12):
Tara Babnik, Gr. (Education/Students with Disabilities)
Skyler Fig, Sr. (Criminal Justice)
Emma Gonsowski, Gr. (Business Administration)
Alicia Inkeles, Gr. (Education/Students with Disabilities)
Lindsey Lucia, Sr. (Health Education and Physical Education)
Selia Lyons, Sr. (Accountancy)
Ashley Magee, Sr. (Forensic Science)
Alexa Nuzzi, Sr. (Psychology)
Tessa Orgonas, Sr. (Health Sciences)
Juliana Speziale, Jr. (Health Sciences)
Alexandra Taranto, Gr. (Social Work)
Julia Trainor, Sr. (Nursing)

Mercyhurst (14):
Cameron Callander, Jr. (Intelligence/Psychology)
Emma Cimino, Sr. (Psychology/Criminal Justice)
Whitley Easton, Sr. (Data Science & Artificial Intelligence/Cybersecurity)
Alexandra Finocchario, Sr. (Neuroscience/Biology)
Katelyn Gleason, Jr. (Intelligence/Chinese)
Brynn Hall, Sr. (Pre-Athletic Training/Nutrition)
Nicole Hetzer, Sr. (Forensic Science/Biology)
Alyssa Jameson, Sr (Biology/Anatomy)
Allison Lyon, Sr. (Sports Medicine, Pre-Occupational Therapy/Psychology)
Katherine Napier, Sr. (Early Childhood Education/Special Education)
Nicole Nietsch, Jr. (Music Education)
Ella Scoville, Sr. (Psychology/English)
Katherine Ventresca, Jr. (Marketing/Sports Business Management)
Hannah Young, Jr. (Finance/Human Resources Management)

New Haven (11):
Corrie Bartos, Sr. (Sport Management)
Elyssa Bower, Sr. (Communications)
Summer Castiglione, Sr. (Legal Studies)
Shauna Curran, Gr. (Marketing)
Caroline D’Angelo, Sr. (Marketing)
Helena Dunwoody, Jr. (Criminal Justice/National Security)
Juliet Legassa, Jr. (Communications)
Caitlin Seleny, Sr. (Accounting)
Lucy Schafer, Sr. (Marketing)
Ava Tucker, Jr. (Fire Science & Arson Investigation)
Ashleigh Wetzel, Jr. (Forensic Science/Chemistry)

Stonehill (6):
Payten Crandall, Jr. (Criminology)
Julia Kogan, Sr. (Neuroscience)
Emily LaPia, Sr. (Psychology)
Kalliopi Maniatis, Sr. (Marketing)
Lauren Molinaro, Sr. (Psychology)
Gabriella Parisi, Sr. (Neuroscience)