Big Ten Announces 2026 Women’s Lacrosse All-Conference Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference introduced its 2026 ladies’s lacrosse all-conference groups on Tuesday, following a vote of the league’s head coaches. That similar group may even be deciding on the Big Ten’s particular person award recipients, with that announcement to come back subsequent week.

Michigan and Northwestern lead the convention with seven complete choices, together with a mixed 5 First Team honors, whereas each Johns Hopkins and Maryland declare 5 honorees every.

Among the 33 honorees, 4 have been unanimous selections by the coaches, Johns Hopkins midfielder Lacey Downey and defender Reagan O’Brien and Maryland midfielder Kori Edmondson and attacker Lauren Lapointe.

Joining the quartet on the First Team are fellow Blue Jay Ava Angello, Maryland’s Kayla Gilmore, Maddy Sterling, and JJ Suriano, the Michigan trio of Emma Burke, Grace Callahan, and Jordyn Harrison, Noel Cumberland and Madison Taylor from Northwestern, Penn State’s Maggie Driver and Delaney Radin, and Rutgers’ Katie Buck.

The Big Ten additionally introduced its 2026 All-Freshman Team, recognizing the league’s high first 12 months gamers. The 12 staff members embody unanimous choices Paige Willard from Johns Hopkins, Elizabeth Johnson from Michigan, Kate Ratanaproeksa from Northwestern, Rocquette Allen from Penn State, and Kate Theofield from Rutgers.

The convention additionally acknowledged 9 Sportsmanship Award recipients within the sport of girls’s lacrosse on Tuesday, one from every convention faculty. The student-athletes chosen are people who’ve distinguished themselves by sportsmanship and moral conduct. These student-athletes should even be in good educational standing and have demonstrated good citizenship exterior of the sports-competition setting.

The full checklist of All-Big Ten honors is under.

The 
2026 Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Tournament, introduced by Allstate,
begins Wednesday on the University of Michigan’s U-M Lacrosse Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. Wednesday’s motion will embody three quarterfinal video games, with the semifinals and championship sport slated for Friday and Sunday, respectively.

2026 All-Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Honors

First Team
Ava Angello, Jr., A, Johns Hopkins
LACEY DOWNEY, Jr., M, Johns Hopkins
REAGAN O’BRIEN, Sr., D, Johns Hopkins
KORI EDMONDSON, Sr., M, Maryland
Kayla Gilmore, So., M, Maryland
LAUREN LAPOINTE, Jr., A, Maryland
Maddy Sterling, Grad., D, Maryland
JJ Suriano, Jr., GK, Maryland 
Emma Burke, So., M, Michigan
Grace Callahan, Sr., D, Michigan
Jordyn Harrison, Sr., D, Michigan
Noel Cumberland, Jr., M, Northwestern
Madison Taylor, Sr., A, Northwestern
Maggie Driver, Sr., D, Penn State
Delaney Radin, Jr., A, Penn State
Katie Buck, Sr., D, Rutgers

Second Team*
Taylor Hoss, Jr., A, Johns Hopkins
Hannah Johnson, Sr., D, Johns Hopkins
Emma Bradbury, Jr., A, Michigan
Ava Class, Grad., A, Michigan
Taylor Cullen, Sr., D, Michigan
Calli Norris, Sr., A, Michigan
Annabel Child, Grad., M, Northwestern
Jenika Cuocco, Grad., GK, Northwestern
Aditi Foster, So., A, Northwestern
Jaylen Rosga, Sr., D, Northwestern
Madison Smith, Jr., D, Northwestern
Abby Boyle, So., M, Ohio State
Anna Simmons, Sr., M, Oregon
Anna Salerno, Grad., M, Penn State
Caroline Ling, So., A, Rutgers
Sophie Gangemi, So., D, USC
Hollis Mulry, Jr., M, USC

All-Freshman Team
Sienna Chirieleison, M, Johns Hopkins
Molly Hiney, D, Johns Hopkins
PAIGE WILLARD, A, Johns Hopkins
ELIZABETH JOHNSON, GK, Michigan
Mckenzie Brown, D, Northwestern
KATE RATANAPROEKSA, M, Northwestern
ROCQUETTE ALLEN, A, Penn State
Susannah O’Connell, D, Penn State
Gabby Mariani, D, Rutgers
Annalise Messina, M, Rutgers
KATE THEOFIELD, A, Rutgers
Sydney Stewart, M, USC

Sportsmanship Team Honorees
Sally Zinsner, Grad., A, Johns Hopkins
Olivia Rockstroh, Sr., D, Maryland
Claire Nelson, Sr., M, Michigan
Cara Nugent, Grad., GK, Northwestern
Zoe Coleman, Sr., A, Ohio State
Anna Simmons, Sr., M, Oregon
Lilly Spilker, So., D, Penn State
Sophia Rowell, Jr., GK, Rutgers
Asjia Roberson, Sr., D, USC

ALL CAPS signifies unanimous choices
*Additional honoree attributable to tie