Ladies’s Lacrosse Earns Nationwide Academic Recognition From IWLCA

The NCAA Champion Middlebury girls’s lacrosse staff was honored for its tutorial excellence from the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) within the group’s postseason tutorial honors launch.

The squad earned the IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Squad Award. The honor is given to applications which have a cumulative grade level common (GPA) of three.20 or increased through the 2024-25 tutorial 12 months.

Additionally, 16 athletes had been named to the Division III Academic Honor Roll. Each honoree is nominated by their respective college, have to be not less than a junior academically and possess a GPA of three.50 or increased. Recent graduates Burdine Atherton, Maggie Coughlin, Kelcey Dion, Catie Duggan, Zari Garfield, Grace Mumford, Madison Paylor, Hope Shue, Anna Spehr and Libby TenBarge tallied the honors. Rising seniors Caroline Adams, Lauren Giuriceo, Haley Hamilton, Skylar Lach, Caroline Messer and Britt Nawrocki closed out the Panther representatives. Middlebury’s 16 honorees trailed solely Colby and Tufts, who had 18 winners every. 

The squad capped its 2025 marketing campaign with its fourth-straight NCAA title and the eleventh in program historical past. Middlebury posted a 21-1 mark and pushed its successful streak away from Peter Kohn Field to 53 consecutive contests. The Panthers ended the season fourth within the nation with a .891 clearing proportion whereas sitting within the top-10 spots in scoring protection (sixth – 6.64) and scoring margin (tied for tenth – 8.82).