With the women’s college lacrosse postseason fast approaching, including some major conference tournaments beginning this week, we figured it would be a good time to spotlight some of the many former Section 1 stars now competing at the NCAA level in Division I, Division II and Division III.
The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic have long been targeted regions for college lacrosse recruitment and the Hudson Valley is emerging as a hotbed within that zone as this sport has grown here considerably in the last quarter century. There are local girls lacrosse teams ranked among the elite nationally and athletes who are coveted five-star prospects. That means lots of familiar names are sprinkled on college rosters throughout the country.
Where are they now?
Arlington: Talia Berardo, Davis and Elkins College; Erin Crowe, Springfield; Marilyn Eves, Mount Saint Mary; Amanda Mauro, Point Park University; Bridget McDwyer, Wheaton College; Grace McGann, Central Connecticut State; Jacquelyn Owens, Hartwick
Bronxville: Anna Becker, Columbia; Catherine Berkery, Bronxville; Megan Krestinski, Bucknell; Whitney Rowan, Vassar; Olivia Shinsato, Georgetown; Amy Villanueva, Bucknell
Carmel: Brooke Peters, SUNY New Paltz
Clarkstown North: Kaitlyn Hilliard, Dominican University; Mary Kopf, Manhatanville; Emily Maloney, Campbell
Clarkstown South: Hailey Bardorf, Bentley; Karris Ferguson, Skidmore; Kate Frae, Dominican University; Olivia Galati, Stevenson; Karlie Maye, New Haven; Caitlin Petrellese, Georgia Court University; Sophia Pope, Bentley
Eastchester: Emma Kelly, Monmouth
Fox Lane: Emma Greene, Colby; Zoe Stonecipher, Stony Brook
Hackley: Brooke Koffler, Johns Hopkins; Daanya Mir, Kenyon College; Elizabeth Rudge, Hamilton; Jessye Salmon, Amherst
Harrison: Lila Berkery, Fairfield; Haper Lapin, Lehigh; Chelsea Porto, Marist
Hen Hud: Victoria Calabro, St. Thomas Aquinas; Caroline Clark, Mount Olive; Katherine Couch, Meredith College; Gianna Gagliardi, Scranton; Kayla McCarthy, Long Island University; Jordan Porter, Missouri Western; Madison Porter, Eastern Michigan; Colleen Ryan, Florida
Holy Child: Aisling Boyd, Bates College; Anna Kelly, Furman University; Kate Loughney, Union; Leyna Schnetzer, Bryant
Horace Greeley: Bae Bounds, Brown University; Molly Byrne, Georgetown; Rowan Edson, Colorado; Erica Rosendorf, Georgetown; Logan Skuro, Vassar; Tatum Walsh, Skidmore
John Jay-Cross River: Annabell Brennan, Holy Cross; Jane Brennan, Holy Cross; Jojo Degl, James Madison; Nicole DiNapoli, Newbury College; Jordan Kauftheil, Amherst College; Kate Mercer, Delaware; Shannon Nolan, Lehigh; Caroline Panizirer, Colgate; Mia Puccio, Dartmouth; Aiden Summer, UMass
Lakeland/Panas: Sara Costa, Hartford; Ashley Glass, Manhattanville; Jade Gorman, St. Thomas Aquinas; Dakota Jez, Post University; Kaitlyn Wilkowski, Rochester
Mahopac: Ava Jennings, Lehigh
Nanuet: Makaela Larkin, Susquehanna; Jessica McCabe, Scranton; Cadence Mullings, Delaware State University; Ali Murray, Stevens University; Sally Plagainos, Felician
North Rockland: Olivia Castaldo, Monmouth; Grace Conlin, Central Connecticut; Sophia Corretjer, Villanova; Madison Figueroa, Muhlenberg; Kristen Javenes, SUNY Cortland; Izzy Klein, SUNY New Paltz; Anna Liquori, SUNY Oswego; Maggie Maurer, SUNY Plattsburgh; Katie Picarello, SUNY New Paltz; Jenna Slamka, SUNY Fredonia
North Salem: Izzy Conley, Westfield State; Madeline Merriman, Rochester; Lily Valletta, Villanova
Nyack: Kayleigh Cassidy, Jacksonville; Kiera Furey, Fairfield; Mia Gilbart, Salve Regina; Kate Gould, Yale; Kelcey McGoldrick, SUNY Cortland; Eve McGrogan, UConn; Margaret Palmer, Stevens Institute of Technology
Pearl River: Jaclyn Mahoney, Manhattan University
Pelham: Emma Crotty, Amherst; Taylor Green, Stonehill; Tessa Loria, Colby; Charlotte Marrion, Long Island University; Mia Orlando, Villanova
Pleasantville: Ava Berkowitz, SUNY Oneonta; Kayla Gooden, Converse University; Abby McAllister, Coast Guard; Kaylee Sullivan, Charleston
Rye: Taylor Bainbridge, Washington & Lee; Ella Buckley, Washington & Lee; Karenna Chader, Trinity; Kathleen Denvir, Brown; Caroline Doyle, Duke; Katherine Ebeling, Columbia; Della Goodman, Georgetown; Ellie Hedges, Colgate; Mary Sack, Pennsylvania; Lilly Whaling, Cornell; Mali White, Davidson; Lucy Wyckoff, Skidmore
Rye Country Day School: Caroline Keating, Bates
Scarsdale: Adelia Bandsma, Smith College; Nina Franco, Fairfield; Olivia Franco, Catholic University; Maddie Greco, Union; Haley Matusz, Boston University; Skylar Matusz, Gettysburg; Maxine Silverman, Lehigh
Somers: Nikki Cassara, Rochester; Molly Fink, Holy Cross; Sydney Ingraham, Notre Dame; Ella Lassen, Rochester; Maddie Lyle, Wofford; Lauren McCartin, Yale; Gabriella Parisi, Stonehill; Teagan Ryan, Colorado
Suffern: Kate Burns, Holy Cross; Gabby DiRenno, Radford; Callie Drab, Delaware; Isabella Fortunato, Drew University; Ava Greenhut, SUNY Cortland; Rowan Hall, Kutztown University; Madison Leale, Marist; Quinn McCarren, Villanova; Molly Mitchell, Manhattan; Olivia Mohel, Oberlin; Emma Muchnick, Syracuse; Jenna Myhal, Tampa; Aerin O’Brien, Susquehanna; Alejandra Roemer, Acadia; Caitlin Ruggiero, Stonehill; Meghan Tarantino, St. Thomas Aquinas; Jillian Terlizzi, UConn; Daniela Trubiano, Wesleyan; Charlotte Ullman, Lehigh
Tappan Zee: Kelli Linehan, American University; Tara McHugh, Scranton; Addie McKiernan, Scranton; Catie O’Keefe, Boston University; Dani Parisi, Dominican University; Kathryn Staker, Marist; Marley Wright, Brown University
Tuckahoe: Sophia Colasacco, Fairfield
Ursuline: Maeve Brutton, Stonehill; Kathleen Cagney, John Carroll University; Abby Dold, Army; Amanda Dolis, Robert Morris; Lucy Gomez, Cornell; Maddy Mobilia, Delaware; Paige Moretti, Army; Zoe Ryan, Navy
Valhalla: Juliana Conley, SUNY Plattsburgh
Wappingers: Alexa Cazzorla, Bentley; Nicolette Diedrich, Wingate; Cassidy Schuchat, Vassar; Mackenzie Velsmid, Endicott
Westlake: Gianna Eglauf, Rutgers; Shaina Picucci, Seton Hill; Maura Spruck, Manhattanville; Alyssa Yuan, Dickinson College
White Plains: Abigail Arndt, Kean; Anneliese Reggio, Western Connecticut State; Chloe Ryan, University of New England
Yorktown: Maggie Appelle, Scranton; Sofia Boucher, Southern Connecticut State; Alexa Borges, Tampa; Reese Bruno, Binghamton; Mia Capellini, York College; Ava Cunneen, Albany; Annie Durante, Drew University; Brie Gaccino, Iona; Kendall Kardon, DeSales; Reileigh McEnroe, Maryland; Caitlin Mulvihill, SUNY Brockport; Siobhan Mulvihill, SUNY Oneonta; Holly Raniolo, Springfield; Kate Regan, Skidmore; Alexandra Scialdone, Clemson
Stephen Haynes covers sports for The Journal News/lohud.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Here are former girls lacrosse stars now playing in the NCAA
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