Big Ten Announces 2025 Women’s Lacrosse All-Conference Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced its 2025 women’s lacrosse all-conference teams on Tuesday, following a vote of the league’s head coaches. That same group will also be selecting the Big Ten’s individual award recipients, with that announcement to come next week.

Big Ten regular season champion Northwestern leads the conference with eight total selections, including four with First Team accolades, while Michigan has seven honorees, one more than Johns Hopkins.  

Among the 32 honorees, three were unanimous choices by the coaches, Maryland midfielder Kori Edmondson and Northwestern attacker Madison Taylor and defender Sammy White.

Joining the trio on the First Team are a quartet from Johns Hopkins, attackers Ava Angello and Ashley Mackin, midfielder Lacey Downey, and defender Reagan O’Brien. Four players from Michigan were also named to the First Team, including defender Grace Callahan, midfielder Ava Class, goaltender Erin O’Grady, and attacker Jill Smith.

Northwestern defender Jane Hansen and midfielder Sam Smith joined Taylor and White on the First Team, as did Penn State attacker Erika Ho, defender Ellie Hollin, and midfielder Lauren Saltz.

The Big Ten also debuted an All-Freshman Team this year. The list recognized the top first year players in the conference and includes three players who were also named to the All-Big Ten Second Team, Laurel Gonzalez from Johns Hopkins, Kayla Gilmore from Maryland, and Emma Burke from Michigan.

The conference also recognized nine Sportsmanship Award recipients in the sport of women’s lacrosse on Tuesday, one from each conference school. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These student-athletes must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.
 
The complete All-Big Ten teams are listed below.
 
The 2025 Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Tournament begins Wednesday at the University of Maryland’s Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex in College Park, Md. Wednesday’s action will include three quarterfinal games, with the semifinals and championship game slated for Friday and Sunday, respectively.

2025 All-Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Honors

First Team
Ava Angello, Jr., A, Johns Hopkins
Lacey Downey, So., M, Johns Hopkins
Ashley Mackin, Sr., A, Johns Hopkins
Reagan O'Brien, Jr., D, Johns Hopkins
KORI EDMONDSON, Jr., M, Maryland
Grace Callahan, Jr., D, Michigan
Ava Class, Grad., M, Michigan
Erin O'Grady, Sr., GK, Michigan
Jill Smith, Sr., A, Michigan
Jane Hansen, Grad, D, Northwestern
Sam Smith, Sr., M, Northwestern
MADISON TAYLOR, Jr., A, Northwestern
SAMMY WHITE, Sr., D, Northwestern
Erika Ho, Jr., A, Penn State
Ellie Hollin, Sr., D, Penn State
Lauren Saltz, Sr., M, Penn State

Second Team
Paris Colgain, Sr., D, Johns Hopkins
Laurel Gonzalez, Fr., M, Johns Hopkins
Kayla Gilmore, Fr., M, Maryland
Neve O'Ferrall, Jr., D, Maryland
Chrissy Thomas, Grad., A, Maryland
Emma Burke, Fr., M, Michigan
Kaylee Dyer, Sr., A, Michigan
Julia Schwabe, Sr., M, Michigan
Emerson Bohlig, Sr., M, Northwestern
Grace Fujinaga, Grad, D, Northwestern
Niki Miles, Grad., A, Northwestern
Delaney Sweitzer, Grad., GK, Northwestern
Lilli Sherman, Sr., D, Ohio State
Lexie Coldiron, Grad., GK, Rutgers
Maddie Dora, Sr., A, USC
Alexis Niblock, Sr., D, USC

All-Freshman Team
LAUREL GONZALEZ, M, Johns Hopkins
Emma Abbazia, M, Maryland
KAYLA GILMORE, M, Maryland
Devin Livingston, M, Maryland
Shelby Sullivan, A, Maryland
Emma Burke, M, Michigan
Caroline Byrd, A, Michigan
Mary Carroll, D, Northwestern
Brooke Long M, Penn State
Lilly Spilker, D, Penn State
Delainey Sutley, A, Rutgers
Kaylee Fravert, A, USC

Sportsmanship Team Honorees
Megan Kielbasa, Grad., M, Johns Hopkins
Celia Pell, Sr., M, Maryland
Megan Minturn, Jr., M, Michigan
Serafina DuMunno, Sr., M, Northwestern
Emily Magalotti, Sr., M, Ohio State
Bri Carrasquillo, Grad., A, Oregon
Kate Dougherty, Sr., D, Penn State
Emalie Clothier, Sr., D, Rutgers
Hannah Barron, R-So., M, USC

ALL CAPS indicates unanimous selections