James Madison, Südflorida, old Dominion player use weekly honors

Irving, Texas – The American Athletic Conference announced the winners of its weekly women's Lacrosse honors for the weekends on March 16.

American Athletic Conference attack player of the week
Maddie Elke • Jr. • James Madison • Guilford, Conn.

Epke scored four goals and set the single game record of the American Athletic Conference with 20 draw checks to lead James Madison No. 14 to a 20:8 win at Vanderbilt in the only game of the Dukes last week. Epke scored two of the first three goals from JMU to help the Dukes delete an early 3-0 deficit, and she added two goals in the second half when James Madison scored 9-1 against Commodores in the last 30 minutes. Her skills in the fully circle made it possible for the Dukes to drive 8: 0 and 9: 0 on the way to their first win of the season. Epke lies with all Division -i players with 11.4 draw controls per game in 2025.

Midfielder of the American Athletic Conference of the week
Claire Natoli • Rfrfr. • Südflorida • Doylestown, Pa.

Natoli contributed to both ends in the 2-0 week in Südflordia, including a 15:9 victory against Temple to start the conference game. Natoli scored a goal and added five floor balls against the owls, while adding three floor balls with three sales caused in a 16: 8 victory against Bucknell. Natoli leads the bulls with 16 floor balls in their opening season.

Defender of the American Athletic Conference of the week
Mikaela Ness • gr. • Südflorida • Forest Lake, Minn.

Ness led a defense in Südflorida, which two opponents interpreted in a 2-0 week, since the bulls improved to 7-2 in their first season of the Varsity competition. Ness had three floor balls and a game with four games led to sales in a 15:9 win against Temple, while adding a floor ball and detailed sales in a 16: 8 victory against Bucknell. Ness has a team high of nine sales caused in 2025.

Goalkeeper of the American Athletic Conference of the week
Paige Pagano • gr. • Südflorida • Toronto, ont.

Pagano led the bulls to two wins when she scored 18 parades and allowed 17 goals, which was distance in both games. She had 12 parades in a 16: 8 victory against Bucknell and added six stations in a 15: 9 victory against Temple for the first conference victory in the program history. Pagano runs the American with a percentage value of 0.531 with an average of 9.06 goals in 2025.

American Athletic Conference Freshman of the week
Sarah Murrell • M • Fr. • Old Dominion • Perryville, Md.

Murrell scored seven goals with assist, a floor ball and 13 draws in two games for Old Dominion, including a 15:9 win against Charlotte at the start of the monarchs. Murrell had two goals, an assist and seven draws against the 49s and scored five goals with a floor ball and six draws in a 9: 8 loss on Mount St. Mary's. Murrell leads Odu with 28 goals, three templates and 31 points as a real newcomer, while she took fourth place in the American with 2.8 goals per game.

Praise
Brooke Alessandrini • A • Fr. • Charlotte • Sewell, NJ

Scored eight goals with assist in two games. Scored four goals against American and Old Dominion.

Rachel Chessock • A • Jr. • East Carolina • Winston-Salem, NC

Scored six goals with two templates, two floor balls and three cie checks in a 1-1 week. Had four goals and two templates in a 17: 9 victory against Quinnipiac.

Alex Kulinski • M • Jr. • Old Dominion • Marlton, NJ

Scored four goals with three sales caused in a 1-1 week. Had a hat trick in a 15: 9 victory against Charlotte.

Sofia Chepenik • A • So. • Südflorida • Palm Coast, Fla.

Scored nine goals with assist and two floor balls in a 2-0 week. Had six goals in a 15:9 win against Temple.

Nancy Halleron • A • Sr. • Vanderbilt • Timonium, Md.

Together in two games, six goals scored. Had four goals in a 19: 7 victory in Coastal Carolina.

2025 weekly winners winner
Attach attack player of the week

February 10th Kylie Gioia, Charlotte
February 17th Maddie Elke, James Madison
February 24 Sofia Chepenik, Südflorida
March 3. Maddie Elke, James Madison
March 10th Kylie Gioia, Charlotte
March 17th Maddie Elke, James Madison

Midfielder of the week

February 10 Bailey Morris, Südflorida
February 17th Sabrina Martin, Tempel
February 24th Alex Kulinski, Old Dominion
March 3. Chloe Bleckley, James Madison
March 10 Brooke Baker, Vanderbilt
March 17 Claire Natoli, Südflorida

Defender of the week

February 10th Emma Magazu, East Carolina
February 17th McKenzie Raech, Old Dominion
February 24th Rylee Dockery, Charlotte
March 3. McKenzie Raech, Old Dominion
March 10 McKenzie Raech, Old Dominion
March 17 Mikaela Ness, Südflorida

Goalkeeper of the week

February 10 Molly Joyce, Vanderbilt
February 17 Paige Pagano, Südflorida
February 24 Katie Ling, Charlotte
March 3rd Adanya Moyer, James Madison
March 10 Paige Pagano, Südflorida
March 17 Paige Pagano, Südflorida

Newcomer of the week

February 10 Sarah Murrell, M, Old Dominion
February 17 Sarah Murrell, M, Old Dominion
February 24 Katie Gorski, A, Charlotte
March 3. Olivia Matthews, A, James Madison
March 10 Sarah Murrell, M, Old Dominion
March 17 Sarah Murrell, M, Old Dominion