(WIAC) MADISON, Wis.–The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) has announced it women’s lacrosse award for the 2025 season, based on voting by conference coaches.
Colorado College’s Charlotte Iler, Sofia Mancino and Cassidy Schnaufer were selected the Kwik Trip Offensive Player of the Year, Midfielder of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. College of Saint Benedict’s Ava Mosley was tabbed the Kwik Trip Newcomer of the Year. In addition, Colorado College was chosen the Kwik Trip Coaching Staff of the Year.
Area players are listed in bold face type.
Iler secured first team honors for the second straight year and was named the Newcomer of the Year last season. She leads the conference with 83 points, while tying for the lead with 58 goals and ranking sixth with 25 assists. Iler has produced 14 hat-tricks and scored a season-high six goals against Rhodes College (Tenn.) on March 14. She had a season-best nine points (5 goals, 4 assists) against Catholic University (D.C.) on March 12.
Mancino is second in the WIAC with 80 draw controls and fourth with 53 goals. She had a season-high five goals in the WIAC Tournament championship game against UW-Eau Claire on May 3. Mancino added a season-best seven ground balls against University of Chicago (Ill.) on March 8.
Schnaufer leads the conference with a 6.45 goals against average and .541 saves percentage. She posted shutouts against Hamline University (Minn.) on March 29, and Augsburg University (Minn.) on April 13.
Mosley is fifth in the WIAC with 50 goals and eighth with 66 points. She is the second player in program history with 50 goals in a season. A newcomer is defined as a student-athlete who used her first season of participation in women’s lacrosse this season. Transfers are not eligible unless they didn’t participate in women’s lacrosse at their previous institution.
Repeat selections on the first team from a season ago include: Colorado College’s Evelyn Baher-Murphy (Defensive Player of the Year); UW-Eau Claire’s Reegan Werner; UW-La Crosse’s Ava Schiltz; and UW-River Falls’ Samantha Hayek.
Colorado College won the WIAC regular season and tournament titles and owns an 18-3 record heading into the second round of the NCAA Division III Championship. The 18 wins are a program record. The coaching staff includes head coach Susan Stuart, along with assistant coaches Ashley Johnson, Ryan Murphy and Evelyn Pickett.
An All-Sportsmanship Team was named for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. It included one member from each team as selected by that team.
2025 All-WIAC Women’s Lacrosse Team
First Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Evelyn Baher-Murphy, Colorado College, Senior, Defense, Mountain View, Calif. (Los Altos)
Healy Bledsoe, Colorado College, Senior, Defense, Bend, Ore. (Summit)
Lilah Gilyard, River Falls, Junior, Defense, Coon Rapids, Minn. (Coon Rapids)
Samantha Hayek, River Falls, Junior, Attack, Scandia, Minn. (Forest Lake)
Charlotte Iler, Colorado College, Sophomore, Attack, Simsbury, Conn. (Deerfield Academy)
Megan Maloney, La Crosse, Junior, Attack, Cottage Grove, Minn. (Park)
Sofia Mancino, Colorado College, Sophomore, Midfield, Sag Harbor, N.Y. (St. Paul’s/Concord, N.H.)
Ava Mosley, College of Saint Benedict, Freshman, Attack, Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater)
Peyton Murphy, Colorado College, Senior, Attack, Austin, Texas (Westlake)
Ava Schiltz, La Crosse, Junior, Midfield, Prior Lake, Minn. (Prior Lake)
Cassidy Schnaufer, Colorado College, Junior, Goalie, Williston Park, N.Y. (Mineola)
Reegan Werner, Eau Claire, Junior, Midfield, Farmington, Minn. (Farmington)
Second Team
Cecilia Cantu, Southwestern Univ., Junior, Midfield, Katy, Texas (Katy)
Ellie Fisher, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Attack, Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater)
Luci Fitzgerald, Stout, Sophomore, Defense, Janesville, Wis. (Craig)
Emily Griege, Stevens Point, Sophomore, Goalie, Chesterfield, Mo. (Westminster Christian Academy)
Sami Hackley, College of Saint Benedict, Junior, Attack, Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata)
Frances Hansot, Colorado College, Sophomore, Defense, Seattle, Wash. (Seattle Prep.)
Kaley Hendrick, La Crosse, Senior, Defense, Holland, Mich. (West Ottawa)
Julia Hayek, River Falls, Sophomore, Defense, Scandia, Minn. (Forest Lake)
Courtney Leising, Stevens Point, Senior, Midfield, Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove)
Tobin Lonergan, Colorado College, Senior, Attack, Brattleboro, Vt. (Northfield Mount Hermon School)
Gretchen McCann, La Crosse, Junior, Defense, Savage, Minn. (Prior Lake)
Meilani Molina, Colorado College, Sophomore, Midfield, San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic)
Mai Nou Vang, Stout, Senior, Attack, Green Bay, Wis. (Preble)
Alexandria Shea, Eau Claire, Senior, Goalie, Pleasant Prairie, Wis. (Indian Trail)
Honorable Mention
Briana Brenteson, Stout, Sophomore, Defense, Monticello, Minn. (Monticello)
Devon Crews, Eau Claire, Junior, Midfield, St. Louis, Mo. (Rockwood Summit)
Megan Feeney, La Crosse, Senior, Attack, Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville)
Brooke Glumack, River Falls, Junior, Attack, Scandia, Minn. (Forest Lake)
Oliv Janerico, Colorado College, Sophomore, Midfield, Napa, Calif. (Justin-Siena)
Chloe Lewis, College of Saint Benedict, Junior, Goalie, Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Osseo)
Susette Mireles, Southwestern Univ., Junior, Midfield, League City, Texas (Clear Springs)
Nicole Schuster, Augsburg Univ., Junior, Goalie, Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park)
Marissa Van Dyke, Stevens Point, Sophomore, Attack, Green Bay, Wis. (Southwest)
Avery Wilson, Hamline Univ., Senior, Attack, Rogers, Minn. (Rogers)
All-Sportsmanship Team
Paige Allen, Stevens Point, Junior, Midfield, Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove)
Evie Brilz, La Crosse, Sophomore, Attack, Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista)
Tess Cavanaugh, College of Saint Benedict, Sophomore, Midfield, Edina, Minn. (Visitation)
Ellie Fisher, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Attack, Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater)
Isabella Kohout, Augsburg Univ., Junior, Midfield, Sauk Rapids, Minn. (Sauk Rapids-Rice)
Kylah Link, River Falls, Sophomore, Midfield, Delano, Minn. (Delano)
Sydney Martin, Southwestern Univ., Sophomore, Midfield, San Antonio, Texas (Winston Churchill)
Hannah Sweeney, Colorado College, Senior, Defense, Lexington, Mass. (Lexington)
Loryn Tornell, Stout, Senior, Attack, Montrose, Minn. (Rockford)
Sophia Warner, Hamline Univ., Junior, Defense, Farmington, Minn. (Farmington)
Kwik Trip Offensive Player of the Year: Charlotte Iler of Colorado College
Kwik Trip Midfielder of the Year: Sofia Mancino of Colorado College
Kwik Trip Defensive Player of the Year: Cassidy Schnaufer of Colorado College
Kwik Trip Newcomer of the Year: Ava Mosley of College of Saint Benedict
Kwik Trip Coaching Staff of the Year: Colorado College
Judy Kruckman Scholar Athlete: Kaley Hendrick of La Crosse
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