PLEASANTVILLE, NY – On Wednesday, the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) announced the Pace University women's lacrosse program as one of the various schools across all NCAA Divisions and NAIA as an IWLCA Academic Honor Squad for 2024-25.

For the academic year, Women's Lacrosse held the highest grade point average in the Athletics Department with a 3.65. With eight Northeast 10 Academic All-Conference selections, the squad posts 10 on the IWLCA Honor Roll list.

Pace Women's Lacrosse IWLCA Academic Honorees:
Mackenzie Carita (Jr. | Medford, N.Y. | Patchogue-Medford) – 3.64
Payton Durkin (Sr. | Hopewell Junction, N.Y. | John Jay Senior) – 3.7
Natasha Franchina (Jr. | West Islip, N.Y. | West Islip) – 3.95
Colleen Gilligan (So. | Highland Mills, N.Y.  | Monroe-Woodbury HS) – 3.89
Katie Long (Jr. | Camillus, N.Y. | West Genesee) – 3.64
Nikki Mottes (Sr. | West Islip, N.Y. | West Islip) – 3.70
Abigail O'Connor (Jr. | Miller Place, N.Y. | Miller Place HS) – 3.74
Maddie Schubert (Jr. | Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. | Sachem N. HS) – 3.67
Samantha Tanguay (Jr. | Baldwinsville, N.Y. | C.W. Baker) – 3.8
Alexandra Witucki (Jr. | Rochester, N.Y. | Rush Henrietta) – 3.75

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