Women's Lacrosse

Aurora's Smith and Pope, Lake Forest's Gibbons Named IWLCA All-Region

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. --- The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) has announced its NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region Teams for the 2026 season.

Three Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) student-athletes - Aurora University seniors Alle Pope and Nicolina Smith and Lake Forest College senior Shannon Gibbons - were recognized on the second team.

Pope was selected to the All-Region team for a first time in her career. The NACC Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection, she caused 72 turnovers on the season which ranked among the tops in Division III while scooping up 85 ground balls for the Spartans. 

Smith was selected to the All-Region team for a first time in her career. The NACC Attacker of the Year and a first-team all-conference pick, she posted 87 points on the year with 76 goals and 11 assists while adding 76 draw controls, 47 ground balls and caused 20 turnovers.. 

Gibbons, the 2026 NACC Mdifielder of the Year, led the Foresters with 71 draw controls, tied for the team lead with 48 ground balls, and finished second on the squad with 30 caused turnovers this spring. The senior midfielder also tied for third on the team with 44 points on 22 goals and 22 assists. Her 4.73 draw controls per game led the NACC and ranked 81st nationally.

The Foresters were 11-5 overall in 2026 and repeated as NACC champions with a perfect 9-0 record in league play. The Spartans concluded the 2026 season with a 12-8 overall record and won the NACC tournament title.

IWLCA All-Great Lakes Region
First Team Institution Year Position
Clare Alic Baldwin Wallace University Junior Midfield
MK Barnhart Denison University Sophomore Attack
Wynne Boggan University of Chicago Junior  Midfield
Julia Brown Hope College Senior  Attack
Abbie Grogan Ohio Wesleyan University Senior  Defense
Haylee Handrahan University of Mount Union Senior  Attack
Finlay Harmon Denison University Freshman Attack
Julianne Henigan Denison University Junior  Goalkeeper
Kali Konstantinakos University of Chicago Senior Defense
Mary Martinson Denison University Senior  Midfield
Lily Mason Kenyon College Senior Midfield
Peyton McGuire University of Chicago Junior  Attack
Grace Schlossberg Denison University Junior  Defense
Bridget Sheehy Denison University Senior Midfield
Avery Song University of Chicago Senior Attack
Grace Tumilty Carroll University Graduate Defense
Second Team Institution Year Position
August Claridge Carthage College Junior Attack
Xochitl Delvale-Vera Carthage College Sophomore Goalkeeper
Shannon Gibbons Lake Forest College Senior Midfield
Kaitlyn Goff Carthage College Junior Defense
Megan Hiller Oberlin College Senior  Attack
Spencer Kirsch Kenyon College Senior Midfield
Piper LeFevre Carthage College Senior Midfield
Alle Pope Aurora University Senior Defense
Caleigh Randall Hope College Senior Midfield
Nicolina Smith Aurora University Senior Attack
Ella Spooner Kalamazoo College Senior Midfield
Cecily Torres Kenyon College Senior Defense
Madeline Turcotte Adrian College Junior Attack
Anna Vaccarelli John Carroll University Sophomore Attack
Elizabeth Wang Carroll University Junior Attack
Mary Wymard John Carroll University Junior Defense