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 |