This Week in PAC Women's Lacrosse

April 14-20

4/21/2025 4:00:00 PM

Week 9 PAC Honors (for events between April 14-20)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 9 of the 2025 season.

PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Theresa Lyle • Franciscan • Senior midfielder • McMurray, Pa./Seton LaSalle
In the win over Geneva, Lyle scored nine points off four goals and five assists while adding five ground balls, two caused turnovers, and six draw controls in a 19-6 victory ... Two of her goals and four assists came in the first half to help the Barons build an 11-3 lead by halftime ... It was also a record-setting day for Lyle, as the six draw controls bring her to 240 career DCs, making her the program leader.  

PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Allegheny senior attack Ema Caragein (Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton LaSalle); Grove City senior midfielder Abby Roetering (Glenelg, Md./Glenelg); Thiel senior attack Skylar Garlick (Fort Loudon, Pa./James Buchanan); W&J junior attack Anna Kloehn (Canton, Ohio/Jackson); Westminster junior attack Julia Ravazza (Twain Harte, Calif./Dublin)

PAC Defensive Player of the Week
Amber Wartman • Grove City • Senior defender • Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron
Wartman helped Grove City to an 18-0 shutout win of Bethany by causing five turnovers Tuesday … She helped hold the Bison to one shot on goal and two total shots … Wartman also picked up six ground balls and scored a goal in the victory, which clinched the top seed in the conference tournament for Grove City.


PAC Defensive Honor Roll
Allegheny junior defender Amelia Henderson (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny); Chatham sophomore goalie Meghan Cuza-Berry (Gambrillis, Md./Arundel); Thiel senior goalie Madison Liggett (Baltimore, Md./Catholic); W&J sophomore midfielder Ella Holland (Healdsburg, Calif./Cardinal Newman); Westminster sophomore goalie Falyn Snyder (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air)

PAC Midfielder of the Week
Mya Bolinda • Washington & Jefferson • Junior • Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills
Bolinda led the Presidents in all facets during a 2-0 week against Saint Vincent and Bethany, as she racked up six goals, six assists, 12 points, seven draw controls and three ground balls ... Against the Bearcats, Bolinda compiled four points, two goals and two assists in the 17-1 victory ...Then against the Bison, the junior midfielder scored four goals and dished four assists for a total of eight points in a 23-2 triumph.


PAC Midfielder Honor Roll
Allegheny senior Lauren Petrarca (Simi Valley, Calif./Royal); Chatham senior Sam Beall-Dennell (Sykesville, Md./Century); Franciscan senior Theresa Lyle (McMurray, Pa./Seton LaSalle); Geneva freshman Amanda Gillette (Conneautville, Pa./Conneaut Area); Grove City freshman Tori Stevenson (Butler, Pa./Butler); Thiel senior Ashlyn Wightman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler); Westminster senior Felicia Young (Darlington, Pa./Blackhawk)

PAC Newcomer of the Week
Ava Kessler • Westminster • Freshman midfielder • White Oak, Pa./Norwin
Kessler totaled two assists, three ground balls, two caused turnovers and 20 draw controls last week for 1-1 Westminster … In Wednesday's 16-10 loss to Oberlin, she registered a pair of assists, two ground balls, one caused turnover and 11 draw controls … It was Kessler's second game this season posting double-digit draw controls … She set a new program record for single-season draw controls Saturday in Westminster's 14-7 win over Allegheny, finishing with nine against the Gators to give her 102 this season, surpassing head coach Bria Braddock's previous program record of 100, which was set in 2019. 

PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman midfielder Caroline Smith (Colorado Springs, Colo./Liberty); Chatham freshman midfielder Tessa Hueber (Cape May, N.J./Lower Cape May Regional); Geneva sophomore midfielder Mara Fowlow (Beaver Falls. Pa./Blackhawk); Grove City freshman midfielder/attack Mya Mygatt (Silver Spring, Md./Brookewood); Thiel freshman midfielder Jade Mazzoni (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem)

PAC Records & Milestones
Allegheny's Caroline Smith scored twice against Westminster, extending her goal-scoring streak to eight consecutive games, while Amelia Henderson had five caused turnovers in the game and reached 100 for her career ... Chatham's Sam Beall-Dennell sparked the Cougars' 13-5 win over Thiel with four points (3g/1a), seven ground balls and four caused turnovers ... Geneva's Amanda Gillette and Mara Fowlow scored two goals each in the GT's game with Franciscan ... Grove City's Abby Roetering scored two goals, the 99th and 100th of her career, and added five assists in an 18-0 shutout over Bethany ... W&J's Anna Kloehn tied her career-high in goals with six in a victory over Bethany ... Westminster's Julia Ravazza had 10 points (6g/4a) in a 14-7 victory over Allegheny, her third game this season with 10 or more points.