Women's Lacrosse | 4/28/2026 10:40:00 PM

TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - Higher seeds held serve Tuesday in the 2026 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Women's Lacrosse Tournament Quarterfinals, as No. 3 Washington & Jefferson College and No. 4 Westminster College scored decisive victories on their home fields.

W&J (10-5) erupted for nine second-quarter goals to build a 10-goal margin by halftime and went on to a 21-4 victory over No. Saint Vincent College (8-7). That sends the Presidents to No. 2 Chatham University for the semifinals on Thursday night

The other quarterfinal at Westminster saw the Titans (10-7) build a 10-2 lead by halftime and then shut out No. 5 Bethany College (8-9) in the second half en route to a 19-2 triumph. Westminster will now travel to No. 1 Grove City College on Thursday for a semifinal match-up. Both Thursday games are scheduled for 7 pm start times.

The semifinal winners will meet for the PAC Championship on Saturday, May 2, hosted by the highest remaining seed. Game time will be announced following the semifinal round. The PAC Sports Network will have the free-to-view broadcast of the title tilt.

The winner of the PAC Championship Tournament will earn the league's automatic-qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III Championship. The field for this year's Division III Championship will be announced Monday, May 4th, with first and second round games scheduled for May 9-11.

PAC Quarterfinal 1 - Washington, Pa.
No. 3 W&J 21, No. 6 Saint Vincent 4
- W&J used a dominant offensive performance to defeat Saint Vincent, 21-4, at Alexandre Stadium.
- The Presidents set the tone early with three first-quarter goals and broke the game open in the second, outscoring Saint Vincent 9-2 to take a 12-2 halftime lead.
- A balanced attack powered W&J, led by freshman Bekah Meiklejohn (Boonsboro, Md./Boonsboro) with five goals and she also assisted on two others for a game-high seven points.
- Senior Mya Bolinda (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills) added four goals and senior Brynne Stewart (Painesville, Ohio/Andrews Osborne Academy), sophomore Avery Byard (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown), and junior Ella Holland (Healdsburg, Calif./Cardinal Newman) each tallied three goals.
- Holland also gave out four assists to match Meiklejohn for game-high with seven points.
- Senior Caleigh Bogats (Oakdale, Pa./Chartiers Valley) contributed two goals and four assists, while senior Anna Kloehn (Canton, Ohio/Jackson) also found the back of the net in the win.
- Defensively, W&J controlled possession throughout, led by Bogats with team-highs in ground balls (four) and draw controls (five).
- In goal, W&J sophomore Madison Hecker (Canfield, Ohio/Canfield) stopped five shots in the victory.
- Saint Vincent was led offensively by junior Valeria Hurtado (Santa Cruz, Bolivia/St. Benedict’s Prep) with three goals, while sophomore Katie Smith (Pittsburgh, Pa./Oakland Catholic) added a goal. 
- Assists for the Bearcats came from senior Carolina Walters (Latrobe, Pa./Homeschooled), freshman MaryKatherine New (Bowie, Md.), and senior Melanie Seefeldt (Rising Sun, Md./North East). 

PAC Quarterfinal 2 - New Wilmington, Pa.
Westminster 19, Bethany 2
- Westminster jumped out to a quick start and never looked back in a 19-2 victory over Bethany at UPMC Sports Complex.
- The Titans surged ahead early, scoring six goals in the first quarter and extending the lead to 10-2 by halftime.
- Westminster continued to control the game in the second half, adding four goals in the third quarter and five more in the fourth, while shutting out the Bison after halftime.
- A balanced offensive attack powered the Titans, led by senior Julia Ravazza (Twain Harte, Calif./Dublin) with four goals and three assists and graduate student Felicia Young (Darlington, Pa./Blackhawk) with four goals, while senior Chloe Courinos (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) (two goals, three assists), senior Haley Wenzel (Coppell, Texas/Coppell) (two goals, three assists), and freshman Mady Warner (Concord Township, Ohio/Riverside) (two goals) also contributed.
- Additional scoring came from freshman Aleksa Lobas (Justice, Ill./Nazareth Academy), senior Isabella Cespedes (Merrick, N.Y./Sanford H. Calhoun), freshman Kaylin Henry (Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg), senior Michaela Neelin (Henrietta, N.Y./Rush Henrietta), and freshman Addy Strovel (Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg).
- Defensively, Westminster was led by Cespedes, who totaled four ground balls and three caused turnovers.
- Junior goalie Falyn Snyder (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) also anchored the defense with nine saves and four ground balls in the win.
- Bethany, who was making its first PAC Tournament appearance in program history, was led by junior Tatum Severe (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Bradley) and senior Grace Schweickert (Hiram, Ohio/Crestwood), who each scored a goal.

PAC Semifinal Game Notes
- Chatham (12-3), who set a single-season wins record this year, picked up one of those victories with a 13-10 decision over W&J in their regular season match-up on March 28th at W&J.
- Chatham is trying to reach the PAC Championship game for the second year in a row.
- This is the third straight year the Cougars and Presidents have faced in the PAC semifinals. W&J won the 2024 meeting, 14-7, and Chatham pulled out a 12-11 thriller in last year's semifinals on a goal with two seconds to play.
- W&J has won three PAC titles in program history and played in the championship game in five of the six years the conference has held a tournament.

- Both PAC semifinals are rematches from games played on March 28th in the regular season. Similiar to Chatham's win over W&J that day, Grove City topped Westminster 14-10 in New Wilmington.
- A Grove City win puts the Wolverines in the title game for the third straight year and the fourth time in five seasons.
- The teams are meeting in the semifinals for the second year in a row, with Grove City winning by a 17-7 score in last year's tilt.
- A victory by Westminster advances the Titans into the championship game for the first time 2019, which was the year Westminster won the initial PAC WOmen's Lacrosse Tournament.