WLAX Earns Six All-BIG EAST Awards

NEW YORK – The Marquette University women's lacrosse team placed six players on the 2026 All‑BIG EAST teams, highlighted by unanimous First Team selections Hanna Bodner and Dani Serrano. Bodner was named BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, while Serrano earned unanimous BIG EAST Freshman of the Year honors. Tess Osburn received First Team recognition, with Sofia Santana, Riley Jenkins and Gabby Windesheim earning Second Team honors following the league's annual vote.

The six selections tied the program record for most selections in a single season, a mark also reached in 2022 and 2023, while MU also earned two Player of the Year honors in the same season for the second time in program history.

Graduate midfielder Hanna Bodner was a unanimous First Team All‑BIG EAST selection for the second straight season and earned her second consecutive BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year award. Bodner continued a run of Marquette midfielders winning the league honor for the fourth straight season, following Leigh Steiner in 2024 and Lydia Foust in 2023, and became the fifth Golden Eagle midfielder to receive the award. She finished the season with 34 goals and 41 points, ranking among the league's top midfield scorers, while leading the BIG EAST with 72 draw controls. Bodner ranked among conference leaders in draws per game, ground balls and caused turnovers, adding 27 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers.

Freshman attacker Dani Serrano earned unanimous First Team All‑BIG EAST honors and became the program's second BIG EAST Freshman of the Year recipient, joining Shea Garcia in 2019. Serrano was the first freshman in Marquette history to earn First Team All‑BIG EAST recognition and the second freshman overall to be named All‑BIG EAST. She led the conference with 37 assists and 67 points, adding 30 goals while starting all 15 games. Serrano ranked first in the BIG EAST in assists per game and points per game and also topped the conference in shooting percentage at .588 among players with double‑digit goals.

Senior attacker Tess Osburn was named First Team All‑BIG EAST for the first time, and earned a third-straight All-BIG EAST award after earning Second Team honors in both 2024 and 2025. Osburn led Marquette and ranked second in the BIG EAST with 40 goals, finishing among the league's top five with 56 points. The senior also lead Marquette in shots and shots on goal during her final season.

Senior defender Sofia Santana earned the first All‑BIG EAST honor of her career with a Second Team selection after anchoring Marquette's defense. Santana ranked second in the BIG EAST with 24 caused turnovers and added 23 ground balls while starting all 15 games. She helped Marquette finish first in the conference in caused turnovers per game and consistently matched up against opponents' top attacking threats throughout the season.

Junior midfielder Riley Jenkins collected the first All‑BIG EAST honor of her career with a Second Team selection following a productive two‑way season. Jenkins finished with 22 goals and 24 points, ranking among Marquette's top scorers. She added 26 draw controls, eight ground balls and nine caused turnovers.

Freshman draw specialist Gabby Windesheim earned Second Team All‑BIG EAST honors, becoming the third freshman in program history to receive All‑BIG EAST recognition. Windesheim is the first Marquette draw control specialist to earn all‑conference honors since Mary Blee in 2022 and just the second draw specialist in program history to be named All‑BIG EAST. She totaled 31 draw controls, ranking second on the team and among the BIG EAST's top freshmen at the position, while starting all 15 games during her rookie campaign.

Marquette prepares for their first BIG EAST Tournament game since 2023 this Thursday, as the No. 4-seed Golden Eagles take on top-seeded Denver at 5 p.m. CT in Denver.

2026 BIG EAST WOMEN'S LACROSSE REGULAR-SEASON AWARDS

Attack Player of the Year
Olivia Ripple, Denver, Jr., A*

Midfielder of the Year
Hanna Bodner, Marquette, Gr., M

Defensive Player of the Year
Abby Beran, UConn, Jr., D

Goalkeeper of the Year
Lexi Gwaku, Denver, So., GK

Freshman of the Year
Dani Serrano, Marquette, Fr., A*

Coaching Staff of the Year
Denver

All-BIG EAST First Team^
Abby Beran, UConn, Jr., D*
Rayea Davis, UConn, R-Sr., A
Lexi Gwaku, Denver, So., GK
Caroline Keil, Denver, R-So., A
Megan Klingenberg, Denver, Sr., D*
Landry Grover, Denver, Sr., D
Olivia Ripple, Denver, Jr., A*
Amanda Brille, Georgetown, Jr., D
Gracie Driggs, Georgetown, Sr., A
Anne McGovern, Georgetown, Jr., A*
Reagan Ziegler, Georgetown, Jr., M
Hanna Bodner, Marquette, Gr., M*
Tess Osburn, Marquette, Sr., A
Dani Serrano, Marquette, Fr., A*
Katie Clark, Villanova, Jr., D
Rose Christie, Villanova, Jr., M
Mary Moore, Villanova, R-So., M*
Emma Verhoest, Villanova, Jr., DC*

All-BIG EAST Second Team^

Elise Latham, Butler, Sr., A
Patricia Lynn, Butler, Sr., D
Barlow Clark-Schoeb, UConn, DC
Megan O'Brien, UConn, So., A
Ryan Dineen, Denver, Sr., A
Carly Frohnapfel, Denver, Sr., D
Eva Thomsen-Marr, Denver, So., A
Molly Davies, Georgetown, Fr., A
Sophia Loschert, Georgetown, So., A
Kendall Steer, Georgetown, Sr., D
Leah Warehime, Georgetown, Gr., GK
Riley Jenkins, Marquette, Jr., M
Sofia Santana, Marquette, Sr., D
Gabby Windesheim, Marquette, Fr., DC
Leslie Iorio, Villanova, So., M
Elena Torres, Villanova, R-Jr., A
Samantha Balara, Xavier, R-Jr., M
Colby Wasson, Xavier, Jr., D