LOCK HAVEN, Pa. — After a 17-0 regular season, the ESU women's lacrosse team earned plenty of hardware with major awards and all-conference selections, as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) revealed its All-PSAC teams Wednesday afternoon. Taking home major award honors were sophomore attacker Sadie Kauffman and Head Coach Xeni Barakos-Yoder, while Ariana Tucci, Lauren Hallman, Molly Atwell, Abby Simonetti, Jolee Roth, and Paige Moreland were also named to All-PSAC East teams.
 
Kauffman, last year's PSAC East Freshman of the Year, was named the PSAC East Athlete of the Year after she finished the season as the conference leader in scoring. Now with 89 goals and 30 assists for 119 points, the second-most goals and points in all of Division II, she's also second in the conference with 131 draw controls. Kauffman set the program record with five PSAC East Athlete of the Week honors this season, bringing her to nine in her career, while also being named the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association and USA Lacrosse Magazine Division II Offensive Player of the Week four total times this season, earning recognition from each organization twice on four separate occasions. Kauffman's been on a record-setting pace her first two seasons, already in second place in program history for career goals and fourth in career points. With the award, she becomes the sixth Warrior to be named the top player in the PSAC East, joining Emily Mitarotonda, who won it twice, Emma Rufolo, Molly O'Hara, and Kristin Restivo.
 
Barakos-Yoder became a three-time PSAC East Coach of the Year with the announcement, having previously won the award in her first two seasons. With a 148-42 record as head coach, the Warriors have a winning percentage of .779 with her at the helm. ESU completed its first undefeated regular season in program history, as Barkaos-Yoder's teams have finished at least third in the PSAC East every season but her first as head coach. This also marks the sixth time ESU has had the PSAC East Coach of the Year, with Jane Koeniges, Lynne Elphick, and Sandy Miller earning the honor once each.
 
Joining Kauffman on the First Team are Tucci, Hallman, Atwell, and Simonetti. Tucci is the newest addition to an All-PSAC East First Team, as the other four were ESU's honorees last year as well. The junior has been ESU's second-leading scorer all season, putting up 61 goals and 26 assists for 87 points, the 9^th-most points in a season in program history. Tucci is third in the conference in total points, averaging 4.8 PPG with 12 hat tricks in 18 games.
 
Hallman is one of two ESU seniors to be named to an All-PSAC East team, earning First Team honors in her final two seasons. After scoring 29 goals in her first two seasons combined, she broke out for 38 last year and improved on that performance with 43 goals this season. Hallman posted a shooting percentage of .606 and is currently tied for 13^th in program history with 137 goals, just one shy of entering the top 10.
 
Atwell stepped up as one of the top defenders in the conference last season, making the All-PSAC East First Team and being named a Third-Team Preseason All-American by USA Lacrosse before this year. She makes the second All-PSAC East First Team appearance of her career this season after spearheading one of the best defensive units in the country, leading a group that finished with the largest average scoring margin of 12.2 GPG and allowed the eighth-fewest goals per game with 6.7.
 
Simonetti continued her dominant career at ESU with her third All-PSAC Team honor in as many seasons, making the First Team in consecutive years. The graduate student goalkeeper is the Division II leader in save percentage, making 106 saves for a .609 SV%. Alongside Kauffman, she also made program history with her PSAC East Athlete of the Week awards, as she and the attacker were the first pair of Warriors to both be named PSAC East Athletes of the Week in the same consecutive weeks earlier in the season. Additionally, with her third award of the season, she earned her sixth PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week honor of her career, putting herself in sole possession of the most weekly defensive awards from the conference in program history.
 
ESU's top two facilitators both earned PSAC East Second Team honors, as Roth and Moreland rounded out the Warriors' all-conference selections. Roth is quickly approaching the career record for assists, just seven shy with 107 through her four seasons. One of the best passers in the conference, she recorded seven- and six-assist games this season against Adelphi and Bloomsburg. This is the first All-PSAC selection for the senior, who's having her best season to date with 30 goals and 46 assists, which are tied for the most assists in the PSAC.
 
Moreland is right behind her with 45 assists this season to go along with 31 goals. She and Roth both rank inside the top five for the most assists in a season in program history, as Moreland also tied the program record for most points in one game against Adelphi with 11. Through her first two seasons with 17 goals and 30 assists combined, she's enjoyed a breakout year with 76 total points while boasting a shooting percentage of .674, the best on the team.
 
ESU's seven All-PSAC selections match last year's total, which is the most for the Warriors since the conference switched to only naming two All-PSAC teams for each division. Additionally, the five All-PSAC First Team honorees are the most for the Warriors in program history. They have had four players make the First Team four times in 2024, 2022, 2021, and 2019.

PSAC Women's Lacrosse All-Conference
EASTERN DIVISION
Athlete of the Year: Sadie Kauffman, East Stroudsburg
Defensive Player of the Year: Grace DeMarzio, Shippensburg
Freshman of the Year: Marissa Herring, West Chester
Coach of the Year: Xeni Barakos-Yoder, East Stroudsburg

FIRST TEAM

POS.	NAME	INSTITUTION	CL.
Attack	Sadie Kauffman*	East Stroudsburg	So.
Attack	Lila McMahon-Skates	West Chester	Sr.
Attack	Ariana Tucci^	East Stroudsburg	Jr.
Attack	Sydney Wasdick*	West Chester	Sr.
Midfield	Madeline Edinger^^	West Chester	Sr.
Midfield	Lauren Hallman*	East Stroudsburg	Sr.
Midfield	Ali Pioli^	Shippensburg	Sr.
Midfield	Marykate Sitko*	Bloomsburg	Jr.
Defender	Molly Atwell*	East Stroudsburg	Jr.
Defender	Summer Davis^^	Kutztown	Sr.
Defender	Grace DeMarzio*	Shippensburg	Sr.
Defender	Luetta Seipp	Shepherd	Jr.
Goalie	Abby Simonetti^*	East Stroudsburg	Gr.

SECOND TEAM

POS.	NAME	INSTITUTION	CL.
Attack	Kendall Fortune^	West Chester	Jr.
Attack	Paige Moreland	East Stroudsburg	Jr.
Attack	Jolee Roth	East Stroudsburg	Sr.
Attack	Katie Yocum	Kutztown	Sr.
Midfield	Brynn Hauck	Shippensburg	Jr.
Midfield	Marissa Herring	West Chester	Fr.
Midfield	Grace Lyon	Shepherd	So.
Midfield	Mary Moraca^	Millersville	Sr.
Defender	Rowan Hall	Kutztown	Sr.
Defender	Katlyn Krebs^	Millersville	Sr.
Defender	Olivia Reinhart	West Chester	Fr.
Defender	Caitlin Trickett	West Chester	So.
Goalie	Marisa Bragg	Kutztown	Sr.

* - Indicates previous first-team selection
^ - Indicates previous second-team selection

WESTERN DIVISION
Athlete of the Year: Mila Udovicic, Seton Hill
Defensive Player of the Year: Paige Jenkins, Slippery Rock
Freshman of the Year: Aleigha Dubroc, Slippery Rock
Coach of the Year: Taryn Burkholder, Slippery Rock

FIRST TEAM

POS.	NAME	INSTITUTION	CL.
Attack	Gabby Gunnip*^	Lock Haven	Sr.
Attack	Reagan Richeson*	Slippery Rock	Jr.
Attack	Grace Rotter*	Slippery Rock	Sr.
Attack	Mila Udovicic^**	Seton Hill	Sr.
Midfield	Isabella Buono*	Slippery Rock	Jr.
Midfield	Alexi Crosby	IUP	Sr.
Midfield	Amara Forsyth	Seton Hill	Sr.
Midfield	Charlie Hunter*	Gannon	Sr.
Defender	Paige Jenkins**	Slippery Rock	Jr.
Defender	Rachel Knight^^	IUP	Sr.
Defender	Averie Moul^	IUP	So.
Defender	Mariah Williams	Seton Hill	Jr.
Goalie	Katelyn Patts	Seton Hill	Fr.

SECOND TEAM

POS.	NAME	INSTITUTION	CLASS
Attack	Abby Fink^	Slippery Rock	Jr.
Attack	Makayla Kelly	Lock Haven	Jr.
Attack	Sydney Marusko	Seton Hill	Sr.
Attack	Julia Steere	IUP	Jr.
Midfield	Macenzie Haragos	IUP	Sr.
Midfield	Rylee Jones^^	Edinboro	Sr.
Midfield	Carley O'Mara	Seton Hill	Jr.
Midfield	Shannon Von Kaenel	Slippery Rock	Jr.
Defender	Aleigha Dubroc	Slippery Rock	Fr.
Defender	Violet Freebody	Slippery Rock	Fr.
Defender	Devon Nee	IUP	Sr.
Defender	Kayla Seiler	Seton Hill	Sr.
Goalie	Gretchen King*	Lock Haven	So.

* - Indicates previous first-team selection
^ - Indicates previous second-team selection