LOCK HAVEN, Pa. — Following one of the best individual seasons in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) women's lacrosse history, the conference announced Thursday afternoon that it named Sadie Kauffman to its Spring Top 10 list.
 
The PSAC Top 10 was initiated in the 1998-99 academic year and is awarded to those men and women student-athletes who excel in both the classroom and athletic competition. The Top 10 Awards, selected by the PSAC's athletics communications professionals, recognize student-athletes who distinguish themselves in the classroom as well as in the arena of competition. The conference designates Top 10 Award winners after each of the sports seasons: fall, winter, and spring. To be a candidate for the Top 10 Awards, a student-athlete must have achieved a minimum of a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (as of Fall 2009 awards) and must be a starter or key reserve with legitimate athletic credentials.  
 
Kauffman, a sophomore Early Childhood Education major, has a 3.883 cumulative GPA.
 
Winning the award in her first eligible season, Kauffman has taken home nearly every accolade imaginable for her sophomore campaign. With her national awards being headlined by earning Attacker of the Year for Division II by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA), she was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team, the IWLCA and USA Lacrosse All-American First Teams, IWLCA All-Atlantic Region First Team, and Division II Offensive Player of the Week four separate times, twice each, by the IWLCA and USA Lacrosse Magazine.
 
When it came to conference recognition, there was no one more decorated in either division than the Ocean City native. After winning PSAC East Freshman of the Year last season, she was named the division's Athlete of the Year, easily making the All-PSAC East First Team while raking in a program-record five PSAC East Athlete of the Week awards as well.
 
Kauffman was the country's top offensive player, leading Division II with 142 points with the second-most goals, 110. Both of those figures set single-season records for ESU women's lacrosse, marks she previously broke in her freshman season. The engine that led the second-best scoring offense in Division II, Kauffman ranked third in shots and shots on goal per game while scoring the fifth-most free-position goals per game. Her play went beyond putting the ball in the back of the net, as she was one of the best players in Division II on draws. Posting 173 this year, 62 more than the previous ESU record, she averaged the seventh-most on a per-game basis, posting 11 games with more draw controls than her 7.86 average, including a career-high 15 against Lock Haven in the PSAC Quarterfinals. Through 43 career games, opposing defenses haven't been able to stop Kauffman, while rarely being able to contain her impact. She sits in second and third place for active goals and points per game in Division II, has had a multi-goal game in every appearance of her career, with 40 of those being hat tricks.
 
Kauffman and ESU enjoyed the best season in program history in 2026, making it to the NCAA Semifinals as the team tied its record for wins and . On their way to the first undefeated regular season ever for the Warriors, ESU defeated four top-25 ranked teams in their first six wins, including a three-game stretch of scoring 20-plus goals each time against IUP, Georgian Court, and No. 14 Adelphi. Kauffman then opened up conference play with a 10-point performance at Kutztown, her first of three on the season. The next time came against the No. 10 West Chester Golden Rams, where she tallied seven goals and three assists in an 18-12 win at home that cemented the Warriors as a top-10 team in the country. In the Atlantic Region Tournament against the same two foes, Kauffman found another gear to push ESU to its fifth region championship. Her five-goal, two-assist outing helped the Warriors win, 23-15, over West Chester, advancing them to the NCAA Quarterfinals. She paced all players in goals that game while leading ESU to its most goals in an NCAA Tournament game and the largest margin of victory all-time over West Chester. With a spot to the Final Four on the line, Kauffman was the best player on the field in ESU's fourth game of the season versus Kutztown. She scored a career-high nine goals, with every attempt on target beating the Golden Bears' goalie. Even more impressive, four of her goals came within 20 seconds of play restarting, as four of Kauffman's 14 draw controls translated directly to her scoring immediately after.
 
Kauffman becomes ESU lacrosse's fifth PSAC Top 10 Award winner, joining Emily Mitarotonda (2024), Kayleigh Pokrivka (2022), Kristin Restivo (2000), and Jen Fluck (1998), and the 66^th Warrior to earn the honor. ESU's 66 total selections are the fourth-most in the PSAC, trailing West Chester, Shippensburg, and IUP.
 

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2026 PSAC Spring Top 10
Men
Brady McGuire, Seton Hill, Baseball
Garrett Quinan, Shippensburg, Outdoor Track & Field
Rasmus Seppanen, Gannon, Golf
Ty Sherman, Shippensburg, Baseball
Seaton Wozniak, Slippery Rock, Outdoor Track & Field
 
Women
Emily Henn, Kutztown, Softball
Paige Jenkins, Slippery Rock, Women's Lacrosse
Sadie Kauffman, East Stroudsburg, Women's Lacrosse
Kelly Leszcynski, Bloomsburg, Outdoor Track & Field
Madelayne Ruffner, Shepherd, Softball
 

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ESU PSAC Top 10 Selections (46 recipients, 66 total awards)
 
2025-26
Anna Coulter, Women's Volleyball
Sadie Kauffman, Women's Lacrosse
 
2024-25
Cole Gorham, Men's Indoor Track & Field
Jady van Gils, Field Hockey
 
2023-24
Emily Mitarotonda, Women's Lacrosse
Jady van Gils, Field Hockey
 
2021-22
Hannah Barbush, Field Hockey
Rece Bender, Football
Ali Finch, Women's Volleyball
Kayleigh Pokrivka, Women's Lacrosse
 
2019-20
Tiffany Lapotsky, Women's Basketball
 
2018-19
Tiffany Lapotsky, Women's Basketball
 
2017-18
Devon Ackerman, Football
Sydney McCarthy, Field Hockey
 
2016-17
Devon Ackerman, Football
Emily Howell, Field Hockey
Alex Zubko, Men's Outdoor Track & Field
 
2015-16
Devon Ackerman, Football
Emily Howell, Field Hockey
Jon Schnaars, Football
Travis Toth, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field
 
2012-13
Matt Tholis, Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Khriswayne Wallace, Men's Soccer
 
2011-12
Corinne Fitzgerald, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Dan Johnson, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field
Rose Mascoli, Women's Cross Country and Outdoor Track & Field
 
2010-11
Katie D'Ambrosia, Women's Tennis
Lindsay Foder, Women's Soccer
Matt Freed, Football
Rose Mascoli, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
 
2009-10
Lindsay Foder, Women's Soccer
Matt Freed, Football
Paul Wagner, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field
 
2008-09
Chris Bach, Men's Basketball
Bill Hezel, Baseball
Kristen Morby, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Paul Wagner, Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Jackie Yandrisevits, Women's Basketball
 
2007-08
Chris Bach, Men's Basketball
 
2006-07
Jimmy Terwilliger, Football
 
2005-06
Dan Gale, Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Jimmy Terwilliger, Football
 
2004-05
Matt Crispell, Football
Matt Rapa, Football
 
2003-04
Dan Gale, Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Kamar Samuels, Men's Soccer
 
2002-03
Nick Beisker, Football
Sean Stewart, Men's Soccer
Mark Stinson, Men's Outdoor Track & Field
 
2001-02
Kamar Samuels, Men's Soccer
 
2000-01
Cheryl Griffin, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Mark Stinson, Men's Outdoor Track & Field
 
1999-00
Cheryl Griffin, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Kristin Restivo, Women's Lacrosse
Mike Rhine, Football
Marie Schlegel, Women's Basketball
 
1998-99
Katie Horst, Field Hockey
Colin Fisher, Men's Indoor Track & Field
Dan Long, Men's Wrestling
 
1997-98
Jen Fluck, Women's Lacrosse
Katie Horst, Field Hockey
William "Rob" Stone, Men's Outdoor Track & Field