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BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The Mountain East Conference announced Saturday afternoon the 2025 Women’s Lacrosse all-conference teams.
The All-MEC first team, second team, honorable mention, and all-freshman teams were voted on by the league’s head coaches. Regular season champion Frostburg State, which finished 11-6 overall and a perfect 8-0 in conference competition, had a league-best six All-MEC first team selections. Camden DeMaio, Neila Haney, Kerri Hayes, Jessie Bare, Delaney Devers, and Izzy Kelly are were recognized on the first team for the Bobcats.
The University of Charleston had five All-MEC first team selections: Willow Cooper, Sylvi Jenner, Madison Partridge, Hadley Carlson, and Megan Liston.
Dominican University of California, in its first season as an associate member of the MEC, earned four first team nods: Brooke Vafi, Olivia “OJ” Johnson, Elke Moerkeseth, and Natalie Oyler.
In a change from previous years, the MEC will announce the Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and Coach of the Year on Sunday, May 4, upon the conclusion of the MEC Women’s Lacrosse Championship. MEC tournament play begins Sunday at 1 p.m. when fourth-seeded Wheeling hosts fifth-seeded Davis & Elkins. The winner advances to play at Frostburg State on Thursday, May 1, at 6 p.m. In the other semifinal, third-seeded Dominican will travel from San Rafael, California, to play at second-seeded Charleston on Thursday, May 1 at 3 p.m.
The semifinal winners will meet Sunday, May 4 at 1 p.m., at the site of the highest remaining seeded team.
| 2025 All-MEC First Team | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | |||
| A | Willow Cooper | Charleston | |||
| A | Camden DeMaio | Frostburg State | |||
| A | Neila Haney | Frostburg State | |||
| A | Ari Hinton | Davis & Elkins | |||
| A | Sylvi Jenner | Charleston | |||
| A | Brooke Vafi | Dominican | |||
| M | Kerri Hayes | Frostburg State | |||
| M | Madison Partridge | Charleston | |||
| M | Trinity Rose | Wheeling | |||
| M | Olivia “OJ” Johnson | Dominican | |||
| D | Jessie Bare | Frostburg State | |||
| D | Hadley Carlson | Charleston | |||
| D | Delaney Devers | Frostburg State | |||
| D | Izzy Kelly | Frostburg State | |||
| D | Zoe Mackey | Davis & Elkins | |||
| D | Elke Moerkeseth | Dominican | |||
| G | Megan Liston | Charleston | |||
| G | Natalie Oyler | Dominican | |||
| 2025 All-MEC Second Team | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | |||
| A | Rylee Anderson | Davis & Elkins | |||
| A | Julia Badolato | Frostburg State | |||
| A | Jovie Novak | Wheeling | |||
| A | Taylor Pieri | Dominican | |||
| M | Klara Domachowska | Wheeling | |||
| M | Morgan Newkirk | Dominican | |||
| M | Alyse Weber | Charleston | |||
| D | Avery Butts | Charleston | |||
| D | Ella Russano | Charleston | |||
| G | Megan Bauer | Davis & Elkins | |||
| 2025 All-MEC Honorable Mention | |||||
| A: Darby Stolz (Charleston) | |||||
| M: Daniella Boss (Frostburg State); Emily Lamoreaux (Frostburg State); Ke’ya Stevens (Davis & Elkins) | |||||
| D: Raveena Navalgund (West Virginia Wesleyan); Lusi Tapasa (Dominican); America Vizcaino (Dominican); Sierra Walesheck (Davis & Elkins) | |||||
| G: Grace Dickey (Frostburg State) | |||||
| 2025 MEC All-Freshman Team | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | |||
| D | Avery Butts | Charleston | |||
| D | Hadley Carlson | Charleston | |||
| M | Nyah Elmer | West Virginia Wesleyan | |||
| M | Kyra Evans | Dominican | |||
| M | Kamryn Lee | Frostburg State | |||
| G | Giavonna Perkins | Wheeling | |||
| M | Alyse Weber | Charleston | |||
