Six UMBC women's lacrosse student-athletes, Ella Killian, Emily Knapp, Emine Luznar, Reese Macintosh, Ave Martin, and Emily Renehan, were named to the College Sports Communicators 2026 All-District At-Large Academic Team, recognizing excellence on the field and in the classroom.
 
Leading the group academically, rising junior Emine Luznar, a Pre-Computer Engineering major with a perfect 4.000 GPA, earned Fall 2025 President's List honors. As an America East All-Academic Team selection, she emerged as one of the conference's top goalies, ranking second in goals-against average (9.28) and posting a .498 save percentage, highlighted by a 17-save performance against UMass Lowell.
 
Similarly, rising junior Emily Knapp, a Psychology major (3.833 GPA), is a multiple President's List honoree and the 2025 America East Rookie of the Year. She led the conference with 3.93 points per game and ranked second with 3.27 goals per game. In 31 career contests, she recorded 96 goals and 127 points. She posted 10 hat tricks in 15 games and earned Second Team All-Conference honors for the second straight season.
 
In addition, rising junior Ave Martin (3.717 GPA) and graduating senior Emily Renehan (3.686 GPA) are both Psychology majors who consistently earned Dean's List honors. Martin totaled 15 caused turnovers. Renehan added 21 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers. Both started all 15 games on defense.
 
Also earning repeated academic honors, graduating senior Ella Killian (3.512 GPA, Media & Communications) and rising junior Reese Macintosh (3.522 GPA, Public Health) stood out for their contributions in the field. Killian, a First Team All-Conference selection, anchored the defense with 25 ground balls, 15 caused turnovers, and 3.07 draw controls per game. Macintosh finished second on the team in scoring with 27 goals and 21 assists.