NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. — After committing itself in the classroom during the 2025-26 academic year, the 10th-ranked Williams College women's lacrosse team was recognized as an Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division III Academic Honor Squad and 13 Ephs were named to the Academic Honor Roll.
To qualify for the prestigious Honor Squad award, a women's lacrosse team must have posted a 3.2Â or higher team GPA for the academic year. A total of 357 institutions across NCAA Division I, II and III, and NAIA received this accolade.
The Ephs who earned the individual Honor Roll distinction were seniors
Meaghan Day (comparative literature/economics),
Franny Donohue (economics),
Kiki Higgins (psychology),
Jade Lowe (biology),
Katy McCullough (economics/psychology),
Paige Nelson (economics) and
Grace Rebak (biology), and juniors
Ainsley Abel (economics/psychology),
Juliet Kilborn (Chinese/psychology),
Cailin Morrissey (economics/environmental studies),
Coco Norman (economics/psychology),
Sydney Puntus (political economy) and
Reece Willison (biology/psychology).
To be eligible for Honor Roll status, student-athletes must be a junior, senior or graduate student and have earned a cumulative academic GPA of 3.5 or greater. The IWLCA honored 1,350 individuals from 174 different schools on the Division III Academic Honor Roll.
On the field, the Ephs compiled a phenomenal 2026 season, qualifying for the NCAA Division III Tournament for the seventh time in program history and first time since 2014. Williams won three games on the national stage and advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time since the 2003 season and fourth time in team history.
Donohue was named to the 2026 IWLCA Division III All-American, IWLCA All-Berkshire Region and NESCAC All-Conference First Teams. Nelson earned a spot on the All-Berkshire Region and All-Conference Second Teams.
