Abby Beran Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, Six Huskies Receive Conference Honors - University of Connecticut Athletics

Easton Named NEC Offensive Player of the Year, Widrick and Allen Also Earn Conference Honors - Mercyhurst University Athletics

Bridgewater, NJ- The Northeast Conference has announced its 2025 major award winners and All-Conference teams for women's lacrosse, with three standout Lakers earning accolades for their impressive performances this season. Whitley Easton was named the NEC Offensive Player of the Year and selected to the First Team All-Conference, Reese Widrick earned Second Team All-Conference honors, and Maggie Allen was named to the NEC All-Rookie Team.

Abby Beran Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, Six Huskies Receive Conference Honors - University of Connecticut Athletics

STORRS, Conn.- UConn women's lacrosse sophomore defender Abby Beran (Wading River, N.Y.) has been named 2025 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, the conference announced on Wednesday. Beran is the third Husky to win the award in the program's history, and the first since Cassie Ekstrom took the award back to Storrs in 2018. Beran and five other Huskies were selected to the BIG EAST first and second teams.

Thundercloud Named NEC Rookie Of The Year, Seven Titans Earn All-NEC Honors - University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (4/30/2025)  -- Redshirt freshman Marcus Thundercloud took home a major award, and senior Chase Mahabir and junior Kyle Grant received first-team honors as the Northeast Conference announced its regular season award winners on Wednesday, the event of the postseason.