Hempstead, NY - The Hofstra women's lacrosse team earned a slew of academic awards from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association, the organization announced today. 

As a team, the squad earned the IWLCA Academic Honor Squad designation. In addition, 11 individuals were named to the IWLCA Division I Academic Honor Roll. 

The Pride had a 3.68 grade point average during the 2025-26 academic year as a team to earn IWLCA Academic Honor Squad accolades. To qualify for this prestigious Academic Honor Squad, the team must have posted a 3.2 or higher team GPA for the academic year.

To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must be a junior, senior, or graduate student and have earned a cumulative academic GPA of 3.50 or greater.

The most recent academic awards for the women's lacrosse program come on the heels of the team earning the Coastal Athletic Association's Academic Excellence Award for 2024-25 as the team with the highest collective GPA in their respective sport. 

In addition, three members of the team - Christine Dannenfelser, Nikki Mennella, and Madeleine Rudolph - earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District accolades last month. 

The following student-athletes were named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll:
Luchianna Cardello 
Abby Catalano 
Christine Dannenfelser 
Natalie DeMeo 
Sara Elmen 
Julia Harris 
Avery Lanzarotta 
Natalie Little 
Nikki Mennella 
Kristen Redding 
Madeleine Rudolph