Women's Lacrosse

MAC Announces Week 5 Women's Lacrosse Weekly Winners

Offensive Player of the Week
Dylan Lyons, UMass, Attack
Junior, Orange, Conn. (Amity Regional)

Lyons tallied a team-high three points via two goals and one assist against UConn. Lyons scored UMass' first two goals of the hand and had a hand in three of the first four ... For the season, is second on the team in goals (12) and third in points (18).

Defensive Player of the Week 
Mackenzie Flannigan, Youngstown State, D/MF
Junior, Peterborough, Ontario (St. Peter's)

Flannigan set a season-high and tied a career-high with six ground balls vs. Marquette.  She also tied season-highs in caused turnovers (3) and draw controls (5). She has had at least 5 GB in two games, at least 3 CT twice, and she notched her season-high in draw controls for the second-consecutive game.

Goalkeeper of the Week
Maddy Porter, Eastern Michigan, Goalkeeper
Junior, Montrose, N.Y. (Hendrick Hudson)

Maddy Porter tallied 25 saves, 13 ground balls, and five caused turnovers in two games with her performance at Vanderbilt placing her among the top keepers in the nation. On the road against the Commodores, Porter stopped 21 shots to break her own school record (previously was 20), while her 13 saves in the first half broke the program record as well (previously was 12) as she moved into a tie for the most saves in a single game among all NCAA Division I goalkeepers in 2026. Additionally, she posted 13 ground balls that included five at Vanderbilt and eight against Cincinnati, which tied for the fourth-highest total in the NCAA this year while her five caused turnovers against the Bearcats tied for the 14th-highest total in the NCAA as well. Her five CTs also tied the program’s single-game record while her eight ground balls ranked fourth in program history.
 

2026 Women's Lacrosse Weekly Award Winners
Week 1 (Feb. 10): Kassidy Morris, UMass (Offensive); Anna Zucconi, Kent State (Defensive); Sydney Davis, Kent State (Goalkeeper)
Week 2 (Feb. 17): Kelsea Dague, Eastern Michigan (Co-Offensive); Ava Connaughton, UMass (Co-Offensive); Karly Low, Eastern Michigan (Defensive); Maddy Porter, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper) 
Week 3 (Feb. 24): Mia Berthoff, Robert Morris (Offensive); Anna Zucconi, Kent State (Defensive); Sydney Davis, Kent State (Goalkeeper)
Week 4 (March 3): Kassidy Morris, UMass (Offensive); Sienna Diglio, UMass (Defensive); Sydney Davis, Kent State (Goalkeeper)
Week 5 (March 11): Dylan Lyons, UMass (Offensive); Mackenzie Flannigan, Youngstown State (Defensive); Maddy Porter, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper)