Northborough, MA (July 23, 2025) - Eight DeSales University women's lacrosse student-athletes and the women's lacrosse team were honored on Wednesday afternoon being named to the IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Roll and an IWLCA Honor Squad as announced by the organization.

To be eligible for this honor, student-athletes must be a junior, senior, or graduate student and have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher thru the 2024 season. To qualify for the team honor, the women's lacrosse team must have posted a 3.2 or higher team GPA for the academic year.

Among the eight individuals that earned the honor were: seniors Jess Brey, Meagan Landers, and Michaela Regan along with juniors Maggie Evans, Bridey Lawler, Hailey Linebaugh, Nicole Minelli, and Danielle Sieja. As a team the Bulldogs posted a 3.23 GPA for the 2024-25 academic year to qualify for the award.

Brey is a nursing major with a 3.54 cumulative GPA. She has also earned CSC Academic All-District Honors and was named to the All-MAC Freedom First-Team. Brey led the team in goals (57), breaking the all-time career goals record along the way with 127 goals scored. Brey also led DeSales with 62 draw controls won, making her the all-time program leader with 172 career draw controls. Brey finished third on the team in assists (21) and 78 points (second most in a season in team history). She ends her career currently ranked first all-time in goals (127), first in draw controls (172), third in points (168), and fourth in assists (43).

Landers is also a nursing major with a 3.75 cumulative GPA. She adds this honor to also being named CSC Academic All-District and All-MAC Freedom Second-Team. Landers was tied for third on the team in goals (38) and fifth in points (47) and second on the team with 54 draw controls. She ends her career currently ranked second all-time in goals (126), second in draw controls (157), fourth in points (164), third in caused turnovers (57), and has played the most career games (69).

Regan is an accounting and finance major with a 3.74 cumulative GPA. She was named to the CSC Academic All-District Team and All-MAC Freedom Second-Team. She posted an outstanding 14-3 record with a 7.78 GAA (best GAA in a season in team history) while making 92 saves. Regan led the conference with a .487 save percentage which is also the best save percentage in a season in team history. She ends her career currently ranked first all-time in GAA and saves (476).

Linebaugh is a nursing major with a 3.75 cumulative GPA who also earned CSC Academic All-District honors. She finished her junior campaign second on the team in scoring with 33 goals and 49 assists for 82 points. She was also fourth on the team in caused turnovers (16) and fifth in ground balls (24). 

Lawler is a pharmaceutical marketing major with a 3.62 cumulative GPA who also earned CSC Academic All-District honors and named Honorable All-MAC Freedom. She finished her junior season fourth on the team in scoring with 50 goals (second on the team) and 10 assists for 60 points.

Sieja is a biology major with a 3.63 cumulative GPA who also earned CSC Academic All-District honors and named Honorable-Mention All-MAC Freedom. She finished eighth on the team in scoring with 22 goals and 10 assists for 32 points. She was also very active on the defensive side of the ball as she caused a team-leading 45 turnovers which is the most in a single-season in team history.

Evans is a double major in psychology and communications with a 3.64 cumulative GPA. She started in all 18 games on the defensive side of the ball totaling 12 ground balls and five draw controls this past season.

Minelli is a psychology major with a 3.88 cumulative GPA. She appeared in 12 games, making one start in goal this past season sporting a 6.33 GAA with a .485 save percentage and 33 total saves.