GENESEO, N.Y. - The Empire 8 announced its women's lacrosse All-Conference awards on Tuesday afternoon, and SUNY Geneseo took home nine All-Conference honors.
Rosemary Mahoney,
Natalie Long,
Katie Rajkowski, and
Grace Geary earned First-Team honors,
Grace Reyna,
Allison Dodge, and
Violet Piccinini brought home Second-Team recognition, and
Lila Warner and
Addison Daggett rounded out the awards on Third-Team. Additionally,
Lucia Sanchez was named to the Empire 8 Tomorrow's Leaders team.
Mahoney and Long led the Knights offense all season long, finishing first and second on the team in points with 68 and 60, respectively. Mahoney posted 33 goals and 35 assists, marking the second-straight season with 68 points for the sophomore, while Long surpassed the 100 career goal mark after recording a team-best 42 goals. Rajkowski and Geary joined them on first-team, with Rajkowski recording 37 points, 54 draw controls, and 35 ground balls, while Geary tallied 33 ground balls and 18 caused turnovers as one of the Knights top defenders.
Piccinini highlighted her junior campaign by setting the single-season draw control record with 88, while Dodge joined her on defense with a team-best 25 caused turnovers. Reyna was a key member of the offensive unit, finishing third in points with 39. Warner landed third-team honors after tallying 25 goals and 12 assists for Geneseo, while Daggett rounded out the all-conference honors with 28 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers on defense.
One member of each team was named that institution's representative on the 2026 Women's Lacrosse Tomorrow's Leaders Team. This team honors a student-athlete who has emerged as a leader not only on the field of play, but in the classroom and in the community. In addition, they "compete with honor and integrity" and have distinguished themselves and consistently exhibit the critical traits as outstanding sportswomen, and Sanchez earned that recognition for Geneseo.
Full press release from the Empire 8