Six Owls Earn All-Conference Honors

IRVING Tx - Following a 12-win season, the American Athletic Conference announced Wednesday that six Temple women's lacrosse players earned All-Conference honors.

Riley Horoshko was named Goalkeeper of the Year, becoming the first Owl in program history to receive the honor. Amelia Wright, Kaitlyn Stankavage, and Horoshko earned First Team All-Conference recognition, while Lexi Culp, Brooke Mazzei, and Madison Moten were named to the Second Team.

As a team, the Owls collected over 30 weekly honors throughout the season, including 18 honorable mentions, one Attack Player of the Week, four Midfield Player of the Week, three Freshman of the Week honors, three Goalkeeper of the Week awards, and two Defensive Player of the Week recognitions.

Four Owls reached major career milestones during the season. Martin surpassed 100 career draw controls and finished the regular season with 49. Wright eclipsed both 100 career points and 100 career goals, leading the team with 44 goals. Riley Horoshko also surpassed 100 career saves and recorded 125 saves this season.

Horoshko closed the regular season leading the NCAA with a .527 save percentage and 13th in goals-against average (8.25). She recorded double-digit saves in seven games, including a career-high 14 in the win over Saint Joseph's.

Culp led the Owls with 61 points and ranked third in the conference in assists per game. Wright finished third in the conference in goals and sixth in points per game. Martin and Wright also tied for third in the conference in free-position goals per game.

2026 AMERICAN CONFERENCE WOMEN'S LACROSSE AWARDS

AMERICAN CONFERENCE ATTACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sofia Chepenik, South Florida

AMERICAN CONFERENCE MIDFIELDER OF THE YEAR
Kaitlyn Tartaglione, South Florida

AMERICAN CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Olivia Rongo, James Madison

AMERICAN CONFERENCE GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
Riley Horoshko, Temple

AMERICAN CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Gabby Putman, M, Vanderbilt

AMERICAN CONFERENCE COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR
South Florida
(Head Coach Mindy McCord, Associate Head Coach Brittney Orashen, Assistant Coach Paul McCord, Assistant Coach Vincent Lodato)

ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
A- Isa Torres 1Charlotte Jr.
A- Sarah Goodison East CarolinaJr.
A- Olivia Matthews 2James Madison So
A- Payton Root * 2James Madison So.
A- Sofia Chepenik * 1South FloridaJr.
A- Amelia Wright Temple Gr.
M- Kayla Wilkes 1East Carolina Sr.
M- Harlowe Healey James Madison So.
M- Kaitlyn Tartaglione * 1South Florida Sr
M- Sabrina Martin 2Temple Sr.
M- Gabby Putman Vanderbilt Fr.
D- Emma Magazu * 1East Carolina Gr.
D- Reese Cuviello 1James Madison So.
D- Olivia Rongo *James Madison Sr.
D- Kaitlyn Stankavage Temple Sr.
G- Riley Horoshko Temple Sr.

* unanimous selection

ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
A- Sophia Rakis Charlotte Fr.
A- Elise Grissett South Florida Sr.
A- Maggie Newton South Florida Gr.
A- Lexi Culp Temple Sr.
A- Shea Panzik Vanderbilt So
M- Chloe Bleckley 2James Madison So.
M- Josie Pell James Madison Sr.
M- Kali Cleary 2South Florida So.
M- Brooke Mazzei Temple Fr.
M- Brooke Baker 1Vanderbilt Gr.
M- Anna Taraboletti Vanderbilt Jr
D- Ava Bleckley 1James Madison Jr.
D- Maddie Morris South Florida So.
D- Madison Moten Temple Sr.
D-Alex Gladding 2Vanderbilt Jr.
G- Jaime Behar 2East Carolina Sr.

1 2 indicates previous selections to first or second team

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Kaitlyn Stankavage

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