AMHERST, N.Y. – Three members of the Daemen University women's lacrosse team collected All-East Coast Conference honors with junior midfielder Ella Bouley (Auburn, N.Y.) becoming the first player in program history to land on the All-ECC First Team and senior midfielder Cameron Briggs (Buffalo, N.Y.) and junior defender Jenna Havert (Newark, N.Y.) collecting second team accolades.
 
For Bouley, this is the second consecutive year she has earned All-ECC honors while it is the first time Briggs and Havert earned the award. The Wildcats three selections tied the 2023 squad for the most All-ECC honorees in a single season.
 
Mercy senior defender Lindsey Shimborske earned Defender of the Year while Roberts Wesleyan seniors Emma Blumenstock and Shawna Lesmerises took home Attacker of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year accolades, respectively. Mercy freshman Ashlinn Kelly was voted the Midfielder of the Year and Rookie of the Year while her head coach, Dawn Sachs, earned Coach of the Year. A full breakdown of the first and second teams can be found at the bottom of the article.
 
The first player in program history to earn All-ECC First Team honors, Bouley ended the year as the Wildcats leader in goals (25), second on the team in total points (34) and third in both ground balls (27) and caused turnovers (16). The junior midfielder scored three-or-more goals on four occasions, highlighted by a four-goal outing against Roberts Wesleyan (April 19). Bouley tallied a season-high six points at Findlay (March 8) off three points and three assists to help the Wildcats earn a 12-7 road victory. Against St. Thomas Aquinas (March 22), Bouley nearly tied her career-high in ground balls with seven, one shy of her career-best of eight. Also against the Spartans, Bouley made history as she became to the first player in program history to record 100 career goals all with Daemen as she tallied three goals to accomplish the feat. The Auburn, N.Y., native matched her season-high in draw controls with five against D'Youville (April 23) and also scored the game-winning goal in overtime to help punch the Wildcats ticket to the ECC Women's Lacrosse Championship for the first time in program history.
 
Havert earned all-conference accolades for the first time in her career after earning CSC Academic All-District accolades at the end of the 2024 campaign. One of eight players alongside Bouley and Briggs to start in all 16 games this year, Havert ended the year tied for the team lead in caused turnovers (20) and ranked second in ground balls (32). Havert also ended the regular season ranked seventh in the ECC for caused turnovers per game with an average of 1.25. On seven occasions, Havert snagged three-or-more ground balls, underscored by two occasions where she grabbed four at Lock Haven (Feb. 23) and at No. 24 Dominican (N.Y.) (April 27). Against Roberts Wesleyan (April 19), the Newark, N.Y., native caused a career-high four turnovers in the Wildcats home finale. The junior defender also tallied the second goal of her collegiate career as she scored in the third quarter against the University of the District of Columbia (April 5). In the same game against UDC, Havert collected three ground balls to aid the Wildcats defensive efforts in their 21-0 victory to help secure the first shutout in program history.
 
Briggs joined the Wildcats this season but made her impact felt as she ended the year as the team leader in draw controls (49), ground balls (35), free-position goals (5) and was tied for the team lead in caused turnovers (20). A starter in all 16 games this year, Briggs ended the regular season tied with Havert for seventh in the ECC for caused turnovers per game (1.25) and was sixth in ground balls per game (2.19). Briggs tallied at least one point in all but three games and on six occasions, notched three-or-more points, highlighted by two five point outings at UDC (April 5) and D'Youville (April 23). Briggs also earned at least one draw control in 13 of a possible sixteen contests as well. In three games, the Buffalo, N.Y., collected a season-high six, accomplishing the feat against Walsh (March 6), at Ashland (March 10) and at UDC). The senior midfielder caused a season-high four turnovers against Walsh (March 6) and four days later, secured a season-high six ground balls at Ashland (March 10). Briggs earned her 200th career draw control on senior day against Roberts Wesleyan (April 19), becoming one of two players on the Daemen roster this season to tally 200 career draw controls alongside fellow senior Katelynn Deveans (Clinton, N.Y.).
 
2025 ECC Women's Lacrosse All-Conference
First Team
A - Emma Blumenstock, Roberts Wesleyan
A - Sydney Gordon, D'Youville
A - Leah Hansen, Mercy
A - Annie Mulhall, Roberts Wesleyan
A - Megan Rugolo, Molloy
M – ELLA BOULEY, DAEMEN
M - Ashlinn Kelly, Mercy
M - Sofia Quitoni, Molloy
M - Kadie Tierney, Roberts Wesleyan
M - Riley Wallace, Mercy
D - Carly Howell, Molloy
D - Emily Marino, Mercy
D - Lindsey Shimborske, Mercy
D - Emma Taylor, Roberts Wesleyan
GK - Shawna Lesmerises, Roberts Wesleyan
GK - Brynn Stworzydlak, D'Youville
 
Second Team
A - Madison Buck, D'Youville
A - Meaghan Callow, Mercy
A - Ella Dossier, Roberts Wesleyan
A - Madison Handley, D'Youville
A - Alexa Amorison, Molloy
M – CAMERON BRIGGS, DAEMEN
M - Hailey Galison, St. Thomas Aquinas
M - Lia MacDougall, Roberts Wesleyan
M - Kayden Meyer, Mercy
M - Brenna Signorelli, Molloy
D - Reilly Brady, Molloy
D - Allison Clahane, Roberts Wesleyan
D - Sophia Conzone, D'Youville
D – JENNA HAVERT, DAEMEN
D - Lauren Parker, D'Youville
GK - Olivia LaMonica, Mercy
 
Attacker of the Year - Emma Blumenstock, Roberts Wesleyan
Midfielder of the Year - Ashlinn Kelly, Mercy
Defender of the Year - Lindsey Shimborske, Mercy
Goalkeeper of the Year - Shawna Lesmerises, Roberts Wesleyan
Rookie of the Year - Ashlinn Kelly, Mercy
Coach of the Year - Dawn Sachs, Mercy

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