KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Kutztown women's lacrosse earned Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Academic Honor Squad accolades, as well as 12 members landing on the Academic Honor Roll.

KU was among 324 programs at the NCAA Division I, Division II Division III and NAIA to be named an IWLCA Academic Honor Squad. To qualify for the prestigious honor, the team must have posted a 3.2 grade point average or higher for the entire 2023-24 academic year. The Golden Bears recorded a 3.57 GPA.

The 12 student-athletes on the honor roll include Madeline Anemone (West Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell), Kelly Askins (Galloway, N.J./Absegami), Jenna Blesson (Sparta, N.J./Lenape Valley Regional), Kayla Brooks (Mountville, Pa./Hempfield), Emily Christiansen (Ledgewood, N.J./Roxbury), Olivia Eilbacher (Cherry Hill, N.J./Camden Catholic), Marissa Giancola (Cape May, N.J./Lower Cape May Regional), Sam Graf (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills), Shannon Lake (Medford, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford), Emma Meakim (Hatboro, Pa./Upper Moreland), Rory Nilsen (Lansdale, Pa./Pope John Paul II) and Robin Spector (Northfield, N.J./Mainland Regional). It is the second straight appearance for Anemone, Askins, Lake, Meakim and Spector.

To be eligible for this honor, student-athletes must be a junior, senior, or graduate student and have earned a cumulative academic GPA of 3.50 or greater.

This marks the third consecutive season that Kutztown has earned Academic Honor Squad status under head coach Kristen Nicholson.