The MSU Women’s Lacrosse team will be attending Sparticipation 2023 scheduled to take place Sunday, August 27th from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. on the IM East Field. 

Sparticipation is an annual involvement fair to promote opportunities with student organizations, departments, and the broader community to kick start our Spartan’s journey. This free event has quickly become a highlight of the start of the academic year with over 500 student organizations, 30 MSU Departments, and Sponsors.

If you’re interested in learning more about our team or in meeting some of our current players, we hope you’ll stop by! 

To learn more about Sparticipation, click here. 

Anna Grace “G” Agro, #2, has been named to the 2023 WCLA All American Second Team. Agro is a grad student, who joined the club in the fall of 2018. Injuries limited her playing time to just 15 games in her first four seasons. This year, injury free Anna Grace has shown herself to be a leading player on MSU’s offense. 

Anna Grace finished the season second in assists and total points in the nation and was named to the Midwest Women’s Lacrosse League’s (MWLL) first team in all league post season awards.

“G is a quiet leader, her calming influence felt by all on the team,” Head Coach Brent Hiner said. “Very unassuming, she is loved by her teammates and the coaching staff for her unselfish play and her ability to control the pace of a game.” 

The full list of First and Second Teams, as well Division Awards, are listed below. 

FIRST TEAM

A — Katie Duttenhofer, Boston College Club
A — Meghan Chase, Boston College Club
A — Ryanne King, Georgia
A — Lexi Ashby, Florida Club
A — Sienna Duffill, Arizona State Club
M — Grace Arthur, Boston College Club
​M — Brooke Lewis, UCLA
​M — Julia Szynal, Boston College Club
​M — Taylor Wedlock, San Diego State Club
​M — Miranda Jacobson, Michigan Club
​M — Briana Gardener, Arizona State Club
​M — Samantha Hawthorne, Texas
D — Olivia Hoekman, Georgia
​D — Aliyah Cohen, UCLA
​D — Mary McWright, Boston College Club
​D — Grace McCabe, Colorado Club
​D — Blaine Aberra, Arizona State Club
G — Delaney Ott, Georgia
G — Alexis Bernazzani, Texas

SECOND TEAM

A — Savannah Sabol, Georgia
A — Kayleigh Page, Georgia
A — Claire Gallagher, Michigan Club
A — Anna Grace Agro, Michigan State
A — Addie Carlson, BYU
M — Ava Score, Colorado Club
​M — Katelyn Sparks, Georgia
​M — Mallorie Van Woerkom, BYU
​M — Payton King, San Diego State Club
​M — Avery Matthews, Colorado Club
​M — Kelsey Pinta, Arizona State Club
​M — Christina Halversen, BYU
D — Taryn Gleash, Arizona State Club
​D — Emma White, Colorado Club
​D — Sarah Allen, Michigan Club
​D — Casey Roszko, Clemson Club
​D — Catherine Nidds, Boston College Club
G — Sophia Villalonga, Florida State
G — Elena McKlosky, Colorado Club

WCLA DIVISION I AWARDS

Amtahcha/Player of the Year — Katie Duttenhofer, Boston College Club
Attacker of the Year — Katie Duttenhofer, Boston College Club
Midfielder of the Year — Grace Arthur, Boston College Club
Defender of the Year — Blaine Aberra, Arizona State Club
Goalie of the Year — Delaney Ott, Georgia
Rookie of the Year — Kayleigh Page, Georgia
Coach of the Year — Maurice Gibson, Central Florida
For the Love of the Game — Katherine Silbermann, Virginia Club
Jenn Eames Award — Clemson University

Photo credit: Stopping Action

Last month, the MSU women’s lacrosse team hosted a clinic at the Spartan Green Turf Facility with JanieLax, a lacrosse community from Ontario, Canada. JanieLax aims to promote the idea that sports should be accessible and inclusive to everyone. 

The team had a fun day educating and playing alongside these young lacrosse girls! Despite the cold weather, they were able to make the most of the clinic – spending 5 hours doing drills, scrimmaging, and playing lacrosse games. 

Thank you JanieLax for bringing your club to our facility and reminding our team of the happiness and fun we all get from playing this sport. 

PHOTO CREDIT: June Partridge

The Midwest Women’s Lacrosse League (MWLL) has announced their inaugural post season award recipients and Michigan State University Women’s Lacrosse is proud to have four players nominated to the 2023 MWLL All League First Team. 

The four players include:

ALL LEAGUE FIRST TEAM 

Anna Grace Agro – Michigan State University – Attack
Natalie Anderson – University of Michigan – Attack
Danielle Colucci – Michigan State University – Attack
Grace Tuttle – University of Notre Dame – Attack
Julia Hepperle – Ohio State University – Midfield
Miranda Jacobson – University of Michigan – Midfield
Cassidy Yoder – Michigan State University – Midfield
Karsyn Broderick – Michigan State University – Defense
Kate Busse – Ohio State University – Defense
Dani Dacosta – University of Michigan – Defense
Ana Grogan – University of Minnesota – Defense
Charlotte Baer – University of Michigan – Goalie

ALL LEAGUE HONORABLE MENTION

Grace Bodian – Ohio State University – Attack
Claire Gallagher – University of Michigan – Attack
Katie Wheeler – University of Minnesota – Attack
Grace Capko – University of Notre Dame –  Midfield
Sutton Case – Ohio University – Midfield
Kara Janishefski – University of Notre Dame – Midfield
Jane Streicher – University of Notre Dame – Defense
Olivia Risser – University of Minnesota – Goalie

For the first time in 15 years, MSU Women’s Lacrosse is heading to Nationals. After a record breaking season, that saw the Spartans finish 12-3, the team has received a bid to the 2023 USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) National Championships.

Featuring 16 Division I and 12 Division II teams, the tournament fields are comprised of a combination of teams earning automatic qualifiers as league champions and teams earning at-large berths. The tournament will be held May 9-12 at the Princess Anne Athletic Complex and Sportsplex in Virginia Beach, Va.

In the first round of the tournament, MSU, number fifteen seed, is scheduled to play University of Georgia, number two seed on Tuesday, May 9th at 2:00 p.m. Go Green!

The Division I teams, seedings, and season records are listed below.

No. 1 Boston College Club (14-0) 
No. 2 University of Georgia (17-2) 
No. 3 University of Pittsburgh (7-2)   
No. 4 University of Michigan Club (11-6) 
No. 5 University of Utah (9-2) 
No. 6 Brigham Young University (9-5)    
No. 7 San Diego State University Club (12-3) 
No. 8 University of Florida Club (12-3) 
No. 9 Univ. of California, Los Angeles (9-4) 
No. 10 Northeastern University (7-4) 
No. 11 University of Texas (13-4) 
No. 12 University of Virginia Club (8-6) 
No. 13 Arizona State University Club (10-6)   
No. 14 University of Washington (7-2) 
No. 15 Michigan State University (12-3) 
No. 16 Florida State University (12-2)

Click here for the tournament program