DENVER – The University of Denver women's lacrosse team headlined All-Big East Awards, bringing in three major awards and placing eight on all-conference teams.
After a 5-1 finish in Big East play and its sixth consecutive regular season championship, senior Lauren Black was voted Big East Attacker of the Year while Emelia Bohi was named Goalkeeper of the Year and Liza Kelly and the Denver coaching staff were named Co-Big East Coaching Staff of the Year alongside the Georgetown staff.
Black marks the sixth consecutive Pioneer to be awarded Attacker of the Year honors (Julia Gilbert: 2023, 2024; Bea Behrins: 2022, 2021; Quintin Hoch-Bullen: 2019). The senior led Denver with 68 points on 49 goals and 19 assists and ranked second in the Big East by averaging 3.06 goals per game. Her 0.684 free position percentage is good for the top in the conference and eighth nationally. Black recorded multi-goal games against every nationally-ranked opponent the Pioneers faced, including a five-goal performance in Denver's upset win over then-No. 10 Michigan.
Bohi is the first Pioneer to earn Big East Goalkeeper of the Year honors since Amelia Cole earned the award in 2021. The senior goalkeeper recorded an 11.22 goals-against average and a 0.423 save percentage. She made double-digit saves on six different occasions including a season-best 13 saves against both Maryland and Georgetown.
Black and Bohi join two other Pioneers named to the All-Big East First Team - Olivia Ripple and Sarah Pokorny––while Caroline Colimore, Alex Dorr, Megan Klingenberg and Maddie Montgomery earned second-team nods.
Ripple led the Pioneers with 52 goals in her sophomore season, including a program-record-breaking 10 goals against Marquette. She has had multi-goal performances in all but two games in the 2025 season.
Pokorny has started in every game this season, and the senior defender leads the conference and is ranked 21st nationally with 2.00 caused turnovers per game.
Colimore is a two-way midfielder, making an impact on the offensive and defensive end and is an essential part of the clear for the Pioneers. The senior has recorded 13 goals this season, including two against nationally-ranked opponents. On the defensive end, she recorded 12 ground balls and six caused turnovers in addition to 35 draw control wins.
Redshirt freshman draw specialist Dorr ranks second in the conference, averaging 7.18 draw wins per game. Her 122 draw controls this season rank second all-time in school history . She has recorded double-digit draws on five occasions this season, including a program-record 17 draw wins in the victory over Butler.
Klingenberg has started every game this season, averaging 1.29 caused turnovers and 2.06 ground balls per game.
Graduate student midfielder Montgomery made an immediate impact for the Pioneers this season and ranks third in the conference with 1.59 caused turnovers per game.
UP NEXT:
Denver travels to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this week for the Big East Tournament. The Pioneers will face the Georgetown Hoyas in the semifinal round on Thursday at 11 a.m. MT/1 p.m. ET in pursuit of their fifth straight Big East Tournament title.
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