Unscientific Predictions: 2026 Big East Women’s Lacrosse Postseason Awards
I think it should be a very good year for Marquette when the results are for real next week.
There’s a non-zero chance Dani Serrano is actually Offensive Player of the Year. | Credit: Marquette University The regular season for women’s lacrosse wraps up this weekend with three Big East contests on Saturday and a stray Xavier/San Diego State game on Sunday. With that in mind, and the approach of the conference tournament semifinals on April 30th, we should probably make some postseason award picks, huh?
Once we get past Sunday, it’s only a matter of time before the league announces the official award results, and we gotta beat them to the punch! Let’s get right into it! Offensive Player of the Year: Olivia Ripple, Denver At some point, being top 15 in the country in total goals and #8 in goals per game has to count for something.
In this case, it means I’m giving this trophy to Olivia Ripple, who is the best goal scorer in the Big East. She’s the only woman with more than 50 goals overall this year, and she’s the only woman to get to 20 goals in conference action, landing there exactly. The #2 goal scorer in the league by overall or league play numbers is Ripple’s own teammate, Caroline Keil.
That’s how far out in front of the rest of the Big East Ripple is: Only the woman scoring in her wake is coming close to catching her. WITH THAT SAID….. Freshman of the Year: Dani Serrano, Marquette ….
Continue to the original source for the full article.