Pleasant Valley's Rylee Rath wins 2nd EPC MVP, 4 named 2026 GLAX All-Stars
Rylee Rath was the best girls lacrosse player in the EPC for the second straight year as four Pleasant Valley Bears receive all-league honors.
The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference announced the 2026 girls' lacrosse MVP and All-Stars. Four Pleasant Valley athletes received All-Conference honors, and senior Rylee Rath was named the MVP for the second consecutive year. Rath, who'll play collegiately at Northwestern, recorded 87 goals and 26 assists in 17 games.
This is the third consecutive season a Pleasant Valley girls lacrosse player has won MVP, with Devon Bush winning the award in 2024 and Rath winning her first one in 2025. She is joined by sophomore midfielder Brielle Halamar and junior defender Alyzah Borger on the All-EPC first team. Junior utility player Samantha Miller is on the second team.
Here are the 2026 EPC girls lacrosse All-Stars: More: East javelin thrower Formica's hopes 'resilient' season ends on podium All-EPC Girls Lacrosse First Team Name School Position Year Rowan Krieger Easton Attack 11 Jenelle Karabinus Freedom Attack 12 Natalie Mihalko Nazareth Attack 9 Brielle Halamar Pleasant Valley Attack 10 Marley Geiger Easton Defense 12 Abbey Thomas Emmaus Defense 12 Braygan Bender Nazareth Defense 11 Alyzah Borger Pleasant Valley Defense 11 Karee Vandever Freedom Midfield 12 Ellis Corr Liberty Midfield 12 Rylee Rath (MVP) Pleasant Valley Midfield 12 Saige Carter Freedom Utility 11 Kreeley Kershner Nazareth Utility 11 Erika Broesicke Liberty Goalkeeper 12 All-EPC Girls Lacrosse Second Team Sara Filipovits Allentown Central Catholic Attack 12 Rylie Poll Emmaus Attack 12 Christina Bozakis Liberty Attack 11 Kherington Smith Nazareth Attack 11 Madison Lenig Emmaus Defense 11 Peyton Haas Freedom Defense 11 Abigail Mayes Liberty Defense 12 Kate Engler Nazareth Defense 12 Parker Golden Nazareth Midfield 12 Mia Pulliam Nazareth Midfield 12 Addison Winfield Parkland Midfield 12 Samantha Miller Pleasant Valley Utility 11 Sarah Gross Emmaus Utility 12 Macey Tonkay Nazareth Goalkeeper 9 This article originally appeared on Pocono Record: 2026 EPC Girls Lacrosse All-Stars Rath wins 2nd MVP, 4 receive honors