In honor of Rosabelle SinclairAttacker of the Year
Rosabelle Sinclair (1890–1978), known as the “Grand Dame of Lacrosse,” established the first women’s lacrosse team in the U.S. at Baltimore’s Bryn Mawr School in 1926. Educated in Scotland, where women’s lacrosse originated, she played on Scotland’s first international team before helping found the U.S. Women’s Lacrosse Association in 1931. A pioneering player, teacher, and coach, Sinclair coached at Bryn Mawr until 1951 and became the first woman inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1992.
In honor of Kelly Amonte HillerMidfielder of the Year
Brigid Duffy
Maryland Charm
Kelly Amonte Hiller was a two-time national champion and National Player of the Year at Maryland, where she set school records for career goals, assists, and points. A U.S. National Team member for over a decade, she won IFWLA World Cups in 1997 and 2001 and earned All-World honors in 2005. As Northwestern’s head coach since 2000, she built the program from scratch and won a record nine NCAA titles, including an undefeated 2005 championship—the first for a team outside the Eastern time zone. A 2012 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and IWLCA Hall of Fame inductee, she also led Team USA’s U19/U20 teams to world championships.
In honor of Rachael Becker DeCeccoDefensive Player of the Year
Rachael Becker DeCecco is the first—and only—women’s lacrosse defender to win the Tewaaraton Award. A three-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion at Princeton, where she also captained field hockey, she graduated in 2003 as a two-time National Defender of the Year. She won a 2005 World Cup silver medal with Team USA and was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. DeCecco helped launch the WPLL in 2017, led PLL Academy beginning in 2020, and now serves as Senior VP of Lacrosse for the PLL and WLL, while also working as an ESPN and CBS Sports color commentator.
In honor of Devon WillsGoalie of the Year
Madison Doucette
New York Charging
Devon Wills, one of women’s lacrosse’s greatest goalies, was a three-time All-American at Dartmouth and won three World Cup titles during her decade with the U.S. national team. She broke professional barriers as the first woman to sign with Major League Lacrosse’s New York Lizards. A 2024 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee, she is now Harvard’s head coach after coaching at Dartmouth, Denver, and USC.
