LANCASTER, Pa. -- Franklin & Marshall's Belle Dintino earned Defensive Player of the Year honors for the second time in her career to lead the 2026 All-Centennial Women's Lacrosse Team. Gettysburg's Julia Daly, Muhlenberg's Emma Youngling, Swarthmore's Kate Fox and the Haverford coaching staff also collected major awards.
Dintino, a senior defender for the Diplomats, becomes the eighth overall player and third defender in Centennial history to receive Player of the Year honors multiple times, having also received Defensive Player of the Year accolades as a sophomore in 2024. She joins Gettysburg's Lily Macatee (2023 & 2025) and F&M's Vanessaa Budd (2015 & 2017) as players to win Defensive Player of the Year twice in the 12-year history of the award. Dintino ranks tied for fourth in the CC with 43 ground balls, sixth in caused turnovers (28) and 12th in draw controls (57). The senior directed traffic for the F&M defense while consistently marking opponents top attackers. She collected first team All-CC accolades for the fourth time in her career, joining an elite club of just three players to achieve that feat along with Gettysburg's Caroline Sullivan (2021-22-23-24) and F&M's Lydia Cassilly (2022-23-24-25).
Daly, a senior attacker for the Bullets, was tabbed Attacker of the Year. She is the ninth Gettysburg attacker to collect Player of the Year accolades. Daly is tied for the CC lead with 84 points, ranks tied for third in goals (56) and seventh in assists (28). Daly became Gettysburg's all-time leader in career goals (249) this season and is just four points shy of Jordan Basso's career points record entering the NCAA Tournament.
Youngling, a junior midfielder for the Mules, received Midfielder of the Year honors, becoming the first-ever Mule to earn that distinction. Youngling's all-around contributions resulted in 54 goals, 19 assists, 73 points, 108 draw controls, 29 ground balls and 16 caused turnovers this season. She is tied for the CC lead in draw controls, ranks fourth in points and fifth in goals scored.
Fox, a freshman attacker for the Garnet, burst onto the scene en route to Rookie of the Year honors. Fox ranks sixth in the Centennial in goals (52), 10th in points (61), tied for fifth in draw controls (87) and tied for seventh in caused turnovers (26). She is the first Swarthmore player to win top newcomer accolades in the 13-year history of the award.
The Haverford coaching staff was tabbed as Coaching Staff of the Year after guiding the Fords to the No. 1 seed in the CC regular season for the first time in program history. Head coach Katie Wertman and assistants Anna Devlin, Shannon Horn and Roma Hladky have led the Fords to a 13-6 overall record, a 7-1 mark in CC play, a runner-up finish in the CC tournament and an at-large bid to the NCAAs.
Fourteen players secured All-Centennial laurels for at least the second time in their careers, including a trio of four-time honorees - F&M's Dintino and Lauren Pittman and Gettysburg's Daly. Dintino was named to the first team for a fourth straight time, while Pittman and Daly were honorable mention picks as freshman in 2023 before reeling off three consecutive first team awards.
Historically, Franklin & Marshall (96) and Gettysburg (93) lead the conference in first-team All-Centennial selections, followed by Ursinus (37), Haverford (35), Washington College (34), Swarthmore (27), Dickinson (26), McDaniel (20), Muhlenberg (17) and Bryn Mawr (2).
All-Sportsmanship Team
- Bella Guckes, Dickinson, Sr., Dover, Del.
- Claire Book, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., Winchester, Mass.
- Camryn Epstein, Gettysburg, Sr., Medford, N.J.
- Cameron Hamilton, Haverford, Jr., Middletown, R.I.
- Caleigh Kohr, McDaniel, Sr., Bel Air, Md.
- Ellie Armbruster, Muhlenberg, Sr., Schwenksville, Pa.
- Avery Nardi, Swarthmore, So., Mount Sinai, N.Y.
- Meghan Vizian, Ursinus, Sr., Easton, Pa.
- Malery Andrews, Washington College, Sr., Ocean City, Md.
Centennial Conference Players of the Year
1994 Rebecca Savage, Sr., A, Johns Hopkins
1995 Julie Noyes, Sr., A, Swarthmore
1996 Francine Brennan, Sr., A, Johns Hopkins
1997 Mary Ann McGuire, Sr., D, Johns Hopkins
1998 Anita Patibandla, Sr., GK, Johns Hopkins
1999 Sarah Reigner, Sr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2000 Lindsey Carey, Sr., A, Haverford
2001 Jessica Seedorf, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2002 Erin Fitzgerald, Sr., M, Ursinus
2003 Megan Murphy, Sr., A, Gettysburg
2004 Julika Blankenship, Sr., A, Gettysburg
2005 Alexis O'Meara, Sr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2006 Katie Ceglarski, Soph., M, Gettysburg
2007 Katie Hagan, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2008 Katie Ceglarski, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2009 Hollis Stahl, Jr., M, Gettysburg
2010 Hollis Stahl, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2011 Becky Lutz, Sr., D, Gettysburg
2012 Hannah Church, Sr., A, Gettysburg
2013 Annalise Penikis, Sr., M, Swarthmore
Centennial Offensive Players / Attackers of the Year
*Changed from Offensive POTY to Attacker OTY in 2019
2014 Kelsey Markiewicz, Sr., A, Gettysburg
2015 Mandy Buell, Sr., A, Gettysburg
2016 Paige Moriarty, Soph., A, Franklin & Marshall
2017 Jordy Bonvini, Jr., A, Muhlenberg
2018 Paige Moriarty, Sr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2019 Liza Barr, Jr., A, Gettysburg
2021 Kerry McKeever, Sr., A, Gettysburg
2022 Jordan Basso, So., A, Gettysburg
2023 Jordan Basso, Jr., A, Gettysburg
2024 Jordan Basso, Sr., A, Gettysburg
2025 Lauren Pittman, Jr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2026 Julie Daly, Sr., A, Gettysburg
Centennial Midfielders of the Year
*Midfielder of the Year implemented in 2019
2019 Courtney Patterson, Jr., M, Gettysburg
2021 Marissa McGarrey, Jr., M, Franklin & Marshall
2022 Roma Hladky, Sr., M, Haverford
2023 Tiffany Mikulis, So., M, Haverford
2024 Lane Lambeth, Jr., M, Franklin & Marshall
Caroline Sullivan, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2025 Lane Lambeth, Sr., M, Franklin & Marshall
2026 Emma Youngling, Muhlenberg, Jr., M, Muhlenberg
Centennial Defensive Players of the Year
2014 Kaitlyn McCaffrey, Sr., D, Muhlenberg
2015 Vanessa Budd, Soph., D, Franklin & Marshall
2016 Samantha Blicht, Sr., D, Franklin & Marshall
2017 Vanessa Budd, Sr., D, Franklin & Marshall
2018 Madison Schutz, Jr., D, Washington College
2019 Maggie Hanzsche, Jr., D, Franklin & Marshall
2021 Mary Pat McKenna, So., D, Franklin & Marshall
2022 Emily Kitchin, Sr., GK, Franklin & Marshall
2023 Lily Macatee, So., D, Gettysburg
2024 Belle Dintino, So., D, Franklin & Marshall
2025 Lily Macatee, Sr., D, Gettysburg
2026 Belle Dintino, Sr., D, Franklin & Marshall
Centennial Conference Rookies of the Year
2013 Amanda Borucki, Gettysburg
2014 Allison Remenapp, Washington College
2015 Paige Moriarty, Franklin & Marshall
2016 Bridget Sherry, Ursinus
2017 Courtney Patterson, Gettysburg
2018 Erika Bloes, Dickinson
2019 Ally Marino, Franklin & Marshall
2021 Caroline Sullivan, Gettysburg
2022 Lydia Cassilly, Franklin & Marshall
2023 Julia Daly, Gettysburg
2024 Sage Whiteside, Fr., M, Dickinson
2025 Sarah Scollin, Fr., M, Gettysburg
2026 Kate Fox, Fr., M, Swarthmore
Centennial Conference Coaches/Coaching Staffs of the Year
2009 Julie Shaner Young, Haverford
2010 Erin Stroble, Ursinus
2011 Julika Blankenship, Washington College
2012 Karen Borbee, Swarthmore
2013 Carol Cantele, Gettysburg
2014 Heidi Yetman, Washington College
2015 Carol Cantele, Gettysburg
2016 Mike Faith, Franklin & Marshall
2017 Kristen Stuckel, Muhlenberg
2018 Heidi Pearce, Washington College
2019 Mike Faith, Franklin & Marshall
2021 Mike Faith, Franklin & Marshall
2022 Carol Cantele, Gettysburg
2023 Ursinus
2024 Gettysburg
2025 Franklin & Marshall
2026 Haverford
