LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's lacrosse team landed a program record-tying eight players on the All-Conference team and took home three of the four major awards in the Western Division when the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced its postseason honors Wednesday.
 
Head coach Taryn Burkholder was named the PSAC West Coach of the Year for the third year in a row, defender Paige Jenkins was named the PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row and defender Aleigha Dubroc was named the PSAC West Freshman of the Year.
 
Burkholder earned her third straight Coach of the Year award after leading SRU to the first perfect regular season in program history with a 17-0 record. The Rock went 10-0 in the PSAC West for the second year in a row and is headed to the conference semifinals for the third year in a row after improving to 18-0 with a win in the quarterfinals Tuesday. Burkholder has led Slippery Rock to at least 10 wins in all five seasons she has been head coach and has guided the program to 15 or more wins in each of the last three seasons. Her and assistant coach Jordan Anderson were named the Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year in both 2024 and 2025.
 
Jenkins was joined in earning first team All-PSAC honors by attackers Reagan Richeson and Grace Rotter and midfielder Isabella Buono, while Dubroc was joined on the second team by attacker Abby Fink, midfielder Shannon Von Kaenel and fellow freshman defender Violet Freebody.
 
The eight selections to the All-PSAC team tie with the 2025 SRU team for the program's most in a single-season.
 
Jenkins picks up her third straight first team All-PSAC selection, while Richeson, Rotter and Buono all earn their second straight first team honor. Fink picks up her second straight second team honor as Slippery Rock had five repeat honorees from a season ago. Von Kaenel, Dubroc and Freebody were all recognized for the first time.
 
Slippery Rock advanced to the PSAC semifinals with a 17-8 win over Shippensburg Tuesday evening and will host three other nationally ranked teams for the rest of the tournament this weekend. The Rock will face No. 10 West Chester in the first semifinal Friday at 1 p.m. before No. 4 East Stroudsburg faces No. 15 Kutztown in the second semifinal Friday at 4 p.m. The championship game will take place Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
A look at the season accolades for SRU's eight All-PSAC players can be found below.
 
PAIGE JENKINS – Defensive Athlete of the Year / First Team Defense
Jenkins picks up her second straight Athlete of the Year award and her third straight first team honor after leading the No. 1 ranked defense in the country this year. She broke the SRU single-season record for caused turnovers and is up to 56 caused turnovers and 62 ground balls on the year, both leading the PSAC West. She also pulled down 56 draw controls and scored one goal in the PSAC quarterfinals. She ranks sixth in the nation in caused turnovers per game (3.11) while SRU ranks No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense (5.06 goals per game) and No. 2 in caused turnovers (15.39 per game).
 
REAGAN RICHESON – First Team Attack
Richeson picks up her second straight first team honor after a breakout junior season in which she has already set the SRU single-season record for goals. She leads all players in the PSAC West with 63 goals while also handing out 10 assists for 73 points. In addition to her offensive prowess, Richeson has also been a standout on the ride, causing 24 turnovers and grabbing 31 ground balls on the season. She has scored at least a hat trick in 15 different games this season and has scored at least two goals in all 18 games. Richeson is up to No. 4 in all-time scoring at SRU with 177 career points. 
 
GRACE ROTTER – First Team Attack
Rotter picks up her second straight first team honor after leading SRU in scoring this year with 78 points on 56 goals and 22 assists. She also has 39 draw controls, 22 caused turnovers and 25 ground balls. Rotters surpassed 100 career goals at SRU in less than two seasons and is quickly climbing the SRU single-season and career scoring ledgers. She is just 10 points shy of the SRU single-season points record (88). Rotter has tallied five or more points in 11 different games this year and has 12 games with at least a hat trick.
 
ISABELLA BUONO – First Team Midfield
Buono picks up her second straight first team honor after having a breakout junior year in which she has reached a career-high 61 points on 47 goals and 14 assists. Her previous career-highs for scoring were 31 goals and 49 points in 2025. She has recorded a hat trick in nine different games this season and has four or more goals in five different games. Buono is just four goals shy of reaching 100 career goals.
 
SHANNON VON KAENEL – Second Team Midfield
Von Kaenel earned second team honors in the midfield, but would likely be a first teamer if the PSAC had a spot on the All-Conference team for a draw specialist. She leads all players in the PSAC by a wide margin with 166 draw controls this year, averaging 9.22 per game to rank fourth among all players in Division II. Her 166 draws this season are the second most in a season in SRU history, trailing only all-time career record holder Charleigh Rondeau and her 190 from 2024. Von Kaenel also has eight goals, seven assists and nine caused turnovers on the year.
 
ABBY FINK – Second Team Attack
Fink picks up second team honors for the second year in a row after having another strong year with 48 points on 35 goals and 13 assists. She also has eight caused turnovers and 13 ground balls. She surpassed 100 career points earlier this year and is currently just seven goals shy of 100 career goals at SRU with 85 of those goals coming in the last two seasons. She has hat tricks in seven different games this spring.
 
ALEIGHA DUBROC – Freshman of the Year / Second Team Defense
Dubroc becomes the first SRU player to ever take home the Freshman of the Year honor after having a stellar first season at The Rock. She came to SRU as a midfielder, but accepted the challenge of moving to a defensive role and has shined while helping SRU become the No. 1 ranked scoring defense in the nation. She is third on the team in caused turnovers with 28 and has also grabbed 28 ground balls while scoring one goal on her only shot of the season and handing out two assists in transition. She has at least one caused turnover in 15 games and has two more in nine different games this year.
 
VIOLET FREEBODY – Second Team Defense
Freebody likely could have shared the Freshman of the Year award with Dubroc if the rules allowed, as she too has had a stellar freshman season while helping SRU to become the top ranked scoring defense in the nation. She ranks second on the team with 29 caused turnovers and 31 ground balls and has turned the ball over just six total times while starting all 18 games this spring. She has at least one caused turnover in 15 games and has two more in nine different games this year.
 




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