SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's lacrosse team placed six student-athletes on the Academic All-District Team when the College Sports Communicators announced the 2025-26 Academic All-District At-Large teams Tuesday.
 
The Rock are represented on the team by Isabella Buono, Cadyn Eismann, Paige Jenkins, Reagan Richeson, Grace Rotter and Shannon Von Kaenel. Jenkins and Rotter become two-time honorees, while the other four selections pick up their first Academic All-District award.
 
In order to be nominated for the Academic All-America program and selected to an Academic All-District team, student-athletes must be at least sophomores in academic and athletic standing, must appear in at least 90 percent of their team's games or start at least 66 percent of the games, must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher and should have significant athletic credentials.
 
The sport of women's lacrosse does not have its own Academic All-America team and is instead included in the "At-Large" program, alongside other women's sports: beach volleyball, bowling, crew, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, rifle, skiing, water polo and wrestling. Schools can nominate up to six total women from that list of sports. A national committee then decides which student-athletes advance to the ballot for the Academic All-America team.
 
Slippery Rock advanced five of its six Academic All-District honorees with Buono, Jenkins, Richeson, Rotter and Von Kaenel all advancing to the Academic All-America ballot. Rotter (first team) and Jenkins (second team) were both named to Academic All-America honors last spring as well and are looking to become two-time honorees.
 
A look at the academic and athletic accomplishments of The Rock's six Academic All-District selections can be found below. Voting by the nation's athletic communication professionals will take place over the next week and the Academic All-America team will be announced July 7.
 
ISABELLA BUONO
Buono was named to All-America honors by USA Lacrosse Magazine after also picking up All-Region honors from the IWLCA and All-PSAC honors. She put up a career-year with 53 goals, 15 assists and 68 points this spring while ranking fifth among all players in Division II in free position shooting percentage. She scored at least a hat trick in 10 different games, had four or more points in 10 different games and finished the year with the eighth-most points in a season in SRU history. In the classroom, Buono owns a 3.73 GPA with more than 100 credit hours passed while majoring in finance with a minor in Spanish.
 
CADYN EISMANN
Eismann played in all 21 games this spring and finished with a career-high 19 points on 15 goals and four assists, including one game-winning goal. She also caused 14 turnovers and grabbed 29 ground balls while helping SRU become the No. 1 ranked scoring defense in the country. In the classroom, Eismann owns a 3.87 GPA while majoring in school wellness education.
 
PAIGE JENKINS
Jenkins became the first SRU women's lacrosse player in program history to be a two-time first team All-American when she was named to All-America first team honors by both USA Lacrosse Magazine and the IWLCA this spring. Those honors followed PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Year and first team All-Region and All-PSAC accolades, which were all repeat awards from a season ago. Jenkins led the No. 1 ranked defense in the country this year and broke the SRU single-season record for caused turnovers with 64 while helping The Rock to allow just 5.57 goals per game. She also grabbed 73 ground balls and 65 draw controls on the way to becoming the only player in SRU history with more than 100 caused turnovers and 200 draw controls in a career. In the classroom, Jenkins owns a 3.73 GPA while majoring in marketing with a minor in leadership.
 
REAGAN RICHESON
Richeson was named to All-America honors by USA Lacrosse Magazine after also earning All-Region and All-PSAC honors this spring. She broke the SRU single-season record for goals and finished with the third-most points in a single-season in program history after tallying 70 goals, 13 assists and 83 points. She was also instrumental in the defensive ride, causing 28 turnovers and snagging 35 ground balls. She ranked 12th in Division II this spring in goals and is up to No. 2 all-time at The Rock in career goals (159) and points (187). In the classroom, Richeson owns a 3.60 GPA after more than 110 credit hours while majoring in exercise science with a minor in leadership
 
GRACE ROTTER
Rotter was named to All-America honors by both USA Lacrosse Magazine and the IWLCA after also picking up first team All-Region and All-PSAC honors this spring. She broke the SRU single-season record for scoring and finished with a career-high 90 points on 63 goals and 27 assists. She also pulled down 44 draw controls, caused 25 turnovers and picked up 26 ground balls. Rotter tallied a team-high seven game-winning goals on the way to the second-most total goals in a single-season in program history. She graduated this spring with a 3.83 GPA while majoring in social work with a minor in psychology. She is already enrolled in graduate school at SRU and will play her final season of eligibility at The Rock next spring.
 
SHANNON VON KAENEL
Von Kaenel was named to All-America honors as a draw specialist by USA Lacrosse Magazine after also picking up All-Region and All-PSAC honors this spring. She was among the very best draw takers in the country and finished the year ranked third in Division II with an SRU record of 193 draw controls. She also scored eight goals and handed out seven assists in limited attacking minutes. Her dominance in the draw circle helped SRU to win 65.4 percent of all draws in 2026. Von Kaenel ranks second all-time at SRU with 277 draw controls with 274 of those coming over the last two seasons. In the classroom, she owns a 3.61 GPA after 108 credit hours majoring in early childhood and special education with a minor in global education.
 




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