BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Eight Patriot League women’s lacrosse student-athletes received All-America honors when ILWomen announced its 2026 Nike Lacrosse Media All-Americans. Navy’s Alyssa Chung, Army West Point’s Brigid Duffy and Loyola Maryland’s Mae Murphy received First Team All-America accolades.
 
Chung, the 2026 Patriot League Championship MVP and a Tewaaraton Award finalist, earned All-America accolades for the second time. The sophomore attacker leads the League and ranks third in NCAA DI with 84 goals, a single-season Navy program record, and the fourth-highest single-season total in Patriot League history.
 
Duffy, the 2026 Patriot League Midfielder of the Year and a Tewaaraton Award finalist, claimed All-America honors for the fourth time. The senior midfielder became the Patriot League career goals leader, surpassing Lehigh’s Lauren Dykstra (257) during the Black Knights’ NCAA Tournament Second Round loss against No. 4 Johns Hopkins. She finished her career at West Point with 259 goals.
 
Murphy, the 2026 Patriot League Rookie of the Year, earned First Team All-America honors after ranking second in NCAA DI with 11.90 draw controls per game, while breaking the Patriot League’s single-season record with 238 draw controls.
 
Two Patriot League women’s lacrosse student-athletes earned All-America Second Team honors, including Army West Point’s Allison Reilly and Navy’s Ava Yovino. Reilly, the 2026 Patriot League Attacker of the Year, claimed All-America honors for the third straight season after breaking the Patriot League single-season assists record and leading NCAA Division I with 80 assists. The senior attacker finished fourth in League history in points (374) and third in assists (179). Yovino, a two-time IWLCA National Offensive Player of the Week during the 2026 season, earned a spot on the second team after helping the Mids to a program-record 20-win season.
 
Three more Patriot League women’s lacrosse players earned ILWomen All-America honorable mentions; Holy Cross’ Racheli Levy-Smith, the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, and Navy’s Felicia Giglio, the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year. The Mids’ Mikayla Williams also earned an All-America honorable mention from ILWomen.
 
RELEASES: INSIDE LACROSSE | ARMY WEST POINT | LOYOLA MARYLAND | HOLY CROSS | NAVY
 
ILWomen Nike Lacrosse Media All-America First Team
Brigid Duffy, Army West Point, Sr., Midfield
Mae Murphy, Loyola Maryland, Fr., Draw Specialist
Alyssa Chung, Navy, So., Attack
 
ILWomen Nike Lacrosse Media All-America Second Team
Allison Reilly, Army West Point, Sr., Attack
Ava Yovino, Navy, Sr., Midfield
 
ILWomen Nike Lacrosse Media All-America Honorable Mention
Racheli Levy-Smith, Holy Cross, Sr., Draw Specialist
Felicia Giglio, Navy, Jr., Goalkeeper
Mikayla Williams, Navy, Jr., Midfielder
 
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