16 WPIAL girls lacrosse players honored as All-Americans, academic all-Americans

By: Giustino Racchini
Friday, June 13, 2025 | 4:54 PM

Seventeen WPIAL girls lacrosse players and one coach were recognized by USA Lacrosse this week with postseason honors.

Eight were named all-American, eight were academic all-Americans and Hempfield senior Heather Harshman was named the Jackie Pitts award winner, which recognizes players who go above and beyond in service to their team, school and community.

All-Americans for the Western Pennsylvania region were:

Juliana Betts, sr., midfield, Chartiers Valley

Ella Roach, sr., goalie, Mars

Quinn Murdoch, jr., midfield, Mt. Lebanon

Emma Kail, sr., midfield, Peters Township

Madeline Mill, sr., midfield, Pine-Richland

Catherine Gentile, jr., attack, Pine-Richland

Elsa Blodgett, sr, midfield, Shady Side Academy

Anna Capobres, sr., midfield, Upper St. Clair

The All-Academic team for this year includes:

All-Academic honorees for the Western Pennsylvania region were:

Scotlyn Paxton, jr., midfield, Bethel Park

Zehra Ozkaya, jr., midfield, Fox Chapel

Elizabeth Saponksy, sr., midfield, Hampton

Anna McGrath, jr., midfield, Mars

Ayla Moffa, sr., midfield, Penn-Trafford

Meredith Fallgren, jr., midfield, Quaker Valley

Emily Reiner, sr., goalie, Quaker Valley

Clarke Wickland, jr., defense, Shady Side Academy

Coach of the Year: Mackenzie Bell, Moon