CANTON, Ga. – Sewanee remained undefeated on the season, winning its 14
th-straight and clinching at least a share of the 2025 women’s lacrosse regular season title. The crown is a third for the Tigers and give them home field advantage throughout the tournament. Sewanee can win the title outright with a win over Centre on Saturday. Berry and Rhodes are tied for second and will face off on Saturday with the No. 2 seed and first round hosting duties on the line.
Around the SAA:
Athletes of the Week:
OFFENSE:
Makenna Bowens | Oglethorpe | Senior | Grayson, Ga. - was a force in a pair of SAA games for the Stormy Perels. The senior tallied 12 goals and two assists during the week. Against Berry, she put up four goals and an assist. Bowens was huge against Rhodes, tallying eight goals and an assist in a narrow loss to the Lynx.
DEFENSE:
Myskina Bolavong | Berry | Sophomore | Dacula, Ga. – was in the cage for two big Vikings wins over the weekend. The sophomore saved 60 percent of the shots she faced, totaling 24 stops during the week. In Berry’s overtime win against Oglethopre, Bolavong got 15 saves and eight ground balls to bolster the Vikings defense, including a big one-on-one save in extra time.
Notable Performances:
- Dani Taraska (Berry) – had a standout all-around weekend, leading the Vikings to a pair of SAA wins. She totaled five goals and four assists, with one each against Oglethorpe and then five goals and three assists against Centre. The junior also added six ground balls, eight caused turnovers and 14 draw controls.
- Caroline Kardian (Rhodes) – sparked Rhodes in two SAA wins over the weekend. The junior tallied five goals and five assists in wins over Hendrix and Oglethorpe; scoring twice with four assists against the Warriors and getting three goals with an assist against the Petrels. She also had three ground balls and 15 draw controls.
- Sally Herrington (Sewanee) - had a standout performance with four goals, two assists, two caused turnovers, and two ground balls on Saturday against Hendrix. She tallied four goals on six shots.
- Savannah Freeman (Oglethorpe) – was dominate in the draw circle for the Petrels, racking up 13 in two games. The junior also got five ground balls and caused three turnovers. On the offensive end, Freeman tallied two goals and an assist.
- Isabella Sklena (Rhodes) – had a huge defensive game against Oglethorpe with seven ground balls and five caused turnovers, leading the Lynx to a big SAA win.
- Ella Townsend (Sewanee) – grabbed three ground balls and caused two turnovers in the Tigers win over Hendrix.
2025 Women’s Lacrosse Report Archive (AOW Offense/Defense)
Feb. 10 – Isabel Fransen (Berry)/Tori Perez (Oglethorpe)
Feb. 17 – Haley Rice (Centre)/Sophie Richardson (Centre)
Feb. 24 – Alex Kelly (Sewanee)/Ellis Mitchum (Oglethorpe)
March 3 – Molly Heidrick (Rhodes)/Mary Haley (Centre)
March 10 – Haley Rice (Centre)/Kennedy Harcourt (Sewanee)
March 17 – Makenna Bowens (Oglethorpe)/Elizabeth Mitchell (Centre)
March 24 – Caroline Kardian (Rhodes)/Ella Townsend (Sewanee)
March 31 – Marlin Price (Sewanee)/Sally Whitehead (Sewanee)
April 7 – Anna Erskine (Rhodes)/Kennedy Harcourt (Sewanee)