2025 Season Recap
The Adrian College women's lacrosse team looks to build on last year's progress, as the 2025 season saw the Bulldogs rise to fourth in the MIAA standings and win a MIAA tournament game in thrilling fashion, for the Bulldogs' most successful season in over a decade.
Adrian looks to make a return to the MIAA Tournament in 2026, in hopes of making it to the Championship game.
The Offense
Third year head coach Amanda Asher will welcome back several key players from last year’s team and add 13 newcomers to this year’s squad. On attack, the Bulldogs return much of their firepower with senior Mariana Miller, junior captain Madeline Turcotte, and sophomore Kacie Woodall. Turcotte led the Bulldogs goals (48), assists (43), points (91), and draw controls (104) last season on her way to 2nd team all MIAA honors. Miller scored 43 goals and added 25 assists last season and Woodall had a strong freshmen year with 22 goals, 12 assists, and 37 draw controls. Skylar Donaldson and Ruby Monahan also return to the Bulldogs' attacking unit and freshmen Alaina Zielinski and Hanna Ahmad join the group, along with senior transfer Avah Holland. In the midfield, the Bulldogs return junior captain Sarah Gross and sophomore Abby Malone. Malone had 41 goals, 13 assists, and a team leading 57 ground balls in her freshmen campaign. Gross is coming off a stellar all around season where she had 25 goals, 36 ground balls, and 28 draw controls. The Bulldogs add a senior transfer to the midfield unit in Jenna Allie. Allie comes over from Siena Heights and is expected to be a key contributor after being named first team All-WHAC conference last year while scoring 54 goals. Sophomore Alaina Sutermeister, freshman Raynah Lanigan and senior transfer Grace Holland will also be key contributors to this season's midfield for the Bulldogs.
The Defense
On the defensive side, the Bulldogs return two starters in senior Mya Reyes and junior captain Jessica Schmidt. Reyes caused 17 turnovers and picked up 26 ground balls last year and Schmidt added 10 caused turnovers and 22 ground balls. The Bulldog defense has also picked up a key senior transfer in Ava Lazzareschi, who was a second team All-WHAC conference player last season at Siena Heights. Abbey VanAssche also returns for her senior season on defense and Jessica Price returns for her junior season on defense. The Bulldogs defense also has several underclassmen ready to step up, led by sophomore Megan Teremi and a group of freshmen that include Skyla Cashen, Brooklynn Rogowski, Leah Peck, and Vivienne Ross. At goalie, the Bulldogs return sophomore Bella Norton who had an outstanding freshmen year in net. Norton had 116 saves and a 44% save percentage in collecting a 12-6 record and playing all but 30 minutes of the action last year. The group also adds two talented freshmen in Emersyn Alberts and Chloe Martin.
Thoughts from Head Coach Amanda Asher
Amanda Asher, in her third year as the Bulldogs head coach, is excited to get this team on the field. “We have worked really hard and come together in the offseason and I'm very proud of the upperclassmen on this team that have helped transform this program over the past two years. We have a strong returning group and have added some very talented transfers and freshmen as well. We have the potential for a great year, but we know that our schedule is very difficult and the MIAA is very strong, so nothing will come easy. Our motto has been "iron sharpens iron" and we have been pushing each other on the practice field and in the weight room - now we are ready to get going and see the results."
Things to know/Upcoming Schedule
The 2025 season campaign will begin on Saturday, February 14 at 4:00 PM inside Sweebe Family Athletic Center for a non-conference matchup with Ohio Northern University. Other notable match-ups for the Bulldogs in 2026 include 3/11 at Capital University, 3/21 at Kenyon College, 4/4 versus Hope, and 4/21 versus Calvin to wrap MIAA play. The Bulldogs are slated for eight non-conference contests to start the year, before opening MIAA play at Alma College on March 28. Fans are asked to purchase tickets ahead of time through hometown tickets by clicking the link below. No pets of any kind, with the exception of service animals, are allowed inside Docking Stadium and Sweebe Family Athletic Center.
Fans unable to attend contests at Docking Stadium or Sweebe Family Athletic Center will be able to watch online through the Adrian College TV YouTube channel. For more information, go to www.adrianbulldogs.com or download the Adrian College Athletics mobile app on your smart phone device.