NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – The Duquesne University lacrosse team was honored as a 2025 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Academic Honor Squad, while nine Dukes were named to the IWLCA Division I Academic Honor Roll.
The Dukes earned the team honor with a 3.54 cumulative GPA, exceeding the IWLCA's requirement of a 3.2 or higher to qualify. In total, 383 programs across Division I, II, III, and NAIA received Academic Honor Squad recognition.
Individually, nine Duquesne student-athletes were among the 1,176 honorees from 124 institutions named to the Academic Honor Roll, which recognizes juniors, seniors, and graduate students with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher. Three Dukes — Tristen Chang, Mackenzie Leszczynski, and Hanna Pawela — earned the honor for the second consecutive year.
Duquesne on the 2024-25 IWLCA Division I Academic Honor Roll:
Tristen Chang – GR – Media Arts & Technology (Repeat honoree)
Cameron Counts – SR – Communication Studies
Chelsea Evans – JR – Integrated Marketing Communications
Mia Failla – JR – Biology
Chloe Holmes – JR – Integrated Marketing Communications
Megan LaBorne – JR – Integrated Marketing Communications
Mackenzie Leszczynski – SR – Biology (Repeat honoree)
Hanna Pawela – SR – Biology (Repeat honoree)
Emma Raines – JR – Pharmaceutical Sciences
