CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's lacrosse will welcome eight first-years to the program in the class of 2028, Devon Wills, The Carole Kleinfelder Head Coach for Harvard Women's Lacrosse, announced today.
"We are thrilled to welcome the class of 2028 to Harvard Women's Lacrosse!" Coach Wills added on Tuesday. "This group brings with them a tremendous amount of skill, passion for the game, and an overall camaraderie in their pursuit for an Ivy League Championship and beyond. This is a group that understands our team values and goals and I am certain they will have a lasting impact on and off the lacrosse field."
Coming off its best season since 2011, the class of 2028 joins a program coming off its third straight trip to the Ivy Tournament while jumping as high as No. 20 in the national polls.
For more information on the class of 2028 see below:
Emma Barkauskas | Goalie | Mountain Lakes, NJ | Mountain Lakes High School
4 year member of Mountain Lakes Girls Varsity Lacrosse…First Team All League Stars & Stripes 2024…First Team All Morris County 2024…First Team All State Group 1 2024…First Team All League Stars & Stripes 2023…First Team All Morris County 2023…First Team All State Group 1 2023…First Team All State Group 1 2022…MVP NJ Group 1 North Sectional State Tournament 2022…Honorable Mention All League Stars & Stripes 2021..Honorable Mention All Morris County 2021…Mountain Lakes Girls Varsity Lacrosse Career Save Record Holder (727) …North Jersey Group 1 State Sectional Champions 2024…North Jersey Group 1 State Sectional Champions 2023…North Jersey Group 1 State Sectional Champions 2022 …All-Academic USA Lacrosse All-American 2024…Stars & Stripes All Academic Team 2024 …All-Academic USA Lacrosse All-American 2023 …National Honors Society …World Language National Honors Society
Molly Chorin | Attack | Berwyn, PA | The Agnes Irwin School
All Inter-Academic League- 2023 and 2024…All County and Main Line- 2023 and 2024…Three time Under Armour All American- 2020, 2021, 2023…Nike Select PA Team-2022…US NTDP Combine Selection 2022…2024 Inter-Academic League Championship Team…2023 PAISSA State Champion Team
Nicole Giannakopoulos | Midfield | Manhasset, NY | Manhasset High School
2021 Nassau County Girls Lacrosse Coaches Association: All-County Honorable Mention award…Manhasset Lacrosse Hall of Fame 2024: Harry Baugher Award winnner…2024 Nassau County Girls Lacrosse Coaches Association: All-County award… 2024 USA Lacrosse High School All-American…2024 All-Long Island girls lacrosse 2nd team.. 2021 Nassau County Girls Lacrosse Coaches Association: All-County Honorable Mention award…Manhasset Lacrosse Hall of Fame 2024: Harry Baugher Award winner…2024 Nassau County Girls Lacrosse Coaches Association: All-County award …2024 Nassau County Girls Lacrosse Coaches Association: All-American award…2024 All-Long Island girls lacrosse 2nd team… Sister Despina is currently on the women's lacrosse team.
Lily Kacyvenski | Midfield | Weston, Mass. | Weston High School
2023-2024 USA Lacrosse All-Academic…2023-2024 2nd Team EMGLCA…2023-2024 DCL…All-League (Top 12 players in the DCL)..2021-2022 DCL Lacrosse All-Star…2021-2022 Indoor Track DCL All Star…2022-2023 Indoor Track DCL All Star…2023-2024 Indoor Track DCL All Star…Selected for the Massachusetts/Rhode Island USA Lacrosse National Tournament Team 2022…Selected for the Massachusetts/Rhode Island USA Lacrosse National Tournament Team 2023…2023 USA Lacrosse National Tournament Runner-Up…Holds Weston High School Track Record for the 4x200 Relay…2020 New Balance Indoor Games Long Jump Champion…4-Time Qualifier for the New Balance and Nike Track Nationals - 55m and 4x200…Weston High School 2021 Varsity Lacrosse Rookie of the Year…2022 Massachusetts American Select Team…2x D5 State Indoor Track Team Champions (2022, 2023) …2017 Jr. Olympic State Champion on the Uneven Bars…2024 MVP Indoor Track…2024 MVP Varsity Lacrosse…2024 John S. Proctor Award for Athletic Achievement, Leadership, and Sportsmanship… Member of the National Honors Society… Father Isaiah played Football at Harvard and in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks…Brother currently plays on the Football team and will graduate in 2027.
Hayla Dora | Defense | Spring Lake, NJ | The Lawrenceville School
Cross Country, Basketball, and Lacrosse Captain at the Lawrenceville School… 2020-21 Freshman Year Lacrosse awarded; First Team All Prep, Second Team All Shore Conference, Second Team All Central Division… 2021-22 Sophomore Year Lacrosse… First Team All MAPL… Trentonian All-Prep 1st Team… 2022-23 Junior Year Lacrosse… First Team All MAPL… Trenton All-Area 1st Team… Trenton All-Prep 1st Team… 2023-24 Senior Year Lacrosse… All-Prep Player of the Year… First Team All MAPL. Extra… On the Under Armour Command team in 2022… On the Under Armour Highlight team in 2023…Melissa Magee Speidel (The Lawrenceville School's Top Female Athlete)…Kris Schulte Lacrosse Award (Dedicated to a member of the Lawrenceville School girls lacrosse team, who has made an outstanding contribution to the team through her performance and dedication to the sport).
Ellie Chen | Midfield | Kensington, MD | St. John's College High School
All-Conference Awards for all four years on Varsity Lacrosse... IL Women Player That Impressed (Spooky Nook 2024)... All-Conference Awards (2023 and 2024... Field Hockey) and SJC Field Hockey Defensive Player of the Year…DCSAA Girls Lacrosse Champion 2022... 3x WCAC Field Hockey Champion... Hero's 2024 Green Team ranked Top Ten in the nation (2022-2024)... St. John's College High School Class of 2024 Valedictorian... De La Salle Scholar (2020-2024)... San Miguel Febres Cordero Award for Academic Excellence (2020-2024).
Lauren Park | Attack | Medina, WA | Bellevue High School
Two-time Captain at Bellevue High School …Ranked #22 and 5-Star Class of 2024 Recruit by Inside Lacrosse (IL Women)…2024 USA Lacrosse High School All-American... Academic All-American & Jackie Pitts Award Recipient…2024 Senior All-America Game…Adrenaline All-American Class of 2024…USA Lacrosse National Team Development Program (NTDP) National Combine in 2023 (U18) & 2022 (U16)…Represented Team Korea in 2024 U20 World Lacrosse Championship in Hong Kong
Tori Balser | Midfield | Ponte Vedra, FL | Noble and Greenough School
2024 USA Lacrosse All American…2022- 2023-2024- 3x ISL Champion (Nobles)…2024 - 250+ Points Achieved…2024 Shot for Life- All-Star Selection…2023 All-League- New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) (Nobles) …2023 All-League- Independent School League (ISL) (Nobles) …2023 Shot for Life- All-Star Selection...2023- 2022- Massachusetts Rhode Island- 1st team… Massachusetts American Select Blue Team (2024) …2022 All-New England Prep School League (NEPSAC)- Honorable Mention (Nobles)…2022 All-League- Independent School League (ISL)- Honorable Mention (Nobles) …2022 Nobles Varsity "Rookie of the Year"… …2022 Nobles 17-0 perfect season…2021 Primetime Fall Classic- Tournament MVP…2021 Florida State Final 4 Starter on Ponte Vedra HS…2021 Nike American Select (All Florida 2023 Team)
