BEVERLY, Mass. – Following its second varsity season and first-ever postseason appearance, the Suffolk women's lacrosse team scooped up five All-Conference of New England (CNE) awards in second-team selections Bridget O'Leary and Gracelyn Laperle and third-team honorees Julia Dickinson, Penelope Lawlor and Zoe Peckham, the league office announced Thursday morning.
The five distinctions mark the most in a single season for Suffolk, upstaging last year's four that featured three all-league selections and one major award winner.
Dickinson is the lone repeat honoree of the group, while the quartet of O'Leary, Laperele, Lawlor and Peckham received the recognition for the first time in their collegiate careers.
Thanks in large part to the contributions of this group, Suffolk rewrote the records for wins in a season and against conference counterparts this year at 8-10 overall and 5-5 in league action.
That .500 conference record was good for a tie for sixth in the 11-team field with Western New England (9-8, 5-5 CNE). Thanks to the blue-and-gold's 9-6 victory over the Golden Bears April 8, the Rams won the tiebreaker and earned the sixth and final spot in the CNE Tournament, the program's first-ever berth. Suffolk's season ultimately ended April 25 in the CNE First Round to third seed Johnson & Wales, 19-12.
O'Leary, a junior from Groton, Connecticut, that competed in her first collegiate lacrosse season, was one of four Rams with 50-plus points on the year. Her 52 points were divided by 34 goals and a team-best 18 set-ups. That offensive production came in just 14 games played and featured the program's second-ever 10-point performance in a game, March 19 in a decisive 22-11 triumph at Fitchburg State. In that performance over the Falcons the attacker poured in six goals, a feat she hit three times on the year. On top of her scoring, O'Leary contributed 41 ground balls, 38 draw controls and caused 21 turnovers.
Sophomore captain Laperle appeared and started in all 18 games. The defender from Woodstock, Vermont, caused 21 turnovers and grabbed 35 ground balls to go along with one handout. Her five caused turnovers against Mount Holyoke on March 4 shares is tied for the most in a single-game in the conference this year.
Dickinson, who became the first player in program history to record 100 points in blue-and-gold, earned her second third-team selection in as many years following a sophomore season that she produced a team-best 58-points. That stat line was assembled by 43 goals and 15 assists, which rank second and third on the squad, respectively. The Pittsford, New York, product added 19 ground balls and five caused turnovers. She is the second-ever Ram to have multiple all-league honors joining Ally Colburn, who received two in the same season a year ago.
Peckham was one of the most consistent offensive forces for Suffolk as she contributed at least one point in all 18 games with eight hat tricks to her credit. That sophomore that calls Tiverton, Rhode Island home, finished the year with a team-best 45 goals to go along with seven helpers, 24 ground balls, eight caused turnovers and three draw controls.
Lawlor, a Niantic, Connecticut native, was in Suffolk's starting lineup in all 18 games at defense. She contributed a team-high 76 draw controls, which ranks third in the league, to go along with 25 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers.
Over two years, Suffolk's award shelf has been filled up with one rookie of the year, three second-team, and five third-team awards.
On top of the all-conference recognitions, the league handed out CNE Community Service Team spots, which is presented to a student-athlete on each squad that demonstrates a commitment to their community both on and off the playing service. Suffolk's reprehensive is sophomore Charlotte Goodman.
2026 WOMEN'S LACROSSE ALL-CNE
Offensive Player of the Year - Kate Zonin, Hartford
Defensive Player of the Year - Grace Rocheleau, RWU
Goalkeeper of the Year - Olivia Ferraro, UNW
Specialist of the Year - Miranda Hayes, RWU
Rookie of the Year - Riley Shepley, JWU
Coach of the Year - Maureen Spellman, Endicott
Scholar Athlete of the Year - Mia Smith, Endicott
All-CNE FIRST-TEAM
A - Emerson Clark, Endicott
A - Allie Shamberger, RWU
A - Riley Shepley, JWU
A - Kate Zonin, Hartford
M - Sydney Balotin, UNE
M - Cassie Burke, JWU
M - Miranda Hayes, RWU
M - Mia Smith, Endicott
D - Kate Cassidy, Endicott
D - Halle Powers, UNE
D - Caroline Rocco, Endicott
D - Grace Rocheleau, RWU
D - Gabby Sliwka, WNE
G - Olivia Ferraro, UNE
ALL-CNE SECOND-TEAM
A - Leah Black, Endicott
A - Molly Henderson, UNE
A - Sidney Mayers, JWU
A - Lauren Samela - Hartford
M - Jamie Anthony, RWU
M - Abbie Belleville, Endicott
M - Sarah Costa, Hartford
M - Bridget O'Leary, Suffolk
D - Emiley Bussiere, Hartford
D - Samantha Ciaglo, Hartford
D - Molly Clark, RWU
D - Gracelyn Laperle, Suffolk
G - Emily Picolla, WNE
ALL-CNE THIRD-TEAM
A - Kaylyn Bourque, Nichols
A - Julia Dickinson, Suffolk
A - Zoe Peckham, Suffolk
M - Lauren Canata, RWU
M - Laurel McIntosh, Hartford
M - Emma Patton, Nichols
M - Kenzie Velsmid, Endicott
D - Maggie Fitzgerald, JWU
D - Fara Holland, JWU
D - Marin Kalamaras, Endicott
D - Penelope Lawlor, Suffolk
D - Alyssa Morrison, JWU
G - Aizza Chase, RWU
G - Mandi Rivard, Hartford
CNE COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM
Jamie Anthony, RWU
Charlotte Goodman, Suffolk
Shelby Frashure, Hartford
Sophia Frazier, JWU
Halle Huizenga, UNE
Nickole Nayfeh, Wentworth
Jocelyn Noyes, Gordon
Emily Picolla, WNE
Samantha Sprissler, Curry
Kelsey Sullivan, Endicott
Ali Vozzo, Nichols