Boston College Athletics
August 07, 2024 | Lacrosse
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein is excited to announce the 2024 Boston College lacrosse signing class, featuring eight freshmen and three incoming transfers.
The class features two attackers, seven midfielders, and two defenders.
Signing Class
Mia Mascone* - Brown
Maria Themelis* - Penn
Morgan Smith* - Penn
Julia Hodell
Hanna Davis
Kelly Blake
Kaitlyn Cole
Emma Claire Quinn
Devon Russell
Giulia Colarusso
Avery Hudson
Julia Hodell | Midfielder | 5-8 | Holy Family High School | Broomfield, Colorado
A three-sport athlete in lacrosse, basketball and track ... was named back-to-back second-team all-state ... first-team all-conference member for two straight seasons ... was all-state in basketball in consecutive seasons and first-team all-conference in 2023-24 ... helped her team win the state title in track in 2023 in the 100, 200, 4X100 and 4X200 ... owns the school record in the 100 (12.01), 200 (24.4) and the 4X100 and 4X200 ... holds the state record in the 4X100 ... played her travel lacrosse with Team 180 in Denver ... born on March 25, 2006 ... is the daughter of Martin and Allison ... has three siblings ... her father played volleyball at West Point and her brother played lacrosse at Bucknell.
Hanna Davis | 5'4 | Canandaigua Academy | Canandaigua, New York
A four-year letterwinner in lacrosse ... was a four-time scholar athlete and distinguished scholar ... No. 19 recruit according to ILWomen.com ... was a two-time captain ... participated in the New Balance All-America All-Star Game ... 2021 Section V champion and first-team all-county all four seasons ... four-time All-Greater Rochester ... played her travel lacrosse with Monster Lacrosse, capturing a youth national title in 2022 and was the No. 1 ranked team in the 2024 Age Division ... born on March 15, 2006 ... is the daughter of Ronnie and Lorrie ... has one sibling, Mckenna, who is currently on the team at BC ... her father played lacrosse at Nazareth College and played pro lacrosse for the Boston Blazers and Syracuse Smash ... her mother played soccer at Ithaca College.
Avery Hudson | 5'8 | Midfielder | Mount Paran Christian School | Marietta, Ga.
Hudson was a two-sport athlete, earning four letters in lacrosse and softball ... A USA All-American in 2024 ... was a four-time 1A-4A All-Area First Team selection ... two- time 1A-4A All-State First Team honoree ... made the 1A-7A DiVarsity All-Star Team in 23-24 ... DiVarsity Player of the Year in 2024 ... was named first-team all-state in softball in 2023-24Â and a first-team all-region all four seasons ... ended her career with 203 goals, 94 assists, 297 points and 175 draw controls (junior and senior seasons) ... holds the school record in goals, assists, goals in a game (10) and points in a game (16) ... owns the school record in stolen bases ... was named the Most Outstanding Player and MVP .... led her team to back-to-back regional titles ... born on Sept. 9, 2005 ... is the daughter of John and Erin ... has two siblings ... played her travel lacrosse with the Atlanta Storm.
Morgan Bella Smith | 5'5 | Defense | Penn | Port Chester, N.Y. | Sacred Heart Greenwich
Played four seasons at Penn, where she helped the Quakers boast a 29-10 mark over the last two seasons, two NCAA tournament berths and an Ivy League Tournament title in 2023 ... was a two-time IWLCA Academic Honor Roll honoree ... team captain in 2024 ... four-year letter winner at Sacred Heart Greenwich … team Captain her senior season ... three-time Fairchester Athletic Association (FAA) League Champions (2017, 2018, 2019) ... two-time FAA All-League (2018, 2019) ... 2017 FAA Honorable Mention ... 2018 Western New England All-Star ... 2019 CT Chapter Academic All-American ... 2017 Sacred Heart Greenwich Riley Athletic Award ... 2019 Sacred Heart Greenwich Upperclassman Athletic Award ...  four-year letter winner for field hockey and basketball, serving as captain for both her senior year ... won three championships with field hockey ... student Body Vice President and Class Treasurer ... eucharistic Minister ... captain of Bell Choir ... executive Producer of school news show ... co-Head and Teen Ambassador of One Love Foundation club ... daughter of Maggie and Scott Smith … father played lacrosse at Boston College ... Sister, Ryan, played lacrosse at Boston College ... Brother, Sean, wrestles for Rye Country Day School.
Emma Claire Quinn | 5'10 | Midfield | Kent Place School | Mendham, N.J.
A three-sport letterwinner, earning four letters in lacrosse, soccer and one in basketball ... Two-time USA All-American and Academic All-American ... four-time all-prep selection in lacrosse ... USA U18 member ... All-Union County in four straight seasons ... two-time lacrosse MVP and captain ... holds the school record with 300 points thanks to 227 goals and 73 assists ... finished her career with a school record 529 draw controls ... totaled career-high 89 points and 171 draw controls her senior season ... was all-state in lacrosse and soccer ... three-time all-county honoree in soccer ... captain of her soccer team ... recipient  of the Susan C. Bosland Athletic Leadership Award ... NJSIAA Student-Athlete of the Year and Pat Connelly Multi-Sport Athlete award ... was Cum Laude for Kent Place as the top 10 percent in her class ... member of the National Honor Society for Spanish, Math and Science ... played her travel lacrosse with STEPs Elite NJ - one of the top five teams in the nation ... born on December 5, 2005 ... is the daughter of Kevin and Ashley Quinn ... has two siblings .... her parents played lacrosse at Loyola Maryland ... her grandfather played basketball at Niagara, while her other grandfather played football at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania ... her uncle also played lacrosse at Loyola Maryland ... her cousins played lacrosse at Drexel and Stevenson ... has a cousin that will play lacrosse for Richmond and Drexel.
Kaitlyn Cole | 5'8 | Defense | Sacred Heart Greenwich | Garden City, N.Y.
Four-year letterwinner in lacrosse and soccer ... two-time captain for lacrosse ... two-time winner of the team's Most Valuable Defensive Player in 2023-24 ... rated as one of the top-100 players in Long Island in '23-24 ... was named all-league in 2022-23 and Defensive Player of the Year by LI Lacrosse Journal ... was invited to the USA Lacrosse U16 NTDP Combine and to the Juniors Open Invitational as one of the top 150 players in the nation ... all-league honors in 2022-23 ... Newsday's All-Long Island Girls Second Team ... Top performer at the FCL combine ...helped her soccer team win a state title in '23 ... member of the Science, Math, Social Studies and Foreign Language Honor Society ... senior class valedictorian ... founder of the Smile Farms Student Club ... research assistant for the Mount Sinai Hospital ... member and VP of the Women in Healthcarea and Medicine ... played her travel ball with the Long Island Yellow Jackets, ranking as the fifth best team in the nation ... captured the Lax for the Cure title in 2021 and participated in US Lacrosse Nationals ... born on Oct. 9, 2006 ... is the daughter of Scott and Kathryn ... has one sibling that plays lacrosse at Williams College ... her relative, Cara Urbank, played lacrosse at Boston College.Â
Mia Mascone | 5'9 | Attack | Brown| Irvington High School | Irvington, N.Y. | Brown
Turned in a stellar four-year career at Brown, scoring 118 goals with 64 assists and 182 points ... set the single-season program record in 2024 with a career-high 62 goals and 98 points ... was named the Ivy League Attacker of the Year ... U.S. Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America and Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention .... First-Team All-Ivy ... her 6.53 points points per game led the country while her 4.13 goals ranked third ... two-time captain ... Competed in lacrosse, basketball and volleyball at Irvington High School … Named US Lacrosse Academic All-American … Three-time All Section honoree … Two-time Rivertown Player of the Year … School record holder for points … Also competed for Primetime Lacrosse … Named All Section, Federation MVP and Rivertown Player of the Year for basketball … State/Federation Champion in basketball … Selected All Section and All Conference in volleyball … Named Rivertown Athlete of the Year and News 12/con-Ed Scholar Athlete … Core Value Award winner … Achieved high honors ... is the daughter of Jack Mascone and Tara Fitzpatrick … Her mom Tara competed in basketball and track at Penn … has two siblings.
Maria Themelis | 5-5 | Midfield | Penn | Manhasset | Manhasset, N.Y. | Penn
Played four seasons at Penn, helping the Quakers boast a 29-10 mark over the last two seasons, two NCAA tournament berths and an Ivy League Tournament title in 2023 ... finished her career with 67 goals, 14 assists and 81 points ... is a two-time second-team All-Ivy selection ... was named the Ivy League Tournament Most Outstanding Player in 2023 ... Four-year letter winner … Team Captain ... Two-time Conference 1 and Nassau County Champions (2018, 2019) ... 2018 Long Island Champion ... 2018 NYSPHSAA Class B State Champion ... Leading scorer in 2018 State Championship game with two goals in 6-4 win over Brighton ... Manhasset ranked #1 in country in 2018 by US Lacrosse ... 2018 Under Armour Highlight Team National Champion ... Two-time Under Armour Highlight Team selection ... 2019 US Lacrosse All-American ... Two-time Newsday Top 100 Players list and 2018 Inside Lacrosse Top 100 list ... Also lettered in basketball and soccer ... Two-time Conference A2 Champion in basketball ... Three-time All-County team and 2018 Conference Player of the Year ... 2020 Newsday Top 100 Players list for basketball ... All-Conference and All-Class in soccer ... High Honor Roll all four years, and four-time Scholar Athlete in soccer, basketball and lacrosse ... National Grid Female Student Athlete of the Month ... Heisman Scholarship State Finalist ... Three-year member of Student Athlete Leadership Team ... Academic All-State for basketball.
Giulia Colarusso | 5'6 | Attack |. Leominster, MA | Groton Â
Fifth-ranked player overall and fifth-ranked midfielder according to ILWomen.com ... participated in the New Balance All-America Game... Was a three-sport athlete in lacrosse, basketball and soccer ... scored 262 goals with 128 assists in just three seasons ... was named All-NEPSAC and All-ISL three straight seasons .... Groton's all-time leader in goals, assists and points ... Boston Globe MVP in 2022-23 ... was on the Honor Roll and Cum Laude ... played her travel ball with Central Lacrosse (2017-19) and Mass Elite (2020-24) ... born on Aug. 9, 2005 ... is the daughter of Carmine and Lisa Colarusso ... her brother, AJ, plays baseball at Boston College.
Devon Russell | 5'5 | Midfield | New Canaan, Conn. | Â New Canaan
No. 3 ranked player and third-ranked midfielder ... participated in the New Balance All-America Game ... was named the Connecticut Girl's Lacrosse Player of the Year ... two-time USA Lacrosse All-American ... three-time first-team all-state and three-time first team All-FCIAC ... helped her team capture back-to-back state times and three-time FCIAC championships ... was the FCIAC Championship MVP ... was in the National Honors Society ... played her travel ball with the CT Grizzlies ... was born on Jan.4, 2006 ... is the daughter of Patrick and Robin ... has two siblings ... her father played men's lacrosse at Johns Hopkins and mother played soccer at George Washington.
Kelly Blake | 5'6 | Midfield | Bedfield, Mass. | Medfield
A four-year letterwinner .... 24th ranked recruit according to ILWomen.com ... participated in the New Balance All-America Game ... finished her career with a staggering 430 goals, 237 assists, 667 points, 688 draw controls, 169 caused turnovers and 206 ground balls ... was a four-time MVP and two-time captain ... helped her team capture a pair of state titles in 2022 and 2024 ... earned back-to-back Tri-Valley All-Star selections and MVP honors ... three-time USA All-American ... landed on the American Select Massachusetts Team three straight seasons ... Boston Globe Player of the Year from 2022-24 ... holds the Medfield High School record in points, goals, assists, draw controls ... member of the National Honors Society and Spanish National Honors Society ... played her travel ball with Laxachusetts Black ... won the Dream Big award at her school ... born on Nov. 18, 2005 ... is the daughter of Thomas and Amy ... has two sisters ... her older sister plays lacrosse at Babson ... her younger sister runs track and field at the Naval Academy ... her father played lacrosse at Saint Michael's.
