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Lacrosse Announces Signing Class
August 06, 2025 | Lacrosse
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston College lacrosse coaching staff is excited to announce the 2025-26 signing class, featuring three transfers and seven freshmen.
BC brings in the trio of Marissa White (North Carolina), Bella Abbott (Syracuse), Casey Colbert (Stony Brook)Â and the freshman class of Lauren Herlihy, Rory Taylor, Lily Kondas, Caroline Chisholm, Jordyn Krafchick, MaryHelen McCooey, and Grace Holland.The Eagles have the fourth-ranked recruiting class with three five-star recruits and one four-star recruit.
Bella Abbott | Goalkeeper | 5'6 | Syracuse | Kennesaw, Ga. | Mount Paran Christian
Abbott spent two seasons at Syracuse, where she made the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... was a four-year letterwinner at Mount Paran Christian School ... was named back-to-back MVP ... was a team captain in 2023 ... is the daughter of BJ and Parri Abbott ... has one sibling ... played her travel ball for the Atlanta Storm.
Casey Colbert | Attack | 5'9 | Stony Brook | Glenwood Landing, N.Y. | North Shore
Spent four seasons with the SeaWolves ... helped SBU capture four CAA championships, a 65-16 mark, an overall 29-0 record in the CAA and four NCAA Tournament wins ... put forth her best campaign last season with a career-high 21 appearances ... finished second on the team with a personal-high 79 points, 22 goals and a team-high 57 assists, which were all personal bests ... led the CAA averaging 2.71 assists per game, while she ranked eighth in the nation in total assists ... tallied multiple points in 20 of 21 contests, highlighted by a career-high seven points in two contests against Denver (3/18) and Drexel (4/18) ... had a stretch of three straight games with at least five points ... tallied 14 ground balls with four draw controls and two caused turnovers ... is the daughter of Tim and Dana ... has two siblings ... her sister, Kylee, is a junior on the team and her sister, Caitlin, played lacrosse at Monmouth ... her father played lacrosse at John's Hopkins ... was a four-year letterwinner at North Shore .... US Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention ... US Lacrosse Jackie Pitts Award ... Long Island Metro Lacrosse Scholarship ... Two-time All-County ... North Shore Senior High School Female Athlete 2021 ... Participated in field hockey, lacrosse, abd basketball, totaling thirteen varsity letters ... All-County in basketball ... Six-time varsity captain.
Marissa White | Attack | 5'6 | North Carolina | West Chester, Penn. | Agnes Irwin
Spent two seasons at North Carolina, highlighted by a national championship and ACC title in 2025 ... scored 95 goals with 10 assists for 105 goals in 43 career games ... totaled 24 ground balls ... was second on the team with 49 goals and third with 56 points last season ... had 18 games with multiple points, including three with five ... scored five goals in a win over Cal (4/13) ... registered five goals against Clemson (5/11) ... was a member of the All-ACC Freshman team in 2023 ... led the Tar Heels with 46 goals and fourth with 49 points her debut season ... ranked the No. 2 recruit in her class by Inside Lacrosse … Under Armour All-America game participant … played for The Agnes Irwin School in Villanova, Pa. under head coach Lauren Wray … Notched 100 goals during her freshman season, which ranked second in the Philadelphia area … also ranked second in goals in the Philly area during her senior campaign … received All-Inter-AC and All-Delco honors in 2019 and 2022 … Named Team MVP in 2022 and Rookie of the Year in 2019 … tabbed to the All-PhillyLacrosse.com team in 2022 … Played club lacrosse for Phantastix  under coach Lorraine Beers … Was also a four-year starter in field hockey … earned highest Honors all four years of high school.was named Honorable Mention All-America by USA Lacrosse Magazine, All-ACC Freshman Team and an ILWomen Freshman Impact Player ...  born on  born on June 18 ... is the daughter of Glenn and Tracy White ... has two older brothers ... Zach played lacrosse at Fairfield ... Scott played at Ohio State.
Caroline Chisholm | Midfield | 5'7 | Villanova, Pa. | Agnes Irwin
No. 4 ranked recruit and No. 2 ranked midfielder according to ILWomen.com ... USA Lacrosse All-American ... participated in the New Balance All-American All-Star Game ... four-year letterwinner in lacrosse and field hockey at Agnes Irwin High School ... won the state championship in lacrosse in 2023 and 2025 ... was the captain of both her field hockey and lacrosse teams ... will play both lacrosse and field hockey at Boston College ... played for the Mayhem Field Hockey Club and the Triple HHH Lacrosse Club ... is the daughter of Tim and Kara Chisholm ... has one sister, Margo ... her sister plans to attend Boston College to play lacrosse and field hockey ... her dad rowed and played soccer at Trinity College.
Grace Holland | Goalkeeper | 5'7 | Wayne, Penn. | Episcopal Academy
No. 26 ranked recruit and No. 4 goalie according to ILWomen.com ... a four-year letterwinner at Episcopal Academy ... Four-time Inter-AC league champion ... team captain in 2025 ... defensive MVP in 2023 and 2025 ... was named All-Inter-AC from 2023-25 ... played her travel ball with HHH Philly ... born on Jan. 5, 2007 ... daughter of Tim and Meredith Holland ... has one brother, Spencer ... her father played basketball at Drew University.
Lily Kondas | Attack | 5'10 | Fairport, N.Y. | Fairport
A four-year letterwinner in lacrosse and basketball ... No. 36 ranked recruit according to ILWomen.com ... scored 126 goals, 30 assists for 156 points and 56 draw controls in her career ... Â two-time captain ... was named Honorable Mention All-Greater Rochester ... made the Section 5 All-Tournament Team ... helped her team win the state championship in 2023 ... captured back-to-back Section 5 Class A titles in 2023 & 2024 ... graduated with Cum Laude Honors ... played her travel ball with Monster Elite under Ronnie Davis ... born on Oct. 10, 2006 ... is the daughter of Joe and Cindy Kondas ... has three siblings, Steve, Cooper and Danny ... Steve played football at Buffalo and Cooper will play football at RPI ... her father played football and lacrosse at Ithaca.
Lauren Herlihy | Midfield | 5'8 | Reading, Ma. | Phillips Andover
A three-sport athletes and four-year letterwinner in lacrosse, soccer, and indoor track ... totaled 147 goals, 49 assists, and 196 points with 136 draw controls, 91 ground balls and 57 caused turnovers ... team captain for lacrosse in 2024-25 ... helped her team to a No. 10 national ranking (USA Lacrosse Magazine ) ... led Phillips to a Prep Cup championship ... helped her soccer team to a NEPSAC quarterfinals appearance in 2025 ... All-NESPAC in 2024 & 2025 ... won the USA Lacrosse Jackie Pitts award in 2025 ... was named a Boston Globe All-Star her junior and senior seasons ... is the third all-time in the 800M and 1000M for indoor track, setting personal records her senior season ... New Balance Nationals qualifier in 2023 in the distance medley relay ... holds the 1000m freshman record ... born on Oct. 23, 2006 ... is the daughter of Stephen and Tara Herlihy ... has one brother, Colin ... her father played soccer at Saint Michael's College and her mother is a 2002 graduate with her master's ... played her travel lacrosse with Mass Elite.
Jordyn Krafchick | Defense | 5'3 | West Chester, Pa. | West Chester Rustin
No. 21-ranked recruit and third-ranked defender ... four-year letterwinner in lacrosse and soccer ... scored 204 goals and 52 assists for 256 points ... totaled a career-high 66 goals and 22 assists in 2023 ... two-time captain ... First-Team All-Area ... PASLA All-Academic in 2024-25 ... was named First-Team All-ChesMont League three straight seasons from 2023-25 ... Second-Team All-ChesMont in 2022 ... All-American and MVP in 2024 ... was honorable mention in soccer ... selected to the all-second team in the ChesMont League and all-area honorable mention in 2022 ... back-to-back first-team selection in the ChesMont League in soccer and first-team all-area ... played her travel ball with the NXT Black, leading the team to a top-10 ranking under Candace Tangilli ... part of the National Honors Society, National Business Honors Society and National Spanish Honors Society ... born on June 9th, 2006 ... is the daughter of Mike and Nicole Krafchick ... has two siblings, Lindsay and Taylor ... Lindsay plays soccer at Duquesne ... her father wrestled at Virginia and her mother played field hockey for the Cavaliers.
Rory Taylor | Defense/Midfield | 5'7 | Dedham, Ma. | Noble and Greenough
Letterwinner in lacrosse and field hockey ... team captain last season ... helped her team to four straight ISL titles ... contributed to a No. 16 national ranking at Noble and Greenough ... was the team's MVP on defense ... recipient of the Girl's Lacrosse Bowl "for the player who embodies the principles of sportsmanship, excellence, character, and the love for lacrosse" ... the 2022 Noble Rookie of the Year ... was named a New Balance First-Team All-American ... selected to the 2024 USA Lacrosse U18 NTDP Combine ... All-ISL and NEPSAC Honorable Mention in 2024 ... earned All-ISL and All-NEPSAC honors in 2025 ... was All-ISL Honorable Mention in field hockey in 2024 ... named a 2022-23 NEPSAC Class A finalist ... graduated with high distinction ... was awarded the Bramhall-Bridge Art Purchase Prize for artistic excellence ... played her travel ball with the Mass Elite Red from 2017-24 under Meredith Frank, helping her team to a No. 3 ranking in the nation ... born on Oct. 22, 2006 ... is the daughter of Shannon and Jeff Taylor ... has two siblings, Nick and Grace ... Grace plays lacrosse at Harvard ... Nick plays lacrosse at Hamilton College ... her mother played lacrosse at Boston College from 1990-94 ... her father played soccer and rugby at Georgetown ... has four relatives that attended BC.
MaryHelen McCooey | Midfield | 5'6 | Rumson, N.J. | Hotchkiss School
Four-year letterwinner in lacrosse in field hockey ... was named to the All-NEPSAC team in lacrosse ... received the Andrew Knox Dwyer '01 Award and the Kelly Stone Lacrosse Award ... All-NEPSAC honorable mention in 2024 ... was a two-year captain in lacrosse and field hockey, while she was named a team MVP ... academic All-American ... helped her team capture four straight Founders League championships ... graduated with cum laude honors ... earned the Upson and Edward Prize ... received the Congressional Bronze Award ... played her travel ball with HHH under Colleen Magarity ... born on Dec. 8, 2006 ... is the daughter of Tim and Amy McCooey .... has two siblings Grace and Timmy ... her sister plays field hockey at Princeton ... has three relatives who attended BC.
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BC brings in the trio of Marissa White (North Carolina), Bella Abbott (Syracuse), Casey Colbert (Stony Brook)Â and the freshman class of Lauren Herlihy, Rory Taylor, Lily Kondas, Caroline Chisholm, Jordyn Krafchick, MaryHelen McCooey, and Grace Holland.The Eagles have the fourth-ranked recruiting class with three five-star recruits and one four-star recruit.
Bella Abbott | Goalkeeper | 5'6 | Syracuse | Kennesaw, Ga. | Mount Paran Christian
Abbott spent two seasons at Syracuse, where she made the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... was a four-year letterwinner at Mount Paran Christian School ... was named back-to-back MVP ... was a team captain in 2023 ... is the daughter of BJ and Parri Abbott ... has one sibling ... played her travel ball for the Atlanta Storm.
Casey Colbert | Attack | 5'9 | Stony Brook | Glenwood Landing, N.Y. | North Shore
Spent four seasons with the SeaWolves ... helped SBU capture four CAA championships, a 65-16 mark, an overall 29-0 record in the CAA and four NCAA Tournament wins ... put forth her best campaign last season with a career-high 21 appearances ... finished second on the team with a personal-high 79 points, 22 goals and a team-high 57 assists, which were all personal bests ... led the CAA averaging 2.71 assists per game, while she ranked eighth in the nation in total assists ... tallied multiple points in 20 of 21 contests, highlighted by a career-high seven points in two contests against Denver (3/18) and Drexel (4/18) ... had a stretch of three straight games with at least five points ... tallied 14 ground balls with four draw controls and two caused turnovers ... is the daughter of Tim and Dana ... has two siblings ... her sister, Kylee, is a junior on the team and her sister, Caitlin, played lacrosse at Monmouth ... her father played lacrosse at John's Hopkins ... was a four-year letterwinner at North Shore .... US Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention ... US Lacrosse Jackie Pitts Award ... Long Island Metro Lacrosse Scholarship ... Two-time All-County ... North Shore Senior High School Female Athlete 2021 ... Participated in field hockey, lacrosse, abd basketball, totaling thirteen varsity letters ... All-County in basketball ... Six-time varsity captain.
Marissa White | Attack | 5'6 | North Carolina | West Chester, Penn. | Agnes Irwin
Spent two seasons at North Carolina, highlighted by a national championship and ACC title in 2025 ... scored 95 goals with 10 assists for 105 goals in 43 career games ... totaled 24 ground balls ... was second on the team with 49 goals and third with 56 points last season ... had 18 games with multiple points, including three with five ... scored five goals in a win over Cal (4/13) ... registered five goals against Clemson (5/11) ... was a member of the All-ACC Freshman team in 2023 ... led the Tar Heels with 46 goals and fourth with 49 points her debut season ... ranked the No. 2 recruit in her class by Inside Lacrosse … Under Armour All-America game participant … played for The Agnes Irwin School in Villanova, Pa. under head coach Lauren Wray … Notched 100 goals during her freshman season, which ranked second in the Philadelphia area … also ranked second in goals in the Philly area during her senior campaign … received All-Inter-AC and All-Delco honors in 2019 and 2022 … Named Team MVP in 2022 and Rookie of the Year in 2019 … tabbed to the All-PhillyLacrosse.com team in 2022 … Played club lacrosse for Phantastix  under coach Lorraine Beers … Was also a four-year starter in field hockey … earned highest Honors all four years of high school.was named Honorable Mention All-America by USA Lacrosse Magazine, All-ACC Freshman Team and an ILWomen Freshman Impact Player ...  born on  born on June 18 ... is the daughter of Glenn and Tracy White ... has two older brothers ... Zach played lacrosse at Fairfield ... Scott played at Ohio State.
Caroline Chisholm | Midfield | 5'7 | Villanova, Pa. | Agnes Irwin
No. 4 ranked recruit and No. 2 ranked midfielder according to ILWomen.com ... USA Lacrosse All-American ... participated in the New Balance All-American All-Star Game ... four-year letterwinner in lacrosse and field hockey at Agnes Irwin High School ... won the state championship in lacrosse in 2023 and 2025 ... was the captain of both her field hockey and lacrosse teams ... will play both lacrosse and field hockey at Boston College ... played for the Mayhem Field Hockey Club and the Triple HHH Lacrosse Club ... is the daughter of Tim and Kara Chisholm ... has one sister, Margo ... her sister plans to attend Boston College to play lacrosse and field hockey ... her dad rowed and played soccer at Trinity College.
Grace Holland | Goalkeeper | 5'7 | Wayne, Penn. | Episcopal Academy
No. 26 ranked recruit and No. 4 goalie according to ILWomen.com ... a four-year letterwinner at Episcopal Academy ... Four-time Inter-AC league champion ... team captain in 2025 ... defensive MVP in 2023 and 2025 ... was named All-Inter-AC from 2023-25 ... played her travel ball with HHH Philly ... born on Jan. 5, 2007 ... daughter of Tim and Meredith Holland ... has one brother, Spencer ... her father played basketball at Drew University.
Lily Kondas | Attack | 5'10 | Fairport, N.Y. | Fairport
A four-year letterwinner in lacrosse and basketball ... No. 36 ranked recruit according to ILWomen.com ... scored 126 goals, 30 assists for 156 points and 56 draw controls in her career ... Â two-time captain ... was named Honorable Mention All-Greater Rochester ... made the Section 5 All-Tournament Team ... helped her team win the state championship in 2023 ... captured back-to-back Section 5 Class A titles in 2023 & 2024 ... graduated with Cum Laude Honors ... played her travel ball with Monster Elite under Ronnie Davis ... born on Oct. 10, 2006 ... is the daughter of Joe and Cindy Kondas ... has three siblings, Steve, Cooper and Danny ... Steve played football at Buffalo and Cooper will play football at RPI ... her father played football and lacrosse at Ithaca.
Lauren Herlihy | Midfield | 5'8 | Reading, Ma. | Phillips Andover
A three-sport athletes and four-year letterwinner in lacrosse, soccer, and indoor track ... totaled 147 goals, 49 assists, and 196 points with 136 draw controls, 91 ground balls and 57 caused turnovers ... team captain for lacrosse in 2024-25 ... helped her team to a No. 10 national ranking (USA Lacrosse Magazine ) ... led Phillips to a Prep Cup championship ... helped her soccer team to a NEPSAC quarterfinals appearance in 2025 ... All-NESPAC in 2024 & 2025 ... won the USA Lacrosse Jackie Pitts award in 2025 ... was named a Boston Globe All-Star her junior and senior seasons ... is the third all-time in the 800M and 1000M for indoor track, setting personal records her senior season ... New Balance Nationals qualifier in 2023 in the distance medley relay ... holds the 1000m freshman record ... born on Oct. 23, 2006 ... is the daughter of Stephen and Tara Herlihy ... has one brother, Colin ... her father played soccer at Saint Michael's College and her mother is a 2002 graduate with her master's ... played her travel lacrosse with Mass Elite.
Jordyn Krafchick | Defense | 5'3 | West Chester, Pa. | West Chester Rustin
No. 21-ranked recruit and third-ranked defender ... four-year letterwinner in lacrosse and soccer ... scored 204 goals and 52 assists for 256 points ... totaled a career-high 66 goals and 22 assists in 2023 ... two-time captain ... First-Team All-Area ... PASLA All-Academic in 2024-25 ... was named First-Team All-ChesMont League three straight seasons from 2023-25 ... Second-Team All-ChesMont in 2022 ... All-American and MVP in 2024 ... was honorable mention in soccer ... selected to the all-second team in the ChesMont League and all-area honorable mention in 2022 ... back-to-back first-team selection in the ChesMont League in soccer and first-team all-area ... played her travel ball with the NXT Black, leading the team to a top-10 ranking under Candace Tangilli ... part of the National Honors Society, National Business Honors Society and National Spanish Honors Society ... born on June 9th, 2006 ... is the daughter of Mike and Nicole Krafchick ... has two siblings, Lindsay and Taylor ... Lindsay plays soccer at Duquesne ... her father wrestled at Virginia and her mother played field hockey for the Cavaliers.
Rory Taylor | Defense/Midfield | 5'7 | Dedham, Ma. | Noble and Greenough
Letterwinner in lacrosse and field hockey ... team captain last season ... helped her team to four straight ISL titles ... contributed to a No. 16 national ranking at Noble and Greenough ... was the team's MVP on defense ... recipient of the Girl's Lacrosse Bowl "for the player who embodies the principles of sportsmanship, excellence, character, and the love for lacrosse" ... the 2022 Noble Rookie of the Year ... was named a New Balance First-Team All-American ... selected to the 2024 USA Lacrosse U18 NTDP Combine ... All-ISL and NEPSAC Honorable Mention in 2024 ... earned All-ISL and All-NEPSAC honors in 2025 ... was All-ISL Honorable Mention in field hockey in 2024 ... named a 2022-23 NEPSAC Class A finalist ... graduated with high distinction ... was awarded the Bramhall-Bridge Art Purchase Prize for artistic excellence ... played her travel ball with the Mass Elite Red from 2017-24 under Meredith Frank, helping her team to a No. 3 ranking in the nation ... born on Oct. 22, 2006 ... is the daughter of Shannon and Jeff Taylor ... has two siblings, Nick and Grace ... Grace plays lacrosse at Harvard ... Nick plays lacrosse at Hamilton College ... her mother played lacrosse at Boston College from 1990-94 ... her father played soccer and rugby at Georgetown ... has four relatives that attended BC.
MaryHelen McCooey | Midfield | 5'6 | Rumson, N.J. | Hotchkiss School
Four-year letterwinner in lacrosse in field hockey ... was named to the All-NEPSAC team in lacrosse ... received the Andrew Knox Dwyer '01 Award and the Kelly Stone Lacrosse Award ... All-NEPSAC honorable mention in 2024 ... was a two-year captain in lacrosse and field hockey, while she was named a team MVP ... academic All-American ... helped her team capture four straight Founders League championships ... graduated with cum laude honors ... earned the Upson and Edward Prize ... received the Congressional Bronze Award ... played her travel ball with HHH under Colleen Magarity ... born on Dec. 8, 2006 ... is the daughter of Tim and Amy McCooey .... has two siblings Grace and Timmy ... her sister plays field hockey at Princeton ... has three relatives who attended BC.
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