Lacrosse Preseason Notebook
January 21, 2026 | Lacrosse
As the countdown continues, the Eagles have been recognized nationally, earning a No. 3 ranking in both the IWLCA and USA Lacrosse Magazine preseason polls. BC also landed seven players on the USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-American list, and Inside Lacrosse is releasing its annual top 50 players rankings heading into the season as well.
Dolce Named Preseason USA Lacrosse Goalie of the Year
The goalie enjoyed another stellar season in 2025, where she was named the IWLCA Goalkeeper of the Year, repeated as ACC Goalkeeper of the Year and led the nation and ACC with 202 saves. Her career-high .550 save percentage paced the conference and nation. The Darien, Conn. native was the first goalkeeper since 2021 to be named a Tewaaraton finalist and the first goalkeeper in the ACC to win back-to-back Goalkeeper of the Year awards. Her save percentage was the highest in the ACC since the 2018 season, and she became of one of two goalkeepers in school history (Megan McElvogue) to post 200 saves in a single season, while it was the fourth most in a single season in program history. She heads into her senior season third all-time in school history with 496 career saves. Most recently, she was named to the U.S. Senior National Team for the 2026 World Championship in August.
The best in the game 🙌
— BC Women's Lacrosse (@BCwlax) January 21, 2026
Congratulations to @SheaDolce2 on being named the @USALMag Preseason Goalie of the Year 👊 pic.twitter.com/s7PRVo2iFv
Eagles Land Seven on USA Lacrosse Preseason All-American List
First Team
Shea Baker
Shea Dolce
Second Team
Lydia Colasante
Honorable Mention
Devon Russell
Casey Colbert
Marissa White
Abbey Herod
Well represented 🇺🇸
— BC Women's Lacrosse (@BCwlax) January 20, 2026
Congratulations to the seven Eagles that were named a @USALMag Preseason All-American! pic.twitter.com/Hfsmn8cDwJ
ILWomen Announcing Top 50 Players
21st - Lydia Colasante | Played and started in 15 games … First-Team All-ACC … ILWomen.com Midseason All-American … IWLCA First-Team All-Northeast Region … IWLCA Second-Team All-American … USA Lacrosse Magazine Second-Team All-American .. ILWomen.com First-Team All-American … Tewaaraton Watch List … third on the team with a career-high 20 caused turnovers … her 53 draw controls were third while her 23 ground balls were third as well … totaled four goals and one assist … netted her first collegiate goal against Loyola Maryland (2/7) to go along with a personal-best four caused turnovers and three ground balls … totaled nine caused turnovers, 17 draw controls, and nine ground balls over a four-game stretch … notched a career-best seven draw controls with three ground balls at Notre Dame (3/8) … had six games with multiple caused turnovers and four games with at least five draw controls.
45th - Devon Russell | Saw action in 21 games with 18 starts … ACC All-Academic Team … Second-Team All-ACC … was named a top-10 Impact Freshman by Inside Lacrosse at No. 7 … had a stellar freshman campaign with 16 goals, three assists, 19 points, 12 draw controls, 12 ground balls and 19 draw controls … scored her first collegiate goal in the season opener against Loyola (2/7) … followed that up with a season-high three points (2 goals, 1 assist) against BU (2/9) …turned in two goals and one assist with six draw controls against Duke (2/22) … tallied four caused turnovers, two ground balls and one goal against Dartmouth … scored a goal in four straight games … had three games with multiple caused turnovers.
Eagles Ranked Third
Boston College finished the season with a 19-3 mark with an eighth straight trip to the NCAA semifinals and a third consecutive appearance in the ACC title. The Eagles started the season with a 13-0 mark en route to a program-record 21-game win streak. Since 2017, BC leads the nation with 158 wins, has two national titles since 2021, and a pair of ACC championships since 2023.
Checking in at No. 3 😤 pic.twitter.com/wuiFooGpm7
— BC Women's Lacrosse (@BCwlax) January 5, 2026
Eight Eagles Make Final Team USA Roster
Head Boston College and USA Lacrosse coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein named the final roster of 22 players that will represent the United States in the Nissin Foods 2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship held in Tokyo from July 24-August 2.
Boston College leads the number of selections with eight players. The roster also features coach Walker-Weinstein and associate head coach Jen Kent, who is Team USA's Operations Administrator. Current Eagles in Shea Dolce and Shea Baker made the team, while Sam Apuzzo '19, Kenzie Kent '19, Charlotte North '22, Sydney Scales '24, Cassidy Weeks '24 and Emma LoPinto '24 were named to the roster as well.
On the world stage 🌍
— BC Women's Lacrosse (@BCwlax) January 15, 2026
Congratulations to these eight for making the final roster with @USALWNT! Off to Tokyo for the 2026 @WorldLacrosse Women's Championship 🇺🇸🦅 pic.twitter.com/kkgW9ez1S6
