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Colorado Lacrosse’s Madeline Pisani Earns USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America Honorable Mention
January 22, 2025 | Lacrosse
SPARKS, Md. – Colorado lacrosse graduate attacker Madeline Pisani (Clarendon Hills, Ill./Hinsdale Central HS) received USA Lacrosse Division I Women's Preseason All-America Honorable Mention as voted on by USA Lacrosse Magazine staff and contributors on Wednesday, Jan. 22.
Pisani led the team and the Pac-12 in goals (62), points (75) and shots (127) in the 2024 regular season, and she ended the postseason leading the team in all three categories (67, 80, 138). She had two game winning goals in the 2024 season – one at Penn State (Feb. 16) and one at Saint Joseph's (Feb. 18). Pisani obtained Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and IWLCA Offensive Player of the Week after these two performances (Feb. 20). In the 2024 season, she also recorded a career-high seven goals on 10 shots on goal against Oregon (Apr. 26), and she recorded three or more goals on 14 different occasions.
This is Pisani's second USA Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention selection. At the end of the 2024 season, Pisani earned USA Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention along with junior defender Jess Peluso (East Islip, N.Y./East Islip HS). Pisani was also named to the All-Pac-12 First Team following the 2024 regular season.
In total, 76 players from 31 teams were honored as Preseason All-Americans. Defending national champion and preseason No. 1 Boston College leads all teams with seven All-Americans and is one of four teams (Northwestern, Michigan, Yale) to have multiple players on the first team. Preseason All-Americans are compiled by USA Lacrosse Magazine staff and contributors with consultation from college coaches.
The 2025 season will be historic for the Big 12 as it marks the first ever lacrosse season for the conference. Colorado, Arizona State and Cincinnati will be joined by three affiliate teams in Florida, San Diego State and UC Davis to kick off a new era in the Big 12. The Colorado lacrosse team will open the spring campaign against two former Pac-12 foes in Stanford and USC on Feb. 13 and Feb. 16.
Fans can purchase their tickets for home CU lacrosse games here and view the full schedule here.
In 2024, the Buffs (13-6, 5-2 Pac-12) came in second in the Pac-12 conference after falling to Stanford, 11-8, in the Pac-12 Championship match. Colorado ended the season ranked 20th in the USA Lacrosse poll and 22nd in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) poll. Graduate attacker Madeline Pisani and junior defender Jess Peluso were both earned USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Honorable Mentions at the end of the 2024 season, and four Buffs were chosen for the All-Pac-12 Team. The Buffs are coached by 12th-year head coach Ann Elliott Whidden, who was named IWLCA West/Midwest Region Coach of the Year (2017 and '18), was the 2018 Pac-12 Coach of the Year and 2017 MPSF Coach of the Year.
For more information on the Colorado women's lacrosse team, a complete schedule and results, please visit CUBuffs.com. Fans of the Buffs can follow the team on Instagram and on Twitter @CUBuffsWLax.
Pisani led the team and the Pac-12 in goals (62), points (75) and shots (127) in the 2024 regular season, and she ended the postseason leading the team in all three categories (67, 80, 138). She had two game winning goals in the 2024 season – one at Penn State (Feb. 16) and one at Saint Joseph's (Feb. 18). Pisani obtained Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and IWLCA Offensive Player of the Week after these two performances (Feb. 20). In the 2024 season, she also recorded a career-high seven goals on 10 shots on goal against Oregon (Apr. 26), and she recorded three or more goals on 14 different occasions.
This is Pisani's second USA Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention selection. At the end of the 2024 season, Pisani earned USA Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention along with junior defender Jess Peluso (East Islip, N.Y./East Islip HS). Pisani was also named to the All-Pac-12 First Team following the 2024 regular season.
In total, 76 players from 31 teams were honored as Preseason All-Americans. Defending national champion and preseason No. 1 Boston College leads all teams with seven All-Americans and is one of four teams (Northwestern, Michigan, Yale) to have multiple players on the first team. Preseason All-Americans are compiled by USA Lacrosse Magazine staff and contributors with consultation from college coaches.
The 2025 season will be historic for the Big 12 as it marks the first ever lacrosse season for the conference. Colorado, Arizona State and Cincinnati will be joined by three affiliate teams in Florida, San Diego State and UC Davis to kick off a new era in the Big 12. The Colorado lacrosse team will open the spring campaign against two former Pac-12 foes in Stanford and USC on Feb. 13 and Feb. 16.
Fans can purchase their tickets for home CU lacrosse games here and view the full schedule here.
In 2024, the Buffs (13-6, 5-2 Pac-12) came in second in the Pac-12 conference after falling to Stanford, 11-8, in the Pac-12 Championship match. Colorado ended the season ranked 20th in the USA Lacrosse poll and 22nd in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) poll. Graduate attacker Madeline Pisani and junior defender Jess Peluso were both earned USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Honorable Mentions at the end of the 2024 season, and four Buffs were chosen for the All-Pac-12 Team. The Buffs are coached by 12th-year head coach Ann Elliott Whidden, who was named IWLCA West/Midwest Region Coach of the Year (2017 and '18), was the 2018 Pac-12 Coach of the Year and 2017 MPSF Coach of the Year.
For more information on the Colorado women's lacrosse team, a complete schedule and results, please visit CUBuffs.com. Fans of the Buffs can follow the team on Instagram and on Twitter @CUBuffsWLax.
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