Colorado University Athletics
2026 Lacrosse Roster
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San Diego State
Mar 28 (Sat)
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Jersey Number 18
Lily Assini
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Englewood, Colo.
- High School:
- Cherry Creek High School
- Major:
- Finance
Career Honors:
2026 (SENIOR):
PERSONAL:
- 2025 All-Big 12 Team
- 2025 Big 12 Lacrosse All-Tournament Team
- 2025 Preseason All-Big 12 Team
- 2X Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2023)
- 2024 All-Pac-12 Second Team
- 2023 CUSPY’s Female Freshman Athlete of the Year Award (Co-Winner)
2026 (SENIOR):
- Lily Assini is a senior midfielder for the Buffs.
- Started and played in all 16 games for the Buffs
- Twice scored a career-high four goals at SDSU (Mar. 29) and at Cincinnati (April 26)
- Career-high five points and four ground balls against San Diego State (Mar. 29)
- Recorded three hat tricks, including her first career hat trick at SDSU (Mar. 29)
- Tallied 39 points, 23 goals, 16 assists, 34 draw controls, 20 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers
- Recorded at least one point in all 16 games
- Scored two or more goals in eight games
- Played and started in all 19 games of the season
- Tallied 12 goals, 10 assists, 22 points, 23 ground balls, 12 caused turnovers and 36 draw controls
- Recorded four points against SDSU (April 3)
- Had a career-high six draw controls against Louisville (Feb. 11)
- Reached a season-high three assists against Northwestern (Feb. 22) and SDSU (Mar. 30)
- Had season-high three ground balls in three games this season
- Made first CU career appearance at Vanderbilt (Feb. 20)
- Played in each game of the season.
- Scored first career goal against Stanford in a 17-15 victory for the program’s 100th win. (Mar. 17)
- Had career high of four draw controls against California (April 23)
- Graduated from Cherry Creek H.S. in 2022.
- Earned four letters in lacrosse and three in field hockey.
- Conference Player of the Year as a junior and senior.
- Two-time First Team All-State
- US Lacrosse All-American as a junior and senior.
- Scored 55 goals with 31 assists, helping the Bruins to a 14-4 record in 2022.
- Was also High Honor Roll and All-Academic All-State in both lacrosse and field hockey.
PERSONAL:
- Daughter of Laurie and Matt
- Has two younger siblings, Izzy and Blake
- Her great grandfather ran track at Harvard and her uncle and dad both played collegiate tennis
- Favorite hobbies include hiking, reading, cycling and hanging out with friends and family
- Is ambidextrous
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