Colorado University Athletics

2026 Lacrosse Roster

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Assini at Northwestern
Assini at Northwestern
Lily Assini vs Stony Brook 2025
Photo by: Tony Harman
Lily Assini vs. Iona 2025
Victory over stanford 2
Photo by: Casey Paul
Victory over Stanford
Photo by: Casey Paul
Lily Assini
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:
  • 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.
2025 (JUNIOR):
  • 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
2024 (SOPHOMORE):
  • 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
2023 (FRESHMAN):
  • 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)
HIGH SCHOOL:
  • 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.
Major: Finance

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
WLax: 15 Colorado vs 18 Stony Brook | Feb. 26 2026
Friday, February 27
Women's Lacrosse vs. Towson (17-5) Highlights | 2.21.26
Sunday, February 22
WLAX: Postgame Press Conference vs Towson - Feb. 21, 2026
Sunday, February 22
WLAX: Postgame Press Conference vs Cornell - Feb. 15, 2025
Sunday, February 15