Eight Named to MASCAC Women's Lacrosse All Conference Team, Led by Coach of the Year Kelly Downs

Westfield, Mass. — Framingham State attack Hailey Baker and midfielder Maggie Grout are the 2025 MASCAC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the All-Conference teams which are voted on by the coaches from around the league.

Baker, a senior attack from Peabody, Mass., helped the Rams to 4-2 league record during the MASCAC campaign. She finished with 82 points on 28 goals and 54 assists. Her assist numbers led the conference while she also collected 31 ground balls, 20 draw controls and 13 caused turnovers this season. She was 10-for-13 on free position goals while compiling a 87.3 shots on goal percentage. Twice this season she finished with 10 points in a game, including the win over Salem State where she had three goals and seven assists then the win over Fitchburg State where she had two goals and eight assists.

Earning the 2025 MASCAC Defensive Player of the Year is Grout, a senior midfielder from W. Springfield, Mass. As part of the Rams defensive crew, she helped them hold opponents to a 40.7 shooting percentage while she was crucially in the open space transition from defense to offense. Grout collected 32 ground balls while causing 21 turnovers. She also tallied 17 goals and 14 assists with 26 draw controls. In the win over Colby-Sawyer, Grout had four ground balls and five caused turnovers while adding two draws in the win.

Skaff, a freshman goalie from Lowell, Mass. takes home the 2025 MASCAC Rookie of the Year honors after finishing first in the league with 13 wins which is the fourth-highest single season total in school history. Started 18 of 19 games this season with a 9.97 goals against average, 48.3 save percentage and 153 saves on the year. Eight times this season Skaff recorded double digit saves, tallying 15 twice, including the 13-9 season-opening win for the Bears over Salve Regina.

After leading the Lancers to a share of the MASCAC regular season title and the top seed in the tournament, Kelly Downs of Worcester State has been named the 2025 BSN Sports Coach of the Year as voted by her peers.

Earning a spot on the 2025 MASCAC First Team with Baker and Grout are Camryn Gonsalves and Meredith Sylvia of Bridgewater State, Kaleigh Houlihan and Molly Lanier of Framingham State, Mykenzie Black, Olivia Hadla, Paige Jelliffe and Emma Prattson of Westfield State and Mckayla Fisher, Olivia LaValle and Abbie Wing of Worcester State.

On this year’s MASCAC Second-Team All-Conference squad are Hannah Bowlby and Erin McIntyre of Bridgewater State, Jessica St. George of Fitchburg State, Leah Green of Framingham State, Caleigh Tompkins of Mass. Maritime, Kara Banagan, Kylie Buchanan and Natalie DeMaio of Westfield State and Jordyn Collins, Ava Gesner, Madigan Kelley and Molly Witkowski of Worcester State.

2025 MASCAC WOMEN’S LACROSSE ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS FIRST TEAM

Player/Institution   Class  Position Hometown

Camryn Gonsalves, Bridgewater State Senior  Attack  E. Bridgewater, Mass.  

Hailey Baker, Framingham State Senior  Attack  Peabody, Mass.

 Emma Prattson, Westfield State  Senior  Attack  Tolland Conn.

Abbie Wing, Worcester State  Senior  Attack  Griswold, Conn.

Meredith Sylvia, Bridgewater State Junior  Midfield  S. Dartmouth, Mass.

Maggie Grout, Framingham State Senior  Midfield  W. Springfield, Mass. 

Molly Lanier, Framingham State  Senior  Midfield  Tyngsboro, Mass.

Mykenzie Black, Westfield State  Junior  Midfield  Hopedale, Mass.

Mckayla Fisher, Worcester State  Junior  Midfield  Peabody, Mass. 

Kaleigh Houlihan, Framingham State Senior  Defense Franklin, Mass.

Olivia Hadla, Westfield State  Senior  Defense Westfield, Mass.

Paige Jelliffe, Westfield State  Senior  Defense Monroe, Conn. 

Olivia LaValle, Worcester State  Senior  Goalie  Peabody, Mass.                 

 SECOND TEAM

Player/Institution   Class  Position Hometown  

Leah Green, Framingham State  Senior  Attack  Chelmsford, Mass.

Kylie Buchanan, Westfield State  Graduate Attack  Westfield, Mass.

Natalie DeMaio, Westfield State  Senior  Attack  Westwood, Mass.

Molly Witkowski, Worcester State Junior  Attack  Greenville, NY

Erin McIntyre, Bridgewater State Senior  Midfield  Tewksbury, Mass.

Jessica St. George, Fitchburg State Junior  Midfield  Dracut, Mass.

Madigan Kelley, Worcester State Sophomore Midfield  Bourne, Mass.

Hannah Bowlby, Bridgewater State Senior  Defense Dalton, Mass.

Caleigh Tompkins, Mass. Maritime Senior  Defense Kingston, Mass.

Jordyn Collins, Worcester State  Senior  Defense Peabody, Mass.

Ava Gesner, Worcester State  Senior  Defense Norton, Mass.

Kara Banagan, Westfield State  Graduate Goalie  Niskayuna, N.Y.  

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Hailey Baker, Framingham State Senior  Attack  Peabody, Mass.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Maggie Grout, Framingham State Senior  Midfield  W. Springfield, Mass

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Sara Skaff, Bridgewater State  Freshman Goalie  Lowell, Mass.

BSN SPORTS COACH OF THE YEAR

Kelly Downs, Worcester State