With the 2024 DI women's lacrosse tournament here, let's look at the top offensive players in the field. The tournament kicks off with the first round on Friday, May 10. Northwestern, Boston College and Syracuse received a bye as the top three seeds — they will take the field for the second round starting on May 12.
This list is in no particular order, and many more names could have been added. This is just a handful of a large pool of remarkable talent looking to take home a title in 2024.
*Stats are through all games up to May 5, 2024
1. Ellie Masera (Stony Brook)
Masera has led the Seawolves to their 11th straight tournament appearance (not counting the canceled 2020 season). The senior has led Stony Brook in points for the third straight season, and she has been the key to its success during her tenure.
Ellie Masera doing Ellie Masera things 💪
— Stony Brook Women's Lacrosse (@StonyBrookWLAX) May 4, 2024
🌊🐺 x #NCAALAX x @elliemasera pic.twitter.com/W8Ky8Y1wL1
The midfielder is second in DI in points per game (6.12), and is looking to lead the Seawolves to a deeper tournament run after getting knocked out in the second round in 2023.
2. Madison Taylor (Northwestern)
The former Big Ten freshman of the year built upon her incredible opening campaign, finishing the regular season sixth in points per game (5.47) and 11th in goals per game (3.88).
Taylor will look to carry this success into the tournament as No. 1 overall seed Northwestern tries to defend its 2023 title.
3. Corinne Bednarik (Drexel)
Bednarik led the Dragons to their fourth straight tournament appearance behind her 98-point campaign — 54 more points than the second-leading Dragon.
Bednarik finished the regular season eighth in points per game (5.44), and the attackman will look to lead Drexel past Princeton on May 10 after falling in the first round in 2023.
4. Sydni Black (Loyola Maryland)
The senior attackman was an integral part of the Greyhounds' third straight tournament appearance this season. Black ranks 10th points per game (5.32), reaching the century-mark in points with 73 goals and 28 assists on the year.
Black will look to improve upon Loyola Maryland’s quarterfinals appearance last season when it takes on Duke in the first round on Friday.
5. Maggi Hall (Florida)
Florida’s all-time assist leader has once again led the Gators back to the dance, keeping Florida’s 13-year tournament streak alive. Hall ranks 11th in points per game (5.21) with an almost perfectly balanced point-to-assist ratio (49 goals, 50 assists).
The Hall-lead Gators are hoping to make a deeper run in 2024 after getting bounced in the second round in a 16-15 loss to Notre Dame in 2023.
6. Izzy Scane (Northwestern)
The reigning Tewaaraton Award winner once again put together another phenomenal season, finishing 12th in points per game (5.12) and 4th in goals per game (4.12) in DI. Scane is the other half of the star duo with Taylor, as she looks to make another deep run in her sixth season with the Wildcats.
Izzy does it! 🌊
— NCAA Lacrosse (@NCAALAX) May 4, 2024
With this goal, Izzy Scane ties the @NCAA record for career goals with 358!#NCAAWLAX x 🎥 BTN / @NULax
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Scane will start the quest to repeat on May 12 as Northwestern looks to capture its ninth title in program history.
7. Jackie Wolak (Notre Dame)
Wolak has led the Irish to its fifth straight tournament appearance, finishing right behind Scane with 5.11 points per game. The graduate student has now lead Notre Dame in points for the second straight season.
In her final season in South Bend, Wolak will look to lead Notre Dame to just its second semifinal in what is now 17 tournament appearances.
8. Chase Boyle (Loyola Maryland)
The junior midfielder is a part of the elite trio of Greyhounds with Black and junior Georgia Latch. All three tallied over 90 points this season, one of the few teams that claim three 90-plus point totals. Boyle finished second in DI with 4.21 goals per game and 17th in points per game (4.95).
Boyle will look to pick up in the tournament where she left off last year, where she recorded 10 goals in Loyola Maryland’s three tournament games in 2023.
9. Isabella Peterson (James Madison)
Even with 2024 marking James Madison’s 20th tournament appearance, Peterson owns the Duke’s record book, leading the program all-time in goals, points, shots, free-position goals and draw controls.
The Dukes will take on Penn State in the first round. Peterson will hope to capture some of the magic that led James Madison to a national championship trophy in 2018.
10. Mckenna Davis (Boston College)
Davis may be third in points for the Eagles, but the junior attackman is the focal point of No. 2 Boston College. She ranks sixth in DI in assists per game (3.11), recording 59 on the year — 34 more than anyone else on her team.
Davis has been an integral part of the Eagles' 11th straight tournament appearance, and she will look to lead Boston College to its second national title in four years.
11. Riley Latray (Niagara)
Latray is one of the more selfless players you will find in sports, finishing the regular season with 60 assists and just eight goals. The senior attackman ranks fourth in assists per game (3.16) and is a key part of Niagara’s first-ever tournament appearance.
Latray holds the Purple Eagles’ single-season assist record and will look to rack up even more in Niagara’s first tournament game against Stony Brook on May 10.
