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Women's Lacrosse 5/15/2026 3:00:00 PM Derek Behrenshausen - Director of Athletic Communications

Four Spartans Garner IWLCA All-Region Honors

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. - Four members of the ninth-ranked York College women's lacrosse team earned All-Metro Region honors as announced by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) on Friday afternoon.

Spartan All-Region Selections
First Team
Sydney Mentzer - Midfield
Audrey Simoes - Goalie
Kate Walsh - Defense
Second Team
Krista Yarusso - Attack

Senior Sydney Mentzer, the Commonwealth Midfielder of the Year, earned her third First Team All-Region selection and is one of just three Spartans to earn All-Region honors four times. Mentzer leads York in goals (54), points (81), caused turnovers (26) and draw controls (90), while ranking seventh in the Metro Region in both goals and points. Her prowess on the draw this season helped the Spartans achieve the second-highest draw control percentage (.592) in the region as they averaged a conference-best 14.30 draw controls per game. Mentzer's 81 points are tied for the fourth-highest single season total in program history, while her 54 goals and 90 draw controls rank just outside the top-five.

Junior Audrey Simoes earned her first All-Region nod with a spot on the First Team as she stepped into a starting role between the pipes for the first time this season. The Spartan netminder has put together a stellar campaign so far as she ranks first in the Metro Region in both save percentage (.520) and goals-against average (7.70). She has a pair of shutout appearances on the season and has held 11 opponents to single-digits, including Wooster who scored a season-low seven goals as the nation's second-best scoring offense.

Senior Kate Walsh, the Commonwealth Defender of the Year, garnered her first All-Region selection as she landed on the First Team. Her immense impact on defense and on the clear has resulted in York owning the Metro Region's top scoring defense (7.40 gpg) and the best clearing team (.879 pct.) in the region. Walsh ranks second on the team so far this season with 34 ground balls and is third with 15 caused turnovers.

Senior Krista Yarusso also earned her first-career All-Region honor with a placement on the Second Team. The senior attacker ranked top-10 in the Metro Region in assists (37) and points (72) as her assist total is tied for the third-highest single season total in program history. Her contributions powered the Spartans to the Metro Region's second-best scoring offense (14.95 gpg) and accumulated the fourth-most assists per game (7.20 apg) in the region. Yarusso has accumulated 83 assists for her career which ranks as the fourth-most in program history.

York tied Commonwealth rival Messiah for the most All-Metro Region selections (4), but matched Centennial Conference foes Gettysburg and Franklin and Marshall for the most First Team honorees (3). Two other Commonwealth teams were also represented on the All-Metro Region team which included Stevenson (3) and Widener (1).

The Spartans will return to the field on Saturday in an NCAA Third Round match at No. 3 Salisbury. First draw is set for 11:30 a.m.

FULL IWLCA ANNOUNCEMENT

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