NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's lacrosse team had five first years named to ILWomen's 2023 "Power 100 Freshmen Rankings" – more than any other Ivy League school. The media outlet announced the rankings earlier this month. The top 50 were ranked, and included defender
Sydney Grogan (Bedford, N.H.) at No. 36 and midfielder
Katie Clare (Bayport, N.Y.) at No. 42. The remaining 50 were unranked and included midfielder
Karina Herrera (Catonsville, Md.), midfielder
Ashley Kiernan (Chatham, N.J.) and attacker
Lily Spinner (Summit, N.J.).
The first years join a Yale team that has earned a spot in the Ivy League Tournament championship game in each of the past two seasons. The Bulldogs were ranked as high as No. 13 in the country last year.
Here is a look at Yale's Power 100 selections:
- Katie Clare was a USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American in 2022 and 2023. She played varsity lacrosse since eighth grade and was team captain senior year. She was named to the 2023 New York State Championship All-Tournament Team. She was an All-County selection in 2022 and 2023. She was a U15 National Combine participant for USA Lacrosse in 2019.
- Sydney Grogan was a USA Lacrosse All-American and USA Lacrosse Academic All-American. She earned first team all-state three times. She was a two-time captain and two-time Team MVP in high school. She was a U18 USA Combine Invitee and was selected to the U18 USA Lacrosse Select Team.
- Karina Herrera was lacrosse team captain and helped her high school team win IAAM Championships in 2021 and 2022. She also played soccer.
- Ashley Kiernan surpassed the 70 goal, 20 assist, 20 ground ball and 40 draw control marks in each of the last two seasons. She was a part of five NJSIAA championships, including three in lacrosse and two in soccer. She has been invited to tryouts for the 2024 U.S. Women's U20 National Team.
- Lily Spinner was a three-time USA Lacrosse All-American and two-time USA Lacrosse Academic All American. The lacrosse team captain, she was named NJ.com first team all-state in 2023.
| Ivy League in the ILWomen Power 100 |
| School |
2023 Power 100 Selections |
| Yale |
5 |
| Dartmouth |
3 |
| Princeton |
2 |
| Brown |
1 |
| Cornell |
1 |
| Harvard |
1 |
| Penn |
1 |
| Columbia |
0 |
