NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 5 Yale women's lacrosse team had five individuals honored by USA Lacrosse on Thursday as the organization announced its All-America awards. That tied for the third-most selections in the nation.
Two Bulldogs earned second team All-America recognition:
Three Bulldogs earned honorable mention All-America recognition:
Yale's honorees have led the Bulldogs to an Ivy League Tournament Championship and a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the second season in a row. The Bulldogs have been ranked as high as No. 4 in the national polls, and they are the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
This is the third straight season Yale has had at least one player honored as a USA Lacrosse All-American. In 2023,
Olivia Penoyer '23 was an honorable mention USA Lacrosse All-America selection. Last year, Collignon was an honorable mention selection and Vaughn earned third-team honors.
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Carrasquillo is second on the team in goals (45), third in draw controls (57) and fourth in points (50). She has a 16 game goal-scoring and point-scoring streak in progress.
Carrasquillo was named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List earlier this year, and she was an honorable mention ILWomen Midseason All-America selection. She was also an honorable mention USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America selection.
Carrasquillo has earned All-Ivy recognition four times. She was named second team All-Ivy in 2022, honorable mention All-Ivy in 2023 and first team All-Ivy in 2024. Last year she was a second team IWLCA All-Northeast Region pick. In 2023 she earned Yale's Barbara Bowditch Award as the team's most valuable player. She has started 70 of the 71 games in her four seasons at Yale.
Carrasquillo ranks second on Yale's career draw controls list (261). She is a graduate of Milton Academy.
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Collignon is second in the Ivy League in goals (59) tied for fifth in draw controls (74). She has a 35 game goal-scoring and point-scoring streak in progress.
Collignon was named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List earlier this year, and she was a third team ILWomen Midseason All-America selection. She was also a second team preseason All-America selection by both ILWomen and USA Lacrosse.
Last month Collignon earned her third straight unanimous first team All-Ivy selection. Last year she was also a third team IWLCA All-America pick and earned honorable mention All-America honors from both ILWomen and USA Lacrosse. She was a first team IWLCA All-Northeast Region selection and earned the team's Bowditch award as MVP. As a sophomore she was an honorable mention ILWomen All-America selection and earned second team IWLCA All-Northeast Region honors.
Collignon ranks second on Yale's career goals list (205), fourth on Yale's career points list (218) and fourth on Yale's career draw controls list (249). She is a graduate of Hinsdale Central High.
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Lane is second on the team in assists (23) and is ninth in the league in draw controls (65). She leads the team in shooting percentage (.493) and ground balls (30), is second on the team in draw controls and is third on the team in points (33-23-56).
Lane has earned All-Ivy honors four times in her career. She was a second-team selection in 2024, an honorable mention selection in 2023 and a first-team selection in 2022 and 2025. Last year she earned the Yale team's Bulldog Award, presented to the player "who exemplifies consistent passion for the game, is fiercely competitive, and makes their teammates better".
Lane, who has started all 71 games of her Yale career, ranks fifth on Yale's career draw controls list (219). She is a graduate of Greenwich Academy.
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In addition to earning All-America recognition, Pascal has earned first team All-Ivy honors in back-to-back years. She anchors a Yale defense that currently ranks No. 4 in the country and No. 1 in the Ivy League in scoring defense (8.29). She has helped Yale hold nearly half (eight) of its opponents to six or fewer goals. The Bulldogs have allowed only 20.6 shots per game.
Pascal is also a key part of Yale's clears, and the Bulldogs currently rank seventh nationally and second in the Ivy League in clearing percentage (.937). She is third on the team in caused turnovers (15) and is fourth on the team in ground balls (25).
Pascal was named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List earlier this year. She was a first team USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America pick and a third team ILWomen Midseason All-America pick. Last year she was a third team IWLCA All-America pick and was named first team IWLCA All-Northeast Region.
Pascal, who has started 53 of the 54 games Yale has played in her career, is a graduate of St. Stephens and St. Agnes School.
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Vaughn's list of honors this year also includes being one of three Tewaaraton Award nominees from the Ivy League. She is the only player in the league with 40 or more goals, 60 or more points, 20 or more ground balls, 15 or more caused turnovers and 30 or more draw controls this year. She is sixth in the league in points (43-26-69), seventh in the league in goals (43) and tied for third in the league in assists (26). She is fourth on the team in draw controls (35).
Vaughn has earned four first team All-Ivy honors, making her the third Bulldog to accomplish that feat and the first since
Lauren Taylor '08.
Vaughn was a first team ILWomen Midseason All-America selection. She was also a first team preseason All-America selection by both ILWomen and USA Lacrosse. Last year Vaughn was a second team All-America pick by ILWomen and the IWLCA, and she was a third team All-America pick by USA Lacrosse. She was named Ivy League Midfielder of the Year and was first team IWLCA All-Northeast Region. As a sophomore she was an honorable mention ILWomen Midseason All-America selection and was second team IWLCA All-Northeast Region.
Vaughn has started all 71 games of her career. She ranks second on Yale's career caused turnovers list (82), fourth on Yale's career assists list (73), sixth on Yale's career goals list (138) and sixth on Yale's career draw controls list (140). She is a graduate of Concord-Carlisle High.
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Yale is hosting NCAA Tournament games this weekend. The Bulldogs are the No. 7 seed in the tournament and will play UAlbany in the first round Friday at Reese Stadium at 1:00 p.m.
