BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Two days after being named to the All-Patriot League Second Team, American University lacrosse seniors Reagan Murdoch and Kellie Linehan have been named to the Patriot League Academic All-League Team for their accomplishments on the field and in the classroom. 

Both players have consistently matched their All-Patriot League playing ability with exemplary work in their studies. Linehan, a computer science major, holds a 3.94 cumulative GPA as a member of the Computer Science Honor Society. She's been named to the Dean's List in all seven of her semesters at AU, along with three Patriot League Academic Honor Roll distinctions and a spot on the CSC Academic All-District Team in 2025. On the field, she was American's leader in points with 50. 

Murdoch holds a 3.73 cumulative GPA as a Neuroscience major, adding the All-Academic selection to three Patriot League Academic Honor Roll spots over her career. She's made the Dean's List in five of her seven semesters, and pairs her academic achievements with an all-time career on the field. She finished her four years with the fourth-most goals in program history at 128, and led the team in the category with 41 in 2026. 

Both student-athletes have been actively involved in their community as well, as they were named Winter Seasonal Volunteer winners for the Under Armour 25x25 Collegiate Initiative. They've also worked with Athletes for Hope throughout their four years, and have frequently volunteered at Shepherd's Table in D.C., helping prepare food for those in need.
 

2026 Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Morgan Quade, Loyola Maryland, So., Attack, Centreville, Md./Saints Peter and Paul

*Quade is a sophomore finance major with a 3.91 cumulative grade-point average and three-time Dean's list selection at Loyola Maryland. 

*She earned First Team All-Patriot League honors after posting 65 points on 27 goals and 38 assists to lead the Greyhounds to the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League Championship. 

*The Centreville, Md. is a member of the Dream on 3 Club, which helps children with life-altering conditions to play their favorite sport. 

*In League play, Quade finished fourth in the League in assists (21) and sixth in points (37). 

Ten All-Patriot League Selections Receive Academic Recognition

Ten of the 15 Academic All-Patriot League selections earned a spot on one of the two All-Patriot League Teams, including five first-team honorees. Army West Point's Brigid Duffy (biology, 3.25 GPA) makes the academic squad after being selected as the Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Midfielder of the Year. Quade, Boston University's Tessa Geddes (hospitality and communications, 3.56 GPA), Bucknell's Krestinski and Holy Cross' Kate Avitabile (psychology and studio art, 3.81 GPA) all made the first team. 

American's Kellie Linehan (computer science, 3.94 GPA) and Reagan Murdoch (neuroscience, 3.73 GPA), Army's Pedrani, Lehigh's Snow and Navy's Maggie DeFabio (operations research, 3.84 GPA) were second-team All-League selections. 

Eleven Student-Athletes Make Academic All-League Team for the First Time

Eleven of the 15 Academic All-Patriot League student-athletes received the honor for the first time, highlighted by Loyola Maryland's Quade and Army West Point's Duffy. American's Linehan and Murdoch, Boston University's Geddes, Colgate's Gracie DeSimone (political science and economics, 4.02 GPA), Holy Cross' Avitabile, Lafayette's Isabelle Pohmer (liberal arts, 3.81 GPA), Loyola Maryland's Ava Kane (communication and media, 3.90 GPA) and Navy's DeFabio and Jalin Jenkins (honors physics, 3.93 GPA) are all first-time academic honorees. 

2026 Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Morgan Quade, Loyola Maryland, So., Attack

2026 Academic All-Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Team*

Kellie Linehan, American, Sr., A

Reagan Murdoch, American, Sr., M

Brigid Duffy, Army West Point, Sr., M

Meghan Pedrani, Army West Point, Sr., D

Natalie Aiosa, Boston University, Jr., GK

Tessa Geddes, Boston University, Jr., M

Megan Krestinski, Bucknell, Sr., A

Gracie DeSimone, Colgate, Jr., M

Kate Avitabile, Holy Cross, Jr., A

Isabelle Pohmer, Lafayette, So., M

Molly Snow, Lehigh, Jr., A

Ava Kane, Loyola Maryland, Sr., A

Morgan Quade, Loyola Maryland, So., A

Jalin Jenkins, Navy, Jr., D

Maggie DeFabio, Navy, Sr., M

*Additional student-athletes named to the Academic All-League Team due to a tie in voting