ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) named its 2025 Scholar-Athletes of the Year, honoring the top student-athlete in the NCAA Division I, II, and III and the NAIA, and Navy's Tori DiCarlo was the Division I recipient for the IWLCA's top academic honor.
 
DiCarlo is the second Midshipmen in program history to be named IWLCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year, joining Anne Richter ('19) as the team's only honorees.
 
Nominees for the award must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of athletic eligibility, have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA, and be a starter or significant reserve for their team.
 
DiCarlo, a 2025 graduate of the Naval Academy, was an honors oceanography major who boasted a 3.99 GPA. She earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District distinction in June, before ultimately earning First Team CSC Academic All-American honors in July.
 
She claimed Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year twice (2024, '25), while also being named Academic All-Patriot League two times (2024, '25). DiCarlo is a two-time CSC Academic All-District selection (2024, '25) and was named to the IWLCA Division I Academic Honor Roll (2024, '25). A Graduate with Distinction, she ranked 11th in her class (of 1,065) in overall order of merit; 11th in academic order of merit; and second in military order merit.
 
On the field, DiCarlo finished her Midshipmen career with 129 goals and 32 assists for 161 total points in 75 total games. She was the 22nd player in Navy women's lacrosse history to surpass 100 career points and the 16th to record over 100 career goals. In addition, she picked up 45 ground balls and caused 13 turnovers. The Rosemont, Pa. native was a two-time All-Patriot League performer, earning first-team distinction in 2024.


 
In addition to the Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards, the IWLCA honored 1,174 student-athletes from 123 different institutions on the 2024-25 IWLCA Division I Academic Honor Roll. Navy had five student-athletes – DiCarlo, Maggie DeFabio, Lizzie Kelley, Josie Mazzeo, and Grace Peterson – named to the Academic Honor Roll.
 
To be eligible for this honor roll, student-athletes must be a junior, senior, or graduate student and have earned a cumulative academic GPA of 3.50 or greater.