WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 2026 Women's Nominees for the Tewaaraton Award and Navy student-athletes Alyssa Chung and Ava Yovino were named to the list.
 
The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are composed of premier college coaches and are appointed annually by the Tewaaraton Foundation.
 
The 2026 Tewaaraton Watch List was announced Feb. 10, with the first round of additions being announced March 5 and a second round of additions March 26.
 
Five women's finalists will be selected from this group, to be announced May 7 at the conclusion of the regular season. They will be honored May 28 at the 2026 Tewaaraton Award Ceremony at the Andrew W Mellon Auditorium, in Washington D.C.
 
Chung and Yovino are the third and fourth Midshipmen to advance to the Tewaaraton Award Nominees, joining Jenna Collins in 2018 and Kelly Larkin in 2019.
 
Fifteen games into the season, Chung leads Navy with 79 points on a team-high 53 goals and team-best 26 assists. The sophomore adds 20 ground balls, 15 caused turnovers, and four draw controls. Yovino has 42 points with 17 goals and 25 assists to her credit. The senior team captain has 48 draw controls, 33 ground balls, and 19 caused turnovers. Earlier this month, the duo were named Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-Americans.
 
Up next, Navy continues its road swing by making the trip to Hamilton, N.Y. to play Colgate on Saturday, April 18 (11:00 a.m.). The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live stats will be available.

For more information on the Tewaaraton Foundation, visit tewaaraton.com.
 
About The Tewaaraton Foundation
The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Founded at the University Club of Washington, D.C., the award was first presented in 2001 with permission from the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders. "Tewaaraton" is the Mohawk word for lacrosse, and The Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse's Native American Heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity of the selection process and advances the mission of the Foundation. Each year, The Tewaaraton Foundation presents two scholarships to students from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy – the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora Nations.
 
 
25 Women's Nominees:
Ava Angello, Johns Hopkins – Sr., Attack
Kate Bellissimo, Stanford – 5th Year, Defense
Isabella Caporuscio, Stony Brook – Jr., Midfield
Alyssa Chung, Navy – So., Attack
Lacey Downey, Johns Hopkins – Jr., Midfield
Brigid Duffy, Army – Sr., Midfield
Kori Edmondson, Maryland – Sr., Midfield
Sam Forrest, North Carolina – Gr., Defense
Daniella Guyette, Syracuse – Sr., Goalie
Molly Guzik, Syracuse – So., Attack
Clark Hamilton, Florida – So., Attack
Chloe Humphrey, North Carolina – So., Attack
Lauren LaPointe, Maryland – Jr., Attack
Mae Murphy, Loyola – Fr., Draw Specialist
Reagan O'Brien, Johns Hopkins – Sr., Defense
Eliza Osburn, North Carolina – So., Midfield
Emmy Pascal, Yale – Sr., Defense
Addison Pattillo, North Carolina – So., Attack
Aliya Polisky, Stanford – Jr., Attack
Allison Reilly, Army – Sr., Attack
JJ Suriano, Maryland – Jr., Goalie
Madison Taylor, Northwestern – Sr., Attack
Kate Timarky, Notre Dame – Jr., Attack
Coco Vandiver, Syracuse – Sr., Defense
Ava Yovino, Navy – Sr., Midfield