NAPERVILLE – Chicago senior Lulu Hardy repeated as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year, one of nine Maroons to earn postseason honors when the league announced its All-CCIW Teams in women’s lacrosse on Tuesday morning.
 
Grace Tumilty of Carroll was voted Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year. Carthage scoring ace August Claridge claimed the league’s First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year award, while Firebirds’ head coach Rebecca Congel was chosen by her peers as the CCIW Coach of the Year.
 
Twenty-four student-athletes received All-CCIW on Tuesday. Carroll matched Chicago for the most First Team selections with four. Ten of the 24 selections were repeat honorees, including consecutive First Team choices for Rachel Keefe and Hardy of Chicago.
 
Hardy joins Augustana’s Anne Hopkins (2016-17) as the only repeat Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year selections in league history. She drove the Maroons’ league-leading offensive attack, averaging 4.17 goals and 1.33 assists for 5.5 points per game in league action. She was the only player in the conference to average at least 4.0 goals and 1.0 assists per game.
 
Tumilty delivered 3.33 ground balls and 2.67 caused turnovers per game across the league’s six-game schedule. She was named CCIW Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week on March 26 and her defensive presence helped the Pioneers limit their opponents to five goals or less in each of their last four games leading into the tournament.
 
Claridge emerged as the league’s top scorer, tallying 35 goals and 41 points to lead all players during the conference schedule. She is the fourth Firebird to earn CCIW First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year honors and the first since Nicole Bowman in 2017. Claridge entered Tuesday with 77 goals over the full season, sixth-most in Division III.
 
Congel navigated Carthage to a second-place finish in the final league standings and a home game in Wednesday’s CCIW Tournament semifinal round. The second-year coach, who had the interim tag removed midway through the 2023 season, led the Firebirds to 10 wins and the league’s second-ranked offense in goals per game (16.0), shots per game (30.83) and points per game (21.33).
 
Additionally, six student-athletes were named a recipient of the CCIW RESPECT award, given to student-athletes that have distinguished themselves as an integral member of the team, their institution and community by upholding the values of Responsibility, Enthusiasm, Service, Pride, Excellence, Collaboration and Trust.
 
CCIW Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year
Lulu Hardy, Chicago
 
CCIW Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year
Grace Tumilty, Carroll
 
CCIW First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year
August Claridge, Carthage
 
CCIW Coach of the Year
Rebecca Congel, Carthage
 
All-CCIW First Team
Rachel Keefe, G, Chicago, Jr., Greenwich, Conn., Sacred Heart
Elizabeth Wang, A, Carroll, Fr. ,Wildomar, Calif., Murrieta Mesa
August Claridge, A, Carthage, Fr., Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton Warrenville Southy
Lulu Hardy, A, Chicago, Sr., Setauket, N.Y., St. Anthony’s
Britney Maldonado, A, Illinois Wesleyan, Sr., Hoffman Estates, Ill., Conant
Ariana Cullam, D, Carroll, Sr., Madison, Conn., Daniel Hand
Grace Tumilty, D, Carroll, Jr., Willowbrook, Ill., Willowbrook
Sarah Riepe, D, Illinois Wesleyan, So., Aurora, Ill., St. Francis
Samantha Hurd, MF, Carroll, So., Washington, Ill., Washington
Wynne Boggan, MF, Chicago, Fr., Phoenix, Md., Episcopal
Jill Hooey, MF, Chicago, So., Syosset, N.Y., Syosset
Abby MacKenzie, MF, North Central, Jr., Chilhowee, Mo., Lees Summit West
 
All-CCIW Second Team
Alessandra Almendarez, G, Carthage, Sr., Chicago, Ill., Trinity
Kyleigh Higgins, A, Carthage, So., Algonquin, Ill., Huntley
Jane Chen, A, Chicago, Jr., Great Falls, Va., St Stephens & St Agnes School
Peyton McGuire, A, Chicago, Fr., Little Silver, N.J., Trinity Hall
Hannah Kim, D, Carthage, So., Aurora, Colo., Smoky Hill
Sydney Kuyava, D, Carthage, Jr., White Bear Lake, Minn., White Bear Lake Area
Teaghan Casey, D, Chicago, Fr., Hooksett, N.H., St. Paul’s School
Bailey Koestel, MF, Carthage, Fr., Chesterfield, Mass., Parkway Central
Camille Kuwana, MF, Chicago, Sr., Arlington, Va., Yorktown
Evelina Swigart, MF, Chicago, Jr., McLean, Va., The Potomac School
Gracie Eastman, MF, Elmhurst, Jr., Austin, Texas, Stephen F. Austin
Devon Hanson, MF, Illinois Wesleyan, So., Waukesha, Wis., Waukesha West
 
CCIW RESPECT Award Recipients
Narita Lambert, Augustana, A, Sr., Aurora, Ill., West Aurora
Zoe Esveldt, Carroll, D, Sr., Oconomowoc, Wis., Oconomowoc
Shannon Heitschmidt, Carthage, A, So., Chicago, Ill., Marist
Grace Harrell, Chicago, D, So., Keller, Texas, Keller
Kendall Schieppe, Elmhurst, MF, Sr., Lebanon, Ill., O’Fallon
Hannah Trousdale, Illinois Wesleyan, MF, Sr., Mount Prospect, Ill., Hoffman Estates
Madison Smith, North Central, MF, Fr., Lexington, Ky., Dunbar