SPARKS, Md. – The undefeated and second-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team was well represented on the USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American teams with four Sea Gulls collecting honors
to tie Middlebury and Tufts for the most on the 89-player list.
Abby Fleishell was named a first-teamer,
Audrey Harrington and
Julianna Ott were placed on the second team and
Paige Ellis earned an honorable mention.
Fleishell, a senior from Sykesville, Md., has been a consistent shutdown defender for SU, corralling 44 ground balls, 54 draw controls and causing 29 turnovers. Fleishell has lived up to being announced as the USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Defender of the Year and has led the Sea Gulls to a top-30 scoring defense at 7.44 goals allowed per game.
Harrington, a senior from Ellicott City, Md., has produced 43 goals and 36 assists across the 2026 and leads the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference in assists per game with two a contest. Harrington posted five goals in the C2C Championship and produced a goal and five assists in SU's NCAA Second Round bout with Union on Sunday, resulting in a 17-9 Salisbury dub.
Ott, a senior from Woodbine, Md., netted two or more goals in every one of her 11 games played in 2026. The Glenelg product was named the IWLCA Offensive Player of the Week for scoring nine goals in two contests against Washington (Md.) and No. 11 Washington and Lee on February 28 and March 1, respectively. Ott remains the leader in draw controls for the Gulls and logged 32 goals and seven assists on the year.
Ellis, a senior from Fairfax, Va. has been a steady force in the cage, boasting a 7.66 goals against average, good enough for 21st in the country and a 45.4 percent save percentage while touting a 17-0 record. Ellis turned out her best performance in the first contest against No. 21 CNU, making 11 stops, and has since caused five turnovers and claimed seven ground balls in the past two games.
The Sea Gulls will head into their 10th consecutive second weekend of the NCAA Tournament by hosting No. 14 York (Pa.) inside Sea Gull Stadium on Saturday at 11:30 a.m., with the winner facing the advancing team between No. 5 Denison and No. 19 Christopher Newport on Sunday at 1 p.m. for a spot in the Final Four in Rochester, NY.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 211 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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