Ellie Bornhoeft Named USA Lacrosse High School Girls' Midwest Player of the Year

Ellie Bornhoeft was on the field when the Trevians rallied to win the 2022 state title. As a senior, Bornhoeft wasn’t just on the field for another Land of Lincoln championship — she scored the game-winning goal in overtime to top rival Loyola Academy (Ill.).

Bornhoeft led New Trier in most statistical categories, including goals (58), points (84), ground balls (39), caused turnovers (20) and draw controls (123). The Cornell commit led the way in big games, including a hat trick in the state championship, 16 goals in the tournament and two goals, three assists and five draw controls against Paul VI (Va.).

Bornhoeft finished her career as New Trier’s all-time leader in draw controls with 366, passing Kennedy Meier, who currently plays at Michigan, and Kelsey Murray, who played for Stanford.

Per coach Peter Collins, Bornhoeft’s abilities go well beyond the numbers. “[She] has the ability to take over any game and is a standout player for our team on both ends of the field," Collins said. “Her presence lifted our team, her grit pushed us forward, and her leadership helped hold us together.”

The USA Lacrosse High School Girls' All-Midwest Team and final Midwest Top 10 also appear below.

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All-MIDWEST Team

A Darcy Doyle University School of Milwaukee (Wisc.) 
A Grace Dwyer Loyola Academy (Ill.) 
A Campbell Heald St. Francis DeSales (Ohio) 
A Corinna Hilmas Olentangy Liberty (Ohio) 
M Ellie Bornhoeft New Trier (Ill.) 
M Molly Dwyer Loyola Academy (Ill.) 
M Sophie Mock Carmel (Ind.) 
M Madeline Pohmer Olentangy Liberty (Ohio) 
DS Chloe Mangel Loyola Academy (Ill.) 
D Ingrid Kavanagh Loyola Academy (Ill.) 
D Paige Schneider Upper Arlington (Ohio) 
D Allison Trukenbrod New Trier (Ill.) 
D Rebekah Yoder Jackson (Ohio) 
G Meg Gallagher New Trier (Ill.)

MIDWEST TOP 10
(FINAL)

1. New Trier (Ill.), 23-3

The Trevians topped Loyola Academy in overtime to win their second state championship in four years and deny the Ramblers a three-peat. Cornell commit Ellie Bornhoeft led the team in goals (58), points (84), ground balls (39) and draw controls (123), while Matty Meier (San Diego State) had a team-high 32 assists to go with 40 goals and Meg Gallagher (Northwestern) saved 54.4 percent of the shots that came her way.

2. Loyola Academy (Ill.), 23-3

The Ramblers lost a thrilling state title game despite a hat trick from Molly Dwyer, who finished her sophomore season with a team-best 85 goals and 121 points. Loyola Academy’s next four scoring leaders were all seniors: Grace Dwyer (58 goals, 29 assists), Eva Bonnano (11 goals, 57 assists), Keira Cushing (28 goals, 33 assists) and Annie Devine (32 goals, 23 assists).

3. Olentangy Liberty (Ohio), 22-1

For the second straight season, the Patriots edged Upper Arlington by a goal to win the Division I state title. Senior Corinna Hilmas topped 100 goals, junior Aubrey Bartosik topped 100 assists and senior Madeline Pohmer gave Liberty a whopping three players with 120-plus points, while Pohmer also reached 60 ground balls, 85 caused turnovers and 130 draw controls.

4. Upper Arlington (Ohio), 19-5

The state runner-up Golden Bears were remarkably balanced with six players finishing between 50 and 75 points, including juniors Ellie King (59 goals, 16 assists), Evie Ruma (72 goals), Ella Smith (30 goals, 35 assists) and Berkeley Thomas (40 goals, 20 assists), alongside seniors Brogan Wiles (32 goals, 34 assists) and Bethany Smith (30 goals, 23 assists). Of Upper Arlington’s five losses, four came by a single goal.

5. St. Francis DeSales (Ohio), 22-1

The Division II state champion Stallions ended the season on a 19-game win streak, their last loss coming by two goals in late March to Division I state runner-up Upper Arlington. Brown commit Campbell Heald had a huge season with 98 goals and 93 assists, including a state record seven-goal explosion in the championship game.

6. Hinsdale Central (Ill.), 20-6

The Red Devils finished third in the Land of Lincoln behind Loyola Academy and New Trier. Senior Ella Parker-Briones had a massive postseason, including 13 goals and three assists over Hinsdale Central’s final three games. Parker-Briones topped 100 points with sophomore Maggie Conley and seniors Peyton Moncrief and Regan Kearney also hitting the 65-point mark.

7. Carmel (Ind.), 19-3

The Greyhounds topped Guerin Catholic in the state title game for the second straight season, led by big performances from Sophie Mock (four goals, two assists) and Avery Goehl (three goals, one assist, five draw controls). Mock led Carmel in goals (90), assists (33) and ground balls (34) while Goehl had a team-high 138 draw controls.

8. Guerin Catholic (Ind.), 18-2

Carmel was held to 10 goals or fewer in just six of its 22 games this season. Guerin Catholic was responsible for two of those six as a defense led by Grayson Navarro and keeper Audrey Papay put up another strong performance in its state title game loss. The Golden Eagles’ only losses this season came to Carmel while their 18 wins included impressive victories over Buckeye State foes Upper Arlington and Worthington Kilbourne.

9. Prior Lake (Minn.), 19-0

The Lakers capped their perfect season with wins over Lakeville South and Stillwater in the state semifinals and finals, respectively. Prior Lake was explosive all year long, averaging 17.6 goals, with Lauryn Knutson racking up a team-high 64 assists and 99 points and Abby Grove leading the Lakers with 68 goals. Emerson Mattox and Tali Baldzicki also had 55-plus goals for Prior Lake’s high-octane offense.

10. Hudson (Ohio), 21-1

The Explorers gave 2024 and 2025 state champion Liberty a heck of a battle in the state semifinals, rallying from a 5-1 deficit to tie the game and hanging around until the Patriots pulled away in the final few minutes. Senior Mackie Stickler (Ohio State) had a particularly huge season for Hudson, tallying 67 goals, 30 assists, 23 caused turnovers, 42 ground balls and 65 draw controls.