Best of Lax 2025 Fan Vote Winners Announced

It’s been an unforgettable year for the sport we love — filled with jaw-dropping goals, inspiring comebacks and moments that will live forever in lacrosse history.

Over 23,000 of you voted across Instagram, Instagram Stories and usalacrosse.com to help us celebrate the biggest achievements and brightest stars of the year.

These are your Best of Lax 2025 winners.

Best Men’s Player

Winner: CJ Kirst, Cornell
Nominees:

• Matt Campbell, Boston Cannons
• Connor Fields, Rochester Knighthawks
• CJ Kirst, Cornell
• Connor Shellenberger, New York Atlas

Best Women’s Player

Winner: Chloe Humphrey, North Carolina/USA
Nominees:

• Chloe Humphrey, North Carolina/USA
• Marie McCool, USA
• Charlotte North, Boston Guard/USA
• Madison Taylor, Northwestern

Best Men’s Breakout

Winner: Ryan Goldstein, Cornell
Nominees:

• Caleb Fyock, Ohio State
• Ryan Goldstein, Cornell
• Aidan Maguire, Duke/USA
• Timothy Shannehan, Boston U/USA

Best Women’s Breakout

Winner: Cassidy Weeks, USA/Boston Guard
Nominees:

• Sam Forrest, North Carolina/USA
• Reagan O'Brien, Johns Hopkins
• Orly Sedransk, Penn
• Cassidy Weeks, USA/Boston Guard

Best Men’s Game

Winner: Adelphi vs. Tampa, NCAA Division II Championship
Nominees:

• Adelphi vs. Tampa, NCAA Division II Championship
• Harvard vs. Syracuse, NCAA Division I First Round
• Notre Dame vs. Penn State, NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
• Syracuse vs. Princeton, NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

Best Women’s Game

Winner: Northwestern vs. Boston College, NCAA Division I Semifinal
Nominees:

• Northwestern vs. Boston College, NCAA Division I Semifinal
• Penn vs. Maryland, NCAA Division I Second Round
• Penn vs. Yale, Ivy League Semifinal
• Stanford vs. Florida, NCAA Division I Second Round

Best Goal

Winner: Eva Pronti, Duke (juggling BTB)
Nominees:

• Marcus Holman, Boston Cannons ("Air Holman")
• Ashley Mackin, Johns Hopkins (Shovel shot winner)
• Jake Taylor, Notre Dame, (no-look BTB from his knees)
• Eva Pronti, Duke (juggling BTB)

Best Goalie Play

Winner: Cameron Dorfman, Mercy (OT full-field goal)
Nominees:

• Cameron Dorfman, Mercy (OT full-field goal)
• Joe Doherty, Lafayette (stickless save)
• Liam Entenmann, New York Atlas (PLL final 4Q save)
• Taylor Moreno, California Palms (1st goalie goal WLL)

Best Moment

Winner: Kirst family, Cornell championship celebration
Nominees:

• Clark vs. Taylor, NCAA scoring chase
• Kirst family, Cornell championship celebration
• Dom Pietramala, 6 goals at Homewood Field
• Xander Dickson, inspires Atlas after injury

Best on an Island

Winner: Sam Forrest, North Carolina
Nominees:

• Gavin Adler, New York Atlas
• Sam Forrest, North Carolina
• Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame/USA
• Bobby Van Buren, Ohio State

Best Underdog STORY

Winner: Richmond
Nominees:

• Canada U20 Men
• Dickinson
• Fairfield
• Richmond

Best Lacrosse Family

Winner: The Humphreys
Nominees:

• The Holmans
• The Humphreys
• The Kavanaghs
• The Kirsts

Best Comeback

Winner: UNC women's lacrosse
Nominees:

• Jared Bernhardt, Denver Outlaws
• Dylan Molloy, California Redwoods
• Kylie Ohlmiller, New York Charging
• UNC women's lacrosse