Eleven members of the nationally-ranked William Smith College lacrosse team were named the 2019 Liberty League All-Academic Team. The Herons ended their season 13th in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association poll.
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To earn Liberty League All-Academic honors, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.3 through the end of the fall 2018 semester.
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The following Herons earned all-academic recognition:
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- Sophomore Ellie Burns, biology major
- Junior Katie Consoli, economics major
- Senior Bizzer Gahagan, psychology major
- Sophomore Olivia Hofmann, indigenous studies major
- Sophomore Jules Kennedy, economics and society double major
- Sophomore Delia Lawver, economics major
- Sophomore Sadie Mapstone, undeclared
- Sophomore Shayla Meehan, undeclared
- Sophomore Mekayla Montgomery, psychology
- Junior Rachel Slagle, environmental studies
- Sophomore Rachel Yackel, art history and psychology
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Gahagan is making her third consecutive appearance on the Liberty League All-Academic Team. Consoli is a two-time honoree.
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William Smith finished the season with a 17-3 overall record and a 10-0 mark in conference play. The Herons' 17 wins this year are second most in a season in program history. William Smith won its fourth consecutive Liberty League Tournament championship and earned its fourth straight NCAA tournament bid.
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