Ravazza named PAC Offensive Player of the Year

Four earn All-PAC

5/8/2025 9:30:00 PM

TRAFFORD, Pa.--Westminster College junior Julia Ravazza (Twain Harte, Calif., Dublin) was named Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Women's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year Thursday evening. A total of four Westminster players were honored with All-PAC recognition.

The league's 11 head coaches determined, by vote, this year's All-PAC teams and annual award winners.

Ravazza is Westminster's fifth women's player to claim an annual award from the league. Jade Hromanik (2021-24) was named the PAC Goalie of the Year in 2024. In 2019, Margo Mason (2019) claimed both PAC Offensive Player of the Year and PAC Newcomer of the Year awards while Bria Braddock was named PAC Defensive Player of the Year.

Along with Ravazza earning First Team All-PAC, junior Isabella Cespedes (Merrick, N.Y., Sanford H. Calhoun) was a Second Team All-PAC selection. Senior Felicia Young (Darlington, Pa., Blackhawk) and freshman Ava Kessler (White Oak, Pa., Norwin) were Honorable Mention All-PAC.

Ravazza, an attacker, was a two-time PAC Offensive Player of the Week selection this season (March 24, April 7). She made 17 starts this year, finishing with 117 points on 60 goals and a program-record 57 assists. She added 59 draw controls, 19 ground balls and six caused turnovers. Ravazza's 57 assists are the 11th-most in Division III.

Cespedes, a defender, was named Second Team All-PAC for the second-straight year. She was named PAC Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 24. Cespedes' 36 caused turnovers rank fourth in the league. She added 47 ground balls in 18 starts this spring.

Young, a midfielder, made 18 starts and finished with 50 points on 48 goals and two assists and added 19 ground balls, 10 caused turnovers and 32 draw controls. Young had four game-winning scores this year.

Kessler, a midfielder, earned PAC Newcomer of the Week honors twice this spring (March 3, April 21). A starter in all 18 games this season, she registered a program-record 125 draw controls to go along with 38 ground balls and 19 caused turnovers. Her 125 draw controls are tied for 17th in Division III. Offensively, Kessler finished with 28 goals and 22 assists.

Ravazza and Kessler were named to the PAC All-Tournament Team. Freshman midfielder Allyssa Anstis (Coraopolis, Pa., Moon) was named to the PAC Sportsmanship Team. The PAC Sportsmanship Teams were established to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior and are an ongoing effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among all PAC teams.

Westminster advanced to the PAC Championship Tournament semifinal round for the first time since winning the title in 2019. The No. 4 seed in this year's tournament, the Titans advanced with a 17-8 quarterfinal win over No. 5 Thiel College before falling to top-seeded and eventual conference champion Grove City College, 17-7. Westminster finished with a 12-6 overall record and a 6-3 record in the PAC. The 12 wins are second-most in program history.

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