COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Brigit Goetsch continues to add to her trophy case, as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference has announced her as the RMAC Women's Lacrosse Academic Player of the Year. She leads the 13-player First-Team Academic All-RMAC, along with Aubrey Benton, Abby Mays, and Lexie Springman.

Goetsch is the fourth Ranger to garner the top academic honor, joining Emily Elkins (2015), Jessica Berg (2021), and Lily Ferguson (2023-24).

Goetsch (GK, Gr., Maple Grove, Minn.) also repeats on the All-Academic First-Team. The Accounting major boasts a 4.0 graduate GPA to go with her 3.93 undergraduate GPA. She had a historic season in the cage for the Rangers, starting all 20 games for the Rangers, posting a 14-6 record, and recording a Regis record 195 saves, third best in NCAA DII. Those saves came on a .515 save percentage (3rd-NCAA), and Goetsch held opponents to 9.84 goals per match. Her 57 ground balls also led the team and is a top-10 mark in program history.

Springman (MF, Jr., Portage, Mich.) builds on her All-Academic Honorable Mention nod from a year ago with her first First-Team selection. The Health and Exercise Science major with a 3.81 GPA was one of the most prolific free position scorers in the nation this year, scoring 21 times, third most in DII. She was the Rangers' team-leader in points (73) and assists (24).  She also scored 49 goals, while picking up 12 GB, causing seven turnovers, and controlling eight draws.

Mays (D, Jr., Castle Rock, Colo.) also earns her first appearance on the All-Academic First-Team after being an Honorable Mention in 2025. She led RU with 33 caused turnovers, and collected 36 ground balls. She also controlled three draws while leading the Rangers' defensive line. She has a 3.81 GPA while pursuing a degree in Nursing.

Benton (MF, So., Aurora, Colo.), another Nursing major with a 3.85 GPA, adds another accolade to her impressive season with her first academic award. Second on the squad with 57 goals scored, Benton added six assists for 63 points, put 83% of her shots on target, and picked up 27 ground balls. She forced 11 turnovers and added two draw controls.

Below are all the Rangers who earned a spot on the RMAC Academic Honor Roll:

Brigit Goetsch, Gr., GK - Accounting

Ayla Cole, So., D - French

Aubrey Benton, So., MF - Nursing

Lexie Springman, Jr., MF - Health and Exercise Science

Abby Mays, Jr., D - Nursing

Evie Tanella, R-So., MF - Psychology

Stella Geffre, So., D - Nursing

Maggie Schipfer, Sr., MF - Nursing

Kyla Bieker, So., A - Neuroscience

Lauren Sheets, Sr., A – Biology

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes in each conference-sponsored sport who academically maintain at least a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average, have completed two consecutive semesters at their current institution, and have used a season of competition.

Each institution's athletic communications directors nominate student-athletes who academically maintain at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average, along with the other criteria for the Academic Honor Roll, for recognition on the First Team Academic All-RMAC in each sport. The league's athletic communications directors for that sport vote to compose the First Team Academic All-RMAC and select the Academic Player of the Year. They are not permitted to vote for their own student-athletes.

For the full All-Academic teams, click here.