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Darien Natives Receive USA Lacrosse D1 Preseason All-American Honors
Overall, 76 players from 31 teams were honored as Preseason All-Americans/honorable mentions.
DARIEN, CT — USA Lacrosse has announced its 2025 Division 1 Women's Preseason All-Americans and honorable mentions, and included are two Darien natives.
Shea Dolce, a junior who attends Boston College, was named a Third Team All-American at the goalkeeper position.
A graduate of Darien High School, Dolce won the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Goalkeeper of the Year Award in 2024, leading the Eagles to a national championship in which she made nine saves against Northwestern including a stop with under a minute left to keep BC's lead.
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Dolce heads into her junior season eighth all-time in school history with 293 career saves.
Ashley Humphrey, also a DHS graduate, received honorable mention. Humphrey is an attacker at the University of North Carolina. She was named to the 2024 All-ACC Academic Team and was a 2024 All-American honorable mention from ILWomen. She's currently eighth on the all-time single-season assists list at UNC with 38 assists tallied last season.
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Overall, 76 players from 31 teams were honored as Preseason All-Americans.
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