INDIANAPOLIS (June 16, 2026) - The College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District At-Large Team have come out this week. This year Georgian Court Women's Lacrosse saw six earn the prestigious award. 

The 2026 Academic All-District® At-Large Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. This At-Large designation encaptures a variety of NCAA sponsored sports. Of those offered by Georgian Court is only lacrosse. 

The CSC requires both academic and athletic standards to maintain to be eligible for the Academic All-District Team. Student-athletes must have at least a cumulative GPA of 3.50 and be of sophomore or higher academic standing. Nominees must have also competed in 90% of an institutions games or started at least 66% of games. 

The six Lions to make the grade are Nena Menard, Natalie Moradian, Caitlin Petrellese, Sophia Raimondi, Addison Rivera, and Brielle U'Selis.

Menard is a sophomore from Dover, PA. Menard finished her second season at Georgian Court with 38 goals, ranking second on the team as well as third in points with 45. On the field Menard earned a First Team All-Conference accolade and In the classroom, she has a 3.90 GPA studying Psychology.

Moradian is a senior from Freehold, NJ who's spent four seasons with the Lions. This season, Moradian played and started in 18 games. She posted a career high in minutes played (990), saves, (139) and save percentage (.496). Moradian's save percentage ranks 5th in all of Division II. She maintained a 3.55 GPA while earning a degree in Exercise Science.

Petrellese was the Lions leading scorer with 41 goals and 17 assist in her senior season. She posted a career high 58 points and earned a first team All-CACC award. She also reached the 100 point mark in her career with three goals and one assist vs Post on March 27th, 2026. Petrellese graduated Gerogian Court with a 3.99 GPA and majored in History. This is her third CACC Academic-All District award, one for each season she's been eligible. 

Raimondi is a sophomore defender from Center Moriches, NY and has a 3.99 GPA in Business Administration. Raimondi started and played in all 19 contests for the Lions, and caused seven turnovers with 14 ground balls. Raimondi took just one green card in 19 contests.

Rivera is a junior from Southampton, NJ and played in her third season for Georgian Court.  Rivera had 22 caused turnovers and 48 groundballs while adding one assist en route to a First Team All-CACC selection. She is studying Psychology and has a 3.86 GPA. Rivera repeats as a CACC Academic All-District honoree. 

U'Selis rounds out the six Lions selected for the Academic All-District team. The junior from Quakertown, PA played and started in all 19 games on defense. U'Selis ranked second on the team in groundballs (31) and caused turnovers (19). She has a 3.66 GPA while studying Exercise Science.

Additionally, Menard, Petrellese and Rivera have been selected to advance to voting for CSC Academic All-American to be released later this summer.