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No. 4 Florida lacrosse’s Theresa Bragg and Kaitlyn Davies were both named Tewaaraton Top-25 nominees Thursday.
Their nomination marked the 14th consecutive season the Gators have had a player on the top-25 list (besides 2020).
The captains were selected from a watch list of 73 athletes. UF is one of five schools with two or more players in the top 25.
Junior Defender Theresa Bragg
Bragg leads the Gators with 23 caused turnovers, while also recording 19 ground balls and three draw controls.
The Maryland native has started in all 15 games, earning Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-American Second Team honors and three Big 12 Defender of the Week honors.
Junior Midfielder Kaitlyn Davies
Davies has tallied 31 goals, five assists, 20 ground balls, 15 caused turnovers and 25 draw controls in her 15 starts for UF. The New Jersey native has also had 10 multi-goal games and five hat-tricks this season.
She has also received Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-American Second Team honors and one Big 12 Midfielder of the Week honor.
2025 Tewaaraton Top-25 Nominees
The list is reduced to five finalists in early May. The men’s and women’s winners are announced on May 29 at the Tewaaraton Ceremony in Washington, D.C., after the collegiate lacrosse season ends.
Below is the complete list of nominees:
- Shea Baker, Boston College – Jr., Defense
- McKenzie Blake, Princeton – Sr., Attack
- Chase Boyle, Loyola Maryland – Sr., Midfield
- Theresa Bragg, Florida – Jr., Defense
- Anna Brandt, UPenn – Sr., Midfield
- Rachel Clark, Boston College – Sr., Attack
- Kaitlyn Davies, Florida – Jr., Midfield
- Mckenna Davis, Boston College – Sr., Attack
- Shea Dolce, Boston College – Jr., Goalie
- Brigid Duffy, Army – Jr., Midfield
- Kori Edmondson, Maryland – Jr., Midfield
- Maddie Epke, James Madison – Jr., Attack
- Sam Forrest, North Carolina – RS Junior, Defense
- Kate Galica, Virginia – Soph., Midfield
- Chloe Humphrey, North Carolina – Soph., Attack
- Ashley Humphrey, North Carolina – Grad.Student, Attack
- Emma LoPinto, Boston College – Sr., Attack
- Ashley Mackin, Johns Hopkins – Sr., Attack
- Erin O’Grady, Michigan – Sr., Goalie
- Jill Smith, Michigan – Sr., Attack
- Madison Taylor, Northwestern – Jr., Attack
- Fallon Vaughn, Yale – Sr., Midfield
- Brooklyn Walker-Welch, North Carolina – Sr., Defense
- Emma Ward, Syracuse – Grad. Student, Attack
- Sammy White, Northwestern – Sr., Defense
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Next Up
Florida (13-2, 3-0 Big 12) takes on the University of Cincinnati (8-7, 1-2 SEC) at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium on Saturday at noon.
