LANCASTER, Pa. – Six Diplomats were named to the 2024-25 College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Women's Academic All-District® At-Large Team, which recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the classroom and in competition. Lydia Cassilly (women's lacrosse), Maria Darrup (women's rowing), Belle Dintino (women's lacrosse), Meghan Dole (field hockey), Caitlin Hoover (field hockey), and Maddie Messer (women's rowing) were selected among this year's nationwide recipients.
Lydia Cassilly wrapped up one of the most decorated career in the history of the storied women's lacrosse program as the Michael T.M. Karvasales '35 Outstanding Senior Female Athlete. A three-time IWLCA All-American and four-time all-region and all-conference selection, Cassilly capped her career with 354 points (231 goals, 123 assists) to rank second in school history. She scored 60 goals for the second consecutive season and was recognized as the national player of the week in mid-February. Cassilly led the Diplomats to Centennial Conference Championships during each of the last three seasons and final four appearances during the 2023 and 2024 campaigns. A team captain, Cassilly earns academic all-district honors for the second time in her decorated career.
Maria Darrup was selected to the academic all-district team for the first time in her career in her first year eligible for this award. This spring, she was named to the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference All-Academic Team. After her first two seasons with the Diplomats, Darrup is already a two-time All-MARC honoree, with first-team honors this year to go with an all-novice selection during her rookie season in 2024. Darrup garnered even more attention this spring when she was a part of the varsity 8+ crew that earned MARC Crew of the Week honors in late April.
Belle Dintino has been an All-American during each of her first three seasons at Franklin & Marshall where the Diplomats have gone on to capture the conference championship every spring. Voted as the Centennial Conference Defender of the Year in 2024, Dintino earned second-team All-America honors from USA Lacrosse Magazine this spring. She has also been a first-team all-region and all-conference selection during her first three seasons. In 2025, Dintino was second on the team in ground balls (37), third in caused turnovers (18), and fourth in draw controls (23). She posted season highs in both caused turnovers and ground balls during the regular season victory against Gettysburg en route to earning the second academic all-district honors of her career.
The starting goalkeeper during each of her first two seasons with the field hockey team, Meghan Dole earned academic all-district honors in her first season eligible. Named the Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year in 2023, Dole has received all-conference recognition during each of her first two seasons with the Diplomats. Dole has recorded 21 victories since arriving on campus and made 94 saves this year while allowing just 1.24 goals per contest. Those totals included six shutouts this season for a total of 12 in her career. Dole has also been recognized as a national player of the week during her career and is a two-time selection to the NFHCA Academic Team.
Caitlin Hoover was the second field hockey player to earn academic all-district accolades in her first season eligible. Hoover was a first-team All-Centennial Conference and first-team all-region honoree this fall after leading the team in goals (10), assists (6), points (26), shots (51), and shots on goal (37). Hoover scored in nine different contests this season and had at least one point in 12 different matches. That included scoring the game-winning goals against Haverford and McDaniel while setting a season high with four points against the Green Terror. Hoover has also twice been named to the NFHCA Academic Team during each of seasons with the Diplomats.
Maddie Messer earned a spot on the academic all-district team for the first time, adding to her academic accolades. This year, she was named a CRCA Scholar Athlete for the second time and earned a spot on the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference Academic Honor Roll for the third-consecutive season. Messer has been voted to the All-MARC teams twice, earning first-team honors in 2022 and second-team recognition in 2025. She was additionally part of the varsity 8+ crew that was named MARC Crew of the Week this April.
