2025-26 Women’s Rugby Roster

Lauren Chiaino

Junior / Buffalo, NY / Clarence High School

Major: Forensic Science, Sociology

Position: Inside Center

Accolades: 2024, 2025 UNYCRC All-Star, 2025 UNYCRC 7’s All-Conference Team, Captain 2025-Present

Marissa Cogan

Senior / Parsippany, NJ / Parsippany High School

Major: Broadcast & Digital Journalism

Position: Scrumhalf, Wing

Accolades: USA Rugby U23 All Star

Annie Dotger

Sophomore / Syracuse, NY / Fayetteville-Manlius High School

Major: Studio Arts

Position: Lock, 8-man

Gabriella Gonzales

Junior / Parker, CO / Grandview High School

Major: Law, Policy & Society, History

Position: 8-man, Flanker

Trinity Harden

Senior / Kodiak, AK / Kodiak High School

Major: Biology

Position: Prop, Lock

Maxima Herbert

Senior / Belmont, Trinidad / Holy Name Convent POS

Major: Bioengineering, Biology, Forensics

Position: Flanker

Accolades: 2025 UNYCRC 7’s All-Conference Team

Katy Klein

Senior / Sudbury, MA / Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School

Major: Health & Exercise Science

Position: Scrumhalf, Wing

Accolades: Captain 2024-Present

Oluwasayo Kumapayi

Senior / Middletown, NY / Middletown High School

Major: Statistics, Law, Society & Policy

Position: Outside Center

Accolades: 2025 UNYCRC All-Star, 2025 NCR All American, 2025 UNYCRC 7’s All-Conference Team

Kaylee Lupowitz

Senior / Melbourne, FL / Melbourne High School

Major: Conservation Biology

Position: Flanker

Amanda Mauro

Junior / Long Island, NY / Our Lady of Mercy Academy

Major: Aerospace Engineering

Position: Prop

Emily McDonald

Senior / Burnt Hills, NY / Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Senior High School

Major: Aquatic & Fisheries Science

Position: Hooker, Prop

Madelyn Pesta

Junior / Albany, NY / Colonie Central High School

Major: Conservation Biology

Position: Hooker

Ava Polak

Senior / Amherst, MA / Amherst Regional High School

Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders

Position: Fullback

Brealin Redecker

Grad Student / Dublin, Ireland / Vicenza High School

Major: Applied Data Science

Position: Flyhalf

Accolades: 2024 UNYCRC All-Star, 2025 UNYCRC 7’s All-Conference Team

Maggie Ryan

Junior / Glastonbury, CT / Glastonbury High School

Major: Public Relations

Position: Lock, Flanker, 8-man

Anya Sleeper Sheppard

Sophomore / San Francisco, CA / Lowell High School

Major: Psychology

Position: Lock

Victoria Stevens

Sophomore / Oneonta, NY / Laurens High School

Major: Environmental Engineering

Position: Hooker, Prop

Kimberly Talisse

Junior / Ridgefield, CT / Ridgefield High School

Major: Computer Engineering

Position: Flanker, Wing

Kori Teresi

Senior / San Jose, CA / Valley Christian High School

Major: Neuroscience, Linguistics

Position: Wing

Ashley Woods

Junior / Bel Air, MD / Edgewood Jr/Sr High School

Major: Policy Studies, Public Health, Citizenship & Civic Engagement

Position: Wing, Fullback