The NCAA Champion Middlebury women's lacrosse team was honored by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) for its academic excellence in the organization's postseason academic honors release.

The squad earned the IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Squad Award. The honor is given to programs with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.20 or higher during the 2025-26 academic year.

Additionally, 13 student-athletes were named to the Division III Academic Honor Roll. Each player, who is nominated by their respective school, must be at least a junior academically and have a GPA of 3.50 or higher. Recent graduates Caroline Adams, Lauren Giuriceo, Haley Hamilton, Skylar Lach, Caroline Messer and Britt Nawrocki tallied the honor for the second-straight year. Rising seniors Maddie Ackerman, Lucy Bishop, Kendall Coyne, Dottie Ghislandi, Kate Motley, Maddie Ocampo and Elizabeth Savage closed out the Panther representatives. 

The squad capped its 2026 campaign with its fifth NCAA title in a row and the 12th in program history. Middlebury posted a 23-0 mark and pushed its winning streak away from Peter Kohn Field to 64 consecutive contests. The Panthers ended the season with the best winning percentage in the country and top five in scoring defense (second - 5.17), free-position percentage (second - .619), draw control percentage (third - .668) and clearing percentage (fifth - .893).