ECAC Release
DANBURY, Conn. -- Emily Lauer (Knox, Pa./Keystone) earned another postseason award on Thursday as the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) named the Allegheny College senior to its Division III Women's Basketball All-ECAC First Team.
Lauer's senior season ended with a plethora of awards from different organizations. In addition to her All-ECAC First Team selection, she was crowned the ECAC Championship MVP after leading the Gators to the tournament title last weekend. She was also named the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Player of the Year, an All-PAC First Teamer, and a D3hoops.com Region VII Second Teamer.
Allegheny's first conference Player of the Year since 1995-96 and first All-Region honoree since 2011-12, Lauer finished her career as one of the greatest in the history of the Allegheny women's basketball program in 2024-25. Among PAC leaders, she ranked first in free-throw percentage (85.2%), third in points per game (16.9), and fourth in field-goal percentage (44.8%). She reached double figures in 27 of 29 games and logged 20-plus points on nine occasions. Her best game of the season came against the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, when Lauer scored 30 points with 13 rebounds for her first of two double-doubles.
The team's top scorer in each of her four seasons, Lauer will graduate second all-time in program history with 1,752 career points. She is one of only two Gators to reach 1,300 points, she also ranks second in career field goals (684) and third in both free throws (313) and free-throw percentage (81.1%).
All-ECAC First Team
Emily Lauer – Allegheny College, Sr., G
Heaven Figueroa – Lehman College, Gr., G
Mia Castillo – Baruch College, Jr., G
Alexa Charles – Hunter College, Jr., G
Maddison Vaughn – Kean University, Sr., F/C
Emily Grasseler – USMMA, So., F
All-ECAC Second Team
Angela Czermecha – Springfield College, Sr., F
Cam Lexow –Gallaudet University, So., G/F
Rachel Majewski – PSU - Behrend, Sr., G
Meona Boykin – Goucher College, Fr., G
Ashley Zeolla – John Jay College, Sr., G
Caylie Long – Cedar Crest College, So., G/F
