Lacrosse Announces 2025 Signing Class

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville women's lacrosse team added seven new players to the 2025 class, head coach Scott Teeter announced on Thursday.

The seven new players span across four different states and one signee from Ontario, Canada. According to head coach Scott Teeter, the Class of 2025 brings a dynamic mix of talent, versatility, and specialized skills to Louisville's roster, adding valuable depth and strengthening the team's competitive edge across the field.

Teeter, who enters his eighth season, with a 186-193 overall record, is coming off an 8-11 season, which saw them defeat Clemson No. 20 and also guided the squad to its first ever ACC Tournament win, which ended with a 13-11 victory over Virginia Tech.

"We're very excited to welcome these seven individuals to the Cardinal family. They are all tremendous athletes and very good lacrosse players. They come from all over North America, from our real rich, traditional lacrosse hot beds. They all bring a unique and different style and expertise to our program. I couldn't be more happier to add them to our program."

2025 Louisville Lacrosse Class:

Annika Tanner
Midfield
El Dorado Hills, California (Oakridge)

Two-time First Team All-League
Over 100 career points
Academic All-American
Nominated for Female Athlete of the Year

"Annika Tanner is a smooth, left-handed, dynamic midfielder. She has an offensive mind with a strong shot. She is a great dodger. Defensively, she uses her athleticism well, her club team is tenacity out of California, it's great to bring another girl in from California to join our program."

Avery Johnston
Midfield
Peterborough, Ontario (St. Peter's Secondary)

2024 OFSAA Champion
2023 National Box Lacrosse Champion (Team Captain)
2023 OLA Provincial Champion
2023 National All-Star Team/Team Ontario MVP
2023-2024 St. Peter's Varsity Lacrosse MVP
All Canada Games - All-Star Team

"Avery Johnston comes to us from Canada. She's a fiery competitor, a multi-sport athlete, has such a high ceiling. She comes from one of the world's best lacrosse hot beds in Peterborough, Ontario, and the ceiling is extremely high, very gritty work ethic, type of two-way midfielder."

Bella Pedone
Midfield
Ramsey, New Jersey (Ramsey)

Nominated Player of the Year in North Jersey
Reached 200 goals, points, and draw controls
Two-time First Team All-County and All-League
Led North Jersey in total points in 2023
Nominated Top Junior and Top Sophomore in NJ

"Bella is a fast, two-way midfielder. She plays with a ton of grit and competitiveness on the field, she leaves it all on the field. I'm very excited to bring her into our program. She also knows how to elevate individuals and her teammates around her, and she comes from a top five club program and has been well coached."

Delaney Stafford
Midfield
Denver, Colorado (Cherry Creek)

Two-time Second Team All-League (2023, 2024)
Academic All-State First Team 2024
Best in Class 2025 Team
American Select Colorado 2025 Team (three years)
FCA U19 National Team 2022
Under Armour All-American Team 2021
All-America Team Southwest Highlight 2024

"She is a super athletic defender. She has great game IQ, she's very aggressive and quick and solid change of direction. She comes from the state of Colorado from a very good club team, in team 180 and we're excited to add her to our program."

Grayce Kitchen
Defense
Huntington, New York (Shoreham-Wading River)

2023 All-County

2022 All-League
2021 Rookie of the Year
Top 100 Long Island (one of three juniors on the list)

"Grayce Kitchen is a top attacker nationally, she's the real deal. She's a dual threat with great dodging, feeding, shooting ability and she has an extremely high IQ. She comes from a lacrosse hot bed of Long Island. She plays for another all-top club team in the nation, with the Top Guns. She's a multi-sport athlete. I look for her to make an immediate impact right away on our campus."

Makayla Mitchell
Midfield
Middletown, New Jersey (St. John Vianney)

2024 Jamaica Women's U20 Team
2024 All-Shore First Team and Independence Division Player of the Year
2024 SJV Catholic Athlete of the Week
2023-2024 Varsity Team Captain
Three-time Player of the Game at the 2023 Capital Cup
Shore Conference Player of the Week (April 27 - May 3)
Nominated Best Sophomore in NJ 2023
Under Armour 150 Team Champions 2022

"Makayla Mitchell is a strong pure goal scorer. She has a strong a strong shot. She sees the sees the field well but what I like most about Makayla is she puts the time in. She puts the time in. She is very smart, has a high lacrosse IQ, and she has a tremendous work ethic. Once again, the ceiling is very high for Michaela, that she could develop into a dominant goal score in the ACC."

Mia Lusardi
Midfield
Pittsford, New York (Our Lady of Mercy)

Three-time First Team Private Parochial League
Offensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year

"Mia is a solid two-way midfielder on the offensive end she has a nose for the cage. She's always around the goal, makes plays, drives well, has a great IQ, great vision on the offensive end. On the defensive end, she's aggressive, an extremely hard worker. She brings that blue collar work ethic that hopefully is contagious to our program. Her she plays on a top club program called Monsters from Rochester, New York."

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