2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Jersey Number 0
Rian Adkins
- Position:
- M
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- High School:
- Upper Arlington High School
As a Senior (2026):
• Started all 17 games, tallied a career-best 14 goals, nine assists and 23 points on the season.
• Scored two goals - including the game-winner in the season-opening win against No. 15 Denver (2/7)
• Delivered an assist in the 11-9 win over Cincinnati (2/12)
• Registered a goal in the 13-10 loss at Marquette (2/17)
• Scored a goal in the 10-9 double OT win at Cal (2/22)
• Scored a career-high four goals, including the game-winner, to lead the Cards in a 13-9 win at Vanderbilt (3/5); also dished out an assist to total five points in the game, establishing a new career high.
• Dished out a career-high two assists in the win at Xavier (3/19)
Tallied a goal and an assist in the season finale loss at Notre Dame (4/17)
• Member of UofL's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
• Named to the Women's Lacrosse All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Over the summer, helped Team Canada to a Silver Medal in the 2025 Pan-American Women’s Lacrosse Championship
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As a Sophomore (2024):
• Played in 19 games this season with 17 starts
• Finished the season with 13 goals, three assists, 25 shots, 22 shots on goal, 19 ground balls, five draw controls, four caused turnover
• Had a season high of three goals against Syracuse 4/23
• Had a season high of two draw controls against Clemon 3/16
As a Freshman (2023):Â
• Played in 15 games with three starts
• Finished the season with three goals, three points, six shots, four shots on goal, three ground balls, seven draw controls, and one caused turnover
• Earned her first goal for the Red and Black in the win against Colorado
• Had a season-high three draw controls against Boston College.
Prep:Â Attended Upper Arlington High School
• Helped lead Upper Arlington to a combined 40-3 record, which included a 2019 state championship
• Recorded 14 goals and 15 assists as a freshman
• Missed her sophomore year due to COVID-19
• Totaled 41 goals, 22 assists, 46 draw controls and 15 caused turnovers as a junior
• Recorded 52 goals, 40 assists, and 68 draw controls as a senior
• Helped lead her team as a 2022 state runner up
• Named OCC First Team All Region, Second Team All State, Columbus Dispatch Super 12 Finalist, and Team Midfielder of the Year
• Also ran cross country and was a 2020 state qualifier.
Personal:Â Full name is Rian Adkins
• Born on April 9
• Parents are Mindy and Sean Adkins
• Has one sister
• Majoring in business
•Post college ambition is to have a career in consulting
• Most influential person is her dad
• Her mom ran track at Miami (Ohio)
•Chose UofL because it was an opportunity to be amongst a wide range of amazing athletes.
- Team co-captain
- Started in all 15 contests
- Tallied 12 goals and seven assists for 19 points
- Collected 16 ground balls and a career high 16 draw controls
- Opened her senior campaign on a three-game goal scoring streak, finding the back of the net once against Ohio State, Virginia Tech and Kent State. (Feb. 10-18)
- Registered an assist in UofL’s matchup against No. 1 North Carolina. (Feb. 22)
- Was one of five Cardinals to register a hat trick in Louisville’s 20-13 win over Canisius. Five different players recording a hat trick in the same contest was a feat that had never been accomplished in program history prior to that game. (Feb. 25)
- Her eight-game point streak that dated back to 2024 came to an end at Cincinnati when she exited the game early with an injury. (March 12)
- Bouncing back from her injury against the Bearcats in a big way, the senior midfielder tallied a season high of four points, scoring two goals and dishing out two assists against No. 15 Duke, a game in which the Cards fell just short. (March 14)
- In consecutive victories against California and Vanderbilt she logged a goal in each. (March 21-25)
- Finished the game with two points with an assist and a goal in a nail-biting loss to No. 19 Virginia. (March 28)
- Â Named to the Women's Lacrosse All-ACC Academic Team
• Started all 17 games, tallied a career-best 14 goals, nine assists and 23 points on the season.
• Scored two goals - including the game-winner in the season-opening win against No. 15 Denver (2/7)
• Delivered an assist in the 11-9 win over Cincinnati (2/12)
• Registered a goal in the 13-10 loss at Marquette (2/17)
• Scored a goal in the 10-9 double OT win at Cal (2/22)
• Scored a career-high four goals, including the game-winner, to lead the Cards in a 13-9 win at Vanderbilt (3/5); also dished out an assist to total five points in the game, establishing a new career high.
• Dished out a career-high two assists in the win at Xavier (3/19)
Tallied a goal and an assist in the season finale loss at Notre Dame (4/17)
• Member of UofL's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
• Named to the Women's Lacrosse All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Over the summer, helped Team Canada to a Silver Medal in the 2025 Pan-American Women’s Lacrosse Championship
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As a Sophomore (2024):
• Played in 19 games this season with 17 starts
• Finished the season with 13 goals, three assists, 25 shots, 22 shots on goal, 19 ground balls, five draw controls, four caused turnover
• Had a season high of three goals against Syracuse 4/23
• Had a season high of two draw controls against Clemon 3/16
As a Freshman (2023):Â
• Played in 15 games with three starts
• Finished the season with three goals, three points, six shots, four shots on goal, three ground balls, seven draw controls, and one caused turnover
• Earned her first goal for the Red and Black in the win against Colorado
• Had a season-high three draw controls against Boston College.
Prep:Â Attended Upper Arlington High School
• Helped lead Upper Arlington to a combined 40-3 record, which included a 2019 state championship
• Recorded 14 goals and 15 assists as a freshman
• Missed her sophomore year due to COVID-19
• Totaled 41 goals, 22 assists, 46 draw controls and 15 caused turnovers as a junior
• Recorded 52 goals, 40 assists, and 68 draw controls as a senior
• Helped lead her team as a 2022 state runner up
• Named OCC First Team All Region, Second Team All State, Columbus Dispatch Super 12 Finalist, and Team Midfielder of the Year
• Also ran cross country and was a 2020 state qualifier.
Personal:Â Full name is Rian Adkins
• Born on April 9
• Parents are Mindy and Sean Adkins
• Has one sister
• Majoring in business
•Post college ambition is to have a career in consulting
• Most influential person is her dad
• Her mom ran track at Miami (Ohio)
•Chose UofL because it was an opportunity to be amongst a wide range of amazing athletes.
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