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2026 MIT Women's Lacrosse Roster

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16 Ashley Thomas

  • Position A
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School Summit
  • Hometown Summit, N.J.
  • Major Mathematical Economics and Finance

Biography

Career Highs: 
  • Goals: 7 vs. Wellesley (March 30, 2024) and Springfield (April 17, 2024) 
  • Assists: 7 – Three times, last vs. Wheaton (April 15, 2026) 
  • Points: 12 vs. Smith (April 19, 2025) 
  • Groundballs: 3 vs. Mount Holyoke (March 28, 2026)
  • Caused Turnovers: 2 – Three times, last vs. Westfield State (March 4, 2026) 
  • Draw Controls: 3 vs. Salve Regina (April 26, 2025 – NEWMAC First Round) and Babson (April 11, 2026) 
Accolades: 
  • 2024 IWLCA All-America Second Team
  • 2026 IWLCA All-America Third Team  
  • 2024 NEWMAC Offensive Athlete of the Year 
  • 3x NEWMAC All-Conference First Team (2024, 2025, 2026) 
  • 3x IWLCA All-Region First Team (2024, 2025, 2026) 
  • 2x USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America First Team (2025, 2026)
  • 2024 USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Second Team
  • 2026 USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-America First Team
  • 2025 USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-America Second Team 
  • 3x NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2024, 2025, 2026) 
  • 2025 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll 
  • 3x College Sports Communicators At-Large Academic All-District Team (2024, 2025, 2026)
  • Graduates as the fourth player in NCAA Division III women's lacrosse history to record 200 goals and 200 assists 
  • Set the MIT record for points in a season with 136 in 2026
  • Set the MIT record for assists in a season with 71 in 2026 
  • Set the MIT record for points in a game with 12 vs. Smith on April 19, 2025 
  • Graduates ranked first all-time at MIT in career assists (212) 
  • Graduates ranked first all-time at MIT in career points (444) 
  • Graduates ranked second all-time at MIT in career goals (232) 
2026: 
  • Started all 20 games 
  • Ranked third in the nation in assists (71) and fourth in assists per game (3.55), points (136), and points per game (6.80) 
  • Led the NEWMAC in assists, assists per game, and points, ranked second in points per game, third in goals (65), and fourth in goals per game (3.25)
2025: 
  • Started all 21 games 
  • Ranked sixth in the nation in assists (68), ninth in points (119), and 14th in assists per game (3.24) 
  • Led the NEWMAC in assists, assists per game, points, and points per game (5.67) 
2024: 
  • Started all 22 games 
  • Led the NEWMAC in goals (79) and points (123) and ranked second in assists (44) 
  • Ranked fifth in the nation in points 
  • NEWMAC Offensive Athlete of the Week (March 4, April 1) 
2023: 
  • Played in 19 games, started three 
  • Ranked third in the NEWMAC in assists (29), fifth in assists per game (1.53), eighth in points (66), and ninth in points per game (3.47) 
Before MIT: 
  • Graduated from Summit High School 
  • All-State Third Team, All-Group 2 First Team 
  • 2022 New Jersey Lacrosse Tournament of Champions winner, 2022 NJ Group 2 Lacrosse Champions 
  • US Lacrosse All-Academic 
  • Captain and four-time varsity letterwinner 
  • All-County and All-Division First Team for soccer 
  • Soccer captain, Team MVP, and four-time varsity letterwinner 
  • Summa Cum Laude 
  • National Merit Commended Student, AP Scholar with Distinction 
  • Spanish Seal of Biliteracy 
  • Math tutor for low-income students in Union County, N.J. 
  • Steps Elite club lacrosse coach 
Personal: 
  • Research: UROP with MIT Hacking Medicine optimizing funding pathways for healthcare startups emerging from the MIT ecosystem 
  • Scholars of Finance 
  • Little Beavers Running Club 
  • Kappa Alpha Theta sorority 
  • Student-Athlete Advisory Committee 
  • Favorite Sports Memory: “Winning the NEWMAC championship!” 
Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete: 
  • “Hosting the second round of the NCAA tournament against Trinity. We played one of our best games of the season with a huge home crowd cheering us on. It was so much fun and definitely the highlight of my freshman season.” 
Club: 
  • Steps Elite Blue 2022 

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2023First Year

    A
    5'7"
    16
  • 16

    2024Sophomore

    A
    5'7"
    16
  • 16

    2025Junior

    A
    5'7"
    16
  • 16

    2026Senior

    A
    5'7"
    16