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2026 MIT Women's Lacrosse Roster

Larry Petulla
Larry Petulla
Larry Petulla
Gil Talbot
Chris Aduama
Chris Aduama

14 Pauline Vien

  • Position GK
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • High School Dexter Southfield
  • Hometown Brookline, Mass.
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Career Highs: 
  • Saves: 19 vs. Scranton (May 10, 2025 – NCAA Tournament First Round) 
  • Groundballs: 7 vs. Roger Williams (March 12, 2026) 
  • Caused Turnovers: 5 vs. Roger Williams (March 12, 2026) 
Accolades: 
  • 2026 IWLCA All-America Third Team
  • 3x NEWMAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2025, 2026)
  • 2026 NEWMAC Defensive Athlete of the Year
  • 2026 NEWMAC All-Conference First Team
  • 2x NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team (2024, 2025) 
  • 2026 IWLCA All-Region First Team
  • 2025 IWLCA All-Region Second Team 
  • 2026 USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Honorable Mention
  • 2026 USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-America Honorable Mention
  • 2x NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2025, 2026)
  • 2026 College Sports Communicators At-Large Academic All-District Team
  • 3x NEWMAC Defensive Athlete of the Week (April 21, 2025; March 23, 2026; April 13, 2026) 
  • Currently ranks fourth all-time at MIT in career saves (371) 
2026: 
  • Played in and started 18 games 
  • Ranked 10th in the nation in save percentage (.512) 
  • Led the NEWMAC in save percentage, ranked second in saves (148), third in goals against average (9.68), and fourth in saves per game (8.22) 
2025: 
  • Started all 21 games 
  • Ranked seventh in the nation in save percentage (.528) 
  • Led the NEWMAC in save percentage, ranked second in saves (152), and fourth in goals against average (9.37) 
2024: 
  • Played in 16 games, started in 4 
  • Made 71 saves with a .573 save percentage 
Before MIT: 
  • Graduated from Dexter Southfield 
  • USA Lacrosse Academic All-American 
  • Three-time varsity letterwinner and two-time team MVP 
  • USA Lacrosse National Champion with Massachusetts/Rhode Island (2021, 2022) 
  • Was also a member of the ice hockey team 
  • Cum Laude Society 
  • High Honors 
  • Science Prize (2022, 2023), Yale Book Award 
  • Robotics Team, Quiz Bowl Team 
Personal: 
  • Favorite Sports Memory: “My dad teaching me how to play lacrosse.” 
Club: 
  • Laxachusetts 
  • Commitment to Excellence Award 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2024First Year

    GK
    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2025Sophomore

    GK
    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2026Junior

    GK
    5'7"
    14