North Central Women's Lacrosse Recruiting
North Central College
Coaching Staff & Contact
Vasiliki Barakos-Berkman
Verified contact info from official program sources
📌 Contacts verified periodically against the program's official site.
Schedule & Results
| Date | Opponent | Loc | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | Augustana (IL) | AWAY | 14–9 | W |
| Apr 22 | Carroll (WI) | HOME | 2–22 | L |
| Apr 18 | Elmhurst | HOME | 13–7 | W |
| Apr 11 | Carthage | HOME | 2–17 | L |
| Apr 4 | Ill. Wesleyan | AWAY | 12–16 | L |
| Date | Opponent | Loc | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | Wis.-Stevens Point | AWAY | 1:00 AM ET |
North Central's 2026 opponents combined for a 46% win rate — a mid-range slate in Division III (tougher than 30% of programs). The team took 1 win over opponents with winning records, headlined by Augustana (IL) (9-8). Massey rates the defense #211 of 273 Division III teams (offense #219) — a defense-first profile. Scoring margin fell by 6.3 goals per game year over year.
Roster
No NCAA box-score data is published for this program yet. We'll fall back to the per-school scrape pipeline once it's wired up.
24% of the previous season's points came back for 2026 — low for the division, which usually means real openings. North Central added 14 new names to the 2026 roster. 19 of 23 players started at least one game — a rough gauge of real playing-time odds. Offense runs through a core: the top three scorers produced 64% of the team's points.
Academic & School Profile
Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard
Cost data from IPEDS. Scholarship counts reflect NCAA limits — actual aid varies.
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About North Central Women's Lacrosse
North Central women's lacrosse competes in NCAA Division III as a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). The Cardinals represent North Central College, a private United Methodist-affiliated college in Naperville, Illinois. The program plays home matches on the North Central campus and regularly competes in the CCIW.
Coaching staff information for North Central women's lacrosse is published on the official athletic site at northcentralcardinals.com. The staff guided the Cardinals to multiple All-CCIW selections in 2026, with Alis and Busse earning their first career All-CCIW honors.
North Central College sits in Naperville, Illinois, a western Chicago suburb. The school enrolls about 2,360 undergraduates, with a 58.3% acceptance rate, a 71.1% graduation rate, and an average SAT near 1165. As a private nonprofit Methodist-affiliated college, North Central offers a Division III athletic experience close to Chicago for women's lacrosse recruits.
North Central women's lacrosse closed the 2026 regular season with a 14-9 road win over the Vikings on April 25. Earlier highlights included a 13-7 victory over the Bluejays on April 18 and CCIW Weekly Honors for Skack (record-setter) and Goff. Alis and Busse earned their first career All-CCIW selections on April 28.
Frequently Asked
- Who is the head coach of North Central women's lacrosse?
- Current head coaching staff for the North Central Cardinals women's lacrosse program is listed on the official athletics site at northcentralcardinals.com.
- What conference does North Central women's lacrosse play in?
- North Central women's lacrosse competes in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) at the NCAA Division III level.
- Has North Central won an NCAA women's lacrosse championship?
- North Central has not won an NCAA Division III women's lacrosse national championship; the Cardinals compete annually in the CCIW.
- Where does North Central recruit women's lacrosse players from?
- Tracked women's lacrosse commits to North Central came from 10 states, led by IL, NE, MI.
Other NCAA Division III women's lacrosse programs ranked near North Central.
Data updated 2026-08-11 · methodology
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