WASHINGTON, D.C. - Kori Edmondson of the No. 7 Maryland women's lacrosse team was named to the initial Tewaaraton Watch List, as announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation Thursday evening.
Edmondson returns to College Park for her third season after a standout 2024 campaign. She was one of the top scorers for the Terps, finishing the year with 38 goals while starting all 20 games and recording seven hat tricks. Her impressive performance earned her 2024 Second Team All-Big Ten honors, and she was ranked No. 17 in Inside Lacrosse's Top 50 Players of 2025.
This past summer, Edmondson competed at the 2024 World Lacrosse Women's U20 Championship in Hong Kong, China, where she was among over 400 players representing 20 teams. She helped lead Team USA to a perfect 7-0 record, outscoring opponents 211-20 on their way to a gold medal. Edmondson was named to the All-World team after contributing three goals, two assists, 12 ground balls, and four caused turnovers throughout the tournament.
Maryland has won eight of the last 13 Tewaaraton awards, with Megan Taylor becoming the first goalie in lacrosse history to win the award in 2019. Before that, Zoe Stukenberg took home the prestigious award in 2017, Taylor Cummings won three straight from 2014-16 and Katie Schwarzmann became the first two-time winner for Maryland in 2012-13. Caitlyn McFadden started the eight-for-13 streak for Maryland, garnering the award in 2010.
Jen Adams won the inaugural Tewaaraton in 2001.
In the 19 years of the award, Maryland has won nine times, the most of any school and has had 26 finalists, including at least one in 16-of-17 seasons under head coach Cathy Reese. Most recently,
Aurora Cordingley was named a finalist in 2022, where she totaled 118 points (67 goals, 51 assists).
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation.
Players not named to this initial list will have opportunities to play their way into a spot as the season progresses. Watch List additions will be announced on March 7 and March 28, before the field will be narrowed to 25 men's and 25 women's nominees on April 18. Nominees can be players from the Watch Lists or not from the Watch Lists, effectively allowing for a third round of additions.
Five men's and five women's finalists will be announced on May 9. The Tewaaraton Award recipients will be chosen after the conclusion of the collegiate lacrosse season
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The Terps will open their 2025 campaign, February 14, vs. No. 6 Syracuse at 11:00 a.m. The game will air on BIG+.
