Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/28/25 – From Press Release
West Chester University senior, Keri Barnett (Archbishop Carroll) was named the Midfielder of the Year in Division II by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) it was announced Tuesday afternoon.
Barnett, finished up one of the most impressive seasons in West Chester women’s lacrosse history with 115 goals and 146 points. Both of those marks are new school single-season records. She was also named the Athlete of the Year in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division earlier this month while earning consensus first-team All-America plaudits after appearing on both the IWLCA All-America team and the US Lacrosse Magazine All-America squads.
She shattered just about every record in the book on the school and conference level. She finished the year second in the NCAA in goals scored and third in points as well. In addition to her gaudy attack statistics, Barnett also led the PSAC in caused turnovers and had 81 draw controls and 42 ground balls. Nobody fills out a scoresheet in so many different categories quite like Barnett has done this spring. Barnett will return in 2026 with her eye on becoming the all-time leading scorer at all three levels (school, conference, national) in her final year of eligibility.
West Chester finished fifth in the final IWLCA Division II Coaches Poll. The Golden Rams posted a 19-1 record on the season and reached the Atlantic Region Final before a loss to Slippery Rock ended their season one game shy of the national semifinals.
Barnett is one of the most decorated women’s lacrosse players in school history. The three-time All-American enters her final year with 279 career goals and 345 career points to go along with 284 draw controls and 151 ground balls.
