Serrano, Bodner lead record-tying six Marquette players with Big East awards

Benjamin Hanson, Sports Reporter • April 29, 2026

First-year Dani Serrano and graduate student Hannah Bodner both earned Big East player of the year awards.

As Marquette women’s lacrosse prepares to play No. 17 Denver in the first round of the Big East tournament Thursday, it has been given a reason to celebrate before ever stepping on the field.

Fifth-year Hanna Bodner earned Big East midfielder of the year, Dani Serrano nabbed Big East sreshman of the year and four other Marquette players were named to All-Big East teams.

Tess Osburn received a spot on the first team while Sofia Santana, Riley Jenkins and Gabby Windesheim were given second team honors. Six selections to All-Big East teams and two player of the year honors in a single season ties a program record.

All-BIG EAST looks good on them 🏅

We tied our all-time high for selections in a single season, and earned two Player of the Year awards for the second time in program history!#WeAreMarquette | #MarquetteWLAX pic.twitter.com/u9cruVuvaU

— Marquette Women’s Lacrosse (@MarquetteWLax) April 29, 2026

This is the second year in a row Bodner has grabbed the midfielder award and the fourth year in a row the award has been given to a Golden Eagle (Leigh Steiner in 2024 and Lydia Foust in 2023). Bodner led the Big East in draw controls (72) and was one of the conference’s top scorers. She also received both the President’s Award and the Metcalfe Senior Female Athletic Award at the Marquette Athletics Annual Blue & Golden Globes Sunday.

Serrano is Marquette’s second-ever Big East freshman of the year award-winner, alongside Shea Garcia in 2019, and the third first-year in program history to receive All-Big East honors. Serrano led the conference in assists per game (2.47), points per game (4.47) and shooting percentage (.588) between players with double-digit goals.

Here are some other highlights from the four other players honored:

Osburn: This is the senior attacker’s third-straight year with an All-Big East award. She led Marquette in shots (82) and shots on goal (66).
Santana: The senior defender finished second in the conference with 24 caused turnovers. This is her first conference award.
Junior midfielder Jenkins: This is Jenkins’ first conference award after being one of Marquette’s top scorers (22 goals).
Windesheim: The first-year is the first draw control specialist at Marquette to earn conference honors since Mary Blee in 2022 and the second all-time.

Coverage of Marquette’s Big East semifinal matchup against No. 17 Denver will be held on ESPN+ at 5 p.m. Thursday. Marquette Wire Sports Reporter Eamon Bevan will have live coverage on Twitter/X and a recap after the game.

This article was written by Benjamin Hanson. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter/X @benhansonMU.

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Benjamin Hanson, Sports Reporter

Benjamin Hanson is a junior at Marquette studying journalism. The Minneapolis, Minnesota native has been a sports reporter since his freshman year while also interning at the biggest news stations in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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Clay Ellis-Escobar is a sophomore from Plainfield, IL. He is majoring in Marketing, Information Systems and Business Analytics, and is in his first year working for The Wire. Outside of The Wire, he enjoys working out, building his own personal photographer business, spending time with friends and is also on the Marquette Club Golf Team.