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Cuviello Highlights JMU Four on Final 2025 Freshman Impact Rankings
6/18/2025 10:20:00 AM | Lacrosse
HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison defender Reese Cuviello was ranked #17 in the final 2025 Inside Lacrosse Freshman Impact Rankings, as she led four Dukes who were recognized on the list.
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Joining Cuviello on the Freshman Impact Rankings were midfielder Chloe Bleckley, attacker Olivia Matthews and attacker Payton Root, who were each recognized as Honorable Mention selections.
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Cuviello was a First Team All-American Athletic Conference honoree who started all 19 games for JMU's defense. She recorded 22 caused turnovers and 22 ground balls while winning 42 draw controls. Cuviello, an All-AAC Tournament Team pick and two-time AAC Defensive Player of the Week, additionally scored two goals.
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Bleckley, who played in all 19 games, scored 16 goals with three assists for 19 points. She did so on just 32 shots for a .500 shooting percentage and a quarter of her goals came via free-position opportunities. Bleckley also accrued 15 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers.
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Matthews was a Second Team All-AAC attacker and member of the All-Tournament Team who started all 19 games for the Dukes. The two-time AAC Freshman of the Week and one-time Attack Player of the Week was JMU's third-leading scorer, with 31 goals and 13 assists for 44 points. Matthews scored six free-position goals and added 33 draws, nine ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers.
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Root earned Second Team All-AAC accolades on attack after playing in 15 games during her rookie campaign. Once honored as AAC Freshman of the Week, she scored 11 goals with a team-leading 29 assists for 40 points in 2025. Root also contributed six ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers.
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JMU is fresh off a 14-5 season in which the program won both the AAC regular-season and tournament titles to advance to the NCAA Championship for the 10th consecutive season.
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Joining Cuviello on the Freshman Impact Rankings were midfielder Chloe Bleckley, attacker Olivia Matthews and attacker Payton Root, who were each recognized as Honorable Mention selections.
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Cuviello was a First Team All-American Athletic Conference honoree who started all 19 games for JMU's defense. She recorded 22 caused turnovers and 22 ground balls while winning 42 draw controls. Cuviello, an All-AAC Tournament Team pick and two-time AAC Defensive Player of the Week, additionally scored two goals.
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Bleckley, who played in all 19 games, scored 16 goals with three assists for 19 points. She did so on just 32 shots for a .500 shooting percentage and a quarter of her goals came via free-position opportunities. Bleckley also accrued 15 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers.
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Matthews was a Second Team All-AAC attacker and member of the All-Tournament Team who started all 19 games for the Dukes. The two-time AAC Freshman of the Week and one-time Attack Player of the Week was JMU's third-leading scorer, with 31 goals and 13 assists for 44 points. Matthews scored six free-position goals and added 33 draws, nine ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers.
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Root earned Second Team All-AAC accolades on attack after playing in 15 games during her rookie campaign. Once honored as AAC Freshman of the Week, she scored 11 goals with a team-leading 29 assists for 40 points in 2025. Root also contributed six ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers.
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JMU is fresh off a 14-5 season in which the program won both the AAC regular-season and tournament titles to advance to the NCAA Championship for the 10th consecutive season.
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