UDC Women’s Lacrosse Announces 2025 Spring Schedule

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The University of the District of Columbia Women's Lacrosse team announced their Spring 2025 schedule. The Firebirds were also ranked seventh in the 2025 ECC Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches.

The Firebirds will kick off their season on February 16 with an away game against Felician University, followed by road contests at Chowan and Barton. The home opener is set for March 1 against Virginia State, where UDC will play their first contest on the new Turf Field.

March will also feature home games against Davis & Elkins (March 14) and Chestnut Hill (March 19), with road trips to Caldwell (March 25) and Molloy (March 29). As the ECC schedule heats up in April, the Firebirds will host Daemen (April 5), Mercy (April 19), and St. Thomas Aquinas (April 24), while traveling to Roberts Wesleyan (April 12), Trinity (D.C.) (April 16), and D'Youville (April 26).

UDC's scoring pair of junior Jada Williams (30G, 6A to go with 52 draw controls) and senior Michelle Mitchell (25G, 2A) return after combining for 64 percent of the Firebirds' offensive production a season ago. Junior goalkeeper Natalia Perkins also returns between the pipes after ranking sixth in the nation in saves per game (134 total, 11.17). District of Columbia finished 1-13 (0-6 ECC) last season, earning a win over Trinity on April 16. 

2025 ECC Women's Lacrosse Preseason Poll
1. Roberts Wesleyan - 49 points (7 first-place votes)
2. Mercy - 42 points
3. Molloy - 34 points
4. D'Youville - 29 points
5. Daemen - 21 points
6. St. Thomas Aquinas - 14 points
7. District of Columbia - 7 points