2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Jersey Number 37
Emma Arico
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Saline, Mich.
- High School:
- Detroit Country Day
Freshman (2025)
• Appeared in three games in her first season as a Wolverine
• Made her first career appearance against Central Michigan (Feb. 19)
Prep
• Prepped at Detroit Country Day
• Is a four-time all-state honoree
• Earned All-America honors three times
• Led her team to a state championship in her junior campaign and a runner up finish twice
• Was a candidate for Michigan Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year
• Won 130 draw controls in her junior season and had five goals and one assist in the state championship game
• Earned USA Lacrosse Magazine Midwest Player of the Week as a junior
• Named a team captain as a junior and senior
• Recorded a career-best seven goals in a game in her final season
• Notched a hat trick and two assists in the state final game as a senior
Club
• Played club lacrosse for Long Island Legacy, which ranks inside the top 10 of best lacrosse club programs by USA Club Lacrosse
Academic/Extracurricular
• Was Magna Cum Laude for three years
• Earned Summa Cum Laude for one year
• Named to the All-Academic team all four years
• Was Academic All-State as a senior
Other Sports
• Also played varsity basketball all four years of high school
Personal
• Full name is Margaret Emma Arico
• Daughter of Laurence Arico and Kim Barnes Arico
• Mother is the Michigan women’s basketball head coach and played collegiate basketball
• Father played collegiate football
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
• Major is undeclared
• Appeared in three games in her first season as a Wolverine
• Made her first career appearance against Central Michigan (Feb. 19)
Prep
• Prepped at Detroit Country Day
• Is a four-time all-state honoree
• Earned All-America honors three times
• Led her team to a state championship in her junior campaign and a runner up finish twice
• Was a candidate for Michigan Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year
• Won 130 draw controls in her junior season and had five goals and one assist in the state championship game
• Earned USA Lacrosse Magazine Midwest Player of the Week as a junior
• Named a team captain as a junior and senior
• Recorded a career-best seven goals in a game in her final season
• Notched a hat trick and two assists in the state final game as a senior
Club
• Played club lacrosse for Long Island Legacy, which ranks inside the top 10 of best lacrosse club programs by USA Club Lacrosse
Academic/Extracurricular
• Was Magna Cum Laude for three years
• Earned Summa Cum Laude for one year
• Named to the All-Academic team all four years
• Was Academic All-State as a senior
Other Sports
• Also played varsity basketball all four years of high school
Personal
• Full name is Margaret Emma Arico
• Daughter of Laurence Arico and Kim Barnes Arico
• Mother is the Michigan women’s basketball head coach and played collegiate basketball
• Father played collegiate football
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
• Major is undeclared
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