2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Jersey Number 40
Madeline Jensen
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Clarendon Hills, Ill.
- High School:
- Benet Academy
Freshman (2025)
• Did not see game action
Prep
• Prepped at Benet Academy
• Was named as a USA Lacrosse All-American during her junior and senior campaigns
• Led her team win the East Suburban Catholic Conference Championship in her junior season
• Earned conference player of the year honors as a junior
• Recorded over 700 career saves
• Selected to the IHSA All-State First Team and all-sectional team three times
• Is a four-time all-conference selection
• Helped her team win the East Suburban Catholic Conference and Sectional Championship three times
• Helped her team finish second at the IHSA State Finals, the highest placing in school history
• Was a member of the Super-Sectional Championship team in her freshman and senior season
Club
• Played club lacrosse for Lakeshore Lacrosse National Premier 2024
Academic/Extracurricular
• Was one of 14 athletes in the state of Illinois to be named a USA Lacrosse Academic All-American, earning the distinction twice
• Earned Honors with Highest Distinction and first honor roll
• Was a member of the Beney Academy Chapter of National Honor Society
• Represented her class as a member of student government
• Was elected to the Senior Committee Head of the Department of Public Relations
Other Sports
• Also played basketball and tennis
Personal
• Full name is Madeline Reba Jensen
• Daughter of Patrick and Kathleen Jensen
• Father played baseball at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Enrolled in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business
• Majoring in Business Administration
• Did not see game action
Prep
• Prepped at Benet Academy
• Was named as a USA Lacrosse All-American during her junior and senior campaigns
• Led her team win the East Suburban Catholic Conference Championship in her junior season
• Earned conference player of the year honors as a junior
• Recorded over 700 career saves
• Selected to the IHSA All-State First Team and all-sectional team three times
• Is a four-time all-conference selection
• Helped her team win the East Suburban Catholic Conference and Sectional Championship three times
• Helped her team finish second at the IHSA State Finals, the highest placing in school history
• Was a member of the Super-Sectional Championship team in her freshman and senior season
Club
• Played club lacrosse for Lakeshore Lacrosse National Premier 2024
Academic/Extracurricular
• Was one of 14 athletes in the state of Illinois to be named a USA Lacrosse Academic All-American, earning the distinction twice
• Earned Honors with Highest Distinction and first honor roll
• Was a member of the Beney Academy Chapter of National Honor Society
• Represented her class as a member of student government
• Was elected to the Senior Committee Head of the Department of Public Relations
Other Sports
• Also played basketball and tennis
Personal
• Full name is Madeline Reba Jensen
• Daughter of Patrick and Kathleen Jensen
• Father played baseball at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Enrolled in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business
• Majoring in Business Administration
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