2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Sofia Chepenik
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Episcopal School of Jacksonville
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- Prev School:
- Clemson
- Major:
- Mass Communications
Career Accolades:
2025 Pre-Season American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team
AAC Attacker of the Week Honorable Mention (2025 - Week 1)
AAC Attacker of the Week (2025 - Week 3)
AAC Attacker of the Week Honorable Mention (2025 - Week 5)
AAC Attacker of the Week Honorable Mention (2025 - Week 6)
AAC Attacker of the Week Honorable Mention (2025 - Week 8)
AAC Attacker of the Week Honorable Mention (2025 - Week 9)
AAC Attacker of the Week Honorable Mention (2025 - Week 10)
2025 American Athletic Conference First Team All-Attack (Unanimous)
2026 Pre-Season American Conference Co-Attacker of the Year
2026 Pre-Season American Conference All-Conference Team
American Conference Attacker of the Week Honorable Mention (2026 - Week 2)
American Conference Attacker of the Week (2026 - Week 3)
American Conference Attacker of the Week Honorable Mention (2026 - Week 10)
American Conference Attacker of the Week (2026 - Week 12)
2026 American Conference Attacker of the Year
2026 American Conference First Team All-Attack (Unanimous)
2026 American Conference All-Tournament Team
2026 USA Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention
2026: Started all 17 games, totaling 51 goals, 18 assists, and eight draw controls... Started vs. Niagara, scored two goals and recorded an assist... Started vs. Michigan and scored a career-high-tying six goals... Started at Stetson, scored four goals and controlled one draw... Started vs. Mercer, scored four goals and recorded an assist to earn American Conference Attacker of the Week honors... Started vs. Brown, recorded an assist... Started vs. Navy... Started at Temple, scored two goals and recorded two assists... Started vs. James Madison, scored one goal and recorded an assist... Started at Old Dominion, scored five goals, recorded an assist, and controlled four draws... Started at Richmond, scored four goals, recorded an assist, and controlled six draws... Performances at Old Dominion and Richmond earned her American Conference Attacker of the Week Honorable Mention... Started vs. Liberty, scored two goals and recorded two assists in a double-overtime win... Started at Florida and scored one goal... Started vs. Charlotte, scored five goals and recorded two assists... Started vs. East Carolina, scored three goals and recorded an assist... Started at Vanderbilt and scored a career-high-tying six goals to earn American Conference Attacker of the Week honors... Started in the American Conference Semifinal vs. Temple, scored three goals and recorded an assist... Started in the American Conference Championship vs. James Madison, scored three goals and recorded two assists.
2025: Started all 18 games, totaling 52 goals, 14 assists, and 38 draw controls... Started vs. Kennesaw State, scored four goals and recorded two assists, which earned her an AAC Attacker of the Week Honorable Mention... Started versus Mercer, scored one goal and controlled two draws... Started vs. Lehigh, recorded two assists and controlled one draw... Started vs. Florida and scored five goals... Started vs. Towson, scored five goals, recorded an assist, and controlled five draws... Five-goal performances vs. Florida and Towson earned her AAC Attacker of the Week honors... Started vs. St. Bonaventure, scored two goals, recorded an assist, and controlled two draws... Started vs. Xavier, scored four goals, recorded an assist, and controlled three draws... Started vs. Bucknell, scored three goals with one assist... Started vs. Temple, scored a career-high and program record six goals... Started at East Carolina and scored three goals... Started vs. Vanderbilt, scored three goals, recorded an assist, and controlled nine draws to earn AAC Attacker of the Week Honorable Mention... Started at Charlotte, scored four goals and controlled a career-high 10 draws... Started at Liberty, scored two goals and recorded an assist. Her impressive performances earned her AAC Attacker of the Week Honorable Mention for the second straight week, and fifth overall time on the season... Started vs. Old Dominion, scored four goals to earn AAC Attacker of the Week Honorable Mention for the third consecutive week... Started at James Madison and scored one goal... Started vs. Stetson, scored two goals, recorded three assists, and controlled four draws... Started in the AAC Semifinal vs. East Carolina and scored two goals.
2024: Redshirted.
2023 (CLEMSON): Appeared in 15 games for Clemson… Scored 33 goals and completed 20 assists for a total of 53 season points… Recorded 14 ground balls and seven caused turnovers… No. 10 in ACC in Assists Per Game with 20 total and 1.43 avg… Led the ACC Freshmen in goals and assists… ACC Offensive Player of the Week (3/14/23)… Led Clemson in goals against Duke with four… Scored the game-tying and game-winning goal against Duke… Recorded five games with three or more goals scored… Selected for ACC All-Freshman team… Earned ACC All-Academic Team Honors
High School: Played for the Episcopal School of Jacksonville… Finished with career totals of 250 goals, 169 assists, and 300+ draw controls… 3x HS Varsity Lacrosse MVP… 3x HS Varsity Lacrosse Captain… Awarded High School All-American honors in 2021, as well as a Gait top-20 all-star… Awarded Best Athlete in Single Sport for Episcopal School of Jacksonville… Earned US Lacrosse Jackie Pitts Award… 2x US Lacrosse All-American… 3x NE Florida All First Coast… Participated in the South’s All-Star Game and was recognized with ESPN’s Player of the Game award… Played club lacrosse for Snipers Elite.
Personal: First picked up a lacrosse stick and learned the sport in sixth grade at a Jacksonville lacrosse clinic hosted by the McCords.
CHEPENIK'S CAREER HIGHS:
Goals: 6, (3x) last at Vanderbilt 4/25/26
Assists: 5, vs. Gardner Webb 2/22/23
Points: 7, (3x), last at Vanderbilt 4/25/26
Draw Controls: 10, at Charlotte 4/4/25
