Maryland-affiliated players show out at PLL and WLL All-Star Weekend

Nobody does lacrosse like Maryland does.

“I think the MIAA conference is the best conference in the country,” said Boston Cannons attackman and Baltimore native Marcus Holman, referring to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association for private high schools. “It consistently produces so much talent, and it’s so competitive.”

On July 5, Premier Lacrosse League All-Stars and Women’s Lacrosse League All-Stars gathered at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis to showcase their skills in a night of friendly competition.

The first game featured a showdown between the PLL’s Eastern and Western conferences that the West ultimately won 12-9.

In the WLL’s All-Star Game, the teams were named after the two captains: New York Charging attacker Izzy Scane and Maryland Charm attacker Ashley Humphrey. Team Izzy scored a goal with 30 seconds left to win 16-15.

Of the 80 PLL and WLL players in attendance, 17 either call Maryland home or played collegiately in the state. On a night that produced 52 combined goals across two games, these players were involved in 18 of them.

Here’s a quick summary of how all these players performed in front of a crowd rooting heavily for them.

Hometown Heroes

Marcus Holman, Gilman

The Boston Cannons attackman headlines the group of hometown favorites, earning his league-leading 12th All-Star selection.

Even in his 13th professional season, Holman showed he remains one of the league’s most dangerous scorers, opening the game with two quick goals to give the East an early lead. He finished with a team-high three goals.

Holman currently leads the league in total goals, with 15 to his name, and is tied for first in scoring points with 16 points.

After graduating from Gilman in 2009, Homan said returning to familiar stomping grounds has made the All-Star Game experience especially meaningful.

“It’s always an honor to be able to play here in the state of Maryland, where I grew up,” he said. “That’s super special. Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium is probably my favorite place to play.”

Anna Brandt, Hereford High School

Brandt returned for her second consecutive WLL All-Star Game after first earning a spot on Team North in the league’s inaugural event in 2025, when each team was required to draft at least two active collegiate players.

Since then, the Penn star and two-time Ivy League Midfielder of the Year joined the California Palms in December 2025 through the WLL’s waiver system. Representing Team Izzy on Saturday, she scored a goal in the 16-15 win.

Piper Bond, Gilman

After graduating from Penn with back-to-back First Team All-Ivy honors, Bond was a third-round pick in the 2023 PLL draft. With the Archers, the defensive midfielder was part of the team that won back-to-back championship titles in 2023 and 2024.

Through six games this season, Bond leads the short-stick defensive midfield corps with four caused turnovers, earning him his second All-Star Game selection. In the game, Bond recorded an assist and two ground balls en route to the West’s win.

Bryan Costabile, Mount Saint Joseph

The former Baltimore Sun Athlete of the Year was selected second overall by the New York Atlas in the 2020 PLL Draft. The move came after Costabile set Notre Dame’s single-season record for goals by a midfielder and earned two First Team All-American selections.

This season, Costabile leads the Atlas midfield with 18 total points off of eight 1-point goals, four 2-point goals, and two assists. Costabile’s four 2-point goals leads the entire PLL.

With his selection to the All-Star roster this year, Costabile returns for the first time since making three straight from 2021-2023. Costabile finished the game with one goal and one assist for the East. His assist helped fellow Marylander Holman round out his hat trick late in the fourth quarter of play.

Matthew Dunn, Loyola Blakefield

The defender has stayed close to home for much of his lacrosse career.

After graduating from Loyola Blakefield, Dunn elected to stay local, attending the University of Maryland, where he helped lead the Terrapins to three NCAA Final Fours and two national championship game appearances.

Dunn joined the Maryland Whipsnakes in 2019 and helped lead the Whipsnakes to win back-to-back PLL Championship Series titles in 2019 and 2020. The 2020 PLL Defenseman of the Year earned his ninth All-Star nod this year and recorded six ground balls, the second most on the East squad.

Sam King, Gilman

The Utah Archers midfielder is the youngest of the Gilman trio that featured at this year’s All-Star Game.

The 2025 Harvard graduate became the program’s first Tewaaraton Award finalist and the program’s first player to be selected in the PLL Draft after being selected 18th overall in the 2025 PLL Draft.

In his second season with the team, King was selected for his second All-Star Game after leading the Archers midfield corps with 14 points off of 11 goals and three assists through six games. At this year’s showcase, King scored a standout goal off a shovel shot en route to the West’s win.

Emily Nalls, Glenelg High School

A three-time state champion in high school, Nalls continued winning titles when she went to play collegiately at UNC, taking home the national championship in 2022.

Nalls joined the WLL as one of two defenders on the California Palms’ inaugural Women’s Lacrosse League Championship Series roster in January 2025.

Later that year, she played in her first WLL All-Star game as a member of Team Izzy. This year, she returns to the WLL All-Star Game but as a member of Team Humphrey. She finished with two goals and an assist, the most points by any defender in the game, while also recording two caused turnovers.

Logan Wisnauskas, Boys’ Latin

This past Sunday, the 2022 Tewaaraton Award winner returned to his home state for his third All-Star Game appearance after leading the league in shooting percentage, converting 58.3% of his shots to goals. Wisnauskas recorded a game-high 4 points to help lead the West to a comeback victory.

“Being able to be home, having our families come to the game and seeing them afterward is really special,” Wisnauskas said. “We had so many MIAA guys playing out there, so it was awesome to kind of be home and be a part of this awesome atmosphere.”

Before becoming a Denver Outlaws attackman, Wisnauskas was a high schooler committed to Syracuse after being named The Baltimore Sun Boy’s Lacrosse Player of the Year.

After redshirting his freshman year, he transferred to Maryland to continue his collegiate career. The decision proved to be a monumental one, as he would go on to become the program’s all-time leader in career points en route to winning the 2022 national championship.

Kayla Wood, Catonsville High School

Like fellow California Palms defender Nalls, Wood returned for her second consecutive WLL All-Star Game after representing Team Izzy in the league’s inaugural event in 2025. This year, she suited up for Team Humphrey and recorded three caused turnovers, tied for the second most on the team.

Mason Woodward, St. Paul’s

In his PLL All-Star debut, the Utah Archers defender was one of five players competing in the Fastest Shot competition. He advanced to the second round with a 113 mph shot before claiming the title with a blistering 115 mph, defeating Carolina Chaos midfielder Troy Reh in the final.

“It’s such an honor to be here with the guys at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium back home,” Woodward said after winning the Fastest Shot competition.

Woodward carried that momentum into the All-Star Game, recording two caused turnovers, tied for the second most on the West squad, as well as three ground balls.

Woodward was selected eighth overall by the Archers in the 2024 PLL Draft.

Collegiate Connections

Jared Bernhardt, University of Maryland

The Denver Outlaws attackman made his first PLL All-Star appearance this weekend after recording 14 points this season off of 10 goals and four assists. Although the former Terp didn’t record any stats during the game, his history playing lacrosse in the state is long and storied. The 2021 Tewaaraton Award winner finished his Terrapin career as the program’s all-time leader in both goals and points at the time.

Abby Bosco, University of Maryland

After featuring on Team North at the 2025 All-Star Game, Bosco suited up for Team Izzy in her second WLL All-Star Game appearance. As a defender, Bosco scored a goal while adding a caused turnover on the defensive end.

Bosco joined the WLL as a member of the Maryland Charm’s inaugural Championship Series roster in January 2025.

She spent two seasons with the Terps where she won Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2022 and collected first-team All-America recognition.

Brett Makar, University of Maryland

Makar was a third overall selection by the New York Atlas in the 2023 PLL Draft. The pick came after Makar became the first player in conference history to win back-to-back Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year awards.

This year marks Makar’s third All-Star Game selection. At the game, he once again showcased the shutdown defense that made him a Terrapin standout, collecting four ground balls and a caused turnover for the East.

Ajax Zappitello, University of Maryland

Selected third overall by the Maryland Whipsnakes in the 2024 PLL Draft, Zappitello got the opportunity to stay in the state where he played collegiate lacrosse to begin his professional career.

The selection came after the 2024 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year became the first defender since 1993 to win the Lt. Raymond Enners Outstanding Player of the Year award.

In his second PLL All-Star Game, Zappitello recorded a caused turnover and a ground ball for the East.

Sydni Black, Loyola University Maryland

Like Bosco, Black was also a member of the Maryland Charm’s inaugural Championship Series roster that was named in January 2025. Like Bosco, Black didn’t have to move far from where she played her college ball.

The Ohio native spent four years at Loyola, where she led the Greyhounds to three NCAA Tournament appearances while compiling a 58-game goal-scoring streak and earning 2024 Patriot League Attacker of the Year honors.

Selected by Scane for the second year in a row to be on Team Izzy at this year’s All-Star Game, Black finished with two goals and an assist.

Katie Detwiler, Loyola University Maryland

The California Palms defender made her All-Star debut representing Team Izzy where she finished the night with two caused turnovers and three ground balls. Detwiler was a fourth-round pick by the California Palms in the 2026 WLL Supplemental Draft.

Prior to the WLL, the Pennsylvania native was a back-to-back Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year winner in 2021 and 2022 when she helped Loyola capture consecutive Patriot League championships and make back-to-back NCAA quarterfinal appearances.

Madison Doucette, Johns Hopkins University

The goalkeeper made her All-Star debut at last year’s showcase for Team Izzy. Playing the second half, she finished with eight saves while allowing 10 goals as Team Izzy held on for a one-goal victory.

Doucette joined the WLL as a member of the 2025 New York Charging’s Inaugural Championship Series roster. Prior to joining the WLL, Doucette played one season at Johns Hopkins, where she set a program record with 178 saves.