WASHINGTON, D.C. – St. Bonaventure women's lacrosse senior Brooke Piper has been named one of the winners of the Atlantic 10's Postgraduate Scholarship. The honor is granted to a graduating student-athlete from each of the league's 14 members to provide financial benefits for advanced academic degrees.  

Piper will graduate as one of the top women's lacrosse student-athletes in St. Bonaventure history.

She owns the Bona career goals record of 189 tallies, 35 more than any other player in school history. The Aurora, Ontario native also ranks second in the program record book for points with 224 as well as in draw controls with 271.

For the season, she tied for the most goals of any A-10 player with 66, helping to lead the Bonnies to a tie for their best-ever regular season finish of third as well as their first A-10 Tournament victory.

Piper was crowned the program's first-ever Atlantic 10 Midfielder of the Year and earned a spot on First Team All-Conference for the second time in her career. She was also a Second Team pick in 2024.

She has been just as successful in the classroom, taking A-10 All-Academic Team accolades for the second consecutive spring. Also a two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District pick, she boasts a 3.88 cumulative GPA as a psychology major.

"I would like to congratulate our outstanding group of student-athletes. Each recipient of our Postgraduate Scholarship has demonstrated excellence both in competition and in the classroom. As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting student-athletes, the Atlantic 10 is proud to assist with their postgraduate studies. We look forward to following the future successes of these 14 deserving honorees," said A-10 Commissioner Dan Leibovitz.
 
Over the last decade, the A-10's Postgraduate Scholarship program has awarded $612,000 to 128 former student-athletes. Each of this year's 14 honorees receives funds to contribute toward full-time enrollment in a postgraduate or professional program. First instituted to provide continuing education opportunities for graduating student-athletes, the program currently awards $42,000 in scholarship funding to former A-10 student-athletes. This marks the 10th year the Atlantic 10 has provided scholarships to individuals from each Atlantic 10 campus.
 
Over the last 11 years, the average GPA of the honorees for the Postgraduate Scholarship Program has been 3.70 or higher. The program, which began honoring two student-athletes in 1991, has been so successful and well received by both the recipients and the A-10 member institutions that it has expanded several times and now includes one representative from each A-10 school.
 
To be considered for the Postgraduate Scholarship, student-athletes must have performed with distinction both in the classroom and in their respective sports throughout their careers while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community.