Conference Carolinas All-Conference Teams Announced For Women's Lacrosse

Conference Carolinas All-Conference Teams Announced For Women's Lacrosse

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High Point, N.C.> Conference Carolinas All-Conference Women's Lacrosse Teams were determined by vote from each head coach of participating institutions.  Nominations were collected and then voted upon by ballot and tallied to determine First Team, Second Team, Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and Coach of the Year award winners. Awards will be presented at the Conference Tournament Championships hosted by Queens University of Charlotte at this weekend's conference championship.  Semifinal games will be played Saturday and the championship final Sunday at Queens Sports Complex at Marion Diehl Park. This year's award winners are as follows:


Player of the Year

Brittany Philip – Queens University of Charlotte

Brittany Philip had a remarkable senior season on the lacrosse field accumulating 64 points on 54 goals and 10 assists to lead the Royals this season. Philip also tallied 66 draw controls, 37 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers. The senior attacker led the conference in goals the entire season and is currently ranked third in the nation. She ranks third in the league and 11th in the nation in total points. Philip currently sits atop Queens’ all-time leading list for career goals (166), and draw controls (189). She is also second in career points with 205 and ground balls with 141. Philip’s 54 goals set a new season record at Queens as well.

Freshman of the Year

Samantha McCarrick – Limestone College

Freshman midfielder Sam McCarrick becomes the fifth Freshman of the Year winner, and first since teammate Brigid Milchling won in 2009, in Limestone women's lacrosse history. In her first collegiate campaign McCarrick has burst out of the gate with totals of 32 goals, seven assists and 39 points along with 22 groundballs, 21 draw controls and eight caused turnovers. She is currently second in goals scored on the fifth-highest scoring team in the country and is fourth in points.

 

Coach of the Year

Scott Tucker – Limestone College

Limestone head coach Scott Tucker earns his sixth Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year award as he has led the Saints to a stellar 14-1 overall record and perfect 6-0 mark in league play for their eighth consecutive regular season championship. This follows a year in which he led the team to its first ever NCAA DII National Championship Game appearance and has them at No. 4 in the country this season with their lone loss coming by just one goal. Tucker has guided the squad to the national lead in points (393), second place in scoring defense (6.93), fourth in scoring margin (10.87) and groundballs per game (28.6) and fifth in scoring offense (17.8).

 

Women’s Lacrosse Regular Season Champions

Limestone College

 

 

Women’s First Team

Attack                   Brittany Philip – Queens University of Charlotte

                              Sarah Oor – Limestone College

                              Liz Melesh – Pfeiffer University

                              Raquel Prager – Limestone College

                              Shannon Casey – Queens University of Charlotte

                              Elyse Mohn – Belmont Abbey

Midfield                Shannon Bonnel – Pfeiffer University

                              Rachel Hebberd – Pfeiffer University

                              Brittany Barnwell – Queens University of Charlotte

                              Samantha McCarrick – Limestone

                              Lindsay Connolly – Belmont Abbey

Defense                 Katherine Athens – Pfeiffer University

                              Skylar Marcoux – Limestone College

                              Allie Rhodes – Queens University of Charlotte

Goalkeeper            Brigid Milchling – Limestone College

 

Women’s Second Team

Attack                   Sylvia Queener – Limestone College

                              Laura Dowd – Belmont Abbey College

                              Alesia Jerrells – Erskine College

                              Brianna Hoffman – Converse College

Midfield                Chelsea Treat – Limestone College

                              Samantha Burns – Erskine College

                              Kristi Kemp - Queens University of Charlotte

                              Sam Green – Converse College

                              Britton Muir – Pfeiffer University

Defense                 Meghan McSherry – Belmont Abbey College

                              Laura Shea – Pfeiffer University

                              Jenelle Fortunato – Limestone College

                              Akasha Kasper – Queens University of Charlotte

                              Molly Punk – Pfeiffer University

Goalkeeper            Kaitlyn Overley – Erskine College

 

 

 

 

Conference Carolinas is a NCAA Division II athletic conference currently made up of 12 teams from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. These institutions consist of: Barton College, Belmont Abbey College, Coker College, Converse College, Erskine College, King College, Lees-McRae College, Limestone College, Mount Olive College, North Greenville University, Pfeiffer University, and Queens University of Charlotte.