Conference Carolinas Announces All-Conference Men’s & Women’s Lacrosse Honors
High Point, N.C.> Conference Carolinas All-Conference
Men's & Women’s Lacrosse Teams were determined by vote
from each head coach of participating institutions.
Nominations are collected and then voted upon by ballot and tallied
to determine First Team, Second Team, Player of the Year, Defensive
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 The City of Burlington in
Burlington, NC at this weekend's conference championships. This
year's award winners are as follows:
WOMEN'S LACROSSE:
Co-Player of the
Year:
Shannon Bonnel – Pfeiffer
Shannon Bonnel recorded 32 goals with 16 assists in regular
season play totaling 48 points as the Lady Falcons have put
together the best season in school-history at 14-1. Bonnel
completed her co-player of the year season adding 37 groundballs
and 34 draw controls with 15 caused turnovers. During the 2013
season, Bonnel has made herself the second-highest scorer in
school-history with 126 goals, up to seventh with 49 assists and
third with 175 points.
Co-Player of the
Year:
Sylvia Queener - Limestone
Senior attack Sylvia Queener has been one of the most explosive
players in the league this season and is among the team leaders
with 35 goals, 39 assists and 74 points. Entering the week she is
fifth in the country in points, eighth in assists and is 36th in
goals scored while ranking second in the conference in points and
third in assists. This season she has scored at least three goals
in seven games and had a minimum of three assists in six games.
Defender of the
Year:
Katherine Athens - Pfeiffer
Katherine Athens has been named the league's best defensive
player after picking up 44 groundballs in 2013 to go along with 26
caused turnovers and a massive 79 draw controls. Athens has
catapulted herself into the school-record books becoming the
all-time caused turnovers leader with 101 while jumping up to third
all-time with 173 groundballs as a junior. Athens also added eight
goals and three assists for good measure on offense.
Freshman
of the Year:
Mackenzie Miller – Belmont Abbey
Mackenzie Miller becomes the Abbey’s first Freshman of the
Year honoree since 2007 as she finished her freshman year with 35
goals and two assists, despite missing the final two games of the
regular season. Twelve of her goals came on free position strikes
as she also scored a career-best seven goals on two occasions.
Mackenzie scored 16 goals in conference play this year.
Coach of
the Year:
Scott Tucker – Limestone
Limestone College head women's lacrosse coach Scott Tucker has
helped lead the Saints to another tremendous season which has
included a No. 2 national ranking, 14-1 overall record, perfect 7-0
league record and a ninth straight Conference Carolinas Regular
Season Championship. Limestone enters the conference tournament as
the No. 1 seed with 10 straight wins and an average of 16.13 goals
per game. It is the seventh time Tucker has been named Conference
Carolinas Coach of the Year, also winning the award in 2004, 2006,
2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012.
Regular Season
Champion:
Limestone College
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First Team:
Attack
Sylvia Queener, Limestone
Sarah Oor, Limestone
Carly Garrison, Pfeiffer
Jena Ready, Queens
Katy Connery, Belmont Abbey
Midfield
Shannon Bonnel, Pfeiffer
Chelsea Treat, Limestone
Lindsay Connolly, Belmont Abbey
Ashley Kassab, Pfeiffer
Brittany Barnwell, Queens
Defense
Katherine Athens, Pfeiffer
Maia Czarnecki, Limestone
Allie Rhodes, Queens
Skylar Marcoux, Limestone
Goalkeeper
Rashelle McLellan, Limestone
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Second Team:
Attack
Sarah Daly, Pfeiffer
Brooke Bondurant, Converse
Riann Daziel, Mount Olive
Maggie Masters, Queens
Kristi Korn, Pfeiffer
Midfield
Sam McCarrick, Limestone
Samantha Burns, Erskine
Katie Ferrell, Limestone
Sam Green, Converse
Mackenzie Miller, Belmont Abbey
Defense
Britton Muir, Pfeiffer
Sam Cock, Limestone
Kellie Brabham, Erskine
Meghan McSherry, Belmont Abbey
Goalkeeper
Cassidy Wilson, Pfeiffer
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MEN'S LACROSSE:
Player of the
Year:
Riley Loewen – Limestone
Senior attack Riley Loewen earns his second career Conference
Carolinas Player of the Year honor and his first outright. He
shared the award in 2011 and this year's award represents four
straight years that Limestone has had the league's top player. On
the season Loewen leads the Saints in goals (40), assists (24) and
points (64). He is second in the league in both points and goals
and ranks third in the country in points and fifth in goals per
game. His efforts have led Limestone to a No. 2 overall national
ranking and the second best win percentage in the country.
Defender of the
Year:
Jeff Konko - Pfeiffer
Jeff Konko has played in all 14 games for the Falcons leading
the men to a No. 8 national ranking and 11-3 regular season record
anchoring a defensive line that allows just eight goals a game.
Konko has picked up 42 groundballs and caused 14 turnovers on
defense while adding a goal and assist on the offensive side of the
field.
Freshman
of the Year:
Connor Sellars – Belmont Abbey
Connor Sellars is the Abbey’s fourth Conference Freshman
of the Year honoree in the eight year history of the program, and
is the first since the 2010 season. Sellars has scored 29 goals,
second on the team, with 15 assists in 14 games. His 29 goals are
tied for fifth in the league. He scored a career-high five goals
against Limestone and added four in the win over Wingate.
Coach of
the Year:
Michael Murphy – Mount Olive
Mount Olive Head Coach Michael Murphy piloted the Trojans to a
7-7 record in the program’s first year of existence. Murphy
took a group of players with limited experience and led them within
a game of qualifying for the Conference Carolinas Tournament.
Murphy took over the team just four months before the start of the
season.
Regular Season
Champion:
Limestone College
All-Conference
First Team:
Attack
Riley Loewen, Limestone
Dan Shields, Mount Olive
James Shepherd, Pfeiffer
Dan Marshall, Belmont Abbey
Midfield
Steven Tilmon, Pfeiffer
Zach Cummings, Limestone
Kory Lutes, Pfeiffer
Tor Reinholdt, Limestone
Long Pole
Midfield
Mike Triolo, Pfeiffer
Connor Doyle, Belmont Abbey
Specialist
Jake Ternosky, Limestone
Defense
Jeff Konko, Pfeiffer
Patrick Murphy, Queens
Glenn Trovato, Limestone
Goalkeeper
Hayden Kirk - Pfeiffer
All-Conference
Second Team:
Attack
Corey Rich, Limestone
Connor Sellars, Belmont Abbey
Garrett Chan, Queens
Midfield
Dan Morrissey, Belmont Abbey
Jake Duarte, Mount Olive
Keith LeClair, Coker
Reid Reinholdt, Limestone
Specialist
Khalid Stukes, Pfeiffer
Zac Clark, Pfeiffer
Defense
Sean Shewey, Mount Olive
Dillon Draper, Queens
Devin Cruz, Belmont Abbey
Jake Wojtowicz, Limestone
Goalkeeper
Christian Dzwilewski, Limestone
Ryan Harrison, Lees-McRae