Conference Carolinas Announces All-Conference Men’s & Women’s Lacrosse Honors

Conference Carolinas Announces All-Conference Men’s & Women’s Lacrosse Honors

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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 

 

All-Conference 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

 
 

All-Conference 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