Conference Carolinas Announces All-Conference Women’s Lacrosse Honors
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Carolinas All-Conference 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 were presented at the
Conference Tournament Championship Semifinals hosted by
Limestone College as the top seed in this year’s
tournament. This year's award winners are as follows:
Player of the
Year:
Sarah Oor –
Limestone
Senior attack Sarah Oor will go into
the NCAA record books with 51 assists and 29 goals for 80 points in
just 15 games as she has the second most assists in NCAA DII
history with 209 and her 340 career points are tied for 13th
all-time. With just 30 points separating her from seventh on the
career list, Oor has the potential to continue moving up the NCAA
rankings. She is also second in career assists among active
players, third in points and tied for 15th in goals scored. A
two-time Conference Carolinas Player of the Week this season, Oor
currently leads the league in assists and is third in points. She
is now a four-time All-Conference selection and has earned her
first career Conference Carolinas Player of the Year Award.
Defender of the Year:
Katherine Athens -
Pfeiffer
For the second consecutive season,
Pfeiffer’s Katherine Athens has been named the best defensive
player in the league. Athens etched her named in the Pfeiffer
record books as she became the school’s all-time leader in
caused turnovers and ground balls during her senior season. Athens
led all of Division II with 49 caused turnovers, which is a single
season school record. Athens finished the year with 74 draw
controls and 58 ground balls and added two goals and six assists on
the offensive end.
Freshman of the Year:
Ali Cole – Erskine
Erskine’s Ali Cole helped the
Flying Fleet to the program’s first winning season and first
Conference Carolinas Championship Tournament appearance. The
5’6 midfielder easily set a new team record for assists in a
season with 33, which ranks second in Conference Carolinas.
Cole also scored 52 goals, second on the team this year, but ranks
third all-time in the program’s six year history.
Defensively Cole also led the team in caused turnovers and ground
balls. More importantly, Cole made her teammates better, most
notably fellow midfielder Samantha Burns. Burns tallied 70
goals to lead the nation this season after scoring 45 and 53 goals
the previous two years.
Coach of the Year:
Scott Tucker –
Limestone
One of the most successful women's
lacrosse coaches nationwide, Scott Tucker earns his eighth
Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year honor. This year he has
guided Limestone to a perfect 15-0 overall record and a 6-0 mark in
league play. The latter gave the Saints their 10th straight regular
season championship, which spans the amount of time Conference
Carolinas has sponsored women's lacrosse, and their ninth straight
outright title. During that time they are an incredible 78-5 in
league play and have lost just one such game since 2008, posting a
54-1 record over those seven years. This season has seen a constant
national ranking for the Saints of no lower than No. 3 with four
wins over nationally ranked opponents.
Regular Season Champion:
Limestone College
All-Conference First Team:
Attack
Sarah Oor, Limestone
Kristi Korn, Pfeiffer
Carleigh Davis, Limestone
Sarah Daly, Pfeiffer
Midfield
Katie Farrell, Limestone
Katy Connery, Belmont Abbey
Ashleigh Kassab, Pfeiffer
Katie McGovern, Mount Olive
Sam McCarrick, Limestone
Ali Cole, Erskine
Defense
Katherine Athens, Pfeiffer
Maia Czarnecki, Limestone
Britton Muir, Pfeiffer
Samantha Cock, Limestone
Goalkeeper
Cassidy Wilson, Pfeiffer
All-Conference Second Team:
Attack
Michelle Fortier, Mount Olive
Mackenzie Miller, Belmont Abbey
Riann Daziel, Mount Olive
Keirsten Maclellan, Limestone
Jenah Tracey, Lees-McRae
Midfield
Samantha Burns, Erskine
Kassie Easter, Belmont Abbey
Stephanie Athens, Pfeiffer
Katelin Rooney, Lees-McRae
Kelly Dalziel, Erskine
Defense
Gina Fader, Mount Olive
Ashley West, Pfeiffer
Katie Snow, Erskine
Jenelle Fortunato, Limestone
Goalkeeper
Hannah Knight, Mount Olive