No. 1 Seed Limestone Wins 2017 Conference Carolinas Women's Soccer Championship
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Limestone College completed its quest for a three-peat on Saturday (Nov. 4) night by winning the Conference Carolinas Women's Soccer Championship with a 1-0 victory over Lees-McRae College. The Saints move to 17-2-1 overall, while the Bobcats dropped to 5-12-3 on the season.
The Saints also swept the regular season and tourney titles for the second consecutive year, while booking their third straight trip to the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship as an automatic qualifier.
The squads would play to a 0-0 tie the first 45 minutes of action. The lone goal would come off the foot of Limestone forward Megan O'Connor in the 49th minute of play. The Limestone defense would prove too much for Lees-McRae the rest of the way, as the Bobcats only managed to put two shots on goal in the match.
Limestone will learn its 2017 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship draw on Monday (Nov. 6) night at 6 p.m. on the NCAA Selection Show.
2017 All-Championship Team
Sierra Gonzalez, Chowan - Midfielder
Madelynn Schober, North Greenville - Goalkeeper
Alexis Feely, Lees-McRae - Goalkeeper
Autumn Esposito, Lees-McRae - Midfielder
Katie Lysaght, Lees-McRae - Defender
Selina Boveleth, Limestone - Midfielder
Allie Winglosky, Limestone - Midfielder
Alex Mathis, Limestone - Forward
Danielle Murray, Limestone - Forward
2017 Most Outstanding Player
Megan O'Connor, Limestone - Forward
2017 Conference Carolinas Women's Soccer Champion
Limestone College
Conference Carolinas is a NCAA Division II athletics conference made up of 11 teams from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. These institutions consist of: Barton College, Belmont Abbey College, Converse College, Emmanuel College, Erskine College, King University, Lees-McRae College, Limestone College, University of Mount Olive, North Greenville University, and Southern Wesleyan University. Emmanuel College is currently completing the NCAA Membership Process and will be fully competing in league championships in the near future.