Mount Olive Repeats as Conference Carolinas Women’s Lacrosse Tournament Champions
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TIGERVILLE, S.C. – For the second consecutive season and the third time in program history, Mount Olive is the Conference Carolinas Women’s Lacrosse Tournament Champion after defeating second-seeded Blemont Abbey 16-7 in the title game on Saturday, April 30 at Pepsi Stadium on the campus of North Greenville in Tigerville, South Carolina.
It was all Trojans early as the Mount Olive, North Carolina program scored three of the first four goals and six-of-seven to take a commanding 6-1 lead with 11:14 to play in the first half. Belmont Abbey scored three of the next four to cut into the lead, but Mount Olive made it 8-4 at the half with a goal 24 seconds before the buzzer.
The teams traded goals to begin the second half before Bria Hamilton tallied her second goal with 37 seconds left in the third quarter to make it 12-6 and spark a 4-0 run for Mount Olive to put the game out of reach, 15-6, with 10:38 to play. Each team added a goal in the final 1:20 for the final margin.
The Trojans tallied 36 shots with 25 on goal to Belmont Abbey’s 25 shots with 19 on target. The Crusaders had a 13-5 advantage in free position attempts, but Mount Olive’s defense limited Belmont Abbey to a 4-for-13 mark in the contest while Claire Hagen made 12 saves in goal for the Trojans.
Meaghan Michaud led all scorers with five goals for the Trojans while Shaelyn Yermal added three and Ali Davis and Hamilton each had a pair. Davis also match the Crusaders’ Kate Roberts with a game-high four draw controls. Mackenzie Kaderabek paced The Abbey offense with three points on two goals and an assist while five others scored for the Crusaders.
After the game, Conference Carolinas recognized the 2022 Conference Carolinas Women's Lacrosse Championship All-Tournament Team which is listed below.
2022 Conference Carolinas Women’s Lacrosse All-Tournament Team
Most Outstanding Player - Claire Hagen, Mount Olive
Denae Haeussler, Mount Olive
Meaghan Michaud, Mount Olive
Shaelyn Yermal, Mount Olive
Elizabeth Hommel, Belmont Abbey
Maggie Stocking, Belmont Abbey
Kate Roberts, Belmont Abbey
Emma Mayew, North Greenville
Dani O’Meara, North Greenville
Haley Calcavecchia, Barton
Carley Patwell, Barton
2022 Conference Carolinas Women's Lacrosse Championship
Monday, April 25 - Quarterfinals (Higher Seed Hosts)
No. 3 Barton def. No. 6 Southern Wesleyan, 14-11 (Box Score)
No. 4 North Greenville def. No. 5 Emmanuel, 16-13 (Box Score)
Thursday, April 28 - Semifinals (Pepsi Stadium - Tigerville, S.C.)
No. 1 Mount Olive def. No. 4 North Greenville, 20-9 (Box Score)
No. 2 Belmont Abbey def. No. 3 Barton, 17-5 (Box Score)
Saturday, April 30 - Final (Pepsi Stadium - Tigerville, S.C.)
No. 1 Mount Olive vs. No. 2 Belmont Abbey, 1 p.m. (Box Score)