Mount Olive Expected to Three-Peat as Women’s Lacrosse Champions in Preseason Poll

Mount Olive Expected to Three-Peat as Women’s Lacrosse Champions in Preseason Poll

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GREENVILLE, S.C. – The women’s lacrosse coaches have picked Mount Olive to repeat as conference champions in the Conference Carolinas preseason poll announced on Jan. 31. 

The Trojans, who were a perfect 9-0 in league play last season, garnered 80 points and 8-of-10 first-place votes to edge 2022 runner-up Belmont Abbey who collected 74 points and the two remaining first-place nods. Barton was picked third with 63 points and North Greenville was fourth with 59 points.

Emmanuel was selected fifth with 48 points followed by Southern Wesleyan (32), Lees-McRae (30), Chowan (29), Converse (25) and Erskine (10).

The regular season begins on Saturday, Feb. 4 with the conference championship set to get underway on April 25. The semifinals and finals of the championship will be played on April 28 and April 30 at Barton in Wilson, North Carolina.

2023 Conference Carolinas
Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll
 
School Total (First Place)
Mount Olive 80 (8)
Belmont Abbey 74 (2)
Barton 63
North Greenville 59
Emmanuel 48
Southern Wesleyan 32
Lees-McRae 30
Chowan 29
Converse 25
Erskine 10

2023 Conference Carolinas Women's Lacrosse
Players to Watch
 
Barton
  • Jayden Smith, Jr., MF, Orlando, Florida (2022 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Carley Patwell, Sr., D, West Islip, New York
  • Sydney Quinn, Jr., A, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina (2022 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Belmont Abbey
  • Riley D’Andrea, Sr., A, Farmingdale, New York (2022 Conference Carolinas Offensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Olivia Carlino, So., A, Campbell, California (2022 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, Third Team All-Conference Carolinas) 
  • Michelle Guppy, Sr., G, Hebron, Connecticut (2022 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)  
Chowan
  • Charity Brown, Jr., M, Birmingham, Alabama (2022 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas) 
  • Grace Taylor, Jr., A, Baltimore, Maryland 
Converse
  • Brenna Everette, Gr., MF/A, Mechanicsville, Virginia
  • Hailey Obenchain, Fr., A, Newburgh, Indiana
  • Ryleigh Schaeffer, Fr., MF, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Emmanuel
  • Justine Dorelas, Sr., MF, Tamarac, Florida (2022 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Anna Gill, So., A, Augusta, Georgia
Erskine
  • Aleiza Manns, Jr., A, Powder Springs, Georgia 
  • Julia Richey, Sr., D, Belton, South Carolina 
  • Jenna Varner, Sr., MF, Inman, South Carolina
Lees-McRae
  • Genesis Lutsky, So., MF, Pinehurst, North Carolina 
  • Sarah Hepburn, So., D, Quakertown, Pennsylvania 
  • Nim Castro, Jr., A, Jacksonville, Florida 
Mount Olive
  • Morgan Paige, Gr., MF, Carthage, New York 
  • Bria Hamilton, Sr., A, Victoria, British Columbia (2022 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Logan Hibbard, Jr., MF, Rochester, New York (2022 First Team All-SUNYAC, SUNYAC All-Tournament Team; 2021 SUNYAC Rookie of the Year, First Team All-SUNYAC, SUNYAC All-Tournament Team)
North Greenville
  • Dani O'Meara, Sr., A, Woodstock, Georgia (2022 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Emma Mayew, Jr., MF, Clayton, Delaware (2022 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Danielle LaPlume, So., D, Loganville, Georgia (2022 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Southern Wesleyan
  • Jocelyn Cosgrove, Gr., A/MF, Simpsonville, South Carolina 
  • Lauryn Esposito, Fr., A, Calvert County, Maryland 
  • Yael Echeverria, Sr., MF, Bluffton, South Carolina