Mount Olive Chosen to Win Fourth Straight Women’s Lacrosse Title
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The women’s lacrosse coaches have picked Mount Olive to four-peat as conference champions in the Conference Carolinas preseason poll announced on Jan. 25.
The Trojans, who went a perfect 9-0 in league play last year for the second straight season, garnered 77 points and 5-of-10 first-place votes to edge 2023 runner-up Belmont Abbey who collected 76 points and four first-place nods. Young Harris was picked third with 58 points and the final first-place vote while Barton and North Greenville are tied for fourth with 53 points.
Emmanuel was selected fifth with 41 points followed by Converse (38), Lees-McRae (20), Chowan (18) and Southern Wesleyan (16).
The regular season begins on Saturday, Feb. 3 with the conference championship set to get underway on April 22. The semifinals and finals of the championship will be played on April 25 and April 27 at Mount Olive in Mount Olive, North Carolina.
2024 Conference Carolinas
Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll
| School |
Total (First Place) |
| Mount Olive |
77 (5) |
| Belmont Abbey |
76 (4) |
| Young Harris |
58 (1) |
| Barton |
53 |
| North Greenville |
53 |
| Emmanuel |
41 |
| Converse |
38 |
| Lees-McRae |
20 |
| Chowan |
18 |
| Southern Wesleyan |
16 |
2024 Conference Carolinas Women's Lacrosse
Players to Watch
Barton
- Kaya Bartlett, So., D, Venice, Florida (2023 All-Tournament Team)
- Tamia Marshall, Jr., M, Wilmington, North Carolina
- Sydney Quinn, Sr., A, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina (2023 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Belmont Abbey
- Summer Eddinger, So., G, Fallston, Maryland (2023 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team)
- Olivia Carlino, Jr., A, Campbell, California, (2023 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team; 2022 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Emma Pherson, Sr., M, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2023 First Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Chowan
- Charity Brown, Sr., M, Birmingham, Alabama (2022 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Grace Taylor, Sr., A, Baltimore, Maryland
Converse
- Gencie Coan, So., M/A, Greenville, South Carolina
- Hailey Obenchain, So., A, Newburgh, Indiana (2023 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Samantha Sparks, So., D/M, Cazenovia, New York
Emmanuel
- Lauren Kuschel, So., Temecula, California
- Madison Pena, Sr., M, Los Angeles, California (2023 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Lees-McRae
- Nim Castro, Sr., A, Jacksonville, Florida
- Shannan Korovich, Sr., M, New Port Richey, Florida
- Jessica LaFlamme, Jr., M, Bourne, Massachusetts
Mount Olive
- Maddy Fratus, So., M, Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Bria Hamilton, R-Sr., A, Victoria, British Columbia (2023 First Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Maia Hodgins, R-Sr., D, Chanhassen, Minnesota
North Greenville
- Danielle LaPlume, Jr., D, Loganville, Georgia (2023 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team; 2022 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Emma Mayew, Sr., M, Clayton, Delaware (2022 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team; 2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Emily Zambrano, Sr., A, Lawrenceville, Georgia (2023 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Southern Wesleyan
- Lauryn Esposito, So., A, Calvert County, Maryland (2023 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Marley Kierstead, Fr., A, Tremonton, Utah
- Mack Moreau, Jr., D, Simpsonville, South Carolina
Young Harris
- Ally Cattoni, Jr., A, Alpharetta, Georgia
- Ella Hancock, Sr., M, Jones Creek, Georgia (2023 First Team All-Gulf South Conference; 2021 Gulf South Freshman of the Year)
- Kinsley Purser, Sr., M, Duluth, Georgia