Wingate Earns No. 1 Spot In South Atlantic Conference Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll; Preseason All-Conference Teams Announced
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – the Wingate Bulldogs have been selected as the 2023 South Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse preseason favorite, the league office announced today. The Bulldogs received 10 first place votes from the league's head coaches and a total of 100 points.
Limestone took the remaining first place vote, coming in at the No. 2 spot with 90 points, while Lenoir-Rhyne was picked to finish in the No. 3 spot with 74 points. Lincoln Memorial and Newberry tied for No. 4 with 68 points each and UVA Wise came in sixth at 54 points. Catawba placed No. 7 with 49 points and Anderson was voted No. 8 with 37 points. Rounding out the preseason poll was Tusculum at No. 9 with 27 points, Mars Hill in the No. 10 spot with 24 points, and Coker at No. 11 with 14 points.
The South Atlantic Conference also announced its preseason All-Conference honors. On the first team at attack were Suzy Smith and Jolan Morey from Lenoir-Rhyne, Bella Pellet from Wingate, and Ali Van Der Ziel from Lincoln Memorial.
The first team midfielders selected were Wingate's Leah Knowles and Becca Ruiz, Mars Hill's Sydney Joyce, and Limestone's Sarah Dudick.
Isabella Dunnam of Lenoir-Rhyne, Bailey Stumpf from Limestone, Emily Phipps from Wingate, and Erin Young of Catawba were all named as defenders on the first team.
Megan Biase of Wingate finished up the list of preseason first team honorees after being named a first team goalie.
2023 SAC Women's Lacrosse Preseason Poll
1. Wingate (10) 100
2. Limestone (1) 90
3. Lenoir-Rhyne 74
T-4. Lincoln Memorial 68
T-4. Newberry 68
6. UVA Wise 54
7. Catawba 49
8. Anderson 37
9. Tusculum 27
10. Mars Hill 24
11. Coker 14
2023 SAC Women's Lacrosse All-Conference -PRESEASON
All-SAC First Team
A – Suzy Smith, Lenoir-Rhyne
A – Bella Pellet, Wingate
A – Ali Van Der Ziel, Lincoln Memorial
A – Jolan Morey, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Leah Knowles, Wingate
MF – Sydney Joyce, Mars Hill
MF – Becca Ruiz, Wingate
MF – Sarah Dudick, Limestone
D – Isabelle Dunnam, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Bailey Stumpf, Limestone
D – Emily Phipps, Wingate
D – Erin Young, Catawba
GK – Megan Biase, Wingate
All-SAC Second Team
A – Tia Daniel, Tusculum
A – Megan Davis, Limestone
A – Katie Allen, UVa-Wise
A – Cassell Richardson, Newberry
MF – Grace Golatt, UVA Wise
MF – Mallory Trimble, UVA Wise
MF – Marissa Plumer, Newberry
MF – Lucy Brewer, Tusculum
D – Delaney Duck, Lincoln Memorial
D – Paige Volpone, UVA Wise
D – Madalyn Messersmith, Newberry
D – Kameryn Darrington, UVA Wise
GK – Teanna Sieben, Lenoir-Rhyne
All-SAC Third Team
A – Abby Stoffelen, UVA Wise
A – Nelida Watson, Wingate
A – Paige Kamer, Wingate
A – Sydney Trask, UVA Wise
MF – Avery Scherer, Wingate
MF – Gracie DePaul, Limestone
MF – Kylie Marek, Tusculum
MF – Jaedyn Ryba, Lincoln Memorial
D – Sage Leax, Lincoln Memorial
D – Kaitlyn Mason, Newberry
D – Haley McCourt, Wingate
D – Parker Lewis, Limestone
GK – Madelyn DeSoto, Limestone
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