Wingate Picked as South Atlantic Conference Women's Lacrosse Preseason Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Teams Announced
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The Wingate Bulldogs have been picked as the 2024 South Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse preseason favorites, the league office announced today. The Bulldogs received 11 first place votes and 121 points total.
Newberry earned the No. 2 spot with 109 points, while Limestone collected the remaining first place vote to earn the No. 3 spot with 100 points. Following at No. 4 was UVA Wise with 89 points and Lincoln Memorial at No. 5 with 74 points.
Lenoir-Rhyne claimed the No. 6 spot in the poll with 72 points, while Anderson was voted No. 7 with 69 points. Tusculum earned 54 points at No. 8 place followed by Catawba with 37 at No. 9.
Rounding out the preseason poll was Mars Hill at No. 10 with 34 points, Coker at No. 11 with 19 points, and Emory & Henry at No. 12 with 14 points.
The South Atlantic Conference also announced its preseason All-Conference team. On the first team at attack was Cassell Richardson from Newberry, Hannah Thomas and Kaitlyn Cavanaugh from Lenoir-Rhyne, and Kaleigh Wilgeroth from Wingate.
The first team midfielders selection included Wingate's Leah Knowles, Newberry's Marissa Plumer, Limestone's Reese Hjertaas, and Anderson's Alicia Cannon.
Bailey Stumpf and Keira Crilly of Limestone, Katie Koroly of Wingate, and Madalyn Messersmith of Newberry were all named as defenders on the first team.
Wingate's Megan Biase was named the first team goalie to finish up the list of preseason first team honorees.
2024 Women's Lacrosse Preseason Poll
Rank School (First Place Votes) Score
1 Wingate (11) 121
2 Newberry 109
3 Limestone (1) 100
4 UVA Wise 89
5 Lincoln Memorial 74
6 Lenoir-Rhyne 72
7 Anderson 69
8 Tusculum 54
9 Catawba 37
10 Mars Hill 34
11 Coker 19
12 Emory & Henry 14
2024 SAC Women's Lacrosse Preseason All-Conference
All-SAC First Team
A – Cassell Richardson, Newberry
A – Hannah Thomas, Lenoir-Rhyne
A – Kaitlyn Cavanaugh, Lenoir-Rhyne
A – Kaleigh Wilgeroth, Wingate
MF – Leah Knowles, Wingate
MF – Marissa Plumer, Newberry
MF – Reese Hjertaas, Limestone
MF – Alicia Cannon, Anderson
D – Bailey Stumpf, Limestone
D – Keira Crilly, Limestone
D – Katie Koroly, Wingate
D – Madalyn Messersmith, Newberry
GK – Megan Biase, Wingate
All-SAC Second Team
A – Ella Todd, Newberry
A – Joscelin Martin, Limestone
A – Abby Stoffelen, UVA Wise
A – Megan Davis, Limestone
MF – Emma Jobs, Newberry
MF – Lucy Brewer, Tusculum
MF – Chloe Christensen, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Caitlyn Schultz, UVA Wise
D – Delaney Duck, Lincoln Memorial
D – Krysta Churns, Wingate
D – Jackie Tiongco, Anderson
D – Toni Morgon, Mars Hill
GK – Kyleigh Eaton, Limestone
All-SAC Third Team
A – Nelida Watson, Wingate
A – Jolan Morey, Lenoir-Rhyne
A – Rylee Johnson, Limestone
A – Chandler Bell, Lincoln Memorial
MF – Sarah Dudick, Limestone
MF – Jaedyn Ryba, Lincoln Memorial
MF – Claire Fuchs, Wingate
MF – Ellie Campbell, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Celeste Raya, Tusculum
D – Mary Kostus, Lincoln Memorial
D – Paige Volpone, UVA Wise
D – Taryn Moreno, UVA Wise
GK – Emily White, Tusculum
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