WISE, VA —The South Atlantic Conference honored a quartet of UVA Wise lacrosse student-athletes when the league announced its end-of-year awards on Thursday, April 28. Erin Smith earned First-Team All-SAC honors for a second consecutive season while teammates Katie Allen, Grace Golatt, and Mallory Trimble earned Third-Team All-SAC in a vote conducted by the league office and the conference's coaches.

Smith, a redshirt senior from Fredericksburg, Virginia repeated as a first-team all-league performer following a senior season that saw her become the program's all-time leader in groundballs with 189.  The defender had six or more groundballs in six contests this spring in a season where she caused 43 turnovers.

Smith's senior year was highlighted with a seven groundball, seven caused turnover performance in her squad's 12-10 win over Newberry. The defender added six groundballs and six caused turnovers a week later in UVA Wise's 20-13 triumph over Tusculum. Her 37 caused turnovers in SAC games was a league-best while her 47 groundballs in conference games ranked third in the conference.

Allen picked up third-team all-league honors after being a preseason all-conference pick. The senior from Dumfries, Virginia netted a team-high 36 goals as part of a season that saw the attacker record seven hat tricks.
Allen finished her career with 105 goals to finish with the fourth-most goals in program history. Her season was highlighted by a five-goal game in an 18-14 win at Mars Hill.

Freshman Grace Golatt picked up third-team all-conference accolades after an inaugural collegiate season that saw her net 25 goals and tie for the team lead with 49 draw controls.
The Upper Marlboro, Maryland native registered a season-high five goals in a game against nationally-ranked Wingate. Overall, the midfielder tallied five hat tricks including a four-goal day against Tusculum.

Trimble earned third-team honors after being an honorable mention pick last season. Trimble tied for the team lead with 49 draw controls. The Chesterfield, Virginia product tallied a trio of hat tricks, including two in the season's final two contests.

Trimble added 46 groundballs and 36 caused turnovers to her stat line as she set the single-game program record with 10 caused turnovers in the season finale at Coker.


A complete list of this year's award winners may be found below:

All-SAC First Team
A – Rebecca Kinsley, Queens
A – Elizabeth Muscella, Limestone
A – Ali Van Der Ziel, Lincoln Memorial
A – Kaitlyn Hardin, Queens

MF – Leah Knowles, Wingate
MF – Kyleigh Masteran, Queens
MF – Becca Ruiz, Wingate
MF – Sarah Dudick, Limestone

D – Grace Guglielmo, Queens
D – Bailey Stumpf, Limestone
D – Erin Smith, UVA Wise
D – Cassie Lafler, Lenoir-Rhyne

GK – Aryn Dorr, Catawba
 
All-SAC Second Team
A – Suzy Smith, Lenoir-Rhyne
A – Bella Pellet, Wingate
A – Jolan Morey, Lenoir-Rhyne
A – Cassell Richardson, Newberry

MF – Chloe Wood, Newberry
MF – Shannon Kingston, Queens
MF – Sydney Bracken, Queens
MF – Avery Van Der Ziel, Lincoln Memorial

D – Isabelle Dunnam, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Emily Phipps, Wingate
D – Madalyn Messersmith, Newberry
D – Erin Young, Catawba

GK – Megan Biase, Wingate

All-SAC Third Team
A – Carson Giordano, Queens
A – Tia Tuininga, Tusculum
A – Paige Kamer, Wingate
A – Katie Allen, UVA Wise

MF – Shannon Donovan, Queens
MF – Sydney Joyce, Mars Hill
MF – Grace Golatt, UVA Wise
MF – Mallory Trimble, UVA Wise

D – Delaney Duck, Lincoln Memorial
D – Avery McMullin, Queens
D – Maren Lawrence, Limestone
D – Kaylee mia Geist, Queens

GK – Teanna Sieben, Lenoir-Rhyne
 
Offensive Player of the Year
Leah Knowles, Wingate
 
Defensive Player of the Year
Aryn Dorr, Catawba
 
Freshman of the Year
Cassell Richardson, Newberry
 
Coach of the Year
Abby Wiley, Wingate
 
Statistical Champions
Team Points per Game – Queens, 33.71
Team Caused Turnovers per Game – UVA Wise, 12.56
Team Ground Balls per Game – Mars Hill, 22.40
Team Scoring Offense – Queens, 21.94
Team Scoring Defense – Queens, 5.06
Team Scoring Margin – Queens, 16.88
Team Draw Controls per Game – Queens, 20.12
 
Draw Controls per Game – Elizabeth Muscella - Limestone, 7.62
Ground Balls per Game – Gini Joy – Mars Hill, 5.58
Assists per Game – Rebecca Kinsley – Queens, 2.82
Saves per Game – Abby Kellner - Coker, 12.80
Goals-Against Average – Megan Biase - Wingate, 9.43
Save Percentage – Aryn Dorr, Catawba, 0.542
Goals per Game – Kyleigh Masteran - Queens, 4.41
Caused Turnovers per Game – Bailey Stumpf Limestone, 3.13
Points per Game – Rebecca Kinsley - Queens, 6.24