Women's Lacrosse Tabbed for Fifth Place Finish - Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics - Lenoir Rhyne College Athletics

HICKORY, N.C. -- The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Lacrosse Team has been predicted to finish fifth in the Preseason SAC Coaches' Poll. Queens was named the preseason favorite and garnered 10 first-place votes.

The Bears placed four on the Preseason All-Conference team. Suzy Smith and Cassie Lafler were named to the First Team while Kaitlyn Cavanaugh and Isabelle Dunnam were named to the Second Team. Lafler finished the season with 19 caused turnovers and 27 ground balls while Smith paced all LR returners with 35 goals and 45 points including a seven goal effort against Coker and UVA Wise. Cavanaugh finished fourth on the team with 24 points despite missing over half the season with injury and Dunnam led the Bears with 25 caused turnovers and 38 ground balls.

The Bears open the season on Feb. 12 when they travel to Lee for a 4 p.m. contest.

Rank	School (1st place votes)	Points
1	Queens (10)	110
2	Limestone	99
3	Wingate (1)	94
4	UVA Wise	80
5	Lenoir-Rhyne	77
6	Lincoln Memorial	57
7	Newerry	53
8	Mars Hill	47
9	Catawba	46
10	Coker	30
11	Tusculum	22

All-SAC First Team
A – Katie Allen, UVA Wise
A – Elizabeth Muscella, Limestone
A – Suzy Smith, Lenoir-Rhyne
A – Sydney Trask, UVA Wise
MF – Sydney Bracken, Queen
MF – Leah Knowles, Wingate
MF – Kyleigh Masteran, Queens
MF – Chloe Wood, Newberry
D – Bailey Stumpf, Limestone
D – Cassie Lafler, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Sydney Hussey, Queens
D – Erin Smith, UVA Wise
GK – Megan Biase, Wingate

All-SAC Second Team
A – Megann McKinney, Tusculum
A – Kaitlyn Cavanaugh, Lenoir-Rhyne
A – Caroline Pearce, Queens
A – Ali Van der Ziel, Lincoln Memorial
MF – Gracie DePaul, Limestone
MF – Sydney Joyce, Mars Hill
MF – Becca Ruiz, Wingate
MF – Shannon Donovan, Queens
D – Grace Guglielmo, Queens
D – Emily Phipps, Wingate
D – Caroline Heffner, Wingate
D – Isabelle Dunnam, Lenoir-Rhyne
GK – Madelyn DeSoto, Limestone