Big South Honors

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Following a regular season crown in the inaugural campaign in the Big South, the Mercer women's lacrosse team saw four Bears being named to the All-Conference teams, as announced by the league on Friday. Hailey Rhatigan and Emma Pizzo were selected to the First Team. Kayla Soltys was chosen for the Second Team, Chloe Schaeffer on the Honorable Mention and Pizzo was selected to the All-Academic team.
Rhatigan - a senior attacker – led the Bears with 104 points on the season stemming from 84 goals and 20 assists. The Holbrook, N.Y. native leads the NCAA in shots per game (11.06), shots on goal per game (8.62), ranks second in goals per game (5.25), points per game (6.50) and third in free position goals per game (1.38).
Pizzo was a stalwart for the Mercer defense in 2022, leading the team with 25 caused turnovers and claimed 29 ground balls. In the road win at Winthrop, the Charleston, S.C. native tallied a season-best seven caused turnovers to help secure the result.
Soltys, a junior from Gainesville, Va., was a strong presence in the midfield and contributed in all areas of play for Mercer. She tallied 15 points from 11 goals and four assists, won 63 times in the draw circle, caused eight turnovers and claimed 13 ground balls.
Schaeffer, a junior midfielder, proved to be a key player in the Mercer offense with 39 goals and 19 assists. In the March 6^th win over UMass Lowell, she totaled a season-high six goals and fired off 13 shots. Against Winthrop in the penultimate road game, she added a season-high eight points to contribute in the 21-8 win.
Below is the full list of the winners:
2022 BIG SOUTH WOMEN'S LACROSSE ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
ATT – Abby Hormes, High Point
ATT – Hailey Rhatigan, Mercer
ATT – Meagan Beal, Furman
MF – Sam Bischoff, Campbell
MF – Emma Genovese, High Point
MF – Lauren Farber, Furman
D – Rebekah Taylor, Campbell
D – Emma Pizzo, Mercer
D – Maddie Martin, Gardner-Webb
GK – Taylor Suplee, High Point
AL – Jada Preston, ATT, Gardner-Webb
AL – Kay Rosselli, MF, High Point
AL – Lily Bedell, D, High Point

SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
ATT – Megan Matthews, Campbell
ATT – Alyssa Angelo, Winthrop
ATT – Hannah Dintino, Furman
MF – Kayla Soltys, Mercer
MF – Margaret Gleason, Radford
MF – Molly Dankowski, Winthrop
D – Heather Lobas, Gardner-Webb
D – Katelyn Sousa, Furman
D – Caitlyn Baehr, High Point
GK – Danielle Burke, Gardner-Webb
AL – Rachel Abrahman, D, Longwood
AL – Lauren Asher, MF, Winthrop
AL – Nicole Pugh, ATT, High Point

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE
Chloe Schaeffer, ATT, Mercer
Elisabeth Ralph, ATT, Wofford
Emma Krasinski, MF, Wofford
Chandler Stewart, D, Campbell
Kimora Bailey, D, Winthrop

ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Megan Matthews, Campbell
Meagan Beal, Furman
Jada Preston, Gardner-Webb
Lexi Jack, High Point
Nikki Fordyce, Longwood
Emma Pizzo, Mercer
Meredith Moore, Presbyterian
Margaret Gleason, Radford
Lauren Asher, Winthrop
Moria Carroll, Wofford

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Abby Hormes, ATT, High Point

MIDFIELDER OF THE YEAR
Sam Bischoff, Campbell (inaugural winner)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Rebekah Taylor, Campbell

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Mandy Brockamp, High Point

COACH OF THE YEAR
Lyndsey Boswell, High Point

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Megan Matthews, Campbell

The Bears' run in the Big South Tournament will begin next Friday, May 6^th, in High Point, N.C. against either Furman or Winthrop at 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Molly Dankowski

Emma Pizzo

Hailey Rhatigan

Chloe Schaeffer

Kayla Soltys

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