CHARLOTTE, NC – Mia Creighton was voted the Big South Lacrosse Freshman of the Year and five other Eagles earned awards as the conference office announced the 2019 annual award winners Thursday as voted by the league's head coaches.

Sophomore Lauren Morris and senior Emily Torris were named to the All-Conference First Team.  Creighton earned Second-Team honors and was joined by senior goalie Alaina Girani.  Freshman Lauren Asher landed a spot as an All-Conference Honorable Mention and Olivia Deaver was named to the All-Academic Team.

Creighton, an attacker from LaPlata, MD, earns the third Freshman of the Year award in Winthrop program history.  Creighton leads all freshmen and is second on the team with 41 goals this season.  She scored a season-high seven goals against Presbyterian and was held scoreless in only one Big South contest.

Morris, an attacker from Pickerington, Ohio, earned her first Big South annual honor with her First-Team selection.  She leads the Eagles with 44 goals and 69 points this year.  She has tallied a season-high six goals twice and has recorded at least one point in every game this season.

Torris, a defender from Granite Bay, CA, followed up her Preseason All-Conference nod with her first career All-Conference honor.  Torris has started all 17 games for the Eagles this season, recording 30 ground balls and forcing 39 turnovers.

Girani, a goalie from Wirtz, VA, earns her fourth All-Conference honor in her four seasons.  A Freshman of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and three-time First-Team honoree previously, Girani is the most decorated goalie in Big South history. 

Asher, a midfielder from Forest Hill, MD, joins Creighton as one of only four freshmen to earn All-Conference honors this season.  Asher has 35 points this year on 25 goals and 10 assists.  She also corralled 51 draw controls, 26 ground balls and forced 16 turnovers.

Deaver, a sophomore attacker from Kingwood, TX, was named to the All-Academic Team.  Deaver sports a 3.98 GPA as an Exercise Science major.  She started all 17 games for the Eagles, scoring six goals and recording 12 assists.  She has been named to the Dean's List once and the President's List twice.

FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
ATT – Abby Hormes, So., High Point
ATT – Melissa Placek, Sr., Campbell
ATT – Lauren Morris, So., Winthrop
MF – Samantha Herman, Sr., High Point
MF – Kaitlin Luccarelli, Jr., Longwood
MF – Ashley Britton, Jr., High Point
D – Meredith Chapman, R-Jr., High Point
D – Hayley Norris, R-Jr., High Point
D – Emily Torris, Sr., Winthrop
GK – Sarah Zeto, So., High Point
AL – Katie Bendrick, Fr., D, Radford
AL – Amanda Chasin, Sr., D, Campbell
AL – Emma Rogers, Sr., MF, Radford
 
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
ATT – Rachel Foster, So., High Point
ATT – Annie Pazulski, Sr., Campbell
ATT – Allie Little, Sr., High Point
MF – Sam Carey, Jr., Campbell
MF – Dana Joss, Jr., Longwood
MF – Talen Francis, So., Gardner-Webb
D – Corri Calandra, Jr., Longwood
D – Monique Martin, Grad., Gardner-Webb
D – Rose Prizzi, Sr., Campbell
GK – Alaina Girani, Sr., Winthrop
AL – Abby Hanscom, Sr., ATT, Gardner-Webb
AL – Mia Creighton, Fr., ATT, Winthrop
AL – Nicole Fordyce, Fr., ATT, Longwood
 
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE
AL – Lauren Asher, Fr., M, Winthrop
AL - Adrian Rius, Sr., ATT, Radford
AL – Callie Bonnel, Sr., M, Radford
AL – Valerie Pelling, Sr., M, High Point
AL – Hudson Roarick, Sr., D, Presbyterian College
 
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Melissa Placek, Sr., ATT, Campbell
Lauren Deaver, Soph., MF, Gardner-Webb
Meredith Chapman, Sr., D, High Point
Corri Calandra, Jr., D, Longwood
Natalie Barnett, Sr., MF, Presbyterian College
Brittany Rinaldi, Jr., MF, Radford
Olivia Deaver, Soph., ATT, Winthrop
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Abby Hormes, So., ATT, High Point
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Meredith Chapman, Sr., D, High Point
 
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Mia Creighton, Fr., ATT, Winthrop
 
COACH OF THE YEAR
Elaine Jones, Longwood
 
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Meredith Chapman, Sr., D, High Point