CHARLOTTE – Gardner-Webb's Abby Hanscom, Emma Rose and Amanda Steinmuller were each honored with Big South Conference women's lacrosse postseason awards on Thursday afternoon.
Hanscom (Eden Prairie, Minn.) earned second-team All-Big South Conference accolades at midfield, Steinmuller (Ellicott City, Md.) was named honorable mention All-Big South Conference on attack and Rose (Weston, Fla.) earned a spot on the Big South Conference All-Academic Team.
Hanscom played in 16 games in 2017 for the Runnin' Bulldogs, ranking third on the team with 16 goals and tied for second with 20 points. The versatile sophomore led Gardner-Webb with 35 ground balls and 41 draw controls – while also pacing the 'Dogs with 18 caused turnovers.
In two seasons, Hanscom had played in 33 games, scored 26 goals and collected 60 ground balls.
Steinmuller earned her second consecutive All-Big South honor, collecting second-team honors as a sophomore.
The junior standout ranked 10th in the conference in both goals and assists – and ranked No. 8 in the league in points per game. She tied the GWU single-season record with a career-high 38 goals in 2017 and broke the school's single-season mark with 21 assists.
Steinmuller also had 16 ground balls, 35 draw controls and four caused turnovers this season. She is the career record holder at Gardner-Webb with 84 goals, 28 assists and 112 points in 51 games.
Rose earned a spot on the Big South's All-Academic Team based on her 3.62 cumulative GPA in political science. She is on track to graduate this spring and plans on attending Wake Forest University for graduate school – where she will pursue a master's degree in sustainability with a concentration in sustainable development.
On the field, Rose posted career-high numbers, scoring 14 goals and scoring 16 points in 17 starts. She also had a career-high 30 ground balls and 33 draw controls.
For her career, Rose had 30 goals, 70 ground balls and 46 draw controls in 50 games played.
2017 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE WOMEN'S LACROSSE ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
ATT Samantha Brown, Sr., High Point
ATT Nicole Beatson, Jr., Winthrop
ATT Kayla Reilly, Jr., Campbell
MF Katherine Judge, Jr., Winthrop
MF Melissa Placek, Soph., Campbell
MF Erica Perrotta, Jr., High Point
MF Carly White, Fr., Liberty
MF Molly Barkman, Fr., Longwood
D Christina Del Sesto, Sr., High Point
D Maura Talvacchia, Sr., Presbyterian College
D Paige Jenkins, Sr., Winthrop
GK Merredith Bechler, Sr., Campbell
AL Emma Rogers, MF, Soph., Radford
AL Samantha Herman, MF, Soph., High Point
AL Ashley Britton, MF, Fr., High Point
SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
ATT Kayla Foster, Soph., Liberty
ATT Brooke Stevens, Jr., High Point
ATT Kristen Shriver, Jr., Winthrop
MF Kaitlin Luccarelli, Fr., Longwood
MF Courtney Brown, Sr., Liberty
MF Stephanie Roberts, Soph., Longwood
MF Callie Bonnel, Soph., Radford
MF Abby Hanscom, Soph., Gardner-Webb
D Erin O'Hara, Sr., Campbell
D Victoria Tickle, Sr., Liberty
D Maddie Rollins, Sr., Longwood
GK Jill Rall, Fr., High Point
AL Megan Reilly, D, Jr., Campbell
AL Olivia Nostrant, D, Jr., High Point
AL Lindsey Carroll, ATT, Fr., Radford
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE
ATT Amanda Steinmuller, Jr., Gardner-Webb
ATT Brianna McCaffrey, Soph., Liberty
GK Imani West, Jr., Longwood
D Lindsey McNamara, Jr., Liberty
ATT Mackenzie Koeller, Jr., Campbell
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Mackenzie Koeller, Jr., ATT, Campbell
Emma Rose, Sr., ATT, Gardner-Webb
Samantha Brown, Sr., ATT, High Point
Courtney Brown, Sr., MF, Liberty
Riley Dolan, Jr., ATT, Longwood
Maura Talvacchia, Sr., D, Presbyterian College
Adrian Rius, Soph., ATT, Radford
Katherine Judge, Jr., MF, Winthrop
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Samantha Brown, Sr., ATT, High Point
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Christina Del Sesto, Sr., D, High Point
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Carly White, Fr., MF, Liberty
COACH OF THE YEAR
Lyndsey Boswell, High Point
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Mackenzie Koeller, Jr., ATT, Campbell
