BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell has placed a program record seven on the Big South's 2021 Lacrosse All-Conference teams.

Attacker Julianna Sanchez, midfielders Lizzie Yurchak and Sam Bischoff, goalie Alex Salim and defender Rebekah Taylor all took First Team All-Big South honors, setting another program high, while attacker and Big South All-Academic honoree Megan Matthews, as well as defender Chandler Stewart were named Second Team All-Big South.

Campbell's seven First or Second Team All-Big South picks matched High Point for most in the league, making up 14 of the 28 honorees.

High Point's Abby Hormes took Big South Offensive Player of the Year honors, while HPU teammate Ashley Britton along with Winthrop's Kimora Bailey shared Co-Defensive Player of the Year accolades.

Radford's Ava Goeller was also named Big South Freshman of the Year, while High Point's Lyndsey Boswell was named Coach of the Year. Longwood's Dana Joss was named Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

One of the top offensive threats in the Big South, Sanchez has collected 42 points on 36 goals and six assists, adding a Campbell record 132 draw controls with 19 ground balls. The attacker, a three-time Big South Freshman of the Week this season, ranks fifth nationally in total and draw controls per game, tying and then twice breaking the CU single game draw controls record with 15 at Presbyterian (4/17).

A Preseason All-Big South pick, Sanchez owns eight hat tricks in 2021, including five straight, and five in CU's six Big South games, while collecting 10 or more draw controls seven times. The Annapolis, Md. native ranks fourth in goals and seventh in points in the Big South.

Yurchak, one of two Campbell true freshmen to earn First Team All-Big South honors, ranks among the NCAA's top-100 in assists (20), draw controls (57) and ground balls (32), adding 41 points with 21 goals and causing 13 turnovers. The midfielder has posted five or more points four times, including a team season-high of eight on four goals and four assists in a win at Gardner-Webb.

A Landisville, Pa. native, Yurchak was one of three Camels to be named Big South Freshman of the Week this season (4/13), tallying 14 points over games against High Point and Gardner-Webb. Yurchak also scored five goals with seven total points against Furman.

Bischoff, another Camel true freshman on the league's first team, has totaled 37 points on 31 goals and six assists with 12 ground balls, 12 draw controls and seven caused turnovers. The Pomona, N.Y. native registered seven hat tricks on the season, and leads the team with 21 unassisted goals.

Scoring a point in every game this season, Bischoff notched a season-high five points on four goals and an assist against High Point. She was also named Big South Defensive Player of the Week (4/20) after posting seven ground balls and five caused turnovers in CU wins at Radford and Presbyterian, adding four points on three goals and an assist.

Another Preseason All-Big South selection, Salim logged 120 saves, starting all 14 CU games this season, leading the Big South in save percentage at .467 and saves per game with 8.6, while ranking second in goals against average (8.2), all marks that rank among the nation's top-50.

Adding 20 ground balls and four caused turnovers, Salim was named Big South Defensive Player of the Week in back to back weeks (3/30, 4/6). The East Islip, N.Y. native posted 10 or more saves six times, including a career-high 16 in a win at Radford.

Taylor totaled a team-high 15 caused turnovers this season along with 22 ground balls to pace the CU defense. The Forest Hill, Md. product held her matchups to an average of 3.3 points per game this season, twice shutting out her opponents.

The defender picked up season highs of four ground balls three times (Davidson, William & Mary, High Point), causing three turnovers against both Radford and Furman. She was named Big South Defensive Player of the Week (3/16) after causing three turnovers with two ground balls in CU's 15-5 win over Radford, helping limit the Highlanders to just five goals, tying a season-low allowed for the Camels.

Matthews, also named to the Big South All-Academic team for the second straight year, piled up 37 points on 16 goals and a team-high 21 assists this season, ranking fourth in the Big South in helpers. With eight multi-assist games, Matthews finished the regular season by posting two or more points against every Big South opponent in 2021. The Aurora, Colo. native was named the Big South Offensive Player of the Week (3/30), totaling six points in two matches, including the game-winning goal at Coastal Carolina as time expired and added a hat trick against Furman.

Stewart gathered 21 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers this season, recording five multi-caused turnover games, adding multiple ground balls in seven outings, tallying three ground balls with two caused turnovers in a win at Winthrop. An Adamstown, Md. native, the redshirt freshman held her matchups without a point twice this season, averaging 3.3 points allowed per game for the season.

Riding a four game winning streak, second seeded Campbell will host No. 3 seed Radford on Friday in a 2021 Big South Championship semifinal matchup. First draw is set for 1:00 p.m. at Barker-Lane Stadium.

With wins in five of its last six outings, the Camels are 8-6 on the season, going 5-1 in Big South play to earn the No. 2 seed in the Big South Championship, matching their highest conference tournament seeding in program history (2017).

The Highlanders are 5-11 overall with a 4-2 Big South mark heading into their third matchup with the Camels this season. CU previously topped Radford 15-5 in March to open Big South play in Buies Creek, and used a 10-goal run to defeat the Highlanders 10-7 in a nonconference road test two weeks ago.

Friday's winner will clinch a spot in the Big South title game, set for Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the highest remaining seed. Top seeded High Point will also host No. 4 seed Winthrop on Friday.

2021 BIG SOUTH WOMEN'S LACROSSE ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
 
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
ATT – Abby Hormes, Sr., High Point
ATT – Julianna Sanchez, R-Fr., Campbell
ATT – Rachel Foster, Sr., High Point
MF – Ashley Britton, Gr., High Point
MF – Lizzie Yurchak, Fr., Campbell
MF – Sam Bischoff, Fr., Campbell
D – Megan Nerney, Gr., High Point
D – Katie Bendrick, Jr., Radford
D – Kimora Bailey, Soph., Winthrop
GK – Alex Salim, R-Jr., Campbell (tie)
GK – Jill Rall, Gr., High Point (tie)
AL – Bianca Tedesco, Sr., ATT, Winthrop
AL – Ava Goeller, Fr., ATT, Radford
AL – Talen Francis, Sr., ATT, Gardner-Webb (tie)
AL – Rebekah Taylor, R-Fr., D, Campbell (tie)
 
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
ATT – Lindsey Carroll, Sr., Radford
ATT – McKenna Blick, Sr., Winthrop
ATT - Megan Matthews, Jr., Campbell
MF – Katie Hormes, Fr., High Point
MF – Alyssa Angelo, Fr., Winthrop
MF – Dana Joss, Gr., Longwood
D – Heather Lobas, Jr., Gardner-Webb
D – Rachel Rogers, Sr., Radford
D – Chandler Stewart, R-Fr., Campbell
GK – Sara McGuire, Sr., Winthrop
AL – Grace Gleason, Jr., MF, Radford
AL – Abby Edminsten, Soph., MF, Presbyterian College
AL – Kaely Kyle, Sr., MF, High Point
 
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE
Mena Loescher, Jr., ATT, High Point
Emma Johnson, Sr., MF, Longwood
Lauren Asher, Jr., MF, Winthrop
Emma Genovese, Jr., MF, High Point
Lauren Cerretani, Soph., D, Longwood
 
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Megan Matthews, Jr., ATT, Campbell
Janice Donaldson, Gr., D, Gardner-Webb
Ashley Britton, Gr., MF, High Point
Dana Joss, Gr., MF, Longwood
Sarah Marshall, Sr., ATT, Presbyterian College
Rachel Rogers, Sr., D, Radford
Olivia Deaver, Sr., MF, Winthrop

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Abby Hormes, Sr., ATT, High Point
 
CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Ashley Britton, Gr., MF, High Point
Kimora Bailey, D, Winthrop
 
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Ava Goeller, Fr., ATT, Radford
 
COACH OF THE YEAR
Lyndsey Boswell, High Point
 
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Dana Joss, Gr., MF, Longwood