Tate named to preseason All-Conference First Team

ROCK HILL, S.C- Lions midfielder Breona Tate was selected to First Team All-Conference as announced early Monday morning from the SAC with its annual preseason voting.  Tate was the lone Lions' representative.

Tate will look to improve upon an impressive 2016 campaign.  She led the Lions offense--and other preseason first-team all-conference midfielders--with 19 pts. (7g, 5a) while starting in all seventeen contests.  She also led the team in shots on goal and was tied for second in game-winning goals.

Her best performance came against King in early September last season where she recorded a hat-trick.  She followed that performance up the very next game versus Converse by scoring the only two Lions' goals for the draw.

Posted below is the full list of the 2017 Preseaon All-League teams.

2017 Preseason All-League

First Team All-Conference

F - Lauren Wade, Carson-Newman

F - Holly Talbut-Smith, Carson-Newman

F - Alyssa Ortega, Newberry

F - Thea Mallett, Queens

MF - Abigael McGarel, Lenoir-Rhyne

MF - Charlotte Ring, Queens

MF - Breona Tate, Mars Hill

MF - Katja Andersson, Tusculum

D - Helen Seed, Carson-Newman

D - Helen Ramsey, Lenoir-Rhyne

D - Mariah Lewis, Queens

D - Carlie Thornber, Tusculum

GK - Jacqueline Burns, Carson-Newman

Second Team All-Conference

F - Kimmi Moore, Wingate

F - Hannah Van Eerden, Lenoir-Rhyne

F - Becky Frost, Catawba

F - Taylor Leyble, Wingate

MF - Colleen Zickert, Wingate

MF - Sonja Ballmert, Tusculum

MF - Lara Hallgrimsdottir, Carson-Newman

MF - Cheyenne Upton, Tusculum

D - Averi Williams, Carson-Newman

D - Katilyn Fletcher, Wingate

D - Christina Shimshock, Lenoir-Rhyne

D - Alex Brandan, Carson-Newman

GK - Alexis Jones, Wignate