Joyce selected to preseason All-SAC First Team
Mars Hill senior midfielder Sydney Joyce was selected to the All-South Atlantic Conference Preseason First Team, as announced by the league Thursday morning.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Mars Hill senior midfielder Sydney Joyce was selected to the All-South Atlantic Conference Preseason First Team, as announced by the league Thursday morning.
Joyce placed second on the team in 2022 in goals (35), points (46), and shots on goal (55). She led the team by winning 89 draw controls and also scooped up 35 ground balls to rank third on the team.
She posted two four-goal games last season and had a five-goal effort in the Lions' 15-14 win over Newberry where she scored the game-winning tally with a minute left to play.
She has been named an All-SAC Second Team and All-SAC Third Team selection in her career.
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2023 SAC Women's Lacrosse Preseason Poll
1. Wingate (10) 100
2. Limestone (1) 90
3. Lenoir-Rhyne 74
T-4. Lincoln Memorial 68
T-4. Newberry 68
6. UVA Wise 54
7. Catawba 49
8. Anderson 37
9. Tusculum 27
10. Mars Hill 24
11. Coker 14
2023 SAC Women's Lacrosse All-Conference -PRESEASON
All-SAC First Team
A – Suzy Smith, Lenoir-Rhyne
A – Bella Pellet, Wingate
A – Ali Van Der Ziel, Lincoln Memorial
A – Jolan Morey, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Leah Knowles, Wingate
MF – Sydney Joyce, Mars Hill
MF – Becca Ruiz, Wingate
MF – Sarah Dudick, Limestone
D – Isabelle Dunnam, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Bailey Stumpf, Limestone
D – Emily Phipps, Wingate
D – Erin Young, Catawba
GK – Megan Biase, Wingate
All-SAC Second Team
A – Tia Daniel, Tusculum
A – Megan Davis, Limestone
A – Katie Allen, UVa-Wise
A – Cassell Richardson, Newberry
MF – Grace Golatt, UVA Wise
MF – Mallory Trimble, UVA Wise
MF – Marissa Plumer, Newberry
MF – Lucy Brewer, Tusculum
D – Delaney Duck, Lincoln Memorial
D – Paige Volpone, UVA Wise
D – Madalyn Messersmith, Newberry
D – Kameryn Darrington, UVA Wise
GK – Teanna Sieben, Lenoir-Rhyne
All-SAC Third Team
A – Abby Stoffelen, UVA Wise
A – Nelida Watson, Wingate
A – Paige Kamer, Wingate
A – Sydney Trask, UVA Wise
MF – Avery Scherer, Wingate
MF – Gracie DePaul, Limestone
MF – Kylie Marek, Tusculum
MF – Jaedyn Ryba, Lincoln Memorial
D – Sage Leax, Lincoln Memorial
D – Kaitlyn Mason, Newberry
D – Haley McCourt, Wingate
D – Parker Lewis, Limestone
GK – Madelyn DeSoto, Limestone
