Lenoir-Rhyne forward Elin Hansson was voted as the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Year and SAC Freshman of the Year, while Catawba defender Katie Beck was named the SAC Defensive Player of the Year. 

Lenoir-Rhyne head coach Dean Ward was voted as the SAC Coach of the Year, the conference announced Wednesday.

Hansson, from Halmstad, Sweden, led the Bears to the 2022 SAC Women’s Soccer regular-season title. 

She scored 10 goals and had five assists on the year for 25 points. She is ranked third in the league in goals and points, is eighth in the conference in assists and leads the league in game-winning goals with four. She was named SAC Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week three times this season.

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Beck, a junior from Clermont, Florida, earns her fourth consecutive SAC Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Year honor. She anchored a Catawba Indian defense that surrendered just nine goals during the season and had a goals-against average of 0.47. 

In addition to her defensive prowess, Beck netted three goals and had two assists for eight points. She was named SAC Defensive Player of the Week once during the season.

Ward led the nationally ranked No. 16 Bears to a 11-2-3 record during the regular season, going 9-0-2 in conference play. Under his leadership, Lenoir-Rhyne won the regular-season championship ranking in the top 3 in the league in goals (34), assists (31) and goals-against (12).

Joining Hasson and Beck on the All-SAC first team were forwards Hannah Dunn and Helen Summerell of Catawba and Nellie Bryneus of Carson-Newman.

The first-team midfielders were Sydney Jimmo and Kasey Hahn of Catawba, Caroline Peters of Wingate and Ria Acton of Lenoir-Rhyne.

On defense, Louise Berg and Kate Casey of Lenoir-Rhyne and Amanda Chimbina of Limestone were named to the first team, while Anderson’s Jeanette Campbell was named the first-team goalkeeper.

2022 South Atlantic Conference Women’s Soccer All-Conference

First Team

F – Elin Hansson, Lenoir-Rhyne
F – Hannah Dunn, Catawba
F – Helen Summerell, Catawba
F – Nellie Bryneus, Carson-Newman
MF – Sydney Jimmo, Catawba
MF – Kasey Hahn, Catawba
MF – Caroline Peters, Wingate
MF – Ria Acton, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Katie Beck, Catawba
D – Louise Berg, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Kate Casey, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Amanda Chimbima, Limestone
GK – Jeanette Campbell, Anderson

Second Team

F – Tabea Schutt, Limestone
F – Emma Deadwyler, Anderson
F – Addie Henry, Carson-Newman
F – Taylor Youmans, Tusculum
MF – Neve Duston, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Andrea Zwinkels, Limestone
MF – Carola Busquets, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Stephanie Figueiredo, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Kelly Havens, Catawba
D – Sascha Larsen, Wingate
D – Jente Kuper, Carson-Newman
D – Abbie Zander, Carson-Newman
GK – Samantha Aguilar-Hop, Limestone

Third Team

F – Jaidyn Jacobs, Newberry
F- Brianna Garcia, Tusculum
F- Ashton Brooks, Limestone
F- Brianna Ditillo, Wingate
MF – Camryn Woods, Anderson
MF – Felicia Frick, Carson-Newman
MF – Sarah Miller, Anderson
MF – Marianne Ross, Mars Hill
D – Carly Keuffer, Anderson
D – Nicole Cristy, Wingate
D – Rosy Wodhams, Tusculum
D - Nour Noujaim, Coker
GK – Katrine Thisgaard, Wingate

Offensive Player of the Year
Elin Hansson, Lenoir-Rhyne

Defensive Player of the Year
Katie Beck, Catawba

Freshman of the Year
Elin Hansson, Lenoir-Rhyne

Coach of the Year
Dean Ward, Lenoir-Rhyne

Fair Play Award
Anderson

Statistical Champions

Goals per Match: Hannah Dunn, Catawba | 0.79
Points per Match: Hannah Dunn, Catawba | 1.95
Assists per Match: Helen Summerell, Catawba | 0.53
Goals Against Average: Samantha Aguilar-Hopkins, Limestone | .416
Save Percentage: Jeanette Campbell | .911
Shutouts: Samantha Aguilar-Hopkins, Limestone | 8
Team Points per Match: Catawba | 10
Team Goals per Match: Catawba | 3.47
Team Assists per Match: Catawba | 3.05
Team Shutouts: Catawba | 12
Team Goals Against Average: Limestone | .409
Team Winning Percentage: Catawba | .842