Greenville, S.C. – Four Paladins earned All-Big South honors on Thursday afternoon as the conference announced its yearly women's lacrosse awards.

Seniors Meagan Beal and Hannah Dintino, and junior Katelyn Sousa, were named first team All-Big South while sophomore Anna Roser garnered a spot on the second team. Dintino was also placed on the All-Academic Team.

The quartet helped the Paladins finish the regular season with a 10-7 overall record and 7-2 mark in the Big South, winning their final three games to tie for second in the conference standings. Furman will be the second seed in the upcoming Big South Women's Lacrosse Championship.

A native of Brewster, N.Y., Beal leads the Paladins this season in points, goals, assists, and draws. She has compiled 68 points on 45 goals and 23 assists, while winning 73 draws. Beal, who was named Big South Offensive Player of the Week on April 11, ranks in the top-10 for the conference in points per game, goals per game, assists per game, and draws per game. She became the fifth player in program history this season to score 100 career goals and currently sits second all-time in goals and draws, third in points, and tied for fourth in assists. Beal broke the program's single-game points record at Wofford by registering 11 on six goals and a career high five assists. She tied her career high of six goals in a game twice versus Longwood and Wofford.

Dintino has started in all 17 games this season for Furman and is fourth on the team in scoring with 46 points on 33 goals and 13 assists. A two-time team captain, she ranks third with 46 draws highlighted by a career best 11 against Gardner-Webb. Dintino joined Beal by reaching 100 career goals this season, becoming the sixth player in program history to do so. She has scored seven hat tricks this season including four against Big South opponents. The Westminster, Md., native matched her career best of four ground balls at Virginia Tech and three assists twice against Longwood and High Point.

Sousa, a team captain in 2022, has also started in all 17 games for the Paladins at defense. She leads the team with 23 caused turnovers and is tied for third with 23 ground balls. The New Fairfield, Conn., native has also contributed eight draws and one goal, which came in a 9-8 road win at Old Dominion. Sousa caused three turnovers four different times and picked up three ground balls on three occasions. She won three draws at Mercer. Sousa was part of a Furman defense this season that gave up the third-fewest goals among Big South teams.

Roser, a native of Easton, Md., is second on the Paladins this season with 56 points on 42 goals and 14 assists. She has also provided 18 draws, 10 ground balls, and five caused turnovers. Starting in all 17 games, Roser ranks 10^th or better for the Big South in points per game and goals per game. She was named Big South Offensive Player of the Week on April 25. Roser set a new single-game career high of four assists against Gardner-Webb while matching her career best of eight points. She finished the regular season scoring a hat trick in eight of the final nine games highlighted by a season best five in a 16-15 win at High Point.

2023 BIG SOUTH WOMEN'S LACROSSE ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
ATT – Shannon Urey, Sr., Mercer
ATT – Meagan Beal, Sr., Furman
ATT – Rasa Welsh, Jr., Campbell
MF – Sam Bischoff, Jr., Campbell
MF – Hannah Dintino, Sr., Furman
MF – Kayla Soltys, Sr., Mercer
D – Rebekah Taylor, Sr., Campbell
D – Emma Pizzo, Gr., Mercer
D – Katelyn Sousa, Jr., Furman
GK – Kate Vanderlinde, Sr., Mercer
AL – Mena Loescher, ATT, Gr., High Point
AL – Chandler Stewart, D, Sr., Campbell
AL – Grace Briggs, D, Sr., Gardner-Webb

SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
ATT – Bria Foley, Soph., Gardner-Webb
ATT – Anna Roser, Soph., Furman
ATT – Maddi Koury, Jr., Mercer
MF – Willow Hammond, Soph., Presbyterian
MF – Lauren Cerretani, Sr., Longwood
MF – Margaret Gleason, Sr., Radford
D – Jenna Kraft, Gr., High Point
D – Heather Lobas, Gr., Gardner-Webb
D – Julia Koenig, Jr., Longwood
GK – Olivia Hunter, Jr., Radford
AL – Emma Genovese, MF, Gr., High Point
AL – Leah Hurley, MF, Sr., Wofford
AL – Kay Rosselli, MF, Jr., High Point

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE
Lyndsey Lewis, MF, Sr., Mercer
Molly Dankowski, MF, Gr., Winthrop
Pia Cavallaro, ATT, Jr., High Point
Sophia Passa, ATT, Fr., Longwood
Ava Scudillo, D, Sr., High Point (tie)
Lily Barger, D, Fr., Wofford (tie)

ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Sam Bischoff, Campbell
Hannah Dintino, Furman
Brittany Sherrod, Gardner-Webb
Caitlyn Baehr, High Point
Harper Melton, Longwood
Shannon Urey, Mercer
Kendall Goldfarb, Presbyterian
Ashlyn Grogan, Radford
Maddy Hodgson, Winthrop
Leah Hurley, Wofford

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Shannon Urey, ATT, Mercer

MIDFIELDER OF THE YEAR
Sam Bischoff, Campbell

CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Rebekah Taylor, D, Campbell
Emma Pizzo, D, Mercer

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Sophia Passo, ATT, Longwood

COACH OF THE YEAR
Samantha Eustace, Mercer

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Kendall Goldfarb, Presbyterian