BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The Mountain East Conference today announced its 2022 Women's Lacrosse major award winners and all-conference teams, following a vote of the league's head coaches. Frostburg State attacker Stephanie King headlined the 2022 honorees as the MEC Offensive Player of the Year, while Davis & Elkins goalkeeper
Marissa Cuevas was voted the Defensive Player of the Year for the second-consecutive season.
In addition, Charleston's Sophia Conzone was recognized as the league's Freshman of the Year and also earned a spot on the All-MEC first team and MEC All-Freshman Team.
Frostburg State head coach Taylor Sindall was voted the league's Coach of the Year after leading the Bobcats to a 9-6 overall record in 2022, including a 7-1 mark in league play. Frostburg finished the regular season on an eight-game winning streak and earned a share of the MEC Regular Season Championship in 2022.
King, a senior attacker from Edgewater, Md., scored a team-high 40 goals and passed out 12 assists to lead Frostburg State on offense this season. King had an .826 shots on goal percentage this season and ranked in the top five in the MEC in both goals (40) and points (52).
Cuevas, a sophomore goalkeeper from Farmingville, N.Y., led the MEC in both saves percentage (.515) and saves per game (17.07) during the 2022 season. In fact, she averaged seven more saves than any other player in the MEC this season. Cuevas, the 2021 MEC Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year, was also voted to the All-MEC first team for the second-consecutive season for her efforts in net this season.
Conzone, a freshman attacker from East Syracuse, N.Y., led Charleston in both goals and assists during her debut season in 2022. She finished the year tied for the league-league with 48 goals and had seven assists in 2022. She currently ranks third in the MEC in points per game.
The All-MEC First Team, All-MEC Second Team, All-Freshman Team and honorable mention honorees are listed below.
| All-MEC First Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
| A |
Sophia Conzone |
Charleston |
| A |
Stephanie King |
Frostburg State |
| A |
Ebony Reddick |
Notre Dame |
| A |
Emileigh Scott |
Notre Dame |
| M |
Emma Adcock |
WV Wesleyan |
| M |
Piper Hammond |
Notre Dame |
| M |
Kerri Hayes |
Frostburg State |
| D |
Mackenzie Cramer |
Frostburg State |
| D |
Delaney Devers |
Frostburg State |
| D |
Ali Loberg |
Notre Dame |
| G |
Marissa Cuevas |
Davis & Elkins |
| === |
|
|
| All-MEC Second Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
| A |
Ariana Hinton |
Davis & Elkins |
| A |
Anna Kearney |
Frostburg State |
| A |
Lilly Stephens |
Frostburg State |
| M |
Julia Badolato |
Frostburg State |
| M |
Gianni Blundell |
Charleston |
| M |
Krissy Milburn |
Frostburg State |
| M |
Josey Storm |
Notre Dame |
| D |
Nia Griffith |
Notre Dame |
| D |
Meghan Smith |
Charleston |
| D |
Madison Sobolewski |
Charleston |
| G |
Nicole Gray |
Frostburg State |
| === |
|
|
| All-MEC Honorable Mention |
| A: Megan Dano (NDC), Lindsay Kohlmann (FROST), Charlotte Vari (NDC) |
| M: Destiny Jackson (UC), Makenzi Lewellyn (WVWC), Emily Smith (D&E) |
| D: Chloee Johnson (FROST) |
| === |
|
|
| MEC All-Freshman Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
| M |
Emma Adcock |
WV Wesleyan |
| A |
Sophia Conzone |
Charleston |
| M |
Piper Hammond |
Notre Dame |
| M |
Kerri Hayes |
Frostburg State |
| A |
Ariana Hinton |
Davis & Elkins |
| M |
Josey Storm |
Notre Dame |
| === |
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|
| Top Honors |
Offensive Player of the Year: Stephanie King (Frostburg State)
Defensive Player of the Year: Marissa Cuevas (Davis & Elkins)
Freshman of the Year: Sophia Conzone (Charleston)
Coach of the Year: Taylor Sindall (Frostburg State) |
