ATLANTA, Ga. (April 19, 2024) – The Southern Athletic Association has announced its women’s lacrosse Athletes of the Year, Coach of the Year, and All-Conference teams. Rhodes led the way with 10 selections, including Offensive Player of the Year Avery Burke and Defensive Player of the Year Bari Pinkett. Hendrix goalie Addey Bolz was voted Newcomer of the Year and Monica Scott Brumbelow of Centre is the Coach of the Year.
 
The All-SAA women’s lacrosse teams were voted on by the league’s six head coaches.
 
Burke (Senior/Dunn Loring, Va.) tallied 40 goals and nine assists on the season, including 16 goals and four assists in conference play. She had multiple scores in each of her SAA games, highlighted by a six-goal, one-assist performance against Centre. The senior is a four-time, first team All-SAA honoree and gives the Lynx four-straight SAA Offensive Players of the Year. She joins Rhodes standouts Emily Brunner (2023), Baylee Barker (2022, 2021), and Kendall Cunningham (2018) to win the award.  
 
Pinkett (Junior/Baltimore, Md.) is the first SAA Defensive Player of the Year in Rhodes history. She led the league in caused turnovers per game (2.9) and was seventh with 3.2 ground balls per night this season. In SAA games, she averaged 3.8 CTs and 4.8 GBs while also winning 5.2 draw controls a game. The junior was huge in the SAA finale, totaling eight ground balls, five caused turnovers, and six draw controls in a title clinching win over Berry. Pinkett was voted first team All-SAA last season and second team in 2022.
 
Bolz (First Year/Carlisle, Pa.) is the first Warrior to be named SAA Newcomer of the Year. The Carlisle, Pa. native made a huge impact in her first collegiate season. She topped the conference with 11.1 saves per game and was third with a .462 save percentage. Bolz played every minute in goal for Hendrix in conference games, racking up 82 saves (16.4 per game) and stopping 45 percent of the shots she faced.
 
Brumbelow (7^th season) was voted the SAA Coach of the Year for the second time in her career, having also won the award in 2018. She led the Colonels to a second place finish in the conference, going 4-1 in the league and 11-3 overall. Brumbelow guided Centre to a league best 17.9 goals per game and coached six 2024 All-SAA honorees, including a trio of first teamers.

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2024 Women’s Lacrosse All-Conference Awards
 
Offensive Player of the Year – Avery Burke, Rhodes
Defensive Player of the Year – Bari Pinkett, Rhodes
Newcomer of the Year – Addey Bolz, Hendrix
Coach of the Year – Monica Scott Brumbelow, Centre
 

First Team All-SAA Attack: Sally Herrington, Sewanee Haley Larsen, Berry Ally Moir, Oglethorpe Chloe Parker, Rhodes Haley Rice, Centre   Midfield: Avery Burke, Rhodes Lily Gahm, Centre Peyton Refling, Hendrix Dani Taraska, Berry Ella Treinen, Centre   Defense: Amber Fuentes, Oglethorpe Winnie Pajcic, Sewanee Bari Pinkett, Rhodes   Goalie: Addey Bolz, Hendrix

Second Team All-SAA Attack: Emma Botts, Centre Emma Burns, Sewanee Molly Heidrick, Rhodes Caroline Kardian, Rhodes     Midfield: Erika Bolcar, Sewanee Anna Erskine, Rhodes Brooke Sigmon, Sewanee Katie Claire Smith Berry Sydney Trammell, Oglethorpe   Defense: Mary Axelson, Berry Sophie Morris, Berry Emma Norris, Rhodes Isabella Sklena, Rhodes   Goalie: Tori Perez, Oglethorpe

Honorable Mention
Kaitlynn Alford, Oglethorpe
Makenna Bowens, Oglethorpe
Molley Cross, Berry
Julia Dalessandro, Rhodes
Claire Dillard, Sewanee
Riley Jackson, Centre
Addie Lewis, Centre
Molly Martiner, Rhodes
Alaina Palmer, Hendrix
Abby Sprayberry, Berry
Eliza Thacker, Hendrix
Sally Whitehead, Sewanee