NEED TO KNOW:
All-USA South First Team: Aly Reece (A), Kaylee Moreland (D)
All-USA South Second Team: Merryn Bumpass (A), Savannah Limehouse (M)
All-USA South Third Team: Ava Trankina (M)
All-Sportsmanship Team Representative: Laura Crone

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - The USA South released its postseason awards Thursday afternoon and five Lions have earned all-conference honors.

Senior Aly Reece takes home first team honors for the first time after taking home third team honors last season. Senior Kaylee Moreland and sophomore Savannah Limehouse have earned honors for the first time while Merryn Bumpass and Ava Trankina earned a spot for the third time.

Aly Reece, All-USA South First Team (Attack)

BY THE NUMBERS:
Points: 69 (2nd on team)
Goals: 29 (6th on team)
Assists: 40 (1st on team)
Past All-USA South Recognition: All-USA South Third Team (2024)
Of Note: Reece continued her prolific assist pace in 2025, breaking the all-time program record during the season while also raising her scoring profile, with a career-high 29 goals.
 

Kaylee Moreland, All-USA South First Team (Defender)

BY THE NUMBERS:
Ground Balls: 41 (2nd on team)
Caused Turnovers: 17 (4th on team)
Points: 8
Goals: 4
Assists: 4
Of Note: Moreland contributed on both sides in 2025, finishing second on the team in ground balls with 41 while also scoring four goals and dishing out four assists. On March 10, Moreland delivered season highs with six ground balls and three caused turnovers in a win over Mt. St. Mary (NY) in Puerto Rico.
 

Merryn Bumpass, All-USA South Second Team (Attack)

BY THE NUMBERS:
Points: 57 (3rd on team)
Goals: 45 (T-1st on team)
Assists: 12 (5th on team)
Ground Balls: 29 (5th on team)
Caused Turnovers: 15 (6th on team)
Past All-USA South Recognition: 2x All-USA South Second Team (2022, 2023)
Of Note: After earning All-USA South Second Team honors in her first two seasons, Bumpass makes her return in her senior season following a one-year hiatus. Bumpass tied for the team lead with 45 goals, going on a tear to end the season, with hat tricks in each of the team's final four regular season contests. She now needs just five goals in postseason play to break the Piedmont career record.
 

Savannah Limehouse, All-USA South Second Team (Midfielder)

BY THE NUMBERS:
Points: 56 (4th on team)
Goals: 45 (T-1st on team)
Assists: 11 (6th on team)
Ground Balls: 37 (4th on team)
Caused Turnovers: 25 (2nd on team)
Draw Controls: 53 (4th on team)
Of Note: After earning USA South Rookie of the Week honors four times last season, Limehouse continued to improve her all around game in her sophomore season, ranking in the top four on the team in goals, points, ground balls and draw controls.
 

Ava Trankina, All-USA South Third Team (Midfielder)

BY THE NUMBERS:
Points: 73 (1st on team)
Goals: 39 (3rd on team)
Assists: 34 (2nd on team)
Ground Balls: 51 (4th on team)
Caused Turnovers: 28 (2nd on team)
Draw Controls: 67 (1st on team)
In-Season All-USA South Awards: USA South Defensive Player of the Week (3/10/25)
Past All-USA South Recognition: 2x All-USA South First Team (2023, 2024)
Of Note: Trankina continued her standout play on both offense and defense in 2025, leading the team in points (73) as well as draw controls (67) while ranking second in assists (34) and caused turnovers (28). She has made the All-USA South listing in all three of her playing seasons in Demorest.

 



The 2025 USA South Women's Lacrosse All-Conference Team:
 

Offensive Player of the Year	Defensive Player of the Year	Rookie of the Year	Coach of the Year
Reese Walker Meredith	Kennedy Martin Methodist	Makenzie Mickelsen Southern Virginia	Lauren Scott Meredith

First Team	Second Team	Third Team
Attack Aly Reece, Piedmont Kenzie Todd, Meredith Reese Walker, Meredith Midfielder Kennedy Martin, Methodist Makenzie Mickelsen, Southern Virginia Lauryn Turner, Meredith Defender Sophie LeClaire, Meredith Ainsley McGinn, Methodist Kaylee Moreland, Piedmont Brooke Murrell, Methodist Goalie Madi Horrell, Meredith	Attack Merryn Bumpass, Piedmont Kaitlyn Coleman, Methodist Kenzie Poulsen, Southern Virginia Midfielder Emily Denaga, Brevard Savannah Limehouse, Piedmont Ellie Patterson, Southern Virginia Bailey Swails, Meredith Defender Sydney Bastian, Southern Virginia Alyse Moore, Brevard Mariela Perez, Southern Virginia Goalie Ashley Fuentes, Methodist	Attack Xan Hill, Brevard Kate Hudson, Huntingdon Mikayla Ramos, Methodist Ava Spradley, Meredith Midfielder Rosanna Espinosa-Ponce, Greensboro Brynly ManWaring, Greensboro Ava Trankina, Piedmont Defender Grace Blanton, Brevard Katherine Couch, Meredith Morgan Hall, Meredith Goalie Kyla Smith-Fondall, Brevard

All-Sportsmanship

Grace Blanton, Brevard Bethany McQuinn, Greensboro Colby Jones, Huntingdon Casey Phelps, Meredith Abigail Wilson, Methodist Jillian Stine, N.C. Wesleyan Madeline Chadbourne, Pfeiffer Laura Crone, Piedmont Paysen Grandy, Southern Virginia Mary Langer, William Peace