NEED TO KNOW:
All-USA South First Team: Savannah Limehouse (M), Tamar Tompkins (D), Ansli Cannon (G)
All-USA South Second Team: Carson Bezold (A), Clara Welch (A), Lovette Choloh (M)
All-USA South Third Team: Laura Crone (A), Noelle Poteete (D)
All-Sportsmanship Team Representative: Laia Solsana Holmes

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - The USA South released its women's lacrosse postseason awards Thursday afternoon and a program-record eight Lions received recognition.

Savannah Limehouse, Tamar Tompkins and Ansli Cannon highlighted the listing with first team honors, while the trio of seniors Carson Bezold, Clara Welch and Lovette Choloh each earned a second team spot. Seniors Laura Crone and Noelle Poteete were named to the third team.

Savannah Limehouse, All-USA South First Team (Midfield)

BY THE NUMBERS:
Points: 66 (2nd on team)
Goals: 54 (1st on team)
Assists: 12 (1st on team)
In-Season USA South Recognition: 1x USA South Offensive Player of the Week
Past All-USA South Recognition: All-USA South Second Team (2025)
Of Note: Limenouse continued to raise her game to the next level in her junior season, eclipsing 50 goals for the second consecutive year and setting a new career-high with 54 total. The Myrtle Beach, South Carolina native set a single-game program record with eight goals in a win against Brevard and recorded a hat trick in seven of the team's last eight games of the regular season.
 

 

Tamar Tompkins, All-USA South First Team (Defense)

BY THE NUMBERS:
Ground Balls: 24 (5th on team)
Caused Turnovers: 19 (3rd on team)
Past All-USA South Recognition: All-USA South Second Team (2024)
Of Note: Tompkins contributed to a standout Piedmont defense during the season, recording a career-high 19 caused turnovers. She had multiple caused turnovers on five occasions, with all coming against the toughest competition the team faced this year.
 
 

Ansli Cannon, All-USA South First Team (Goalie)

BY THE NUMBERS:
Saves: 118 (1st on team)
Goals Against Average: 9.71
Ground Balls: 22
Caused Turnovers: 5
In Season USA South Recognition: 1x USA South Defensive Player of the Week
Of Note: Cannon played every minute of every game in goal for the Lions as a sophomore and was a standout the whole way. She began the season with a strong performance in a home win over Oglethorpe, allowing just four goals while making eight saves, earning her USA South Defensive Player of the Week honors. Cannon reached double digits in saves four times during the season, highlighted by a 13-save performance in a key conference road win at Methodist.

 


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Carson Bezold, All-USA South Second Team (Attack)

BY THE NUMBERS:
Points: 71 (1st on team)
Assists: 57 (1st on team; tied for single season school record)
Of Note: Bezold has had an historic season finding teammates for goals. She has tied and set the school record for single game assists multiple times, including breaking her own record that she had already set earlier in the season by dishing out 12 assists in a home win against William Peace. She has nine games with multiple assists and has delivered five or more assists five times.
 
 


Clara Welch, All-USA South Second Team (Attack)

BY THE NUMBERS:
Points: 33 (5th on team)
Goals: 23 (4th on team)
Assists: 10 (5th on team)
Ground Balls: 35 (2nd on team)
Of Note: After returning to the lineup midway through the season, Welch did not skip a beat, and has been playing her best down the stretch of the season. She is currently second on the team in ground balls with 35 and fourth on the team with 23 goals scored. She has tallied five hat trick in her 11 games played.

 


Lovette Choloh, All-USA South Second Team (Midfield)

BY THE NUMBERS:
Points: 50 (4th on team)
Goals: 34 (2nd on team)
Assists: 16 (3rd on team)
Ground Balls: 37 (1st on team)
Caused Turnovers: 26 (1st on team)
Draw Controls: 82 (1st on team)
Of Note: Choloh did it all for the Lions throughout the 2026 season, contributing both offensively and defensively to another winning campaign. The Dacula, Georgia native ranked in the top four on the team in six statistical categories and led the team in ground balls, caused turnovers and draw controls.

 

Laura Crone, All-USA South Third Team (Attack)

BY THE NUMBERS:
Points: 55 (3rd on team)
Goals: 27 (3rd on team)
Assists: 28 (2nd on team)
Caused Turnovers: 17 (4th on team)
Of Note: Crone was an all-around offensive threat for the Lions in 2026, placing third on the team in points and goals, while ranking second with 28 assists. She was the only Lion to record at least 20 goals and assists on the season. 

 


Noelle Poteete, All-USA South Third Team (Defense)

BY THE NUMBERS:
Starts: 17 (al games)
Ground Balls: 16 (3rd on team)
Caused Turnovers: 15
Of Note: Poteete earns her first career All-USA South placement after saving her best season for last, helping anchor a tremendous Piedmont defensive unit that was stifling throughout the season. Poteete tallied a season high of three caused turnovers in three different games.


 

 

Offensive Player of the Year	Defensive Player of the Year	Rookie of the Year	Coach of the Year
Kenzie Todd Meredith	Ellie Patterson Southern Virginia	Quinn Branca Pfeiffer	Lauren Scott Meredith

The 2026 USA South Women's Lacrosse All-Conference Team:

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First Team	Second Team	Third Team
Attack Kenzie Todd, Meredith Rylie Sturgill, Methodist Reese Walker, Meredith Midfielder Savannah Limehouse, Piedmont Ellie Patterson, Southern Virginia Bailey Swails, Meredith Defender Katherine Couch, Meredith Brooke Murrell, Methodist Aubrey Reynolds, Southern Virginia Tamar Tompkins, Piedmont Goalie Ansli Cannon, Piedmont	Attack Carson Bezold, Piedmont Skyla Jo Charette, Pfeiffer Clara Welch, Piedmont Layla Wiesenfeld, Methodist Midfielder Quinn Branca, Pfeiffer Lovette Choloh, Piedmont Madison Dean, Meredith Defender Reagan Amiott, Meredith Emma Lafave, Pfeiffer Sydney Patton, Greensboro Goalie Delaney Posehn, Meredith	Attack Reagan Barrett, Huntingdon Logan Campbell, Meredith Laura Crone, Piedmont Midfielder Mia Frick, Meredith Alana Rabon, Methodist Analise Robinson, Pfeiffer Defender Allye Carter, Methodist Kaylea Carter, Methodist Madelynn Maday, Meredith Noelle Poteete, Piedmont Goalie Kyla Smith-Fondall, Brevard

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All-Sportsmanship

Madi Norris, Brevard Bethany McQuinn, Greensboro Amara Veng, Huntingdon Bailey Swails, Meredith Jenifer Ferreira, Methodist Bri Garcia, N.C. Wesleyan Olivia Garver, Pfeiffer Laia Solsana Holmes, Piedmont Sydney Knight, Southern Virginia Elise Langer, William Peace