Belmont Abbey senior goalkeeper Anna Donaldson was named the Conference Carolinas Player of the Year and head coach Robert Lane was named Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year, while seven Crusaders earned all-conference honors. Donaldson, junior forward Connie Axiotis, junior midfielder Nicole Voets, senior defender Kristin Voirin and junior defender Carly Kensinger were named to the first-team. Sophomore defender Kristin Foster was named to the second-team and junior midfielder Rebecca Mateo was named to the third-team.
Donaldson becomes the third-straight Belmont Abbey player to be named the Conference Carolinas Player of the Year. A fifth-year senior, Donaldson has started all 20 matches, posting 13 shutouts with a record of 17-1-2. She is third in the nation in shutout percentage, tenth in goals against average, and 28th in save percentage.
Axiotis, the 2009 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year, earns first-team honors for the second-straight year after scoring a team-high nine goals with two assists. The 2008 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year and third-team selection, Axiotis was named the Conference Player of the Week on October 5 after scoring two goals to help secure the Abbey's 3-2 win at Queens.
Voets earns a spot on the first-team for the second-straight year after scoring seven goals and assisting on two others. She enters the tournament final with a two-match goal scoring streak, finding the back of the net twice in the 5-0 quarterfinal win over Saint Andrews Presbyterian and scoring the first goal in the 3-2 semifinal win over Lees-McRae. She earned second-team honors as a freshman.
Voirin, a fifth-year senior as a center back, earned second-team honors as a sophomore in 2007. This year, she has played in 20 matches and has scored three goals while helping anchor a defense that is third nationally in shutout percentage and sixth in goals against average.
Kensinger earns all-conference honors for the first time after starting all 20 matches as the Abbey's left back. Foster also earns all-conference honors for the first time, starting as the Abbey's right back. Starting all 20 matches, Foster has scored one goal and has a team-leading nine assists, a total that is third in the conference. Her 0.39 assists per game total is 79th nationally.
Mateo is honored for the first time with a third-team nod. A midfielder, Mateo has scored six goals in 20 matches, four coming as game-winners, with two assists. She was named Conference Carolinas Player of the Week on September 8 after helping the Abbey to a 3-0 record to open the year, scoring two goals and assisting on another.
Lane, in his second year as the Abbey Head Coach, has guided the Crusaders to a record of 31-7-2 record overall and an 18-2-1 record in Conference Carolinas play. He has led the Abbey to a pair of Conference Carolinas Regular Season titles, a Tournament title and the Crusaders first trip to the NCAA Regionals since the 2001 season. This year, he guided the Abbey to its first national ranking since the 2008 season, reaching as high as 16th, and a regional ranking of number one earlier in the year.
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