HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. – Four Centenary University women's lacrosse players were honored as the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) released its end of the year awards that were voted on by the league's head coaches.
Attacker
Kaylee Bennett and midfielder
Keirra Doyle earned First Team All-CSAC accolades. They become the first Cyclones to earn a spot on either the first or second team since
Abby Voelkner (2017) and it is the first time since 2011 that the Cyclones have had two players earn first team honors in the same season (
Danielle Bay and
Meredith Bruce).
In addition, defender
Maureen Ilic collected Second Team All-CSAC honors. Defender
Kaliyah Mitchell was the Centenary representative to the CSAC All-Sportsmanship team.
Bennett started all five games on attack and leads the Cyclones with 16 goals scored. She has recorded a hat trick in three straight games and scored a career-high eight goals in the win at Cedar Crest. Her eight goals in that game are tied for fifth most in single-game history at Centenary and are the most by a Cyclone since 2017. Bennett has scored three goals on free position shots, including two in the Keystone game. She has also contributed seven ground balls, five caused turnovers and four draw controls.
Doyle did a little bit of everything en route to being an all-conference pick for the first time in her career. She started all five games and contributed four goals and four assists for eight points. She finished with a goal and two assists in the win over Cedar Crest and scored a goal in four of the five contests. Doyle is credited with 14 ground balls, including a season-high six against Wilson. She has 11 caused turnovers and recorded a season-high four twice. Doyle also had 14 draw controls and recorded a season-high five at Cedar Crest.
Ilic did a solid job in her first season as the Cyclones' lock down defender on the opponents' top scoring threat. She consistently eliminated her opponents' chances while also collecting seven ground balls, six caused turnovers and two draw controls. Illic had a season-high three ground balls at Keystone and has caused two turnovers in a game twice. She also picked up the first two points of her collegiate career with assists against Notre Dame and Keystone.
Mitchell was named to the All-Sportsmanship team in her first season with the Cyclones. She has appeared in three games while working hard in practice and supporting her teammates.
Bennett, Doyle, Ilic, Mitchell and the rest of the Cyclones return to action on Thursday, April 22 when they travel to top seeded Notre Dame of Maryland for the semifinals of the CSAC Tournament at 4 p.m.
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