CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Big South Conference announced the annual women's lacrosse awards on Thursday as High Point University had five Panthers earn recognition. The nominations and ballots were selected then voted on by league coaches.

HPU had three Big South First Team honorees — Gracie Vickery, Shannon Smith and Sydney Martin — while Anna Mullikin was named to the Big South Second Team and the All-Freshman Team, and then Caitlyn Baehr was tabbed to the Big South All-Academic Team.
 
#8 Gracie Vickery, Junior Midfielder – First Team All-Conference
 
Starting in 16 of 15 appearances in a rotating midfielder room, Gracie Vickery led the team with 39 draw controls. She won three or more draws in nine games this season, while picking up eight ground balls and caused six turnovers. She helped register a second-half shutout of Radford and Presbyterian.

#11 Shannon Smith, Senior Attack – First Team All-Conference
 
Leading the team in goals (43) and points (55) while starting in all 16 games, Shannon Smith has registered multiple goals and points in 15 of 16 games. Smith reached her 100th career goal against Denver. She scored five goals twice, including five in the first half on two occasions, while scoring a career-high seven goals and eight points in the regular-season finale. In the final game, she also had a career-high four ground balls (five total games with two ground balls or more) and caused two turnovers.

#28 Sydney Martin, Senior Defender – First Team All-Conference
 
Starting in 14 of 16 appearances, Martin leads the team in caused turnovers (23) and is second in ground balls (32). She registered 11 games with two ground balls or more while having seven games with seven caused turnovers or more. She dished out her first career assist versus Liberty and had a career-high five ground balls on Senior Day against Presbyterian. Martin is the team's clear master, helping the Panthers maintain nearly a 90 percent clip on clears, and helped register a second-half shutout of Radford and Presbyterian. Martin is one ground ball away from 100 in her four-year career.

#42 Anna Mullikin, Freshman Midfielder – Second Team All-Conference, All-Freshman Team
 
In a deep midfield room, Anna Mullikin shone through as she started in four of her 12 appearances. The two-time Big South Freshman of the Week ranks second in draw controls (37) while scoring 10 goals and dishing out five assists. She has three multi-goal and point games while registering a career-high five points against ECU. She's won six or more draw controls in four games with a career-high seven against ECU and the conference-draw leader Wofford. Mullikin also had a career-high three caused turnovers against ECU, and picked up two ground balls twice at Wofford and Gardner-Webb. She also helped register a second-half shutout of Radford and Presbyterian.
 
#13 Caitlyn Baehr, Graduate Defender, All-Academic Team
 
In her first year back after two seasons riddled with injury, Caitlyn Baehr reached the 100 career ground ball and draw control milestones while starting and playing in all 16 games. She ranked third on the team in ground balls (31), fourth in caused turnovers (13), and third in draw controls (29). Baehr had 10 multi-GB games as she had a career-high five GBs against PC. She had seven games with two or more draw controls, and had a season-best six against PC. She helped register a second-half shutout of Radford and Presbyterian. She will be graduating with her Master of Communication and Business Leadership.
 
2026 BIG SOUTH WOMEN'S LACROSSE ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
 
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
ATT – Caroline Glus, Mercer
ATT – Shannon Smith, High Point
ATT – Sofia D'Angelo, Mercer
MF – Ansley Walters, Mercer
MF – Olivia Graebner, Wofford
MF – Gracie Vickery, High Point
D – Brooke Meltcher, Wofford
D – Sydney Martin, High Point
D – Avery West, Presbyterian College
GK – Emma Anderson, Gardner-Webb
AL – Fiona Tanis, D, Mercer
AL – Shae Insinga, ATT, Furman
AL – Maddie Tredway, MF, Gardner-Webb
 
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
ATT – Lily Toole, Furman
ATT – Madison Rogers Longwood
ATT – Emily Currie, Presbyterian College
MF – Allie Kandel, Furman
MF – Mady Cheney, Radford
MF – Abbi Rupnow, Mercer
D – Sam Flippo, Radford
D – Ayla Galloway, Mercer
D – Kellie Voorhees, Mercer
GK – Isabella McCullough, Longwood
AL – Vivian Chiomento, MF, Wofford
AL – Anna Mullikin, MF, High Point
AL – Gabby Pierpont, MF, Winthrop
 
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE
Tori Iannotti, ATT, Winthrop
Zoe Milmoe, D, Furman
Lilly Dyer, D, Furman
Jordan Fitzgerald, MF, Longwood
Barrett Rowe, D, Wofford
 
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Maddie Tredway, MF, Gardner-Webb
Anna Mullikin, MF, High Point
Sara Fenwick, MF, Wofford
Sophie Andrychowski, D, Mercer
Emily Muir, ATT, Furman
Cate Noone, ATT, Furman
Peyton Daley, D, Longwood
 
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Shae Insinga, Furman
Emma Meyer, Gardner-Webb
Caitlyn Baehr, High Point
Kendra DeFilippo, Longwood
Izzy Parrett, Mercer
Olivia Ballard, Presbyterian College
Mady Cheney, Radford
Chloe Patterson, Winthrop
Olivia Graebner, Wofford
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Caroline Glus, Mercer
 
MIDFIELDER OF THE YEAR
Ansley Walters, Mercer
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Brooke Meltcher, Wofford
 
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Shae Insinga, Furman
 
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Maddie Tredway, Gardner-Webb
 
COACH OF THE YEAR
Samantha Eustace, Mercer
 
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Chloe Patterson, Winthrop
 
Up Next: The second-seeded Panthers head to the Big South Women's Lacrosse Championship with a matchup against third-seeded Wofford on Friday at 7:00 p.m. in Macon, Ga.