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Nine Lady Bucs tabbed for WVSLA All-State lacrosse honors

TENNERTON – The Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Bucs certainly made their presence known on the 2023 WVSLA All-State Team that was recently announced.

Buckhannon-Upshur had a total of nine players land on the All-State squad as one player earned First Team honors, four were tabbed for the Second Team and four players were named to the Honorable Mention Team.

Earning the First Team honor was junior Kaylee Black for defense.

Picking up the Second Team honors were junior Heather Hayes and sophomore Kendall Hefner for attack, junior Kendall Defibaugh for midfield and Mary Ellen Adams for defense.

Named to the Honorable Mention Team were freshman Maya Garcia and freshman Mallory Moss for midfield, junior Genevieve Gregory for defense and junior Haylea Crihfield for goalie.

Morgantown’s Quintina Mengyan and University’s Kevin Armstrong were named Head Coaches of the Year.

The Lady Bucs of head coach Jamie Greene advanced to the state semifinals and ended the year with a 10-5 record.

2023 WVSLA ALL-STATE TEAM

FIRST TEAM

Attack
Abby Frederick – Senior – Fairmont Senior
Emily Decker – Junior – Fairmont Senior
Ella Harris – Senior – George Washington
Jillian Campbell – Sophomore  – Saint Albans
Olivia Stewart – Junior – University

Midfield
Aubrey Harrison – Senior – Fairmont Senior
Ainsley Lilly – Junior – Fairmont Senior
Rebecca Chmiel – Senior – University
Zoe Mackey – Senior – University

Defense
Kaylee Black – Junior – Buckhannon-Upshur

Sarah Bulatko – Junior – Fairmont Senior
Georgia Gonzalez – Senior – Fairmont Senior
Anna McBee – Freshman – University
Lexi Priem – Sophomore – University

Goal
Elizabeth Amos – Junior – Fairmont Senior


SECOND TEAM

Attack
Heather Hayes – Junior – Buckhannon-Upshur
Kendall Hefner – Sophomore – Buckhannon-Upshur
Leslie Creasy – Senior – George Washington
Camryn Monk – Junior – George Washington
Mayleen Monroy – Sophomore – Morgantown

Midfield
Kendall Defibaugh – Junior – Buckhannon-Upshur

Qwinn Spong – Junior – Morgantown
CarleeTruman – Junior – Saint Albans
Kelsie Kyle – Senior – University

Defense
Mary Ellen Adams – Junior – Buckhannon-Upshur
Kate Eshenaur – Junior – Fairmont Senior
Khadi Koanda  – Junior – Fairmont Senior
Emily Cumpston – Senior – Morgantown
Carson Lane-Sturgill – Senior – Saint Albans

Goal
Mylee Cooper – Sophomore – Morgantown


HONORABLE MENTION

Midfield
Maya Garcia – Freshman – Buckhannon Upshur
Mallory Moss – Freshman – Buckhannon Upshur
Maisie Bishop – Freshman – George Washington
Kristen Dettinger – Freshman – George Washington
Lexi Graham – Junior – George Washington

Defense
Genevieve Gregory – Junior – Buckhannon Upshur
Delaney Jackson – Junior – George Washington
Francis Tiffey – Senior – George Washington
Allison Kidd – Senior – Saint Albans

Goal
Haylea Crihfield – Junior – Buckhannon Upshur
Ava Dean – Senior – George Washington
Alyssa Dorsey – Freshman – Saint Albans

Head Coaches of the Year
Quintina Mengyan – Morgantown
Kevin Armstrong – University

Assistant Coach of the Year
Scott Stewart – University

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