INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The McKendree University women's lacrosse team earned six All-Conference awards from the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) as announced by the league office during the semifinal round of the GLVC Tournament being hosted here by the University of Indianapolis.
 
Junior attackers Kat Albrecht (Louisville, Ky./Eastern) and Sydney Tiemann (Eureka, Mo./Eureka) was each named First-Team All-GLVC selections, while graduate student midfielder Oriana Johnson (Monticello, Minn./Monticello) and junior defender Molly Muennich (Louisville, Ky./Sacred Heart Academy) were Second-Team All-GLVC selections and freshman defender Sophia Scheller (St. Louis, Mo./Lafayette) and Tiemann were Honorable Mention selections. Tiemann was an honorable mention selection as a draw control specialist.

The All-GLVC Women's Lacrosse teams were voted on by the league's eight head coaches and the head coaches couldn't vote for their own players. 
 
With her first-team All-GLVC selection, Albrecht has now earned three All-Conference accolades in her career as she was earned All-GLVC First Team honors last season and was an Honorable Mention All-GLIAC selection in 2019.
 
Albrecht earns her second straight first team accolade after recording a team-high tying 63 goals, which is tied for second-most in the GLVC. In addition to being tied for second in the league in scoring, she is also 12th nationally in goals scored. On the season, she has also recorded a team-best 19 assists for 82 points, which is second-best in the GLVC and 19th nationally in Division II. Albrecht is the school's all-time leader in points with 299 after passing former Bearcats Dana DiPasquale on the chart with her goal last Sunday against UIndy. DiPasquale had tallied 298 points in her career from 2015-18. She has also had three game-winning goals, 25 draw controls and 13 caused turnovers. Albrecht has scored five or more goals in a game eight times, including eight goals against Ashland University. Additionally, she has had six or more points in eight games, including nine points against both Davenport and Maryville in the two of the first three games of the season. With her 63 goals this season, Albrecht has scored 174 career goals in 55 games and those 174 goals are second most in school history.
 
Tiemann, who was an Honorable Mention selection last season, moves up to first team this season at attacker after tying for the team and GLVC lead in goals scored with 63. In addition to her 63 goals, she leads the team in shots with 156 and is second in the league in shots per game at 9.75 per game and is also second in the league in shots on goal at 6.69 per game. Along with her 63 goals, she has had eight assists for 71 points and has had three game winning goals and 20 ground balls. Tiemann has scored five or more goals in a game five times, including a single game school record nine goals at Missouri Western State. With her 63 goals this season, Tiemann has recorded 101 in her career, which is 10th in school history.
 
Albrecht and Tiemann are joined on the All-GLVC First Team are UIndy defender Kara Antonucci, UIndy goalkeeper Cassidy King, UIndy attacker Sarah Klein, UIndy attacker Abigail Lagos, UIndy defender MeKayla Montgomery, UIndy defender Bella Schorr, UIndy midfielder Peyton Romig, UIndy draw specialist Romig, Lindenwood attacker Emma Arnold, Lindenwood attacker Logann Eldredge, Lindenwood attacker Bridget Considine, Lindenwood defender Alyssa Kneedler and Rockhurst midfielder Mackenzie Blair.

Johnson earns second team honors as a midfielder as she has tallied 39 goals and a total of 42 points. Her 39 goals are second most on the team, while her 42 points and 100 are third best on the team. Additionally, she has recorded 22 ground balls, 28 draw controls and 18 caused turnovers. With her 39 goals, she has now scored 55 goals in her career and has taken 142 shots in her time as a Bearcats.
 
Muennich earns her second team All-GLVC honor as a defender after being second on the team in caused turnovers with 17 and has picked up a team-high tying 28 ground balls. Muennich has been on the anchors on McKendree's defense that has forced their opponents to 253 turnovers. She has had four ground balls in three games this season and has had two or more caused turnovers in five games.
 
Johnson and Muennich were joined on the All-GLVC Second Team by UIndy attacker Quinn Malcolm, UIndy midfielder Kylee Manser, Lindenwood defender Kym Ardrey, Lindenwood goalkeeper Elanor Kast, Lindenwood defender Kelsey Long, Lindenwood attacker Paige Sutton, Maryville draw specialist Ronnie Skorcz, Missouri Western midfielder Morgan Nicholson, Missouri Western goalkeeper Mackenzie Porter, Missouri Western attacker Sam Pruitt, Quincy goalkeeper Kelly McClure, Rockhurst attacker Madison Cook, Rockhurst attacker Logan Derosia, Rockhurst attacker Helen Krause and Rockhurst attacker Danie Mabry.
 
Tiemann also earned honorable mention honors as a draw control specialist after being second in draw controls per game at 6.62 and has recorded 106 in 16 games. The 106 draw controls are second most in the league and has eight or more draw controls in six games, including a season high 13 against Davenport.
 
Scheller earns honorable mention honors as a defender after recording seven caused turnovers, 13 ground balls and 22 draw controls. In addition, she has tallied three goals on nine shots in her first season as a collegiate player.
 
Tiemann and Scheller are joined on the Honorable Mention All-GLVC team by UIndy midfielder Christina Sato, UIndy goalkeeper Audrey Moran, UIndy defender Amy Vegh, Lewis' defender Meltonique Bowen, Lindenwood defender Kate MacDonell, Maryville midfielder Ronnie Skorcz, Missouri Western defender Mariyah Harper, Missouri Western defender Dachelle Johnson, Missouri Western draw specialist KC Ossello, Quincy midfielder Danielle Robinson and Rockhurst defender Nia Callion.
 
All five of McKendree's All-GLVC honorees have combined for 168 goals, 199 points, 96 ground balls, 181 draw controls and 68 caused turnovers on the 2022 season.
 
In addition to the three All-GLVC teams, the league also announced its major individual player awards as regular season GLVC champion Indianapolis claimed five of the league's six individual awards as Lagos repeated as the GLVC Player of the Year, while Romig repeated as the GLVC Midfielder of the Year, Cassidy King repeated as the GLVC Goalkeeper of the Year, Bella Schorr was named the GLVC Freshman of the Year and Kate Antonucci was named the GLVC Defender of the Year. In addition, Quincy's Kathalene Kim was named the Coach of the Year.
 
The league also announced the recipients of the 2022 GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award as Rockhurst earned the Team Sportsmanship Award and the members of the All-Sportsmanship Team were McKendree sophomore attacker Riley Bishop (Grayslake, Ill./Warren Township), Indianapolis' Amy Vegh, Lewis' Paige Bracey, Maryville's Lexi Taylor, Missouri Western's Grace Williams, Quincy's Bianca Johnson, and Rockhurst's Addison Bradley.
 
On the season, Bishop scored four goals, took 13 shots, eight ground balls, one draw control and one caused turnovers.