ROCK HILL, S.C. - Two Anderson University women's soccer players, junior Catherine Nardella and freshman Ansley Douty earned postseason South Atlantic Conference honors, released by the league Wednesday afternoon.

Anderson (9-6-2, 5-5-1 SAC) finished sixth after regular season play and recently traveled to the third-seeded Catawba Indians defeating Catawba in overtime, 2-1, in a SAC quarterfinal matchup. Anderson returns to the SAC semifinals to face-off with No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne, hosted by Sportsplex at Matthews (Matthews, N.C.) on Friday.

Nardella was named to the All-SAC Third Team after an impressive junior campaign. The native of Clovis, Cali.  saw action in all 17 matches with starts in 16. Nardella started the season scoring a goal in each of the first five matches while tallying seven goals and one assist for the season.

In Douty's freshman debut with the Trojans, her stellar play earned her a spot on the All-SAC Second Team. The native of Charleston, S.C. scored five goals and was credited with two assists during regular season play. Douty scored her sixth goal of the season in Saturday's SAC quarterfinal match to help the Trojans to advance to the SAC semifinal round.

2024 South Atlantic Conference Women's Soccer All-Conference
First Team
F – Evan O'Leary, Lenoir-Rhyne
F – Bree Ehmer, Catawba
F – Maia Clark, Coker
F – Helga Halldorsdottir, Wingate
MF – Manu Baptista Filipe, Wingate
MF – Maria Rayburn, Catawba
MF – Katie Ensalaco, Wingate
MF – Ava Hartman, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Laura Holt, Wingate
D – Alexah Fite, Catawba
D – Kelly Havens, Catawba
D – Sascha Larsen, Wingate
GK – Riley Miller, Lenoir-Rhyne

Second Team
F – Lucia Hidalgo, Limestone
F – Kira Boelke, Coker
F – Addison Rishling, Tusculum
F – Ansley Douty, Anderson (S.C.)
MF – Lucie Bertrand, Limestone
MF – Kylie Morin, Catawba
MF – Carola Busquets, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Ryan Branson, Lincoln Memorial
D – Lillie Rusher, Catawba
D – Noor Njeim, Coker
D – Viktoria Filsner, Lincoln Memorial
D – Vivien Peralta, Lenoir-Rhyne
GK – Haley Faucette, Wingate

Third Team
F – Charlotte Stavis, Emory & Henry
F – Katie Durham, Wingate
F – Alicia Bevins, Lincoln Memorial
F – Catherine Nardella, Anderson (S.C.)
MF – Mila Rausch, Coker
MF – Morgan Delair, Catawba
MF – Sophia Husted, Wingate
MF – Emerson Talley, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Donna Van Der Zalm, Lincoln Memorial
D – Lilly Soltz, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Rosa Gonzalez, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Anna Schuller, Lenoir-Rhyne
GK – Bente Latenstein, Lincoln Memorial

Offensive Player of the Year
Evan O'Leary, Lenoir-Rhyne
 
Defensive Player of the Year
Laura Holt, Wingate
 
Freshman of the Year
Maia Clark, Coker
 
Coach of the Year
Katie Mitchell, Wingate
 
Fair Play Award
Newberry
 
STATISTICAL CHAMPIONS:
Goals per Match: Maia Clark, Coker | 0.82
Points per Match: Maia Clark, Coker | 1.82
Assists per Match: Evan O'Leary, Lenoir-Rhyne | 0.65
Goals Against Average: Ashley Hughes, Catawba | .758
Save Percentage: Rhyan Parkin, Coker | .872
Shutouts: Ashley Hughes, Catawba | 8
Team Points per Match: Catawba | 7.47
Team Goals: Catawba | 47
Team Assists per Match: Catawba | 1.94
Team Shutouts: Catawba | 8
Team Goals Against Average: Catawba | .762
Team Winning Percentage: Lenoir-Rhyne / Wingate | .794