GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Conference Carolinas office announced their annual preseason women's lacrosse coaches poll and players to watch list, Converse University was selected to finish sixth overall.
 
Converse tallied 57 total points in the poll this season and finished just ahead of North Greenville and Shorter. Chowan was slated as the ninth best team, followed by Southern Wesleyan and Lees-McRae. Mount Olive was picked to win the poll with 100 total points and 10 first place votes, followed by Belmont Abbey with 91 total and one first place vote. Young Harris was picked to finish third, followed by Emmanuel and Barton.
 
Hailey Obenchain (Newburgh, Ind.) was picked to be a preseason player to watch for the Valkyries. The junior is a two-time Conference Carolinas All-Conference selection and the 2023 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year. Last season, Obenchain rewrote the program record book for points in a single season with 89. In just two seasons, the junior already holds the career record for assists (102) and points (173).
 
Izzy Eby (Lutz, Fla.) was also selected as a preseason player to watch by the Conference Carolinas office. In her freshman season, Eby finished second on the team with 44 goals on the season, third on the team in assists with 19, and third on the team in points with 63. Eby finished the season ranked second in the conference in free position goals per game (1.06) and free position percentage (.643).
 
Becky Reinhard (Middle Island, N.Y.) was picked as a preseason player to watch as well for the Valkyries. In her freshman season, Reinhard played and started in all 17 games for Converse and led the team with 60 goals. Reinhard finished the season with four assists, 64 points, 109 total shots, 90 shots on goal, and two game winning goals on the season. Reinhard scored a career high 9 goals against Southern Wesleyan (3/24/24) last season.
 
2025 Conference Carolinas Women's Lacrosse Preseason Poll
 
School                         Total (First Place)
1          Mount Olive                 100 (10)
2          Belmont Abbey             91 (1)
3          Young Harris                79
4          Emmanuel                    70
5          Barton                          61
6          Converse                    57
7          North Greenville           50
8          Shorter                         29
9          Chowan                       27
10        Southern Wesleyan      24
11        Lees-McRae                17
 
2025 Conference Carolinas Women's Lacrosse Players to Watch
Barton
Kaya Bartlett, Sr., D, Venice, Florida (2024 first team All-Conference Carolinas)
Tamia Marshall, Sr., M, Wilmington, North Carolina (2024 third team All-Conference Carolinas)
Maddie Hoffman, Sr., ATT, Honeoye Falls, New York
 
Belmont Abbey
Summer Eddinger, Jr., GK, Fallston, Maryland (2024 first team All-Conference Carolinas)
Olivia Carlino, Sr., ATT, Campbell, California (2023 first team All-Conference Carolinas)
Kacey Kubarewicz, Sr., M, Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey (2024 third team All-Conference Carolinas)
 
Chowan
Blake Tutman, So., M, Owings Mills, Maryland
Cameryn Barrow, Sr., M, Augusta, Georgia
Gracie Timken, Sr., D, Wilmington, North Carolina
 
Converse
Hailey Obenchain, Jr., Newburgh, Indiana (2024 and 2023 second team All-Conference Carolinas, 2023 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year)
Izzy Eby, So., Lutz, Florida
Becky Reinhard, So., Middle Island, New York
 
Emmanuel
Kristie Fisher, Jr., M, Thornton, Ontario, Canada (2024 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
Paige Murphy, So., ATT, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (2024 first team All-Conference Carolinas, Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, US Lacrosse All-America)
 
Lees-McRae
Hailey Smith, Sr., M, Morrisville, North Carolina
Genesis Lutsky, Sr., M, Pinehurst, North Carolina
 
Mount Olive
Logan Hibbard, Gr., ATT, Rochester, New York (2024 USA Lacrosse third team All-America, IWLCA first team All-Region, Conference Carolinas Offensive Player of the Year, 2024 first team All-Conference Carolinas)
Madison Dow, Jr., D, White Hall, Maryland (2024 USA Lacrosse All-America honorable mention, IWLCA second team All-Region, Conference Carolinas Defensive Player of the Year, 2024 first team All-Conference Carolinas, 2023 All-Tournament Team)
Lena DeFilippo, Sr., M, Waldorf, Maryland (2024 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
 
North Greenville
Lauren Crane, So., M, Acworth, Georgia
Kylie Keen, Sr., M, Edgewater, Maryland
Antonella Zambrano, Sr., D, Lawrenceville, Georgia
 
Shorter
Tori Wolf, So., M, Duluth, Georgia
Kaitlyn Dwyer-Peppers, Jr., M, Cumming, Georgia
Alley Jones, Fr., GK, Canton, Georgia
 
Southern Wesleyan
Mack Moreau, Sr., M, Simpsonville, South Carolina
Fianna Steves, Jr., M, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
 
Young Harris
Ashlyn Fraley, Sr., ATT, Marietta, Georgia (2024 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
Mary Troyer, Jr., M, Johns Creek, Georgia (2024 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
Addy Heiser, Fr., M, Greer, South Carolina
 
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