NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. - The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) released their 2023 All-Region team on Wednesday afternoon and it saw the first two players in Lander history named to the All-South Region Team as Autumn Huskey and Emmy Peterson were both named to the second team.

Both players added first team all-conference and player of the week nods to their career resumes this season.

As a sophomore, Autumn Huskey ranks 34th nationally in caused turnovers per game. She finished this season with 34 caused turnover, twice as many as any other player on the team. The Clover, S.C. native has also been a force in the draw circle, grabbing a team leading 101 draw controls this season, including a program record 13 against a top-ten draw control unit in Lee earlier this season. She became the second player in program history to grab over 100 draw controls in a season, joining Melissa Clapsaddle's program record 120 in the 2022 season.

Peterson thrived in a very potent attack for the Bearcats as she put up career high numbers in goals (55) and assists (31). Her 86 points reset her program record of 74 from the 2022 season. The Calgary, Alberta, Canada native recorded at least two points in every game and scored in all but one game. Peterson had 12 games with at least three goals and scored the eventual game-winning goal on three occasions. She was also a force from the 8-meter as well as she converted on 23/42 free-position shots.

Both athletes join 126 other student-athletes from around the country on the IWLCA All-American ballot. The All-American teams will be annouced on May 18th, 2023.

IWLCA All-South Region
First Team 

Megan	Biase	Wingate University	Senior	Goalkeeper
Abby	Cawley	Rollins College	Senior	Attack
Sarah	Dudick	Limestone University	Senior	Midfield
Caroline	Gastonguay	Rollins College	Graduate	Attack
Sarah	Hinkle	University of Tampa	Junior	Attack
Leah	Knowles	Wingate University	Senior	Midfield
Lizzy	Lynch	Florida Southern College	Graduate	Attack
Abby	McFerren	Florida Southern College	Junior	Midfield
Lexie	Morton	Flagler College	Senior	Attack
Erin	Sistek	University of Tampa	Graduate	Defense
Jackie	Stoller	Florida Southern College	Graduate	Midfield
Bailey	Stumpf	Limestone University	Junior	Defense
Sallie	Squire	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	Sophomore	Midfield
Madison	Tare	Florida Southern College	Senior	Attack
Gina	Verrone	Florida Southern College	Graduate	Defense
Danielle	Waters	University of Tampa	Graduate	Defense

 
South Region
Second Team 

Cece	Colombo	University of Tampa	Senior	Midfield
Hailey	Daleo	Florida Southern College	Graduate	Attack
Ali	Davis	University of Mount Olive	Graduate	Attack
Autumn	Huskey	Lander University	Sophomore	Defense
Paige	Kamer	Wingate University	Graduate	Attack
Katie	Koroly	Wingate University	First-Year	Defense
Emmy	Peterson	Lander University	Senior	Attack
Lizzie	Pierpont	University of Tampa	Graduate	Attack
Alyssa	Romano	University of Tampa	Junior	Defense
Becca	Ruiz	Wingate University	Graduate	Midfield
Jennifer	Seebach	Flagler College	Sophomore	Defense
Ashley	Shen	University of Montevallo	Senior	Defense
Alexis	Stanley	University of Mount Olive	Graduate	Defense