Belmont Abbey sophomore forward Connie Axiotis was named the
2009 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year, while Amanda Maddock,
Celene Molera and Nicole Voets were named first-team, and Lindsay
Palm was named to the second team.
Axiotis, who was the Conference's Freshman of the Year last
season, becomes the second-straight Abbey player to receive the
league's top billing, after Molera was chosen for the honor in
2008. Axiotis, who was also named to the first-team, has started
all 17 matches and has scored 13 goals and assisted on three
others. Of her 13 goals, 11 of them, a league-best, came in
conference play, and her 23 points in conference games was also the
league high. She also led the league in goals per game in
conference play. Her 13 goals overall are third in the league
rankings.
Maddock earned all-conference honors for the third time after
anchoring a defense that allowed just nine goals, tied for the
fewest allowed in conference play. She added two goals, including a
penalty kick conversion in the quarterfinal win over Mount
Olive.
Molera was named to the first-team for the second-consecutive
season after finding the back of the net four times and assisting
on two other occasions. Her three game winning goals in
conference is third in the league rankings.
Voets earns the first postseason honor of her career after
finishing fifth in the league in points and sixth in points per
game in conference matches. She also finished tied for third in
assists, fourth in assists per game, sixth in goals and seventh in
goals in conference only matches. In 16 matches, she has scored
seven goals, tied for second on the team, with five assists.
Palm, who was a third-team selection as a freshman in 2007 after
scoring eight goals, earned second-team honors this year as part of
a defense that allowed just nine goals, tied for the fewest allowed
in conference play. She added one assist.