Memphis - The Southern Athletic Association has announced the 2021 Women's Lacrosse All-Conference honorees and the Lynx have earned 10 nods, highlighted by Offensive Player of the Year, Baylee Barker, and Coach of the Year, Meghan Keelan.

1st Team
Baylee Barker - Jr., Attacker
Payton Bennett - Jr., Attacker
Emma Bradley - So., Goalkeeper
Emily Bruner - So., Attacker
Avery Burke - Fr., Midfielder
Hannah Swinerton - Sr., Defender
Carina Wesker - So., Midfielder

2nd Team
Izzy Parker - Jr., Midfielder
Aidan Pike - Jr., Attacker

Honorable Mention
Meghan Weatherly - Jr., Defender

This is head coach Meghan Keelan's first Coach of the Year honor. The Baltimore, Md. native helmed the Lynx to a 14-0 record so far this season. In her five years at Rhodes, she has guided the Lynx to an 18-0 conference record during the regular season and this will be the team's fifth straight NCAA appearance under her guidance.

Barker, who leads the SAA in goals per game (4.36), goals (61), and draw controls per game (9.5), has 133 draw controls, 83 points, 61 goals, 22 assists, 37 ground balls and 16 caused turnovers this season. This year the first team recipient has recorded the following career highs: 17 draw controls against BSC, a new program record, and 11 points against Oglethorpe, tying a program record.

Bennett, who leads the SAA in points (96) and points per game (6.86), is second in the league with 59 goals (4.21 goals per game) and 37 assists. This year she tied the program record for points in a game after achieving 11 against Hendrix to close out the regular season. She also achieved a career-high five caused turnovers against the Warriors. Bennett also has 25 ground balls and 16 caused turnovers on the season.

Bradley, who just tied the program record for saves in a game with 18 against Centre in the SAA Tournament Championship, picked up a career-high eight ground balls against the Colonels in the same game. With over 600 minutes in cage, she leads the SAA in save percentage (.584). Bradley has 87 saves this season and has only allowed an average of 5.91 goals against.

Bruner, who for the last two weeks has led all of NCAA Division III in assists, averages 3.86 assists per game and has 54 on the season. She is third in the SAA averaging 5.21 points per game and has totaled 73 points which  includes 19 goals so far this year. Bruner also has 23 ground balls and nine caused turnovers this season. She tallied eight assists against Berry, breaking the program record for assists in a game. She also recorded eight ground balls in a game this year, doing so against Hendrix.

Burke, has 42 points on 36 goals and six assists in her first collegiate season. She has gone 8-for-13 in free position shots, picked up 32 draw controls, 18 ground balls, and caused 11 turnovers as a midfielder.

Swinerton has been a staple defender for the Lynx all season, many times guarding the top opponent for the Lynx. She has recoded 24 ground balls and caused her opponents to commit 16 turnovers.

Wesker's speed in transition has been key for the Lynx multiple times this season. This is her first All-SAA honor as the sophomore midfielder totaled 28 goals, seven assists, 35 points, 27  ground balls, and 17 caused turnovers. Wesker is second on the team in draw controls, tallying 55 this year. On the arc, she has gone 5-for-9 in free position shots.

Parker, on Rhodes' second midfield line, achieved the team's fourth highest number of draw controls this season, totaling 22. She also recorded 17 goals and held a .630 shot percentage while shooting 81.5 percent of her shots on goal. Parker added another 13 ground balls and five caused turnovers to her totals.

Pike has totaled 59 points this season on 40 goals and 19 assists, the third highest goal scorer for the Lynx. She adds 16 ground balls and eight caused turnovers to her totals. She also recorded a team-high eight goals this season against Centre in March.

Rounding out the postseason accolades for the Lynx was junior defender Meghan Weatherly on the honorable mention team. So far this year she recorded 20 grounds balls, nine caused turnovers and three draw controls. 

Announced today, Rhodes will host a pod of six teams in the first and second rounds of the 2021 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament May 8-9 on Mason Field. The selection show will take place on NCAA.com May 3 at 10:30 a.m. ET.