5/1/2024 4:05:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Queens University of Charlotte's Kayleen Favreau headlined the 2024 Women's Lacrosse All-ASUN Awards list, earning the program's first ASUN Player of the Year Award. In total, the Royals had six honorees as Favreau, Ainsley Thurston, and Abby Zeigenfuse were named to the First Team, Elise Grissett and Caroline Kraemer were named to the Second Team, and Molly O'Donnell earned a spot on the All-Freshman Team.
Favreau, a Holly Springs, N.C., native, is the first Royal to earn an ASUN Player of the Year Award. The sophomore attacker totaled 80 points this season on 59 goals and 21 assists. At the close of the regular season, she ranked top 20 in the nation in points and top 15 in goals. In the ASUN, she led in total goals while ranking top five in goals and points per game. Additionally, the three-time ASUN Player of the Week honoree recorded her 100th career point and goal during the season while also tallying a career-high 11 points and five assists against Wofford and a career-high seven goals against Stetson. Favreau scored three-plus goals in nine games and netted game-winners against Canisius, Duquesne, Kennesaw State, and Liberty. Last year, Favreau earned a spot on the All-ASUN and All-Freshman Teams.
Thurston, a graduate transfer, started every game for the Royals this season. The midfielder was the second-leading scorer on the team after totaling 51 points on 43 goals and eight assists. She also led the team in caused turnovers (23) and ranked third in draw controls (33). The Belle Isle, Fla., native scored three-plus goals in nine games. She scored a season-high five goals in the win over Elon, one of those goals being the game-winner. Additionally, Thurston was named ASUN Player of the Week after tallying a season-high six points in the Royals' first program win over Liberty.
Zeigenfuse, a graduate transfer, started in 16 games for the Royals, accumulating 12 goals, 42 ground balls, 34 draw controls, and 20 caused turnovers. The midfielder/defender ranked top 10 in the league in caused turnovers per game and top five in ground balls per game. She scored a season-high three goals against Lindenwood and recorded the game-winner over Gardner-Webb. Additionally, Zeigenfuse tallied a season-high six ground balls against Jacksonville, a season-high eight draw controls against Liberty, and a season-high four caused turnovers against Gardner-Webb.
Grissett, another Holly Springs native, started in all 17 games for the Royals this season. She totaled 51 points on 26 goals and 25 assists to rank second on the team in points and assists. The sophomore midfielder scored two or more goals in nine games, recording a hat trick three times. She also recorded a career-high seven assists against Stetson and matched her career-high in goals with four at Winthrop.
Kraemer, a goalkeeper out of Oceanside, New York, started in 15 games this season to post a 9-6 record. She completed the regular season ranked second in the league in save percentage (.482) and saves per game (7.5). She also led the league in total saves with 131 and finished her career with over 250 saves. Kraemer matched her single-game career high in saves with 13 against Duquesne.
O'Donnell, a freshman defender out of Palm City, Fla., started in 16 of the Royals' games this season. She recorded a career-high four caused turnovers in Queens' win over Liberty and tallied a career-high three ground balls against Elon and Winthrop.
The Royals wrapped their 2024 campaign with a 9-8 overall and 3-3 ASUN Conference record.
Player of the Year: Kayleen Favreau, Queens
Midfielder of the Year: Avery McIlwaine, Coastal Carolina
Defensive Player of the Year: Kaila Stasulli, Jacksonville
Freshman of the Year: Evelyn Kitchin, Coastal Carolina
Coach of the Year: Rachel Shuck Whitten, Coastal Carolina
First Team All-ASUN
GK Charlotte Sadler, Coastal Carolina
D ^Kaila Stasulli, Jacksonville**
D ^Madeleine Klunder, Liberty
D #Jordan Gertz, Coastal Carolina**
D Abby Zeigenfuse, Queens
M Avery McIlwaine, Coastal Carolina***
M Olivia Glaze, Liberty
M Ainsley Thurston, Queens
A ^Sydney McClure, Coastal Carolina
A #Jordan Sheive, Liberty
A Logann Eldredge, Lindenwood**
A Kayleen Favreau, Queens**
Second Team All-ASUN
GK Caroline Kraemer, Queens
D Maggie Cuddy, Jacksonville
D Katelyn Weissend, Liberty
D #Kim Ardrey, Lindenwood
D Kelsey Long, Lindenwood
M Lauren Ellis, Jacksonville**
M #Abby Moran, Jacksonville
M Katie Colavito, Liberty
M Kiley Davis, Lindenwood
M #Elise Grissett, Queens
A Brigid Cardillo, Coastal Carolina
A Mackenzie Boyle, Jacksonville
A Jordyn Humphrey, Stetson
^ denotes a unanimous selection to the All-ASUN First Team
# denotes an at-large selection to the All-ASUN Team
* denotes the number of career All-ASUN selections
Note - a tie in voting resulted in a 13-person All-ASUN Second Team
All-Freshman Team
^Evelyn Kitchin, Coastal Carolina
^Gabrielle Beaudet, Coastal Carolina
^Allyx Berry, Jacksonville
^Maddie Herman, Jacksonville
^Lavona Watkins, Kennesaw State
^Rachel Hines, Liberty
^Alissa Digiacinto, Lindenwood
^Reese Krieger, Lindenwood
^Molly O'Donnell, Queens
^Lexi Bird, Stetson
^Anya Phillips, Stetson
Peyton Davis, Kennesaw State
^ denotes a unanimous selection to the All-Freshman Team
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