ALLENDALE, Mich. - Concordia-St. Paul closed out the GLIAC Tournament by landing a pair of GLIAC All-Tournament Team selections, announced following the championship game on Sunday. Sophomore defender
Meghan McGowan and freshman attack
Lauren Sheets earned the honors for the team following their tight 15-11 loss to Northern Michigan on Friday afternoon.
This is the third time that the program has had two GLIAC All-Tournament Team selections, joining the 2019 and 2022 teams.
Sheets produced a 4-goal game in her first-ever college playoff game, needing just five shots to secure her four goals. She finished her rookie season with 47 goals including 11 hat tricks and added nine assists for a 56-point first year total.
McGowan also found the back of the net against the Wildcats, picking up her second goal of the year as she had three points from the defensive position. In the tournament, she had a pair of ground balls, giving her 26 for the year to finish third on the team and she also had 13 caused turnovers on the season, tied for the second-most on the roster.
Sheets was an All-GLIAC First Team selection while McGowan was named All-GLIAC Honorable Mention for their performances throughout the season.
#20 LAUREN SHEETS (A, 5-10, Fr., Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville South HS)
- 2023 All-GLIAC First Team attack
- 2023 GLIAC All-Tournament Team
- 2023 GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week (2/13)
- Ranked fourth in the GLIAC in total points (56) and goals scored (47) (all games)
- Scored in 15 out of 16 games during debut season
- Registered 11 total hat tricks including four during league play
- Had a career-high seven points in two different contests: at McKendree (5g, 2a) and at Northern Michigan (4g, 3a)
- Added 19 ground balls, 11 draw controls and four caused turnovers
- Netted nine free position goals in 12 opportunities
- Had eight man-up goals and three man-down goals, both single-season school records
- Ranks fourth in program history for most goals in a season (47)
#27 MEGHAN McGOWAN (D, 5-7, So., Prior Lake, Minn. / Prior Lake HS)
- 2023 All-GLIAC Honorable Mention defender
- 2023 GLIAC All-Tournament Team
- Ranked sixth in the GLIAC with 13 caused turnovers (all games)
- Ranked eighth in the GLIAC with 26 ground balls (all games)
- Ranked fourth in the GLIAC with 13 ground balls in six league games
- Tied for second on the team in caused turnovers and ranked third on the team in ground balls
- had a ground ball in 14 of 16 games with multiple ground balls in eight games
- Had a caused turnover in nine games
- Had a high of five ground balls, adding two caused turnovers against Davenport
- Had a high of three caused turnovers, adding two ground balls at Quincy
- Played and started all 16 games on the season
GLIAC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
2023:
Lauren Sheets (A),
Meghan McGowan (D)
2022:
Delaney Davidson (A),
Candace McDole (G)
2019: Maddie Hentges (A), Lexi Stanley (D)
