HENNIKER, N.H. – New England College graduate midfielder Cassie Kelly (Alexandria, Minn.) and senior goalkeeper Carleigh Knotts (Dover, Del.) of the NEC women's lacrosse team were voted to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Conference team in an announcement by the conference on Tuesday afternoon.

Kelly earned GNAC second team All-Conference honors after leading the Pilgrims in scoring with 45 goals in 17 games. Kelly had a historic 2024 campaign, setting school records for caused turnovers in a game (13), caused turnovers in a season (75) and caused turnovers in a career (137). At press time, Kelly was leading the GNAC in caused turnovers and in ground balls per game (5.47) while ranking third in the nation in caused turnovers per game (4.41).

Knotts was voted All-GNAC third team after putting up a valiant defensive effort in net for the 'Grims. The senior went the distance for NEC, playing every second in goal and ranking fourth in the nation in save percentage (53.0) and saves per game (12.47), with both marks leading the conference.

NEC sophomore defender Jordan Pond (Gardner, Mass.) was named to the GNAC sportsmanship team.

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