The Gulf South Conference announced its inaugural All-GSC selections Wednesday afternoon with three Lady Hawks receiving recognition and two highlighting the announcement by receiving the top offensive and defensive awards for the year.

Crystal Marshall and Alex Abbey earned Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year accolades, and were joined on the All-GSC team by goalie, Catherine Mitchner.

Marshall received Player of the Year recognition after leading the Lady Hawks to a 5-11 overall record with 52 goals and 12 assists for 64 points on the season. She also turned in a team high, 54 draw controls, and added 42 ground balls. Marshall leads the GSC in shots per game (7.15) and points per game (4.92); while ranking second in goals (4.00) and draw controls (4.15). And, placing fifth in ground balls (3.23).

Abbey received Defensive Player of the Year honors from the Gulf South Conference in part to helping the Lady Hawks to a number six national ranking in caused turnovers per game with a team total of 11.33 per game. Individually, Abbey's 2.33 per game (35 total) lead the GSC and are ninth best in NCAA DII. She also ranks seventh in the conference in ground balls per game with 2.73 (41 total) and is tenth in draw controls with 2.13 (32 total) per game on the season. The defender has also added five goals and two assists for the year.

The lone goalie to earn All-GSC recognition was Mitchner. During the season she started each of the Lady Hawks' 15 games, and played just over 840 minutes in goal for Shorter. And, in that times she's tallied 149 saves for 9.93 per game.

Leading the All-Conference selections was Young Harris; who saw seven players earn recognition, while Shorter and Alabama Huntsville each had three players make the list of 13 players. YHC's head coach, Katie Ziek, earned Coach of the Year honors. Nicole Federovitch of UAH and Sarah Bialecki of YHC shared the Freshman of the Year recognition.

Shorter opens play at the GSC Women's Lacrosse Invitational Friday evening at 7:00pm against Alabama Huntsville, on the campus of top-seeded Young Harris.