RICHMOND, Va. – After establishing herself as one of the Colonial Athletic Association's top players as a freshman last season, William & Mary lacrosse standout Belle Martire was selected to the league's preseason all-conference team on Thursday.
 
Martire is one of four attackers on the preseason all-conference team, which was selected by a vote of the league's head coaches.
 
A second-team all-conference selection in 2019, Martire also garnered all-rookie team distinction by the CAA last spring after ranking tied for second in the league in goals per game (3.0), third in game-winning goals (3) and sixth in points per game (3.27).
 
Honored as the CAA Rookie of the Week three times, Martire tallied a team-high 49 points and 45 goals with a .511 shooting percentage. Additionally, her impressive goal total equaled the program's freshman single-season record.
 
The Houston, Texas native registered multi-goal efforts in 13 of 15 games, while she posted nine hat tricks. Her best performance came in the Tribe's win at Longwood when she totaled a career-high seven points (6g, 1a), as her six goals equaled the seventh-best single-game effort in school history.
 
Martire garnered accolades on the international stage competing with the Czech Republic National Team last summer, as she led the squad to a championship at the Prague Cup.

W&M will open the 2020 season when it hosts Villanova at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field on Feb. 8.