GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum College women's lacrosse team has signed three student-athletes from Seymour High School to national letters of intent announced TC head coach Jenna Handshoe.

Joining the Pioneers for the 2014-2015 campaign will be the Seymour, Tenn. trio of Lilian Lesniewski, Shelby Moon and Jessica Donaldson.

Lesniewski is a 5-4 midfielder who led the team in points with 25 goals and seven assists. She is a three-year varsity starter where she earned All-Region honors and is serving as team captain this season.

"Lilian is the type of player every coach wants," said Handshoe. "She has the biggest heart on the field and will play through anything. Adding her quickness to the midfield and attack will help make us a more run-and-gun team."

Moon, a 5-6 attack, also earned All-Region accolades and led Seymour with nine assists. She is honor student, earning a spot on the 2014 U.S. Lacrosse All-Academic Team and is a two-year varsity letter-winner.

"Shelby has some of the best hands I have ever seen," added Handshoe. "She has patience with the ball that will be helpful when feeding it into our speedy midfielders."

Donaldson is a 5-6 All-County defender that led the Seymour team with 11 caused turnovers. The 2014 co-captain is also a three-year varsity starter.

"I have been able to watch Donaldson play and develop and she is always learning from the game and making the extra effort to get better," Handshoe said. "She is going to make a great addition to our defensive unit."

Tusculum College, located in Greeneville, Tenn., is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, USA and is a NCAA Division II member of the South Atlantic Conference. Tusculum, the oldest college in the State of Tennessee, sponsors 16 intercollegiate sports, including women's lacrosse, which will be competing in its first season during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Tusculum, the 28th oldest college in the nation, is a liberal arts institution committed to providing a liberal arts education in a Judeo-Christian and civic arts environment, with pathways for career preparation, personal development and civic engagement. Approximately twenty-one hundred students are enrolled on the main campus in Greeneville and three off-site locations in East Tennessee. The academic programs for both traditional-aged students and working adults served through the Graduate and Professional Studies program are delivered using focused calendars whereby students enroll in one course at a time.

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