University of New Hampshire senior Marcie Boyer and Northeastern University senior Fior Arrindell were named America East Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively, in voting conducted by the conference's head coaches. Katie White of New Hampshire was chosen the Rookie of the Year. Terry Kix of University of Maine was selected Coach of the Year. The awards were announced at the America East Field Hockey Championship Banquet at the Colonnade Hotel.
Boyer has 14 goals and eight assists for 36 points in 19 games. She is second in the conference in points per game (1.90). Arrindell ranks ninth in America East in scoring with six goals and seven assists for 19 points in 18 games. She has also led the Huskies' defense which has surrendered a conference-low 16 goals in 19 games. White, a forward and midfielder, has four goals in 19 games off the bench for the Wildcats. Kix, who was also Coach of the Year in 1993 and 1995, has led Maine to a 14-3 overall mark and a 3-2 record as the No. 3 seed in the America East Championship.
Boyer and Arrindell, a three-time first-team choice, are joined on the all-conference first-team team, which includes 10 field players and a goalkeeper, by juniors Celeste Hubbard and Dalinda Banuelos of Boston University, seniors Jen Johnstone and Tara Bedard and junior Jerrell Lance of Maine, junior Jen Stamp of New Hampshire, senior Sarah Broderick and sophomore Liane Dixon of Northeastern, and senior Alexis Ressler of University of Vermont.
Hubbard and Banuelos rank sixth and seventh, respectively, in America East scoring. Hubbard has 11 goals and four assists for 26 points in 20 games while Banuelos has 10 goals and four assists for 24 points. Johnstone, a repeat selection on the first team, has four goals and six assists in 17 games. Bedard leads the conference in points per game (1.94) with 11 goals and 11 assists for 33 points in 17 games. Broderick, the 2001 America East Offensive Player of the Year, has eight goals and an assist for 17 points in 19 games. Dixon, the 2001 America East Rookie of the Year, leads America East with 15 goals in 19 games. Stamp is third in the conference in scoring with 12 goals and seven assists in 19 games. Ressler anchors the defense for Vermont, which is making its first appearance in the America East Championship since 1991. Lance is 10-3 with a 1.04 goals against average and leads the conference with an .859 save percentage.
The second team includes junior Lisa Burline of the University at Albany, junior Whitney Peabody and sophomore Kara Rossi of Boston University, seniors Karly Bundy and Kim Leo of Maine, seniors Lizzy Duffy and Kristen Weldon of New Hampshire, junior Sara Webber of Northeastern and senior Shawn Carney and junior Stephanie Shield of Vermont. Senior Susan Harrington of Boston University, who was a first-team selection last year after earning second-team honors in 2000, is the second-team goalkeeper.
Nine of the first-team all-conference players and seven from the second team will be in action this weekend at the America East Field Hockey Championship. No. 1 Northeastern meets No. 4 Vermont at 1 p.m. Friday, November 8 with No. 2 New Hampshire and No. 3 Maine to follow at 3:30 The winners meet in Sunday's championship game at 2 p.m. All games will be played at Sweeney Field on Huntington Avenue, adjacent to the Northeastern campus. The winner of the America East Championship receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Field Hockey Championship.
2002 America East Field Hockey All-Conference Team
First Team (10 field players regardless of position and a goalkeeper)
Dalinda Banuelos Jr. Boston U. Escondido, Calif./San Pasqual/Stanford University
Celeste Hubbard Jr. Boston U. Detroit, Mich./University Liggett
Tara Bedard Sr. Maine Skowhegan, Maine/Skowhegan
Jen Johnstone (1) Sr. Maine Dallas, Pa./Lake-Lehman
Marcie Boyer (2) Sr. New Hampshire Dillsburg, Pa./Northern York County
Jen Stamp Jr. New Hampshire Tyngsboro, Mass./Tyngsboro
Fior Arrindell (3) Sr. Northeastern Oakville, Conn./Watertown
Sarah Broderick (1) Sr. Northeastern Harwich, Mass./Harwich
Liane Dixon (4) So. Northeastern Vineyard Haven, Mass./Martha's Vineyard
Alexis Ressler Sr. Vermont St. Louis, Mo./Whitfield School
Jerrell Lance Jr. Maine Columbia, Md./Long Reach
Second Team (10 field players regardless of position and a goalkeeper)
Lisa Burline Jr. Albany Whitesboro, N.Y./Whitesboro
Whitney Peabody Jr. Boston U. Hamilton, Mass./Wenham
Kara Rossi So. Boston U. North Salem, N.Y./North Salem
Karly Bundy Sr. Maine Kennebunk, Maine/Kennebunk
Kim Leo Sr. Maine Skowhegan, Maine/Skowhegan
Lizzy Duffy Sr. New Hampshire Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park River
Kristen Weldon Sr. New Hampshire Avon, Conn./Avon
Sara Webber Jr. Northeastern South Dennis, Mass./Dennis-Yarmouth
Shawn Carney Sr. Vermont South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington
Stephanie Shield Jr. Vermont Manakin-Sabot, Va./Collegiate School
Susan Harrington (5) Sr. Boston U. Tuftonboro, N.H./Kingswood Regional
All-Rookie Team (regardless of position)
Tina Bryson Albany Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac
Devon Switzer Albany Penfield, N.Y./Penfield Central
Caitlyn Cassara Boston U. North Caldwell, N.J./West Essex
Colleen McClay Boston U. Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac
Natalie DiSabato Boston U. New Albany, Ohio/Columbus Academy
Meagan Connolly Maine Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac
Kaitlyn Skelley New Hampshire Wolfeboro, N.H./Kingswood Regional
Katie White New Hampshire Glens Falls, N.Y./Glens Falls
Lauren Edelmeier Northeastern Delta, British Columbia/South Delta Secondary
Jaclyn Quinn Northeastern Watertown, Mass./Watertown
Offensive Player of the Year: Marcie Boyer, New Hampshire
Defensive Player of the Year: Fior Arrindell, Northeastern
Rookie of the Year: Katie White, New Hampshire
Coach of the Year: Terry Kix, Maine
(1) first-team all-conference, 2001
(2) first-team all-conference, 2001; second-team all-conference, 2000
(3) first-team all-conference, 2001, 2000
(4) second-team all-conference, 2001
(5) first-team all-conference, 2001; second-team all-conference, 2000