Courtesy of University of New Hampshire Athletic Media Relations
CHANDLER, Ariz.
– Meg Shea (Melrose, Mass.), a senior
forward and captain of the University of New Hampshire field hockey
team, was named to the 2009 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-America
Third Team, the National Field Hockey Coaches Association announced
Monday.
Shea recorded 23 goals and nine assists for 55 points in 19 games
to rank sixth in the nation in both goals per game (1.21) and
points per game (2.89). She led the America East conference in
points per game, goals per game and game-winning goals (four) as
well as sixth in assists per game. The captain recorded team highs
in goals, game-winning goals, points, shots (66) and shooting
percentage (34.8%) and tied for the lead in assists.
Shea had a school-record point-scoring streak of 18 games, scored
a goal in 15 of 19 games with seven multiple-goal efforts and
tallied an assist in nine games, including the last five of the
regular season. In UNH’s record book, both the 23 goals and
55 points rank #2 on the list of single-season superlatives.
Her season highlights included a three-goal effort at Dartmouth
College (Oct.7) that tied her career highs in both goals and points
(six). She also had two-goal efforts against Brown University,
Providence College, Penn, Harvard, Fairfield and Maine.
Shea was the 2009 America East Offensive Player of the Year and
was a unanimous selection to the All-Conference First Team. She was
the only player to win back-to-back America East Player of the Week
awards this season and received that honor three times overall,
which was another league high.