Cambridge, Mass.- Fifteen America East field hockey players
were selected to Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-Region teams by the National
Field Hockey Coaches' Association on Thursday. Six of those players were named All-Northeast
Region first-team members
For
the second year in a row, University at Albany's
Suzy Clephane and University
of New Hampshire's Whitney Frates were named to the All-Northeast first team
along with Boston University's Allie Dolce, America East Midfielder of the Year Nicole van Oosterom, America East
Defensive Player of the Year Jacinda McLeod, and University of Maine's Kelly
Newton, the America East Offensive Player of the Year.
All members of the first team are eligible for All-America recognition, which will be announced on Monday, November 22.
There
were an additional nine student-athletes
named to the All-Northeast Region and All-Mideast Region second
teams.
From University at Albany, Christina Patrick, Taylor Luke, Corrine
McConville and Kristi Troch, University of Maine's Stephanie Gardiner, and from
the University of New Hampshire, Kara Connolly, Kyle Lyons and Hayley Rausch.
Finally, Marit Westenberg from Fairfield University represented America East
field hockey on the All-Mideast Region second team. McConville was also selected Rookie of the
Year, along with her teammate, Troch, who was dubbed Goalkeeper of the Year.
All
Northeast
First Team Second
Team
Suzy
Clephane, Univeristy at Albany Kara
Connolly, University of New Hampshire
Allie
Dolce, Boston University Stephanie
Gardiner, University of Maine
Whitney
Frates, University of New Hampshire Taylor
Luke, University at Albany
Jacinda
McCleod, Boston University Kyle
Lyons, University of New Hampshire
Kelly
Newton, University of Maine Corrine
McConville, University at Albany
Nicole
van Oosterom, Boston University Christina
Patrick, University at Albany
Hayley
Rausch, University of New Hampshire
Kristi
Troch, University at Albany
All
Mideast
Second Team
Marit
Westenberg, Fairfield University