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[email protected] For Immediate Release: Nov. 29, 2016 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-Region Teams Announced CHANDLER, Ariz. – The Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I All- Region squads were announced on Tuesday with 160 student-athletes receiving either first or second- team recognition across the five regions. The All-Region lists included the Mid-Atlantic, Mideast, Northeast, South and West. The All-Region squads consisted of 66 seniors or graduate students, 46 juniors, 33 sophomores and 15 freshmen. Fifteen schools had at least four student-athletes make the All-Region squad, led by Connecticut with seven in the Mideast Region. Notching six selections were Maryland (Mid-Atlantic), Penn State (Mideast), Syracuse (Mideast), Boston College (Northeast), North Carolina (South), Duke (South) and Louisville (West). National champion Delaware (Mid-Atlantic) had five honorees along with Virginia (South), while Monmouth (Mid-Atlantic), Albany (Northeast), Stanford (West) and Northwestern (West) each notched four. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) led all leagues with 38 selections to the All- Region Teams. The Longstreth/NFHCA Division I Regional Players of the Year will be announced on Thursday, with the All-America squad coming out on Dec. 7 and the National Player of the Year on Dec. 14. The five All- Region teams are listed in full below. Mid-Atlantic Region First Team Name School Class Position Grace Balsdon Maryland Gr. D Catherine Caro Princeton Sr. M/F Alyssa Ercolino Monmouth Sr. M Lein Holsboer Maryland Jr. M Alexa Hoover Penn Jr. F Natalie Konerth American Sr.