Contact: Matt Dougherty, NFHCA Director of Communications Email: [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. F Julie Laszlo Monmouth Jr. D Taylor Lister Delaware Jr. F Welma Luus Maryland Gr. F Ryan McCarthy Princeton Jr. F Greta Nauck Delaware So. M Esmee Peet Delaware Sr. M Christen Piersanti Monmouth Jr. GK Rafaela Rubas American So. M Linde van Schaik Rutgers So. M Anna Willocks Saint Joseph’s So. F Second Team Name School Class Position Maddie Bacskai Princeton Fr. M Lisa Giezeman Delaware So. F Linnea Gonzales Maryland So. F Paige Gross Temple Sr. M Carrie Hanks Maryland Jr. D Casey Hanna Monmouth Sr. D Kaite Larmour Rutgers Fr. M Jessica McCarthy Drexel Sr. M Emmeline Oltmans Delaware Jr. GK Shannon Pereira Saint Francis Jr. M Emma Rissinger Maryland Sr. F Alexa Schneck Penn Fr. D Pepa Serrano Saint Joseph’s Fr. M Sophia Tornetta Princeton So. F Megan Wiest Drexel So. F Elise Wong Princeton So. M/D Mideast Region First Team Name School Class Position Olivia Bolles Connecticut Sr. D Gini Bramley Penn State So. M Ann Burgoyne Fairfield Sr. F Laura Hurff Syracuse Jr. M/F Emilie Katz Yale Sr. GK Lies Lagerweij Syracuse Jr. D Amanda Magadan Lafayette Sr. M Claudia Marin Samper Hofstra Sr. F Aurelia Meijer Penn State So. M/F Anna Middendorf Connecticut Sr. D Moira Putsch Penn State Jr. F Regan Spencer Syracuse Sr. GK Casey Umstead Connecticut Jr. D Charlotte Veitner Connecticut Jr. F Katy Weeks Cornell Sr. M Roos Weers Syracuse So. D Second Team Name School Class Position Brooke Birosik Penn State Sr. F/M Amanda Collins Connecticut So. F Julie de Paeuw Fairfield Sr. M Maeve Doherty Columbia Jr. D Skyler Fretz Penn State Jr. D Kirsten Gochnauer Penn State Sr. F/M Karlie Heistand Connecticut Jr. M Angie King Quinnipiac Sr. M Nina Klein Connecticut Jr. GK Emma Lamison Syracuse Sr. F Krysten Mayers Cornell Jr. F Sam McILwrick Cornell Jr. D/M Katherine Ruesterholz Columbia Sr. F Stella Schoen Hofstra Sr. F Nijsje Venrooy Syracuse Fr. D Anna Wills Bucknell Sr. D Northeast Region First Team Name School Class Position Marissa Balleza Harvard Sr. F Casey Crowley Maine So. M Izzie Delario Massachusetts Sr. F Ymke Rose Gote Boston College So. M Frederique Haverhals Boston College So. D/M Sarah Hawkshaw Massachusetts Jr. M Frederike Helmke Albany So. D/M Paula Heuser Albany Sr. M Adrienne Houle Providence Sr. F/M Melanie Kreusch Massachusetts Jr. D Ellie Landsman Boston University Sr. M Maxi Primus Albany Sr. GK Natalie Stewart Northeastern Sr. M Hester van der Laan Boston University Sr. M Bente van Vlijmen Harvard Fr. M Sydney Veljacic Maine Sr. M/D Second Team Name School Class Position Katarina Angus Brown Sr. D Taylor Blood Boston University Sr. F Maureen Connolly Holy Cross Jr. F Kyla Cordrey Harvard Sr. M/D Megan Hamilton Providence Jr. F/M Audra Hampsch Boston College Jr. GK Jaclyn Hibbs Albany Sr. D Marcia LaPlante Holy Cross Fr. GK Lucy Lytle Boston College So. M/F Emily McCoy Boston College Sr. M Eryn McCoy Boston College Sr. F Ashley Mendonca New Hampshire Jr. D Lindsey Nerbonne New Hampshire Sr. M Lauren Tucker Vermont So. D Jessica Unger Northeastern Sr. D Samantha Wagg Maine So. D South Region First Team Name School Class Position Bethany Barr Liberty Sr. M Serena Barr Liberty Sr. D Emma Bozek North Carolina Sr. M/F Alyssa Chillano Duke Jr. D Julianne Grashoff Wake Forest So. F Hannah Hall James Madison Jr. F/M Ashley Hoffman North Carolina So. M/D Lucy Hyams Virginia Sr. M Heather Morris Duke Sr. F Lauren Moyer North Carolina Sr. F Aisling Naughton Duke Gr. M/F Margaux Paolino Duke Fr. F/M Nicola Pluta Wake Forest Fr. F Sammi Steele Duke Fr. GK Tara Vittese Virginia Jr. M Julia Young North Carolina Sr. D Second Team Name School Class Position Veerle Bos Wake Forest So. D Meg Byas Old Dominion Sr. D Booter Ellis William & Mary Jr. M Malin Evert North Carolina So. F Caleigh Foust Virginia Sr. F Danielle Grega Old Dominion Jr. F Ashley Kristen Duke Jr. F Carrera Lucas Virginia So. GK Emily McNamara VCU So. F Erin Menges William & Mary Jr. M/D Megan Miller Richmond Jr. F Agueda Moroni Liberty Fr. M Edel Nyland Longwood Jr. F Miranda Rigg James Madison So. F/M Dominique van Slooten Virginia Fr. D Eva van’t Hoog North Carolina So. M West Region First Team Name School Class Position Kate Barber Indiana Sr. M/D Caroline Beaudoin Stanford Sr. D Kelsey Bing Stanford Fr. GK Natalie Cafone Iowa Sr. F Ines Delpech Kent State Jr. M Isabel Flens Northwestern Sr. M/F Maddy Humphrey Ohio State Jr. F/M Erin McCrudden Louisville Sr. M Ayeisha McFerran Louisville So. GK Minout Mink Louisville Fr. F Paula Portugal Miami So. M/F Carla Romagosa Miami Sr. M/F Fran Tew Stanford Sr. D Katie Trombetta Michigan Jr. M/D Marguerite van Wyk Pacific So. F Nicole Woods Louisville Jr. F/M Second Team Name School Class Position Chandler Ackers Iowa Sr. D/M Kendal Anderson Michigan State Jr. M Kendall Ballard Ohio So. M/F Katie Birch Iowa Fr. M/D Savannah Burns Pacific Jr. D Esther de Leijer Michigan Gr. M/F Lizzie Gittens Louisville Gr. D/M Sarah Helgeson Stanford Jr. M Mariona Heras Miami Jr. D/M Lotta Kahlert Louisville Sr. M/F Dominique Masters Northwestern Sr. M Sophia Miller Northwestern Jr. D Sam Swenson Michigan Jr. GK Madison Thompson Kent State Sr. F Simone Vagnoni Michigan State Jr. D Eva van Agt Northwestern So. M/F .