2003 NESCAC Field Hockey All-Conference Teams Announced
Bowdoin's O'Neil
Garners Player of the Year
HARTFORD, Conn. – Junior
forward Marissa O’Neil of Bowdoin College was chosen the 2003
NESCAC Field Hockey Player of the Year in a vote by the conference
coaches. O’Neil, the 2001 NESCAC Rookie of the Year, led the
conference in scoring with 19 goals and 17 assists for a total of
55 points.
Connecticut College senior forward
Emily Huffman, the 2000 NESCAC Rookie of the Year, and Bowdoin
senior goalkeeper Gillian McDonald made their fourth consecutive
appearances on the all-conference first team. Huffman, an
All-American selection in 2001 and 2002, finished her career as
all-time points leader at Connecticut College. McDonald allowed
just 16 goals in 16 games and recorded five shutouts with an .811
save percentage.
O’Neil and McDonald were
joined on the first team by Polar Bear teammate Amanda Burrage.
Burrage, a senior midfielder and first team selection a year ago,
contributed three goals and seven assists for a Bowdoin squad which
led the league in scoring offense (4.14 goals per game) while
allowing just 1.05 goals per game.
Williams senior Molly Jennings,
last year’s NESCAC Player of the Year, was one of four Ephs
named to the all-conference first team. Jennings, a senior
midfielder and two-time All-American, helped Williams to a 13-4
mark and a berth in the NCAA Division III Field Hockey
Championship. The Ephs leading scorer senior Tori Scott, 16 goals
and 11 assists, was honored on the first team for the third
straight year. Williams senior midfielder Rebecca Kiselewich and
sophomore defender Emily Grannon, the 2002 NESCAC Rookie of the
Year, were also named to the all-conference first squad.
Middlebury senior Missy Krempa, who
scored six goals from her defensive position, led a defense which
allowed just 0.88 goals per game en route to the NESCAC
Championship. The Panthers are currently 16-0 and ranked number one
in the country entering the NCAA tournament.
Colby junior Wendy Bonner and
Amherst senior Molly Jacobs round out the first team selections.
Bonner, who led the Mules with 15 goals on the year, earned
first-team recognition for the second consecutive season. Jacobs
led the Jeffs with six defensive saves.
Bowdoin head coach Nicky Pearson
was honored by her peers as Coach of the Year after the Polar Bears
finished the year with a 13-3 overall record. Freshman midfielder
Taryn King of Bowdoin was named the conference Rookie of the Year.
NESCAC all-conference selections
are determined in a vote by the conference coaches. Additional
players honored are due to ties in the voting.
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2003 NESCAC Field Hockey
All-Conference
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| First Team
| Institution
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| F
| Marissa O’Neil
| Bowdoin
| Jr.
| Manchester, N.H.
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| F
| Emily Huffman
| Connecticut College
| Sr.
| Oklahoma City, Okla.
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| F
| Wendy Bonner
| Colby
| Jr.
| Lexington, Mass.
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| F
| Tori Scott
| Williams
| Sr.
| Cambridge, Mass.
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| M
| Amanda Burrage
| Bowdoin
| Sr.
| Brookline, Mass.
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| M
| Molly Jennings
| Williams
| Sr.
| Greenwich, Conn.
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| M
| Rebecca Kiselewich
| Williams
| Sr.
| Baltimore, Md.
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| D
| Molly Jacobs
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Providence, R.I.
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| D
| Missy Krempa
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Johnstown, N.Y.
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| D
| Emily Grannon
| Williams
| So.
| New Canaan, Conn.
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| GK
| Gillian McDonald
| Bowdoin
| Sr.
| Hudson, Quebec
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| Second Team
| School
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| F
| Char Glessner
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Ipswich, Mass.
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| F
| Lea Napolitano
| Tufts
| So.
| Waltham, Mass.
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| Tara Boyd
| Williams
| Jr.
| New Canaan, Conn.
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| M
| Christine Ryan
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Summit, N.J.
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| M
| Taryn King
| Bowdoin
| Fr.
| Georgetown, Mass.
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| Channing Weymouth
| Middlebury
| So.
| Plymouth, N.H.
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| D
| Sarah Overmyer
| Bates
| Jr.
| Ann Arbor, Mich.
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| Britney Carr
| Bowdoin
| Sr.
| Conway, N.H.
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| Ayers Heller
| Trinity
| Jr.
| Bethesda, Md.
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| D
| Ashley Cecchinato
| Wesleyan
| Jr.
| Thomaston, Conn.
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| GK
| Gwen Gillespie
| Trinity
| Sr.
| Bratenahl, Ohio
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| GK
| Caitlin Kelly
| Wesleyan
| Fr.
| Midlothian, Va.
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| Player of the Year
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| Marissa O'Neil
| Bowdoin
| Jr.
| Manchester, N.H.
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| Rookie of the Year
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| Taryn King
| Bowdoin
| Fr.
| Georgetown, Mass.
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| Coach of the Year
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| Nicky Pearson
| Bowdoin
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