Dec. 5, 2017
NFHCA Release
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I All-American Team was announced on Tuesday with 48 student-athletes earning first, second or third-team recognition. Among the 48 student-athletes were two Nittany Lions, this marks the seventh time in the last eight seasons Penn State has had at least two players selected to All-America teams.
National champion Connecticut led all schools with five All-American selections following its undefeated season, with three of those on the first team. North Carolina, Louisville, Michigan, Duke, and Syracuse each placed three student-athletes on the All-American Team, while Princeton, Virginia, Maryland, Northwestern, Delaware, Penn State, Massachusetts, Saint Joseph's and Boston College had two apiece. An additional 10 schools had one All-American selection as 25 schools were represented.
All seven All-Region honorees were huge contributors for Penn State this past season, helping the Nittany Lions make a second-straight appearance in the Big Ten Tournament Championship game while also advancing to the Quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament.
Moira Putsch, a 2016 All-American, doubled up on her honors earning 2017 First-Team accolades after starting all 22 games for Penn State finishing the season as the leading scorer for the Nittany Lions in back-to-back seasons contributing a career-high 21 goals while adding 15 assists for a team-high 57 points - the 11th highest total in program history. The Media, Pa. native also recorded six game-winning shots throughout the season for the Blue & White, three more than last season, and posted back-to-back hat tricks in games against Rutgers and Indiana to close out the regular season. Putsch was also honored as a First-Team All-Region honoree.
Skyler Fretz was named a Second-Team All-American for the first time in her career following her third-career NFHCA All-Region honor a few weeks ago. Fretz's All-American honor comes after a season that saw the senior record nine defensive saves improving her career total to 14. Fretz also scored her first career goal on a penalty stroke during a 7-1 rout of Indiana to close out the regular season.
Putsch and Fretz become the 102nd and 103rd All-Americans overall in program history beginning with the first ever Penn State field hockey All-American Charlene Morett back in 1977.
Longstreth/NFHCA Division I First-Team All-American
Name School Class Position
Maddie Bacskai Princeton So. M
Pien Dicke Virginia Fr. F
Ally Hammel Boston University Jr. D
Ashley Hoffman North Carolina Jr. D
Lein Holsboer Maryland Sr. M
Nina Klein Connecticut Sr. GK
Ayeisha McFerran Louisville Jr. GK
Sophia Miller Northwestern Sr. D
Greta Nauck Delaware Jr. F
Moira Putsch Penn State Jr. F
Katie Trombetta Michigan Sr. M/D
Casey Umstead Connecticut Sr. D
Eva van't Hoog North Carolina Jr. M
Charlotte Veitner Connecticut Sr. F
Tara Vittese Virginia Sr. M
Nicole Woods Louisville Sr. F/M
Longstreth/NFHCA Division I Second-Team All-American
Name School Class Position
Alyssa Chillano Duke Sr. D
Amanda Collins Connecticut Jr. F
Meg Dowthwaite Michigan So. M/F
Skyler Fretz Penn State Sr. D
Jule Grashoff Wake Forest Jr. F
Carrie Hanks Maryland Sr. D
Sarah Hawkshaw Massachusetts Sr. F/M
Frederike Helmke Albany Jr. D/M
Lies Lagerweij Syracuse Sr. D
Ryan McCarthy Princeton Sr. F
Agueda Moroni Liberty So. F/M
Paula Portugal Miami Jr. M/F
Sam Swenson Michigan Sr. GK
Bente van Vlijmen Harvard So. M
Roos Weers Syracuse Jr. D
Anna Willocks Saint Joseph's Jr. F
Longstreth/NFHCA Division I Third-Team All-American
Name School Class Position
Katie Birch Iowa So. M/D
Malin Evert North Carolina Jr. M
Ymke Rose Gote Boston College Jr. M
Frederique Haverhals Boston College Jr. D/M
Karlie Heistand Connecticut Sr. M
Laura Hurff Syracuse Sr. M/F
Victoria Kammerinke Saint Joseph's So. GK
Melanie Kreusch Massachusetts Sr. D
Julie Laszlo Monmouth Sr. D
Taylor Lister Delaware Sr. F
Margaux Paolino Duke So. M
Puck Pentenga Northwestern Jr. M
Taylor Stone Louisville Jr. M/D
Rose Tynan Duke Jr. F
Manon van Weezel Providence Fr. D/M/F
Kriekie van Wyk Pacific Jr. F
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