The Penn State Nittany Lion field hockey team collected three Longstreth/NFHCA All-American honorees with the announcement of the teams by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA). Head coach Char Morett-Curtiss' squad had one second team selection and two third team honorees.
Three seniors were honored; Cori Conley (Oak Park, Ill.) was a second team All-American as a defender while seniors Gini Bramley (Elizabethtown, Pa.) and Moira Putsch (Media, Pa.) were third team honorees as a midfielder and forward respectively.
Conley, a defender scored a goal and an assist in her career, including one game winner. Conley had two defensive saves this season and earned Big Ten Defender of the Week honors as well. This is Conley's second NFHCA All-Region award.
Bramley had 17 points off five goals and seven assists this season, including two game winning goals. She leaves Penn State with 78 career points and eight game winners, having played in 79 contests (starting 78). This is her second NFHCA All-Region award.
Putsch led Penn State with 30 points off eight goals and 14 assists this year, including one game winner. She ends her collegiate career with 172 points off 67 goals and 58 assists. Putsch had 16 career game winning goals and fourth NFHCA All-Region award.
The Nittany Lions now have 106 NFHCA All-Americans: 54 first teamers, 29 second teamers and 23 third teamers.
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