The 2010 NECC All-Conference Field Hockey Team Announced
Sirchia, Race, Ackerman and Koh Nab Major NECC Awards
ATTLEBORO, Mass. – All five sponsored programs were represented on 2010 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Field Hockey All-Conference Team, it was announced today by Commissioner Del Malloy. In addition to the All-NECC honors, four separate major individual award winners and the team sportsmanship award were also voted upon and selected this week.
Becker College Hawk junior forward Victoria Sirchia (Goshen, Conn.) was named the 2010 NECC Field Hockey Player of the Year for the second straight year. Sirchia was previously named the 2008 NECC Rookie of the Year. The interior design major led the NECC in points (19), points per game (2.38) and was second in shots (36), shots per game (4.50), goals (8) and goals per game (1.00). Sirchia led her team in overall play with 11 goals, five assists , 27 points, 46 shots on goal and 66 shots.
Wheelock College senior Meredith Race (Marion,
Mass.) was named the 2010 NECC Field Hockey Goalkeeper of the Year.
Race, a humanities major, led the NECC in save percentage (.826) ,
was second in goals against average (0.91), fifth in saves (19) and
fourth in saves per game (3.17). Overall, she finished with 610:23
minutes played with 54 saves, .771 save percentage and a 1.83 goals
against average.
Daniel Webster College Sierra Ackerman
(Soldotna, Alaska) nabbed
the 2010 NECC Field Hockey Rookie of the Year award for her first
year. Ackerman, a sport management major, was the top freshman in
points (13), goals (8) and assists(1). In game winning goals,
Ackerman led all players at four in conference play. For the
season, she tallied 13 goals, five assists for 31 points.
Wheelock College head coach Kyoungho Koh was named the 2010 NECC Field Hockey Coach of the Year. This is the second straight coach of the year honor for Koh. She led the Wildcats to a 7-9 overall record and a third-place regular-season finish at 5-3 in conference play. The Wildcats were also honored as the 2010 NECC Field Hockey Team Sportsmanship Award.
Voting for the All-NECC team and each of the major awards was
conducted among all NECC field hockey coaches.
Joining Sirchia and Race on first team all-conference in the
forward position was Daniel Webster junior Natalie
Bates (Kingstown, R.I.), Wheelock sophomore
Despina Savvoulides (Norwalk, Conn.) and senior
Kara Widdison (Greenfield, Mass.); in the
midfielder position Wheelock senior Michaela Ross
(Mansfield, Mass.), Becker freshman Michelle
Griczika (Barre, Mass.) and sophomore Brooke
Cote (Fitchburg, Mass.); in the defender spot Wheelock
junior Alanna Pihl (Franconia, N.H.), Bay Path
junior Maeghan Whitcomb (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) and
Becker sophomore Carly Barone (Attleboro, Mass.) ;
along with Elms sophomore goalkeeper Alexandra
Bonavita (Agawam, Mass.).
Honorable Mention included Becker senior keeper Nakita Gosselin (Springfield, Vt.), Daniel Webster junior goalie Amy Prince (Hope Valley, R.I.), Daniel Webster sophomore defender Samantha Cotoni (Groton, Mass.) and Becker senior defender Jessica Provencher (Berwick, Maine).
2010 NECC FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Victoria Sirchia, Becker, JR (Goshen, Conn.)
2010 NECC FIELD HOCKEY GOALIE OF THE YEAR:
Meredith Race, Wheelock, SR (Marion, Mass.)
2010 NECC FIELD HOCKEY ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Sierra
Ackerman, Daniel Webster, FR (Soldotna, Alaska)
2010 NECC FIELD HOCKEY COACH OF THE YEAR: Kyoungho
Koh, Wheelock College
2010 NECC FIELD HOCKEY TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD:
Wheelock College Wildcats
2010 ALL-NECC FIELD HOCKEY FIRST TEAM
Forwards
Victoria Sirchia, Becker, Junior
Natalie Bates, Daniel Webster, Junior
Despina Savvoulides, Wheelock, Sophomore
Kara Widdison, Wheelock, Senior
Midfielders
Brooke Cote, Becker, Sophomore
Michaela Ross, Wheelock, Senior
Michelle Griczika, Becker, Freshman
Defenders
Alanna Pihl, Wheelock, Junior
Maeghan Whitcomb, Bay Path, Junior
Carly Barone, Becker, Sophomore
Goalkeepers
Meredith Race, Wheelock, Senior
Alexandra Bonavita, Elms, Sophomore
2010 ALL-NECC FIELD HOCKEY HONORABLE MENTION
Goalkeepers
Nakita Gosselin, Becker, Senior
Amy Prince, Daniel Webster, Junior
Defenders
Samantha Cotoni, Daniel Webster, Sophomore
Jessica Provencher, Becker, Senior
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Victoria Sirchia |
Meredith Race GOY |
Sierra Ackerman ROY |
Kyoungho Koh COY |
Wheelock Wildcats Team Sportsmanship |
