 Five
University of Delaware Field Hockey
Players Honored on All-Colonial Athletic
Association Teams
Datee:
November 9, 2004
RICHMOND,
VA -- Five University of Delaware field
hockey players have been named to the
All-Colonial Athletic Association team,
including CAA Defensive Player of the Year
honoree Amanda Warrington (Lewes, DE/Cape
Henlopen - at right).
In
addition to Warrington, also honored for
the Blue Hens were
sophomore
goalkeeper Megan Allen (Virginia Beach,
VA/Kempsville) and senior back Erica LaBar
(New Castle, DE/William Penn) on the first
team and senior backs Jessi Balmer
(Telford, PA/Christopher Dock) and Leah
Geib (Schwenksville, PA/Souderton) on the
second team. In addition, Molly Burke
(Southbury, CT/Pomperaug) was selected to
the All-Rookie team.
The
individual awards were broken up into
three categories which included Coach of
the Year, Player of the Year, Defensive
Player of the Year, and Rookie of the
Year. The All-Conference selections were
then broken up into three teams consisting
of a first team, a second team, and an
All-Rookie team.
Warrington
ended the 2004 season tied for the team
leader in goals with nine and game-winning
goals with three. She recorded three
assists in the regular season for 21
points and added one more assist in the
CAA tournament. She was named to the
All-Tournament team and was also named as
having it's Most Outstanding Performance.
Prior to the 2004 season Warrington
started all 21 of her games as a freshman
recording only one goal and one
assist.
LaBar
finished the 2004 season tied with
Warrington with nine goals and three
game-winners but added a goal and an
assist in the CAA Tournament. She is
currently second on the team with 24
points after finishing the regular season
with 21. LaBar is a two-time STX/NFHCA
All-Mid-Atlantic-Region selection as well
as a third-team National All-American in
2002. She is one of three captains on this
years squad and will be one of two Blue
Hens to represent the school in the
North/South Senior All-Star Game held at
Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem,
NC.
Allen
completed her regular season leading the
CAA in shutouts with nine. She allowed
only 23 goals throughout the regular
season making 94 saves for a .805 save
percentage. In the first week of play
Allen was named CAA Player of the Week for
the first time in her career after a
successful rookie season that garnered her
a Rookie of the Week honor in 2003. Allen
was a key contributor in the Hens win over
Old Dominion allowing only one goal and
allowing only two goals all
weekend.
Balmer
ended the 2004 season with six goals and
one assist for 13 points. She is also one
of three captains on the 2004 squad and
was named as a Third Team National
All-American in 2003. Most recently she
was named to the CAA All-Tournament team
after posting one goal and one
assist.
Geib
completed the 2004 season with six goals
and seven assists for 19 points. She was
named CAA Player of the Week and named to
the CAA All-Tournament team after posting
another goal to give her 21 points. The
third of the three captains, Geib will be
the second member of this years squad to
represent the school in the Senior
All-Star Game along with LaBar.
Burke
ended the 2004 season as a consistent
nominee for Rookie of the Week for
Delaware. She recorded one assist on the
season assisting on a Lauren Carr goal
against Temple University. She has played
consistent midfield for the Hens this
season and has started all of Delaware's
regular season games. In the CAA
Championship Tournament Burke started the
first game against Old Dominion before
being held back against Hofstra in the
championship game.
Delaware
finished the 2004 regular season 13-6
before winning the CAA championship for
the first time in school and conference
history. It is only the second time in the
conference's 20 year history that a
third-seeded team has gone on to win the
championship. The NCAA selection show will
be nationally televised on CSTV on
Tuesday, October 9 at 7 p.m. It can also
be viewed online at
www.collegesports.com.
AGATE:
CAA
Player of the Year: Kelly Giles, William
& Mary
CAA
Defensive Player of the Year: Amanda
Warrington,
Delaware
CAA
Rookie of the Year: Carlot Verloop,
VCU
CAA
Coach of the Year: Peel Hawthorne, William
& Mary
CAA
First Team All Conference: Kelly Giles,
William & Mary; Dana Sensenig, Old
Dominion; Baillie Versfeld, James Madison;
Janelle Engle, Old Dominion; Erica LaBar,
Delaware; Anna Davis, William & Mary,
Amanda Warrington, Delaware; Carlot
Verloop, VCU; Julie Lambi, Towson;
Doni-Melissa Jantzen, Hofstra; Megan
Allen, Delaware;
CAA
Second Team All Conference: Ginny Sutton,
William & Mary; Casey Smith, VCU; Lynn
Farquar, Old Dominion; Jessi Balmer,
Delaware; Karie Walton, Drexel; Diana
Esposito, William & Mary; Leah Geib,
Delaware; Amanda Mouser, Drexel; Sara
Gonzalez, Hofstra; Caroline Nichols, Old
Dominion; Ashley Bacon, Towson; Lindsay
Coffman, James Madison; Heather Kibbee,
William & Mary;
CAA
All-Rookie Team: Sami McLenegan, Old
Dominion; Carlot Verloop, VCU; Laura
Kastelic, William & Mary; Pemba
Ramdoo, Hofstra; Molly Burke, Delaware;
Amy DeCecco, James Madison; Emily Horvat,
Drexel; Kelli Richards, Towson; Lauren
Stefaniak, James Madison; Sarah Gostomski,
Drexel; Gabby Mink, Towson.
.DDD.
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