National Field Hockey Coaches Association Recognizes Five Diplomats on National Academic Team

by Sports Information
3/13/02

LANCASTER, PA - Franklin & Marshall College, which advanced to the Centennial Conference field hockey playoffs, placed five players on the 2001 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Academic Squad.

Forward Jennifer Ferris (Sr., West Buxton, ME/Bonny Eagle), midfielder Alison Reindle (Jr., Fleetwood, PA/Muhlenberg), midfielder/forward Courtney Brooks (Sr., Rockville, MD/Richard Montgomery), midfielder/forward Jen Hespell (Jr., Barto, PA/Boyertown) and Elizabeth Onasch (Fr., Bowling Green, OH/Maumee Valley) attained a minimum overall GPA of 3.30 through the first semester of the 2001-02 academic year and were a starter or a key reserve.

Ferris, who shared the lead in goals in Conference games (6) and was named to the AstroTurf/NFHCA Division III South Region Second Team All-America selection, was elected to the first team, while midfielder Reindle earned second team honors.

During the regular season, Ferris led the team in scoring with 7-1-15 and was named the Centennial Conference Player of the Week on October 15 for scoring four second-half goals in the Diplomats' 6-1 victory over Bryn Mawr.

She finishes her four-year career with 15 goals and six assists, as she entered her senior year with eight goals and five assists through the previous three seasons.

Reindle, the October 22 Player of the Week and a September 8th Honor Roll recipient, scored three goals and two assists this season to raise her career totals to six goals and six assists for 18 points. In addition, she will serve as a team captain with Hespell during the 2002 season.

Brooks finished with two goals and an assist, Hespell chipped in an assist as Franklin & Marshall finished the season second in the Centennial Conference regular season standings with a 7-2 record, 8-10 overall. They advanced to the Centennial Conference playoffs before falling to Johns Hopkins University 3-0.