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LANCASTER, PA – Franklin & Marshall College forwards Eileen Keever (Sr., Prospect Park, PA/Interboro) and Brittany Croll (Sr., Frankford, DE/Indian River) have been named to the 2005 Dartfish/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III All-South Region team. A 2005 womensfieldhockey.com third team All-America selection, Keever earned All-Region second team honors after being named to the All-Centennial Conference first team this year as she earned her third All-Centennial Conference nod following first team honors in 2004 and second team honors in 2003. The October 31 Centennial Conference and Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Week, she ranks among the leaders in shots (eighth, 54), shots per game (fifth, 3.60 spg), points (sixth, 27), points per game (fourth, 1.80 ppg), goals (sixth, 12) and goals per game (third, 0.80 gpg) in the latest Centennial Conference statistics as she has scored 12-3-27 this year. A 2005 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III North/South Senior All-Star Game selection, Keever’s All-Region selection marks the second of her career following first team honors in 2004. The team’s 2004 Most Valuable Player, Keever was named a 2004 STX/NFHCA All-America second team and All-Centennial Conference first team selection last season as she led the Centennial Conference in goals and points with 20-9-49 as a junior. A 2003 All-CC second team selection, she finished her career with 45-17-107 as she is fourth in career goals at the College behind Laura Kramedas ’80 (53), Sue Bowen ’80 (52) and Croll (52). A first team All-Region selection, Croll was named to the All-Centennial Conference first team as she repeated as a first team All-CC honoree after earning second team accolades in 2003. The Diplomats’ leading scorer with 16 goals and nine assists for 41 points, Croll led the Centennial Conference in shots per game (5.35 spg) and ranked second in shots (91), points (40), points per game (2.35 ppg), goals (16), goals per game (0.94 gpg), assists (eight), assists per game (0.47 apg) and game winning goals (four) through games of October 31. A member of the September 6, 12 and 19 October 24 Centennial Conference Honor Rolls, she has 52 goals and 23 assists for 127 points in her career to rank first in points in the program’s history. The All-Region honor marks the second of her career as she named a 2004 STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III All-South Region second team for scoring 18-6-42 to combine with Keever for 38-15-91 to make up the best scoring tandem in the Centennial Conference as juniors. Franklin & Marshall concluded the season with a 12-7 record as the team finished with a #19 national ranking, a berth in the Centennial Conference and ECAC playoffs and a 6-4 record in Centennial Conference play.
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