Croll Named to ECAC Division III Field Hockey All-Star Team

by Sports Information
11/29/05

LANCASTER, PA – Franklin & Marshall forward Brittany Croll (Sr., Lewes, DE/Indian River) has been named to the 2005 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Field Hockey All-Star Team.

A second team selection, the honor continues a string of post-season awards for Croll as she was named a Dartfish/National Field Hockey Coach Association All-America second team, NFHCA All-Region first team and All-Centennial Conference first team selection.

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 concludes her career with 52 goals and 23 assists for 127 points to rank first in points in the program’s history.

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.

The ECAC’s membership includes 323 Division I, II and III colleges and universities from Maine to North Carolina. The conference provides services to its constituents that include administration of 110 championships and events in 34 men’s and women’s sports. The ECAC honors more than 3,500 student-athletes during the academic year through its all-star and player of the week program.

2005 ECAC Division III Field Hockey All-Stars Presented by FieldTurf
Player of the Year
Elise Conley, Sr., Babson

First Team
Forwards
Elise Conley, Sr., Babson
Sophie Dennis, Jr., William Smith
Alexandria Kelly, Sr., Montclair State
Meg Goddu, Sr., Gettysburg

Midfielders
Elizabeth Unger, Sr., Rowan
Taryn King, Jr., Bowdoin
Ashley Ettinger, Sr., Ursinus

Defenders
Meg Hess, Jr., TCNJ
Karen Wendler, Jr., Ursinus
Elyse Winkle, Sr., Montclair State

Goalkeepers
Kate Leonard, Jr., Bowdoin

Second Team
Forwards
Brittany Croll, Sr., F & M
Steph Marguglio, Jr., Lebanon Valley
Kelli Johnson, Jr., Cortland
Megan Benevides, Sr., Gordon

Midfielders
Emily Clark, Sr., Skidmore
Allison Smith, Sr., Middlebury
Becky Latta, Sr., Gettysburg

Defenders
Margaret Gormley, Sr., Bowdoin
Kym Weed, Sr., Lebanon Valley
Emily Grannon, Sr., Williams

Goalkeeper
Jessica Lamina, So., Ursinus