TCNJ FIELD HOCKEY PLAYERS EARN ALL-AMERICAN HONORS*
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
*Ewing, NJ*… A pair
of The College of New Jersey field hockey players
were named to the 2007
Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches
Association All-American teams with
one player being tabbed first team
and another to third team.
Junior
defender *Kelly Mitchell (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape)* was tabbed as a
First Team
All-American, while classmate *Jenny Lubin (Moorestown,
NJ/Moorestown) *was
selected as a Third Team All-American as a forward.
Mitchell anchored
TCNJ’s defense that allowed only one goal per game
this season and recorded
11 shutouts. She was previously honored as the
2007 New Jersey Athletic
Conference Defensive Player of the Year,
All-NJAC First Team and NFHCA South
Atlantic Region First Team. Mitchell
also chipped in with one goal and
assist.
Lubin was also a NFHCA South Atlantic Region and All-NJAC first
team
honoree and was a major contributor at the offensive end of the field.
Lubin finished with 11 goals and three assists with a team-leading four
game-winning goals.
The Lions finished the season as the NJAC
Champions sweeping their way
through conference play with a perfect 6-0
mark. TCNJ then advanced to
the NCAA Division III Regional Finals before
seeing season come to a
close to finish the season with a 17-3
record.
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