NEWS, SPORTS, COMMENTARY, POLITICS for Gloucester City and the Surrounding Areas of South Jersey and Philadelphia

Adele Pacana of Bellmawr
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TCNJ FIELD HOCKEY PLAYERS EARN ALL-AMERICAN HONORS*

*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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