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KUTZTOWN, PA (11/12/2024)-- Five members of third-ranked Kutztown University field hockey were voted to 2024 All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference teams, as voted on by the league's head coaches and announced Monday, Nov. 11, including Juliana Donato of Cedarville, NJ (08311).

Juliana Donato (Cedarville, N.J./Schalick) and Sarah Gatehouse (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) earned First-Team honors, Erin Gonzalez (East Earl, Pa./Garden Spot) and Danielle Panati (West Chester, Pa./Unionville) were tabbed to the Second Team and Grace Harrold (York, Pa./Central York) was recognized on the Third Team. All five are repeat All-PSAC selections.

Donato, a two-time First Teamer and a Third Teamer in 2022, has started all 19 games this season in the midfield. She has scored a career-best four goals and added five assists. Donato's 29 career assists ranks third all-time in program history.

Gatehouse found her name on the All-PSAC First Team for the third consecutive season. The graduate student defender has recorded six goals and five assists so far this season and started all 19 games at the center of a KU defense that has seven shutouts this season.

Gonzalez, a Third Teamer last season, leads KU with 11 goals and has started 18-of-19 games played this season as a forward. She ranks seventh in the conference in scoring and has added a career-best five assists.

Panati, voted to the All-PSAC Third Team last season, has started all 19 games this season as a defender. She is a captain and leader of a defensive unit that has recorded seven shutouts so far this season. Panati also has three defensive saves.

Harrold is a two-time Third Teamer, earning All-PSAC honors last season. She has started in all 19 games this season and has tallied one goal and a career-high five assists.

About Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Founded in 1866, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a proud member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education located on 289 acres nestled in the beautiful East Penn Valley in Berks County, between Reading and Allentown, Pennsylvania. KU is just two hours from New York City; 90 minutes from Philadelphia.

As the region's center for excellence in academics, culture and public engagement, KU's programs and reputation for quality offer students the opportunity to discover lifelong avenues of learning and discovery. KU students select from more than 130 areas of study within four colleges in a diverse liberal arts academic environment. To complement their studies, KU's NCAA Division II athletics program with 23 varsity sports joins the more than 160 student clubs and organizations providing students with a variety of activities for learning and discovery.

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Kutztown University does not discriminate in employment or educational opportunities on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status.

For more information, please visit us at www.kutztown.edu.