SALISBURY, Md. - The Womensfieldhockey.com Web
site recently announced its 2008 postseason awards and honors and
Salisbury University had three field hockey players selected to the
Womensfieldhockey.com Division III All-American teams. Sophomore
Kandice Hancock headlined the group and was named
to the first team. Freshman Tara McGovern was
named the Division III Rookie of the Year, was selected to the
All-American second team and also was placed on the All-Rookie
squad. Junior Lauren Correll received third-team
All-American honors.
Hancock earns her second All-American award this postseason as
she was selected to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association
(NFHCA) All-American second team last week. The sophomore led the
No. 7 Sea Gulls to a 15-4 record and was named the 2008 Capital
Athletic Conference (CAC) Co-Player of the Year. The All-South
region first team member tallied 10 goals and added five assists
for the Sea Gulls this season. Hancock ranks sixth in the
conference in both shots (57) and shots per game (3.0). The
midfielder is tied for third in the CAC with four game-winning
goals. The Westover, Md., native was named CAC Player of the Week
on September 15 after she tallied four goals and scored the
game-winner against No. 13 Christopher Newport University. With 40
games under her belt, the two-time All-CAC first team midfielder
will enter her junior season with 15 goals, 16 assists and 46
points. She was named to the 2007 Womensfieldhockey.com Division
III All-Rookie squad as well.
McGovern earns her second Rookie of the Year award this season
as she was named the 2008 CAC Rookie of the Year at the end of the
season. She was also selected to the All-South region second team
and the All-CAC first team. In her first year at SU, McGovern was a
mainstay in the Sea Gull lineup as she started every game this
season. The true freshman tallied two goals on 22 shots. The
Yorktown Heights, N.Y., product ranks eighth in the CAC in both
assists (four) and assists per game (0.22). McGovern tallied her
first collegiate goal in Salisbury's 6-0 victory over Frostburg
State University on September 14. The freshman was honored as the
CAC Player of the Week on October 27.
Correll receives her second All-American this post season and
the fourth overall in her career. This is the second straight year
Correll was named to the Womensfieldhockey.com All-American team;
last year she was a second team selection. The forward was named to
the NFHCA Division III All-American third team last week along with
being named to the All-South region first team. The junior
co-captain had an outstanding campaign for the Sea Gulls as she led
the team in goals (18) and points (38). The Bridgeville, Del.,
native led the CAC in goals per game (0.95), shots (103) and shots
on goal (75). Correll's 0.95 goals per game ranks 26th in the
nation. Correll averaged 2.0 points per game. She was selected as
the CAC Player of the Week on September 29 as she scored the final
goal in SU's 2-0 victory over No. 7 Rowan University on September
24. The two-time All-CAC first team forward will enter her senior
season with 58 goals, 14 assists and 130 points. Her point total
ranks seventh all-time in school history.
Ursinus College's Jennie Moore was named the Division III
Offensive Player of the Year, The College of New
Jersey's Kelly Mitchell was named Division III Defensive
Player of the Year and Tufts University's Tina McDavitt was named
Division III Coach of the Year.
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