CSAC Announces 2021 Field Hockey End of Year Awards
ROSEMONT, Pa. – The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) is proud to announce its 2021 Field Hockey End of Year Awards. These awards including All-CSAC (First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention), Defensive, Player and Rookie of the Year, along with Coach of the Year and the 3-D Award.
These awards were voted upon by the league’s eight head coaches, were not permitted to vote for their own players.
The 2021 Player of the Year is
Michaela Singer from Wilson College. Singer, a fifth-year from Annville, Pa., is the first player from Wilson to win this honor in field hockey. A first-team All-CSAC selection at forward, she led the conference in goals with 25 and in points with 57. She also had a conference best 83 shots. She had a season-high four goals in a win over Centenary
The 2021 Defensive Player of the Year is Keystone College graduate student
Taylor Cercone (Dallas, Pa.). A first-team All-CSAC selection at defender, she is the second straight Keystone student-athlete to win the Defensive Player of the Year Award in field hockey. This season, she ranked second the conference in defensive saves with 11, and had a season-best four against Susquehanna.
The 2021 Rookie of the Year is Sweet Briar College sophomore
Brynna Hughes (Richmond, Va.). She is the first Sweet Briar student-athlete to win the Rookie of the Year award. She is a first-team All-CSAC at forward. This season, her 15 goals ranks second in the conference and her 40 total points is also second best in the CSAC. She scored a season best four goals in a win over Southern
Virginia.
Sweet Briar College head coach
Hannah Lott was selected as Coach of the Year by her peers. In her eighth season, she led the Vixens to a 13-7 record and the fourth seed in the CSAC playoffs.
The 3-D Award was presented to Lancaster Bible. Implemented for the 2011-12 academic year, the Colonial States Athletic Conference 3D Award replaced the CSAC Team Sportsmanship Award. The 3D Award recognizes the teams in each sport that best demonstrate the NCAA Division-III philosophy of "Discover, Develop, Dedicate." The 3D Award was conceived and developed by the CSAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). This is the second straight season Lancaster Bible has won the award.
| 2021 All-CSAC Field Hockey |
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| 2021 CSAC Player of the Year: Michaela Singer, Wilson College |
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2021 CSAC Defensive Player of the Year:
Taylor Cercone, Keystone College |
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| 2021 CSAC Rookie of the Year: Brynna Hughes, Sweet Briar College |
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| 2021 CSAC Coach of the Year: Hannah Lott, Sweet Briar College |
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| 2021 CSAC 3-D Award: Lancaster Bible |
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| First-Team All-CSAC |
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| Pos |
Name |
School |
Cl. |
Hometown/High School |
| D |
Jenny Carty |
Wilson |
Gr. |
Chambersburg, Pa./Greencastle |
| D |
Taylor Cercone |
Keystone |
Gr. |
Dallas, Pa./Lake Lehman |
| D |
Karley Cresswell |
Keystone |
Sr. |
Lake Winola, Pa./Lackwanna Trail |
| F |
Michaela Singer |
Wilson |
Gr. |
Annville, Pa./Annville-Cleona |
| F |
Brynna Hughes |
Sweet Briar |
So. |
Richmond, Va./Cosby |
| F |
Kiley Marone |
Cedar Crest |
Jr. |
Mohrsville, Pa./Tulpehocken |
| GK |
Brynn Rifino |
Cedar Crest |
Fr. |
Dover, Del./Dover |
| MF |
Breann Sheaffer |
Wilson |
Sr. |
Middleburg, Pa./Midd-West |
| MF |
Avery Jones |
Sweet Briar |
So. |
Union, Conn./The Woodstock Academy |
| MF |
Alexis Pflumm |
Wilson |
Jr. |
Camden, Del./Caesar Rodney |
| MF |
Amber Cieri |
Cedar Crest |
Jr. |
Slatington, Pa./Northern Lehigh |
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Hailey Lockard |
Notre Dame |
Sr. |
Bel Air, Md./Bel Air |
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| Second-Team All-CSAC |
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| Pos |
Name |
School |
Cl. |
Hometown/High School |
| D |
Alexandra Infante |
Cedar Crest |
Jr. |
Stowe, Vt./Stowe |
| D |
Lara Jost |
Sweet Briar |
Fr. |
Wurzburg, Germany/Julius-Manimilians |
| D |
Kailey McCarthy |
Sweet Briar |
Fr. |
Atkinson, N.H./Timberlane |
| F |
Vanessa Dunn |
Notre Dame |
Sr. |
Elkton, Md./Elkton |
| F |
Maria Tomada |
Keystone |
So. |
Buenos Aires, Argentina/San Vicente De Paul |
| F |
Jolin Daughety |
Sweet Briar |
Fr. |
Williamsburg, Va./Lafayette |
| GK |
Krista Nayadley |
Wilson |
Gr. |
Hampton, Va./Hampton |
| MF |
Angelina Morley |
Keystone |
So. |
Deposit, N.Y./Deposit |
| MF |
Ingrid Kalwitz Blanco |
Sweet Briar |
Jr. |
Antofagasta, Chile/School of Inquiry and Life Science |
| MF |
Colleen Goodly |
Sweet Briar |
Jr. |
Yorktown, Va./Grafton |
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| Honorable Mention All-CSAC |
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| Pos |
Name |
School |
Cl. |
Hometown/High School |
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Katherine Halle |
Bryn Athyn |
Jr. |
Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough |
| D |
Jaime Ballard |
Notre Dame |
Jr. |
Silver Spring, Md./Springbrook |
| D |
Alyssa Hamilton |
Lancaster Bible |
So. |
Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown |
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Brigitte Gorman |
Sweet Briar |
Sr. |
Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Frommel Smith |
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Molly Gray |
Lancaster Bible |
Fr. |
Schaefferstown, Pa./ELCO |
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Victoria Mainero |
Keystone |
So. |
Francisco Alvarez, Buenos Aires, Argentina/
St. Patricks College |
| GK |
Casey Stratton |
Keystone |
So. |
Ellicott City, Md./Centennial |
| MF |
Julia Blahut |
Keystone |
So. |
Pompton Lakes, N.J./Penquannock |
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| All-Sportsmanship |
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Name |
School |
Cl. |
Hometown/High School |
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Danielle News |
Bryn Athyn |
Jr. |
Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem |
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Emily Demarst |
Cedar Crest |
Jr. |
Hamburg, N.J./Vernon Township |
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Toni Cacopardo |
Centenary |
So. |
Roxbury, N.J./Roxbury |
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Julianna Santiago |
Keystone |
Fr. |
Allentown, Pa./Louis E. Dieruff |
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Kayla Willing |
Lancaster Bible |
Fr. |
Marion Station, Md./Holly Grove Christian |
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Jaime Ballard |
Notre Dame |
Jr. |
Silver Spring, Md./Springbrook |
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Jolin Daughety |
Sweet Briar |
Fr. |
Williamsburg, Va./Lafayette |
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Abby Rosenberry |
Wilson |
Jr. |
Shippensburg, Pa./Shippensburg |