Four named All-Region in FH

CHANDLER, Ariz. – Four members of the Ursinus College field hockey team were named to the 2011 NFHCA Division III All-Region team.  They were chosen by the voters of the National Field Hockey Association of America.

Senior forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) and senior back Nicole Hanby (Bear, Del./William Penn) were named to the first-team, while senior forward Corinne Freeman (Freehold, N.J./St. John Vienney) and sophomore defender Jenna Stover (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) were named to the second-team.

Thren, a three-time first-team all-region pick, capped her career as one of the most decorated Ursinus College field hockey players. She finished her career with team-highs in goals (22), assists (9) and points with 53. She also surpassed the 100-goal mark in her career in a win over Eastern Mennonite, becoming the first player in conference history to cross that mark. She was also a three-time first-team All-Centennial pick.

Her 244 points (107 goals and 27 assists) is also the top mark in Centennial all-time. 

Hanby started an played all 22 games with seven goals and five assists for 19 points. She scored a season-high three goals, including the game-winner, in a 5-4 win over Washington back on October 19.

She was part of a defensive unit that produced seven shutouts, including a 1-0 overtime win over Salisbury that sent Ursinus to its fourth straight NCAA Semifinal .

Freeman had 20 goals and seven assists for 47 points, while Stover's stalwart defense earned her enough respect to make the second team during her sophomore year.