Smithson Named CAC Field Hockey Co-Player-of-the-Year
Senior midfielder Emily Smithson
York, Pa. - Senior midfielder Emily Smithson (Richmond, Va./James River) was dubbed the Capital Athletic Conference Field Hockey Co-Player-of-the-Year as conference commissioner, Tom Byrnes, released the 2008 All-CAC Teams Friday morning. Smithson became the first-ever Seahawk to earn player-of-the-year honors as she shares this year's honor with sophomore midfielder Kandice Hancock of Salisbury University.
Smithson led a trio of St. Mary's College of Maryland players on the all-conference squads as Smithson and junior defender Julia Puzak (Arnold, Md./Broadneck) both earned a spot on the All-CAC First Team, while sophomore midfielder Allie Skiest (Arnold, Md./Seton Keough) garnered a nod on the second team.
In a career-best campaign, Smithson led the
Seahawks with 23 points on team-highs of 10 goals and three
assists. The 5-4 midfielder notched a career-best two goals
four times and opened up her senior season with a career-high five
points (2g, 1a) in a season-opening 6-1 win over Virginia Wesleyan
College. In the conference, she was sixth in points per game
(1.35) and goals per game (0.59) and tied for sixth in points and
goals. An All-CAC Second Team pick in 2006 and 2007,
Smithson earned CAC player-of-the-week honors once
and two weeks ago, she was selected to play in the North/South
Senior All-Star Game.
Puzak is recording her first-ever all-league honor after
starting all 17 games for St. Mary's and registering four defensive
saves, which tied for fifth in the CAC. She was part of a
defense that posted a 2.00 GAA.
Skiest picked up her first all-conference accolade after
notching a goal and an assist as an everyday starter. She
tallied the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win at Wesley College.
For the second consecutive season, the Seahawks finished as the CAC runners-up, wrapping up the 2008 campaign with an 8-9 record. St. Mary's ended the regular season second in the conference standings with a 5-1 mark.
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2008 All-Capital Athletic Conference Field Hockey Teams | |
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First Team |
Second Team |
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Forwards |
Forwards |
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Lauren Correll - Jr. - Salisbury |
Beverly Beladino - Jr. - Salisbury |
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April McFarland - Sr. - York |
Emma Jones - So. - Mary Washington |
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Brooke Tadlock - So. - Wesley |
Megan Spangler - Jr. - York |
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Courtney Webster - So. - Salisbury |
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Alison Weckstein - Sr. - Mary Washington |
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Midfielders |
Midfielders |
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Cat Connelly - Sr. - Stevenson |
Katie Fost - So. - Salisbury |
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Kandice Hancock - So. - Salisbury |
Michelle Rowe - Jr. - Salisbury |
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Jaci Marshall - Jr. - Mary Washington |
Allie Skiest - So. - St. Mary's |
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Emily Smithson - Sr. - St. Mary's |
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Defenders |
Defenders |
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Tara McGovern - Fr. - Salisbury |
Veronica Eltz - Jr. - York |
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Heidi Sheehan - So. - Mary Washington |
Amanda Fisher - Jr. Wesley |
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Julia Puzak - Jr. - St. Mary's |
Richa'd Johnson - Sr. - Wesley |
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Christie Greer - So. - Stevenson |
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Goalkeeper |
Goalkeeper |
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Kara Zimmerman - So. - Stevenson |
Claire Rekitzke - Jr. - York |
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CAC Rookie-of-the-Year: Tara McGovern -
Salisbury | |
