Veazie Named First Team NFHCA All-American; Veazie, Kelleher Both Rake in More Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (December 6, 2006) – Brittany Veazie of Springfield College has been named a Division III First Team All-American by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association, wrapping up a tremendous post-season of honors for her as an individual.
Veazie, a junior forward from Dexter, Maine, was also recently named a Second Team womensfieldhockey.com All-American. In addition, she was named Second Team All-ECAC.
Earlier, she had been named NFHCA Division III All-Region First Team, First Team All-NEWMAC, NEWMAC All-Academic, and the 2006 NEWMAC Player of the Year.
Jane Kelleher, a sophomore forward from Chatham, Massachusetts, also continued to rake in some great post-season awards. She was most recently named a Division III NFHCA Second Team All-American. Earlier, she had been named First Team All-NEWMAC, and NFHCA All-Region First Team.
Veazie and Kelleher were the top two goal scorers in the NEWMAC this season. Kelleher was ranked first in point-scoring with 51, while Veazie was second with 43.
Overall, Springfield posted a final record of 17-6, won the NEWMAC post-season tournament, and reached the NCAA’s for the third straight year.
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Head Coach Melissa Rogers
After only four years as head coach of the Pride, Melissa Rogers, has continued the SC tradition of winning on the field hockey turf, posting an impressive 78-17 record, good for a winning percentage of .821 at the helm of her alma mater. Read more.