Annville, PA – The Commonwealth Conference announced the 2012 field hockey all-conference teams Thursday, highlighting seven Messiah student-athletes for their performances on the field. The release comes a day ahead of the Falcons' semifinals matchup against Arcadia University. (For a Commonwealth Conference Preview, click
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Five players—
Molly Gebrosky,
Becky Ely,
Gina Kellett,
Natalie Ziegler, and
Juliana Hershey — received First Team honors, while seniors
Kelly Martin and
Emily Hursh landed a spot on the Second Team. The All-Commonwealth teams are selected based on votes received from the coaches of the conference.
Gebrosky, the Falcons' goalkeeper, earns her first all-conference selection after leading the league in goals against average at 0.76, allowing just three goals on 21 shots. The junior finished the season with an impressive .857 save percentage.
Sophomore
Becky Ely was again honored with a first-team selection, coming off her freshman season's Rookie of the Year honors. Ely helped lead a defensive unit that allowed just three goals in eight conference games. Ely added two goals to her list of accomplishments this season, one each in games against Stevenson and Alvernia.
Fellow defender
Gina Kellett earns her third consecutive First Team selection following Commonwealth Rookie of the Year honors in 2010 and First Team honors a season ago. Kellett, a starter in all 18 contests for the Falcons, was another crucial piece to the dominant Falcons' defense.
Ziegler garners a First Team selection for the second consecutive season. The Myerstown, Pa., native utilized a balance of defensive and offensive skills to impress often during conference play. Ziegler's three goals and two assists compliment the defensive prowess she plays with game in and game out.
Hershey, a First Team All-American player from a year ago, earns a spot on the First Team All-Commonwealth team again, her second such honor. Hershey led the Falcons' balanced attacking unit this season with eight goals and seven assists on the season.
Seniors
Kelly Martin and
Emily Hursh garnered Second Team honors for the Falcons. Martin, a First Team member from last season, contributed a team-high eight assists, complimenting her four goals. Hursh makes her first appearance on the All-Commonwealth teams after a six-goal, seven-assist performance for the Falcons this season.
Commonwealth Player of the Year honors went to Nadine Yunginger from Elizabethtown. Arcadia University took home the Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year honors. Freshman Jennie Kamel was second in the conference in scoring for the Knights, proving crucial to coach Erin Livingston's fourth-seeded playoff spot and a 5-3 conference record.
Below is a look at the entire All-Commonwealth selections.
Note: With the addition of Hood College and Stevenson University in 2012-13, the Commonwealth Conference has added an Honorable Mention team to the All-Conference awards. These are players who received more than one vote for a First or Second Team honor, but were not selected to either of those teams.
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First Team All-Conference |
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DEF |
Bridget Monighan |
Lebanon Valley |
SR |
Shiremanstown, PA / Mechanicsburg |
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DEF |
Becky Ely |
Messiah |
SO |
Newtown, PA / Council Rock North |
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DEF |
Gina Kellett |
Messiah |
JR |
Winfield, PA / Selinsgrove |
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FWD |
Jennie Kamel |
Arcadia |
FR |
Doylestown, PA / Central Bucks West |
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FWD |
Nadine Yunginger |
Elizabethtown |
SR |
New Holland, PA / Garden Spot |
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FWD |
Juliana Hershey |
Messiah |
SR |
Smoketown, PA / Lancaster Mennonnite |
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GK |
Molly Gebrosky |
Messiah |
JR |
Latrobe, PA / Milton Hershey |
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MID |
Taylor Alwine |
Elizabethtown |
SO |
Elizabethtown, PA / Lower Dauphin |
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MID |
Caitlin Vasey |
Lebanon Valley |
SR |
Doylestown, PA / Central Bucks East |
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MID |
Lauren Brumbach |
Lebanon Valley |
SO |
Oley, PA / Oley Valley |
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MID |
Natalie Ziegler |
Messiah |
SR |
Myerstown, PA / Eastern Lebanon Co. |
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Second Team All-Conference |
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DEF |
Erin Solley |
Alvernia |
SR |
Reading, PA / Oley Valley |
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DEF |
Nicole Vasiliu |
Lebanon Valley |
SO |
Mechanicsburg, PA / Mechanicsburg |
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DEF |
Ariella Hopp |
Stevenson |
SO |
Jarrettsville, MD / Institute of Notre Dame |
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DEF |
Nicole Nardone |
Widener |
SR |
Garwood, NJ / Arthur L. Johnson |
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FWD |
Lynn Beatty |
Arcadia |
SR |
Chalfont, PA / North Penn |
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FWD |
Cate Cusack |
Lebanon Valley |
SR |
Woodbury Heights, NJ / Gateway Regional |
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FWD |
Emily Hursh |
Messiah |
SR |
Lancaster, PA / Lancaster Mennonnite |
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FWD |
Caitlin Dempsey |
Stevenson |
SO |
Fallston, MD / Fallston |
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GK |
Mia DePlato |
Arcadia |
FR |
Haverford, PA / Haverford |
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MID |
Kyle Dillman |
Alvernia |
JR |
Hershey, PA / Lower Dauphin |
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MID |
Kelly Martin |
Messiah |
SR |
Lititz, PA / Ephrata |
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MID |
Olivia Burgese |
Widener |
SR |
Collegeville, PA / Methacton |
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Honorable Mention All-Conference |
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DEF |
Ashley Ditchey |
Arcadia |
JR |
Nicholson, PA / Lackawanna Trail |
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DEF |
Taylor Dalisera |
Arcadia |
FR |
Millersville, MD / Severna Park |
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DEF |
Samantha Earle |
Elizabethtown |
SR |
Columbia, MD / Long Reach |
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FWD |
Alyssa Tourdot |
Albright |
JR |
Blue Bell, PA / Wissahickon |
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FWD |
Miranda Peto |
Alvernia |
SR |
Phoenixville, PA / Phoenixville Area |
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FWD |
Meghan Garvey |
Widener |
FR |
Landenberg, PA / Avon Grove |
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GK |
Marguerite DeLucas |
Albright |
JR |
West Reading, PA / Wyomissing Area |
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MID |
Lauren Altera |
Arcadia |
SR |
Califon, NJ / Voorhees |
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MID |
Anna Kate Smith |
Hood |
FR |
Gaithersburg, MD / Connelly of the Holy Child |
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Player of the Year |
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FWD |
Nadine Yunginger |
Elizabethtown |
SR |
New Holland, PA / Garden Spot |
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Rookie of the Year |
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FWD |
Jennie Kamel |
Arcadia |
FR |
Doylestown, PA / Central Bucks West |
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Coach of the Year |
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Erin Livingston |
Arcadia |
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