University of Delaware Athletics
Seven Hens Awarded with All-CAA Postseason Field Hockey Honors
11/5/2015 6:05:00 PM | Field Hockey
RICHMOND, Va. – On the eve of the 2015 Colonial Athletic Association Field Hockey Championships, the University of Delaware had seven players receive All-CAA accolades, as voted on by the league's head coaches.
Headlining the individual honors were senior Michaela Patzner (Rosenheim, Germany/Karolinen Gymnasium) and junior Esmée Peet (Zeewolde, The Netherlands/RSG Slingerbos), who were each named to the All-CAA First Team for the third straight year.
Patzner currently leads Delaware with 28 points on 10 goals and eight assists. The midfielder finishes her illustrious career by receiving All-CAA recognition in each of her four seasons in a Blue Hens uniform.
Peet is second for UD with 26 points on a team-high 11 goals and four assists.
Allie Mikelson (Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus) also experience a three-peat as the senior was tabbed to the All-CAA Second Team for the third consecutive season. Mikelson has registered 10 points with eight assists while ranking ninth nationally with five defensive saves.
A 2014 All-Rookie Team honoree, Taylor Lister (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) earned All-CAA Second Team during her sophomore campaign. The midfielder has posted 14 points on six goals and two assists with three game-winning scores.
The Blue Hens had two selections on this season's All-Rookie Team in freshmen Lisa Giezeman (Leidschendam, The Netherlands/Sin-Maartenscollege) and Greta Nauck (Krefeld, Germany/Gymnasium am Moltekplatz).
Giezeman has also tallied 10 goals (three game-winning) and added three assists for 23 points in 19 games played.
Nauck is third for Delaware with 25 points on 10 goals and five assists.
Rounding out the honors for the Blue Hens is senior Maddie O'Beirne (Vienna, Va./George C. Marshall), who earned All-Academic Team accolades. An environmental studies major, O'Beirne is a two-time NFHCA National Academic Squad honoree and National College Athlete Honors Society selection.
James Madison swept the conference's major postseason awards as Taylor West was chosen as the Player of the Year and was recognized alongside Loes Stijntjes (Defensive Player of the Year), Melissa Wilken (Rookie of the Year) and Christy Morgan (Coach of the Year).
The reigning back-to-back CAA Champion Blue Hens look for their third straight and fifth overall title this weekend as JMU hosts the 2015 Colonial Athletic Association Tournament at JMU Field Hockey Complex.
Second-seeded Delaware (14-5, 4-2 CAA) will face third-seeded Hofstra (14-5, 4-2 CAA) in the semifinals, which is slated to begin at approximately 5:45 p.m. Friday.
The top-seeded Dukes (13-5, 6-0 CAA) will take on fourth-seeded Drexel (8-10, 4-2 CAA) prior to the UD game with a game time of 3 p.m.
The CAA title game takes place Sunday at 2 p.m. with the victors from Friday's semifinal contests competing for the league's trophy and automatic bid to the NCAA Field Hockey Championship.
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