March 9, 2004

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland field hockey players Kristin Harris, Meredith Long, Tiffany Marsh and Amber McQuillan were all named to the National Academic Squad which was recently announced by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. Student-athletes selected to the National Academic Squad achieved a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 through the 2003 fall semester.

A junior co-captain, Harris (Lititz, Pa.) earns a spot on the National Academic Squad for the third-straight year. A starter in every game in the midfield for the Terps, she was also named to the Academic All-ACC team twice. Harris is also a two-time NFHCA All-Mid Atlantic region selection. She is studying life sciences at the University of Maryland.

Marsh (Marathon, N.Y.) was recently named an alternate to the Under-21 U.S. National Team and was a second team all-region pick for the first time. A member of the National Academic Squad and the Academic All-ACC team last year, she tallied three goals and six assists for 12 points, while starting every game in midfield for Maryland. Marsh is a letters and sciences major.

McQuillan (Coopersburg, Pa.) was the top offensive reserve, playing in 21 games and starting in six. A secondary education and an English major, she scored the Terps' first-ever goal in the new, state-of-the-art Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex in a win over Rutgers. Her five goals, four assists and 14 points on the season are all personal bests. McQuillan earns National Academic Squad honors for the second time.

As one of the top two reserves off the bench, Long (Ocean City, N.J.) started in three games for the Terps while seeing action in every contest this season. A junior transfer from Boston University, she notched three goals and two assists.

Under the direction of head coach Missy Meharg, the Terps reached the NCAA Tournament semifinals in 2003 while compiling a 20-4 record on the season. Maryland made its ninth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance while reaching the national semifinals for the ninth time in school history.

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