Feb. 11, 2008
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Seven Terrapin field hockey players earned a spot on the All-ACC Academic team, the league announced today. The seven selections, which include All-Americans Kathryn Masson, Susie Rowe and Janneke van Leeuwen, tie for the most among ACC teams. Also earning a spot on the academic squad were Meghan Dean, Ameliet Rischen, Sarah Scholl and Kim Ziegler.
Senior Kathryn Masson (Richmond, British Columbia), junior Susie Rowe (London, England) and Sarah Scholl (Center Valley, Pa.) were named to the all-academic squad in 2005. An English major, Masson was a three-time All-American and ends her career ranked second all-time at Maryland with a 0.94 goals against average. Classmate Kim Ziegler (Kingsville, Md.) makes her second-straight appearance, after earning a spot last season. She is a biological engineering major who played in every game last season. Her only goal was a game winner.
Rowe garnered first team All-American nods for the second-straight year. A three-year starter and the 2005 ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player, she is a business management major, with emphasis in marketing. Scholl, also a junior, is majoring in food science and has been a significant contributor on the team, starting every game, while scoring three goals, including a game winner.
In her first season at the collegiate level, Meghan Dean (Marathon, N.Y.) played in every game, making eight starts, as a midfield/defender. Dean plans to major in criminal justice. Fellow midfielders Janneke van Leeuwen (Hilversum, Netherlands) and Ameliet Rischen (Rotterdam, Netherlands) also make their first appearances on the All-ACC Academic team. Van Leeuwen, the 2004 ACC Rookie of the Year, ended a stellar career garnering All-American nods. Rischen follows in the footsteps of her sister, Berber, who was named to the all-academic squad last season. Ameliet also started in every game. Van Leeuwen will graduate with a degree in economics, while Rischen is a letters and sciences major.
The Terps were tied with Boston College for the most All-ACC Academic selections. Maryland was 18-3 in 2007, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
-TERPS-
