Gonzales Named NFHCA National Player of the Year

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Senior captain Linnea Gonzales of the Maryland field hockey team was named the 2018 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I National Player of the Year by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Monday morning.

Gonzales, the 2018 Big Ten Conference Player of the Year, was named the Longstreth/NFHCA Mid-Atlantic Region Player of the Year last month after a stellar season with the Maryland Terrapins, who were runners-up in the NCAA Division I National Championship.

Gonzales finished her senior season leading the Terps in goals (14) and points (33) — she was named the 2018 Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player, was named to the All-Big Ten Tournament Team and was a unanimous selection for All-Big Ten First Team honors.

As one of this year's captains, Gonzales led the Terps to a share of the Big Ten Regular-Season Championship and a Big Ten Tournament Championship — she was named to the Longstreth/NFHCA Mid-Atlantic Region First Team for the fourth time in her career last week.

Gonzales started in all 94 games of her career and scored 43 goals with 13 assists. She helped lead the Terrapins to two Big Ten tournament titles, three Big Ten regular season titles, four trips to the NCAA Tournament and two appearances in the NCAA Finals.

Gonzales is the second Terrapin to be named NFHCA National Player of the Year since the honor started in 2010. Current Maryland assistant coach Katie Bam was the recipient of the first honor that year.

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Players Mentioned

Linnea Gonzales

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