COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Three members of the Big Ten champion Maryland field hockey team earned Longstreth/NFHCA Division All-America honors Tuesday from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.
Senior
Linnea Gonzales, sophomore
Bodil Keus and junior
Nike Lorenz were recognized as three of 32 players in the country to earn All-America honors. Gonzales and Keus were named to the First Team and Lorenz was named to the Second Team.
This is Gonzales' second All-America honor, as she was named to the Second Team in 2015. Gonzales was named the Big Ten Player of the Year and the NFHCA Mid Atlantic Region Player of the Year earlier this fall. She scored 14 goals with five assists for 33 points this season. Gonzales started in all 94 games of her career and scored 43 goals with 13 assists. Gonzales has earned two NFHCA All-American honors.
Keus scored nine goals with seven assists while leading the Terps' defense with three defensive saves. She was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year this season. This is her second straight All-Region honor.
Lorenz was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team this fall in her first season as a Terrapin. She scored 14 goals with four assists on the year.
Fifty-nine Terrapins have earned 111 All-America honors in the 31 years under head coach
Missy Meharg.
No. 2 Maryland earned a record of 22-3 and swept the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles. The Terrapins made their second straight run to the NCAA Championship game.
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