University of North Carolina Athletics
Five From UNC Earn All-Region Honors
November 19, 2008 | Field Hockey
Nov. 19, 2008
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Five North Carolina field hockey players have earned spots on the 2008 All-South Region team, as announced Wednesday by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA). Senior Britt van Beek, junior Illse Davids and sophomore Katelyn Falgowski were named to the first team, and juniors Melanie Brill and Danielle Forword were named to the second team.
As first-team members, van Beek, Davids and Falgowski are in the running for All-America honors, to be announced next week. All three were named to the 2008 All-Atlantic Coast Conference team.
Van Beek, a midfielder from Den Bosch, the Netherlands, started every game during her senior season, when she served as the team captain. She played in all 87 games during her Carolina career, scoring 37 goals. This season, she ranked second on the team with a career-high 11.
Davids, a midfielder from Plumstead, South Africa, ranked third on the 2008 team with nine goals and tied for the team lead in assists with seven.
Falgowski, a midfielder from Landenberg, Pa., started all 20 games and finished the season with four goals and three assists. She missed the preseason while in China, where she was the only current college player competing as part of the U.S. Olympic Team.
rill, a back from Oley, Pa., finished the season with five goals and four assists while also helping to anchor the Tar Heel defense.
Forword, a forward from East London, South Africa, led the team in goals with 16, scored in just 12 games. In the 12th game of the fall, she suffered a season-ending knee injury and missed the final eight contests.
The Tar Heels finished the 2008 campaign 14-6, falling to Michigan State 3-2 in an NCAA Tournament first-round game on Nov. 15.
NFHCA All-South Region Teams:
First team - Kelsey Cutchins (James Madison), Illse Davids (UNC), Aileen Davis (Wake Forest), Marian Dickinson (Duke), Katelyn Falgowski (UNC), Minou Gimbrere (Wake Forest), Rhian Jones (Duke), Michelle Kasold (Wake Forest), Lauren Miller (Duke), Raisa Schiller (Wake Forest), Paige Selenski (Virginia), Inge Kaars Sijpesteijn (Virginia), Laura Suchoski (Duke), Britt van Beek (UNC), Lauren Walls (James Madison), Melissa Walls (James Madison)
Second team - Carla Binnewies (Longwood), Melanie Brill (UNC), Megan Deakins (Duke), Kelly Driscoll (Old Dominion), Danielle Forword (UNC), Alex Malatesta (Richmond), Melissa Martin (Wake Forest), Hilary Moore (Wake Forest), Brooke Patterson (Duke), Traci Ragukas (Virginia), Kim Romansky (Wake Forest), Katelyn Smither (Old Dominion), Amie Survilla (Duke), Michelle Vittese (Virginia), Floor Vogels (Virginia), Ashley Walls (James Madison)
