University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heel Trio Named All-America
November 24, 2008 | Field Hockey
Nov. 24, 2008
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Three North Carolina field hockey players have capped the 2008 season with All-America honors, as announced Monday by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA). Senior Britt van Beek, junior Illse Davids and sophomore Katelyn Falgowski all were named to the All-America second team.
The All-America honor is the first for van Beek and Davids, while Falgowski also was named to the second team in 2007. All three were named to the 2008 All-Atlantic Coast Conference team and to the All-South Region first 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.
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-America Teams:
First team - Carolina Blaum (Iowa), Kelsey Cutchins (James Madison), Bob Dirks (Boston College), Linda Houser (Ohio State), Michelle Kasold (Wake Forest), Jennifer Kleinhans Connecticut), Jen Long (Penn State), Lauren Miller (Duke), Katie O'Donnell (Maryland), Lauren Pfeiffer (Iowa), Floor Rijpma (Michigan State), Susie Rowe (Maryland), Irene Schickhardt (American), Raisa Schiller (Wake Forest), Laura Suchoski (Duke), Shannon Taylor (Syracuse)
Second team - Jen Beaumont (Penn State), Lindsey Conrad (Syracuse), Illse Davids (UNC), Jeamie Deacon (Michigan State), Roz Ellis (Iowa), Katelyn Falgowski (UNC), Chelsea Feole (Boston College), Amy Lewis (Rutgers), Martina Loncarica (Syracuse), Katie Reinprecht (Princeton), Allie Scola (Penn State), Paige Selenski (Virginia), Michelle Simpson (Albany), Britt van Beek (UNC), Alesha Widdal (Massachusetts), Blair Wynn (Lock Haven)
Third team: Lauren Aird (Connecticut), Susan Ciufo (Drexel), Brianna Davies (Maryland), Aileen Davis (Wake Forest), Marian Dickinson (Duke), Christine Fingerhuth (American), Minou Gimbrere (Wake Forest), Melissa Gonzalez (Connecticut), Alicia Grater (Maryland), Rachel Miller (Kent State), Makaela Potts (Massachusetts), Nellie Poulin (Providence), Kat Sharkey (Princeton), Inge Kaars Sijpesteijn (Virginia), Lauren Walls (James Madison), Melissa Walls (James Madison)
