University of North Carolina Athletics
Seven From UNC Are Named All-South Region
November 18, 2010 | Field Hockey
Nov. 18, 2010
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Seven North Carolina field hockey players have earned spots on the Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-South Region team, as selected by the region's coaches and announced Thursday by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. Five Tar Heels - Elizabeth Drazdowski, Jackie Kintzer, Kelsey Kolojejchick, Marta Malmberg and Caitlin Van Sickle - were named to the 16-member first team, making them eligible for All-America honors. Jaclyn Gaudioso Radvany and Meghan Dawson were named to the second team.
The NFHCA All-America teams will be announced on Nov. 22. Kintzer and Kolojejchick were first-team selections in 2009.
Drazdowski, a senior from Mountain Top, Pa., was named to the second team last season. A starter in every game over the past three years, she serves as the team's vice-captain and has five goals and two assists on the season.
Kintzer, a senior from Robesonia, Pa., earned All-ACC honors and All-ACC Tournament honors this fall. The team's starting keeper, she has allowed just 17 goals this season for a goals-against average of 0.77.
Kolojejchick, a sophomore from Larksville, Pa., leads UNC in goals with 15 and in scoring with 38 points. She also tops the team with six game-winning goals. The 2009 ACC Freshman of the Year, Kolojejchick has been named All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament this season.
Malmberg, a freshman from Marathon, N.Y., has been a starter all season and was one of three freshmen named to the All-ACC team. She has seven goals and 11 assists for 25 points, the third-highest total on the team.
Van Sickle, a sophomore from Wilmington, Del., was honored as 2010 ACC Defensive Player of the Year. In addition to anchoring a defense that has 11 shutouts on the year, she also ranks third on the team in goals with 11. She earned second-team All-South Region honors last year and this year has been named All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament.
Dawson, a junior from Berlin, N.J., is a starter on defense and also has scored four goals this fall. She was named to the South Region second team for the second year in a row.
Gaudioso Radvany, a sophomore from Lawrenceville, N.J., has 12 goals this season, including gamewinners in the team's first and second-round NCAA Tournament matchups. A forward, she has been in the starting lineup for 13 of 23 games this season.
The No. 2 Tar Heels (21-2) will take on No. 3 Virginia Friday in the first of two NCAA Championship semifinal games. UNC and UVa meet at 2 p.m. in College Park, Md., with the winner advancing to Sunday's NCAA title game.
