March 7, 2006 - Field Hockey Honored for Academics by NFHCA

March 7, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

College Field Hockey

Rider Honored for Academics by NFHCA

LAWRENCEVILLE—Nine members of the Rider University field hockey team were named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I National Academic Squad.

As a team, Rider was one of 48 Division I teams to be honored nationally for having a team grade point average above 3.0.

Broncs honored by the NFHCA for their high grade points averages include junior Krysta Bearish (Coopersburg, Pa./Southern Lehigh), senior Courtney Bertos (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Knolls), junior Ashley Boulden (Brooklawn, N.J./Gloucester), junior Elizabeth Betterbaugh (Wellsville, Pa./Northern), sophomore Emily Egan (Gibbsboro, N.J./Eastern), senior Allyson Hunter (Plainsboro, N.J./WW P-North), junior Meaghan Schweers (South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield), freshman Julie Vaccarelli (Oceanport, N.J./Shore Regional) and sophomore Taylor Webb (Port Murray, N.J./Voorhees).

The Rider field hockey team was recently honored for having the highest grade point average of the 20 Rider varsity teams, compiling a team grade point average of 3.281 for the fall 2005 semester.

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