Three UAlbany Players Named to NFHCA Division I Field Hockey All-Northeast Regional Team

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Albany, N.Y. – Senior midfielder Michelle Simpson was named the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I All-Northeast Regional First Team for the second time, as announced by the organization on Wednesday. Senior defender Michele Polizois and junior forward Nicole Savage earned all-region second-team honors for the first time in their careers.

Simpson, the America East Conference Midfielder of the Year, finished second on the team in scoring with 10 goals and 12 assists for 32 total points. Simpson, a three-time all-conference honoree, was recently chosen to compete in the NFHCA Division I Senior All-Star game, to take place at Louisville on Nov. 22. Simpson concluded her career with the Great Danes second all-time in career points (101) and fourth in career goals (37) and assists (27).

Polizois was named the conference’s defender of the year after leading the America East with 14 goals and seven assists for 35 points. Polizois, who earned all-conference accolades for the second time in her career, is ranked on several of UAlbany’s career charts, finishing her four-year career fifth in points (87), goals (34) and assists (19). Savage earned all-conference first team honors after being named to the second team last season. She scored nine goals this season and added two assists for 20 total points.

UAlbany finished the 2008 season with a loss to top-ranked Maryland in the NCAA Tournament. The Great Danes, who posted a 12-10 record, won the America East Conference Championship title for the first time in the program’s history.