MANSFIELD, Mass. – Pace junior forward Krista Dietz has been named the Northeast-10 field hockey Player of the Year, the first Setter to claim the award in league history. Pace also led all NE10 teams by placing eight on the league's four all-conference teams.
Dietz is joined by Bentley's Mia Trottie as Goalkeeper of the Year, Saint Anselm's Grace Michael as Defensive Player of the Year, Southern New Hampshire's Minke van de Poll as Rookie of the Year and Assumption's Annie Lahey as Coach of the Year.
As for all-conference honors, Saint Anselm had the most players selected to the All-Conference First Team with three. League champion Assumption had six postseason honorees. All major awards and all-conference selections were nominated and voted on by each of the NE10 coaches. The were no positional restrictions as to which players were selected for each team.
Player of the Year: Krista Dietz, Pace
Defensive Player of the Year: Grace Michael, Saint Anselm
Goalkeeper of the Year: Mia Trottie, Bentley
Rookie of the Year: Minke van de Poll, Southern New Hampshire
Coach of the Year: Annie Lahey, Assumption
All-Conference First Team
May Van woudenberg, Assumption
Mia Salah, Assumption
Emily Crowell, Bentley
Mia Trottie, Bentley
Krista Dietz, Pace
Noelle Meij, Pace
Maddie Davis, Saint Anselm
Grace Michael, Saint Anselm
Mackenzie McConnell, Saint Anselm
Bridgie Loughlin, Saint Michael's
Annemartine Christis, Southern New Hampshire
Minke van de Poll, Southern New Hampshire
All-Conference Second Team
Amanda Lee, Adelphi
Kylie Peregoy, Adelphi
Dominique Bassallo, American International
Callie Beauparlant, Assumption
Lida Coco, Bentley
Madison Halas, Bentley
Rebecca Phillips, Franklin Pierce
Kate Ringstad, Mercy
Jessica Wolfe, Pace
Nicola Van Vuuren, Saint Thomas Aquinas
Tori Geaglone, Southern Connecticut State
Anne Wiersma, Southern New Hampshire
All-Conference Third Team
Lily Daly, Assumption
Rachel Palladino, Mercy
Kelli Jacobson, New Haven
Kat Trammel, New Haven
Julia Eshleman, Pace
Francesca Fava, Pace
Celeste Pagliaroli, Pace
Millie Forster, Saint Anselm
Amanda Lewandowski, Saint Anselm
Courtney Watt, Saint Michael's
Trinidad Rodriguez Ricchiuti, Southern Connecticut State
Eliza Bates, Southern New Hampshire
All-Rookie Team
Ebba Piekaar, Adelphi
Elisabeth Seyfarth, Adelphi
Mayra Bok, American International
May Van woudenberg, Assumption
Raquel Provost, Assumption
Zoe Noorlag, Franklin Pierce
Femke Boers, New Haven
Celeste Pagliaroli, Pace
Miranda Moshang, Pace
Ruby Webb, Southern Connecticut
Jade Hendriks, Southern New Hampshire
Minke van de Poll, Southern New Hampshire
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— The NE10 (@TheNortheast10) November 1, 2023
Player of the Year: Krista Dietz, @PaceFieldHockey
Goalkeeper: Mia Trottie, @BentleyFalcons
Def. Player: Grace Michael, @STAHawksFH
Rookie: Minke van de Poll, @SNHU_FH
Coach: Annie Lahey, @assumption_fh
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Dietz compiled one of the NCAA's most impressive offensive seasons. Her 3.38 points per game ranked 9th in all of NCAA field hockey -- far and away the best in DII -- and her five goals and 11 points against AIC were both single game highs across Division II.
It's the second time Dietz eclipsed the 20-goal plateau in a season, the first being her 2021 Rookie of the Year season. The New York native becomes the fifth former NE10 Rookie of the Year to later win Player of the Year.
As for Trottie, the Bentley keeper led Division II in save percentage while also pitching six shutouts this fall. She is the third Falcon netminder to claim the league's top honor and first since Alyssa Sliney in 2009.
While Trottie quarterbacked the NE10's top defense, Grace Michael led the next stiffest front for Saint Anselm. The junior started every game for a defense that allowed seven goals over its final seven games and appeared in the Top 10 rankings all season. Michael is the fourth Hawk in the last seven seasons to win Defensive Player of the Year.
Van de Poll's Rookie of the Year honor makes it back-to-back years a Dutch national has been named the NE10's top newcomer. Last year, STAC's Jasmijn Van Drunen came from the world's field hockey hub to win Rookie of Year. Van de Poll most turned heads this fall with a four-goal performance against ranked Saint Anselm, helping SNHU knock off their rival for the first time in program history.
Assumption coach Annie Lahey was named Coach of the Year for the third time in her career after the Greyhounds claimed the conference regular season title with a 12-1 record.
The NE10 field hockey championship begins with quarterfinal rounds on campus sites on Tuesday, October 31st. For the full tournament schedule, bracket and all other championship information, click HERE.
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