Danbury, CT - As announced by the Eastern College Athletic Conference on Thursday, December 18, three members of the Adelphi University field hockey program have earned a spot on the 2014 ECAC Division II All-Star First Team. Midfielder Molly Cuevas, forward Mary Plotas and defender Briana Rubenstein all appear on the first team after finishing the season at 14-6 overall and with their first berth into the NCAA Tournament since 1981.
The San Jose, California native finished this season with 12 goals and 20 assists for a 44-point output and was chosen as a Northeast-10 First Team All-Conference Selection at the conclusion of the season. She was also named to the 2014 NFHCA Division II All-American First Team as well as the Synapse Sports First Team All-America squad. In all of NCAA Division II, Cuevas ranked first in the country for 1.00 assists per game.Â
Plotas concluded the 2014 campaign with 24 goals and five assists for a team-high 53 points. She ranked fourth in all of NCAA Division II in points per game with 2.57 and third in the country in goals per game (1.14). With six gamewinners under her belt, the Brookeville, Maryland native posted a 72.3 shot-on-goal percentage. She was also named to the Synapse Sports First Team All-America squad earlier this month.
Rubenstein played a pivotal role in anchoring the Adelphi defense in her final season in Brown and Gold. She collected 15, ranking her second in the conference and first in all of NCAA Division II. The Bayport, New York native scored three goals this season, including being 2-2 in penalty strokes, earning her a spot on the Northeast-10 All-Conference Second Team.Â
2014 ECAC Division II Field Hockey All-Star Team
Offensive Player of the Year
Keliann Margiotta, Jr., LIU Post
Defensive Player of the Year
Dani Crouse, Sr., LIU Post
Rookie of the Year
Rachal Toppi, Fr., West Chester
Co-Coaches of the Year
Raenee Savin, LIU Post
Lindsay Jackson, Limestone
FIRST TEAM
| Defense* | | |
| Hannah Davies | Senior | West Chester |
| Kristina Scherrer | Junior | West Chester |
| Briana Rubenstein | Senior | Adelphi |
| Rufaro Mushavi | Senior | Limeston |
| Katie Bishop | Senior | Merrimack |
| Midfield* | | |
| Alexis Versak | Junior | West Chester |
| Molly Cuevas | Junior | Adelphi |
| Meghan Williams | Senior | Bellarmine |
| Caitlyn Warren | Sophomore | Newberry |
| Emily Burns | Sophomore | Mercyhurst |
| Casey Werkheiser | Senior | Limestone |
| Forward* | | |
| Rachel Goromonzi | Senior | Limestone |
| Keliann Margiotta | Junior | LIU Post |
| Rachal Toppi | Freshman | West Chester |
| Mary Plotas | Junior | Adelphi |
| Dani Crouse | Senior | LIU Post |
| Goalkeeper | | |
| Jackie Chisholm | Senior | St. Michael's |
SECOND TEAMÂ
| Defense* | | |
| Hannah Doll | Junior | Bellarmine |
| Andrea Goldbach | Junior | Mercyhurst |
| Kathleen Sigwart | Sophomore | Limestone |
| Katie Thompson | Sophomore | Newberry |
| Danielle Jones | Senior | Mercy |
| Midfield* | | |
| Bridget Davis | Senior | Saint Anselm |
| Rebekah Baker | Junior | Limestone |
| Carly Brengosz | Sophomore | Limestone |
| Kayla Grunza | Senior | Mansfield |
| Christine Zubkus | Junior | Merrimack |
| Forward* | | |
| Lyn-Marie Wilson | Senior | LIU Post |
| Marnie Kusakavitch | Sophomore | West Chester |
| Stembeni Zhanda | Sophomore | Limestone |
| Blaire Pembleton | Senior | Mercyhurst |
| Cassaundra Davis | Senior | St. Michael's |
| Kaitlyn Willard | Sophomore | Newberry |
| Goalkeeper | | |
| Lara Williams | Senior | Bellarmine |
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