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Minutewomen Split Eight Atlantic 10 Postseason Awards
April 22, 2021 | Field Hockey
McTear headlines league accolades as Offensive Player of the Year
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Five members of the University of Massachusetts field hockey team have collected a total of eight Atlantic 10 postseason awards, the league announced on Thursday afternoon.
Senior midfielder Georgie McTear highlighted the group as Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year, also being tabbed to the league's All-Conference First Team alongside sophomore midfielder Jess Beech. Second Team accolades went to sophomore defender Josie Rossbach, and freshmen forward Josephine Ang and midfielder/defender Claire Danahy earned placement on the A-10 All-Rookie Team.
In addition, Beech and McTear were recognized for their efforts spanning the pitch and classroom with an All-Academic Team nod.
McTear produced an league-leading seven goals and 17 points, along with a team-best three assists, even in missing one of Massachusetts' 11 matches this Spring. She is consistently on the field for 50-plus minutes per game, serving as a fierce competitor all over the pitch and a primary striker on attack penalty corners. The March 9 A-10 Offensive Player of the Week is a past NFHCA All-Region and A-10 All-Conference honoree (2017-19) and was named All-Rookie in '17 as well. Prior to the Spring 2021 season, McTear was elected by her teammates as a co-captain.
Beech closed the regular season tied for second in the A-10 with six goals and shared third in points (14), aided in part by her insert role on penalty corners. Beech, a perfect 3-for-3 on penalty strokes for the year, was named the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week on March 16. She additionally serves the team as part of a four-woman leadership group. As a freshman in 2019, Beech was named to the A-10 All-Championship Team.
The centerpiece of the Massachusetts defense, Rossbach has played just about every minute of every match at center back since arriving in Amherst as a freshman in 2019. She earned her first collegiate point, an assist on a penalty corner play during the Northeastern victory on March 5, and a week later potted her first collegiate goal, also the game-winning tally, vs. Maine. Rossbach notched her first career defensive save in the season opener at New Hampshire and was a 2019 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selection. A testament to Rossbach's backfield prowess, she was the only field player to take home the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week award this season.
Ang made four starts on the forward line, contributing eight points via four goals. The two-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week had two game-winning goals, at home vs. Vermont on March 7 and in a crucial overtime victory at Lock Haven on April 3. Ang exited that April 3 Lock Haven game in the first half due to injury, then battled to return in time to score the winner in the extra period.
Danahy played the final 10 matches of the season, starting nine of those 10 and consistently on-field for over 45 minutes across the midfield and backfield. She earned her first collegiate point, an assist, as part of the penalty corner battery and on the game-winning goal vs. UMass Lowell on March 14. Her first career goal also came on a penalty corner play in a win at La Salle on March 27.
Academically, Beech boasts a 3.95 grade-point average in the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management. McTear holds a 3.71 career mark in psychology.
Follow UMass field hockey on Twitter (@UMassFH), Facebook and Instagram (@UMassFieldHockey) for continuing coverage and news around the program.
Spring 2021 Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Georgie McTear, Massachusetts
Defensive Player of the Year: Janne Wetzel, VCU
Rookie of the Year: Bridget McCormick, VCU
Coach of the Year: Stacey Bean, VCU
All-Conference First Team
Jazmin Palma, Lock Haven
Jess Beech, Massachusetts
Georgie McTear, Massachusetts
Steffie Bongers, Richmond
Olivia Frazier, Richmond
Katy Benton, Saint Joseph's
Anna Miller, Saint Joseph's
Litiana Field, VCU
Maite Sturm, VCU
Janne Wetzel, VCU
GK: Joaquina Orlandini, Lock Haven
GK: Sasha Elliott, VCU
All-Conference Second Team
Corynne Hammit, Davidson
Tia Judy, Lock Haven
Niamh Sexton, Lock Haven
Martina Spangenberg, Lock Haven
Josie Rossbach, Massachusetts
Cassidy Atchison, Saint Joseph's
Sara Hayes, Saint Joseph's
Jordan Olenginski, Saint Joseph's
Bridget McCormick, VCU
Svea Sturm, VCU
GK: Erika Latta, Richmond
All-Rookie Team
Charlie Kabelac, Davidson
Lena Stiebing, Davidson
Anna May Barbusca, Lock Haven
Martina Spangenberg, Lock Haven
Josephine Ang, Massachusetts
Claire Danahy, Massachusetts
Madi Hyatt, Richmond
Katelyn Cocco, Saint Joseph's
Celeste Smits, Saint Joseph's
Ashlyn Hughes, VCU
Bridget McCormick, VCU
All-Academic Team
Nellie Turnage, Davidson
Niamh Sexton, Lock Haven
Jess Beech, Massachusetts
Georgie McTear, Massachusetts
Steffie Bongers, Richmond
Nicholl Fenton, Saint Joseph's
Anna Miller, Saint Joseph's
Jordan Olenginski, Saint Joseph's
Svea Sturm, VCU
Janne Wetzel, VCU
Mackenzie Williams, VCU
Senior midfielder Georgie McTear highlighted the group as Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year, also being tabbed to the league's All-Conference First Team alongside sophomore midfielder Jess Beech. Second Team accolades went to sophomore defender Josie Rossbach, and freshmen forward Josephine Ang and midfielder/defender Claire Danahy earned placement on the A-10 All-Rookie Team.
In addition, Beech and McTear were recognized for their efforts spanning the pitch and classroom with an All-Academic Team nod.
McTear produced an league-leading seven goals and 17 points, along with a team-best three assists, even in missing one of Massachusetts' 11 matches this Spring. She is consistently on the field for 50-plus minutes per game, serving as a fierce competitor all over the pitch and a primary striker on attack penalty corners. The March 9 A-10 Offensive Player of the Week is a past NFHCA All-Region and A-10 All-Conference honoree (2017-19) and was named All-Rookie in '17 as well. Prior to the Spring 2021 season, McTear was elected by her teammates as a co-captain.
Beech closed the regular season tied for second in the A-10 with six goals and shared third in points (14), aided in part by her insert role on penalty corners. Beech, a perfect 3-for-3 on penalty strokes for the year, was named the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week on March 16. She additionally serves the team as part of a four-woman leadership group. As a freshman in 2019, Beech was named to the A-10 All-Championship Team.
The centerpiece of the Massachusetts defense, Rossbach has played just about every minute of every match at center back since arriving in Amherst as a freshman in 2019. She earned her first collegiate point, an assist on a penalty corner play during the Northeastern victory on March 5, and a week later potted her first collegiate goal, also the game-winning tally, vs. Maine. Rossbach notched her first career defensive save in the season opener at New Hampshire and was a 2019 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selection. A testament to Rossbach's backfield prowess, she was the only field player to take home the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week award this season.
Ang made four starts on the forward line, contributing eight points via four goals. The two-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week had two game-winning goals, at home vs. Vermont on March 7 and in a crucial overtime victory at Lock Haven on April 3. Ang exited that April 3 Lock Haven game in the first half due to injury, then battled to return in time to score the winner in the extra period.
Danahy played the final 10 matches of the season, starting nine of those 10 and consistently on-field for over 45 minutes across the midfield and backfield. She earned her first collegiate point, an assist, as part of the penalty corner battery and on the game-winning goal vs. UMass Lowell on March 14. Her first career goal also came on a penalty corner play in a win at La Salle on March 27.
Academically, Beech boasts a 3.95 grade-point average in the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management. McTear holds a 3.71 career mark in psychology.
Follow UMass field hockey on Twitter (@UMassFH), Facebook and Instagram (@UMassFieldHockey) for continuing coverage and news around the program.
Spring 2021 Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Georgie McTear, Massachusetts
Defensive Player of the Year: Janne Wetzel, VCU
Rookie of the Year: Bridget McCormick, VCU
Coach of the Year: Stacey Bean, VCU
All-Conference First Team
Jazmin Palma, Lock Haven
Jess Beech, Massachusetts
Georgie McTear, Massachusetts
Steffie Bongers, Richmond
Olivia Frazier, Richmond
Katy Benton, Saint Joseph's
Anna Miller, Saint Joseph's
Litiana Field, VCU
Maite Sturm, VCU
Janne Wetzel, VCU
GK: Joaquina Orlandini, Lock Haven
GK: Sasha Elliott, VCU
All-Conference Second Team
Corynne Hammit, Davidson
Tia Judy, Lock Haven
Niamh Sexton, Lock Haven
Martina Spangenberg, Lock Haven
Josie Rossbach, Massachusetts
Cassidy Atchison, Saint Joseph's
Sara Hayes, Saint Joseph's
Jordan Olenginski, Saint Joseph's
Bridget McCormick, VCU
Svea Sturm, VCU
GK: Erika Latta, Richmond
All-Rookie Team
Charlie Kabelac, Davidson
Lena Stiebing, Davidson
Anna May Barbusca, Lock Haven
Martina Spangenberg, Lock Haven
Josephine Ang, Massachusetts
Claire Danahy, Massachusetts
Madi Hyatt, Richmond
Katelyn Cocco, Saint Joseph's
Celeste Smits, Saint Joseph's
Ashlyn Hughes, VCU
Bridget McCormick, VCU
All-Academic Team
Nellie Turnage, Davidson
Niamh Sexton, Lock Haven
Jess Beech, Massachusetts
Georgie McTear, Massachusetts
Steffie Bongers, Richmond
Nicholl Fenton, Saint Joseph's
Anna Miller, Saint Joseph's
Jordan Olenginski, Saint Joseph's
Svea Sturm, VCU
Janne Wetzel, VCU
Mackenzie Williams, VCU
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