Field Hockey Players Earns Honors
November 29, 2005
11/29/05 - Five members of the <?xml:namespace prefix = "st1" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Middlebury College field hockey team earned more post-season honors as the All-Region and All-American teams were announced. Sophomore Reid Berrien (Westport, Conn.), senior Allison Smith (Darien, Conn.), senior Janie Mackey (St. Louis, Mo.), senior Channing Weymouth (Plymouth, N.H.) and junior Claire Edelen (Sparks, Md.) all garnered honors.<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Berrien earned second-team All-American honors as well as first-team All-Region honors. The first-team All-NESCAC selection led the team and the NESCAC in points/game this season. Berrien scored a team-high 15 goals to go along with three assists for 33 points on the year. The sophomore was Middlebury's most consistent scorer all season long, scoring 12 goals in her last 10 games of the season. She also had a team-high five game-winning goals in '05.
Smith earned third-team All-American honors after being a first-team selection on the All-Region team. The senior was a first-team All-NESCAC choice this season, while being a steady presence in Middlebury's midfield, scoring five goals and dishing out six assists for 16 points. She scored three goals in a three-game stretch in October, while dishing out a pair of assists in a 10/30 win over Bates. Smith was also a second-team All-ECAC selection.
Mackey earned first-team All-Region honors, while being a member of the NESCAC first-team for the past two seasons. A year ago, the senior was a second-team All-American, while winning conference player of the year honors. She anchored one of the nation's best defenses in '05, one which allowed just 1.06 goals/game.
Weymouth was a second-team All-Region selection after earning all-conference selection for the third straight season (second-team in '03, first-team in '04, second-team in '05). The senior led the team and the NESCAC with 11 assists this season, to go along with her five goals for 21 points. She accumulated 14 points in her last eight games of the season.
Edelen earns second-team All-Region honors after being a member of the All-NESCAC second-team. A first-team All-NESCAC selection in '04, Edelen scored a pair of goals to go along with five assists for nine points this season. She earned four points in four games during a stretch in late October, remaining a steady threat on offense.
