Landmark Field Hockey Players Earn More Honors

MADISON, N.J. - Following its first season of competition the Landmark Conference had three players from member institutions earn recognitino on All-America Teams. Juniata College seniors Kim Wagner and Heather Hassinger, and freshman teammate Paula Price and Catholic University freshman Andrea Baick all received recognition on at least one All-America Team.

Wagner was the only Landmark player to be selected for the National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-America Team as she earned third-team status on that squad. Wagner and Hassinger were both honored as All-Americans by the field hockey website Womensfieldhockey.com and both also were named Division III All-ECAC recipients. Baick and Price were both also named to the Womensfieldhockey.com All-Rookie Team.

Wagner closed out a career that saw her rewrite the Juniata record books. She leaves as the program's career leader in points (184) and goals (81). Her 25 goals ranks second among single season efforts, trailing only the 31 goals she scored in 2006; she holds three of the top four single season performances in goals scored, and three of the top five single season efforts in total points. The honors make Wagner a two-time All-American; she was named to both the NFHCA and Womensfieldhockey.com squads in 2006 as well.

Hassinger had five goals and seven assists this season, on her way to earning Landmark Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors and a spot on the All-Landmark Conference First team. She helped Juniata lead the conference with 11 shutouts and also post a conference-best 1.00 team goals against average.

Price tallied 11 goals and three assists for 25 points in her freshman campaign. She was tied for second on the team in scoring, third in goals, and was fourth in the league in scoring (1.14 points/game) on her way to earning Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year honors. Price, who was also tied for fourth in goals per game (0.50), was a Second Team All-Landmark Conference selection.

Baick was named the Landmark Co-Defensive Player of the Year after helping the Cardinals to the regular-season conference title and an appearance in the conference championship match. In just her first collegiate season she played and started all 20 matches, helping Catholic limit foes to just 23 goals and record a 1.13 goals against average. Catholic piled up seven shutouts during the season, including two in conference play.