SABO NAMED TRI-MVP AS KING'S FIELD HOCKEY PLACES FIVE PLAYERS ON
ALL-FREEDOM CONFERENCE TEAM
(Ish Named Coach of the Year)
WILKES-BARRE -- King's College junior forward Lindsay Sabo highlighted
five King's College All-Freedom Conference selections by being honored
as the "Tri-Player of the Year", the Middle Atlantic Conference Office
announce Thursday.
Sabo
was one of four first-team selections for King's while the Lady
Monarchs, who are 14-3 and will play for the Freedom Conference title on
Saturday, also had one player named to the second team.
Joining Sabo on the first team were senior forward Amanda Jez, senior
defender Jen Gimble, and freshman goalie Kari Leach. Sophomore defender
Melissa Gates was a second-team selection.
Sabo stands as the leading scorer in the Freedom Conference with 34
points on 12 goals and 10 assists from her right wing position. Sabo,
who was a second-team choice a year ago. Has totaled 95 points in her
three years as a starter, scoring 35 goals with 25 assists.
Sabo shared the award with Scranton senior defender Kristin Thomas and
FDU-Florham senior forward Kate Springmeyer.
Jez
earned her three straight berth on the all-conference team and her
second as a first-team selection. Jez has tallied 15 points on four
goals and seven assists and has totaled 51 career points on 15 goals and
21 assists.
Gimble
also earned her third straight first-team berth and has six points on
two goals and two assists this season. She has nine career points on two
goals and five assists from her defender position.
Gates started all 17 games in her first year
as
a regular player and teamed with Gimble to help King's defense hold
opponents to just 19 goals all season and just eight shots per-game.
Leach
posted a 1.38 goals per-game average for the lady Monarchs as a rookie
while making 71 saves and registering five shutouts.
Ish
guided King's to a school-record 14 wins and the program's second trip to
the Freedom Conference championship game in the last three years. She
received coach of the year honors in 1996. Ish has led the Lady Monarchs
to at least 10 victories each season since 1999.
King's will host Manhattanville in the Freedom Conference championship
game Saturday at 12:00 noon at Betzler Fields,
Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, and $2.00 for students.
Childrem age six and under are free. King's students may enter for free
with student I.D.
King's
College
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Sabo
was one of four first-team selections for King's while the Lady
Monarchs, who are 14-3 and will play for the Freedom Conference title on
Saturday, also had one player named to the second team.
Jez
earned her three straight berth on the all-conference team and her
second as a first-team selection. Jez has tallied 15 points on four
goals and seven assists and has totaled 51 career points on 15 goals and
21 assists.
Gimble
also earned her third straight first-team berth and has six points on
two goals and two assists this season. She has nine career points on two
goals and five assists from her defender position.
as
a regular player and teamed with Gimble to help King's defense hold
opponents to just 19 goals all season and just eight shots per-game.
Leach
posted a 1.38 goals per-game average for the lady Monarchs as a rookie
while making 71 saves and registering five shutouts.
Ish
guided King's to a school-record 14 wins and the program's second trip to
the Freedom Conference championship game in the last three years. She
received coach of the year honors in 1996. Ish has led the Lady Monarchs
to at least 10 victories each season since 1999.