PRINCETON, N.J. -- Harvard, the 2018 Ivy League Champions and Princeton, the No. 3 seed overall in the NCAA Field Hockey Tournament, split the postseason awards following a vote of the League's eight head coaches.
Harvard junior
Bente van Vlijmen and Princeton’s
Clara Roth were selected as Co-Offensive Player of the Year, Princeton senior
Elise Wong was named Defensive Player of the Year and Harvard’s
Ellie Shahbo claimed Rookie of the Year honors.
Harvard’s
Tjerk van Herwaarden was tabbed Coach of the Year. In his seventh season at the helm, van Herwaarden coached the Crimson to its fifth Ivy League title and second in the last three seasons. Harvard was dominant throughout the regular season, winning the most games (16) and having the longest winning streak (13) in program history. The Crimson went a perfect 7-0 in League play for the second time in school history.
Van Vlijmen has been a consistent force in the midfield playing a role in Harvard’s balanced scoring attack all season. The junior midfielder ranks third in the Ivy League with 30 points on 12 goals and six assists. Van Vlijmen has registered at least a point in 11 of Harvard’s 17 games this season, including three game-winning goals. The junior ranks among the top 25 in NCAA Division I in goals per game and points per game.
Roth ranks second in the Ivy League with 32 points on 12 goals and eight assists. The sophomore has registered at least one point in 10 games, including six games with three or more points. The Schwetzingen, Germany native has tallied four game-winning goals, tops in the League.
Wong has anchored Princeton’s defensive midfield all season limiting opponents to just 1.24 goals per game, including just five goals in seven games to Ivy League opposition. The Lake Forest, Ill., native is a consistent presence on both sides of the ball finishing the regular season with two goals and four points for eight points.
Shahbo has been a strong backstop to a defensive unit that is giving up just 0.65 goals per game to its opponents, best in the nation. The rookie goalkeeper has won 10 straight starts dating back to Sept 16 against UMass, allowing just three goals during that stretch. The Cornelius, N.C., native leads the country with a 0.56 goals-against average while ranking second among the nation’s best with a .813 save percentage. Shahbo’s .909 winning percentage ranks second.
Harvard, the 2018 Ivy League Champions, topped the League with nine All-Ivy recipients, headlined by five First Team selections. The Crimson’s First Team honorees were junior midfielder
Bente van Vlijmen, sophomore midfielder
Tessel Huibregsten, junior forward
Maddie Earle, sophomore defender
Hannah Pearce and freshman goalie
Ellie Shahbo.
Junior defender
Maddie Bacskai, sophomore midfield
Julianna Tornetta and senior forward
Sophia Tornetta along with Roth and Wong represented Princeton on the First Team.
Penn claimed two First Team slots with senior midfielder
Paige Meily and junior forward
Alexa Schneck earning recognition. Brown freshman defender
Danielle van Rootselaar, Dartmouth junior forward
Katie Spanos and Yale junior midfield
Bridget Condie also reaped First Team mention.
Senior forward
Danielle Buttinger, sophomore midfield
Kelsey Farkas and junior midfielder
Jennifer Trieschman claimed Second Team honors for Columbia. Cornell junior midfielder
Maddy Conklin was also named to the Second Team.
2018 FIELD HOCKEY ALl-IVY
COACH OF THE YEAR
Tjerk van Herwaarden, Harvard
CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Bente van Vlijmen, Harvard (Jr., M – Zeist, The Netherlands)
Clara Roth, Princeton (So., F – Schwetzingen, Germany)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Elise Wong, Princeton (Sr., M/D – Lake Forest, Ill.)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Ellie Shahbo, Harvard (Fr., G – Cornelius, N.C.)
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY^
*Bente van Vlijmen, Harvard (Jr., M – Zeist, The Netherlands)
*Tessel Huibregsten, Harvard (So., M – Overveen, Holland)
Danielle van Rootselaar, Brown (Fr., D/M – Bilthoven, Netherlands)
Katie Spanos, Dartmouth (Jr., F – Hummelstown, Pa.)
Maddie Earle, Harvard (Jr., F – Christchurch, New Zealand)
Hannah Pearce, Harvard (So., D – Johannesburg, South Africa)
Ellie Shahbo, Harvard (Fr., G – Cornelius, N.C.)
Paige Meily, Penn (Sr., M/D – State College, Pa.)
Alexa Schneck, Penn (Jr., F/M – Reading, Pa.)
Clara Roth, Princeton (So., F – Schwetzingen, Germany)
Sophia Tornetta, Princeton (Sr., F – Plymouth Meeting, Pa.)
Elise Wong, Princeton (Sr., M/D – Lake Forest, Ill.)
Julianna Tornetta, Princeton (So., M – Plymouth Meeting, Pa.)
Maddie Bacskai, Princeton (Jr., D – Berwyn, Pa.)
Bridget Condie, Yale (Jr., M – St. Louis, Mo.)
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY^
Rachel Lanouette, Brown (Sr., M/D – Windham, N.H.)
Katie Hammaker, Brown (Sr., G – Ephrata, Pa.)
Danielle Buttinger, Columbia (Sr., F – Waterloo Ontario)
Kelsey Farkas, Columbia (So., M – Ardmore, Pa.)
Jennifer Trieschman, Columbia (Jr., M – Houston, Texas
Maddy Conklin, Cornell (Jr., M – Greenvale, N.Y.)
Kathleen Young, Harvard (Sr., F – Essex Junction, Vt.)
Sofia Palacios, Penn (Sr., F/M – Herndon, Va.)
Hannah Davey, Princeton (Fr., M – Derbeyshire, England)
Theodora Dillman, Yale (Fr., M – Lancaster, Pa.)
Holly Jackson, Yale (Jr., D – Glastonbury, England)
Sydney Terroso, Yale (So., G – York, Pa.)
HONORABLE MENTION
Ali Dunning, Brown (Jr., M/D – Amersham, England)
Maddie Henry, Cornell (Jr., G – Wynnewood, Pa.)
Jess Valvano, Dartmouth (Sr., D – Millersville, Md.)
Olivia Allin, Harvard (Sr., D – Glastonbury, England)
Casey Allen, Harvard (Jr., M – Berwyn, Pa.)
Emily Duarte, Harvard (Sr., M – Rye, N.Y.)
Erin Kelly, Penn (So., M – Bethlehem, Pa.)
Ava Rosati, Penn (Jr., G – Ambler, Pa.)
MaryKate Neff, Princeton (So., M – Villanova, Pa.)
Grace Baylis, Princeton (Jr., G – London, England)
Imogen Davis, Yale (So., M – Kilmacolm, Scotland)
*unanimous selection
^Team expanded due to tie in voting