PRINCETON, N.J. – Following another successful Ivy League field hockey season that saw the league pick up 12 wins against nationally-ranked opponents, the 2019 All-Ivy and major awards were announced this morning.

• Harvard's Bente van Vlijmen named Offensive Player of the Year
• Cornell senior Maddie Henry earns Defensive Player of the Year
• Princeton receives two major awards (Sammy Popper named Rookie of the Year, Carla Tagliente claims Coach of the Year)
• All teams with at least one representative on First or Second-Team All-Ivy squads 

Harvard senior standout Bente van Vlijmen capped her career off with her second Offensive Player of the Year honors while Cornell senior Maddie Henry claimed Defensive Player of the Year laurels.
 
No. 8 Princeton earned the remaining two major awards with Sammy Popper the unanimous Rookie of the Year selection and head coach Carla Tagliente picking up Coach of the Year.
 
Van Vlijmen, who was named 2018 Co-Offensive Player of the Year, was the backbone to a Crimson squad that was nationally-ranked throughout the the year. She played in all 17 games for Harvard, accumulating 13 goals and six assists for a team-leading 32 points. She tallied three game-winning goals and was named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week three times throughout the season. 
 
Henry led an impressive Cornell defensive unit and paced the league with three shutouts during the season. Her .762 save percentage was second in the league and was balanced by her 5.65 saves per game, which ranked fourth across Ivy League goalkeepers. She was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week twice in 2019.
 
Popper was sensational throughout her rookie campaign for the Tigers. She was second on the team with 26 points (10 goals, six assists) throughout Princeton’s 17 games. In her first collegiate game she tallied two goals against then-No. 1 North Carolina and added a goal and an assist in a crucial league game against then-No. 14 Harvard later in the season. 
 
Tagliente earned her second Ivy League Coach of the Year award after leading the Tigers to its 26th Ivy League crown with an unblemished 7-0 league record. Princeton’s offense ranks fourth in the nation averaging 3.29 goals per game. Tagliente boasts an impressive 52-24 overall record, including two trips to the NCAA Final Four during her four seasons at Princeton. Six student-athletes have won Ivy League postseason awards under Tagliente's guidance. 
 
The All-Ivy First Team saw a heavy dose of upperclassmen add to their achievements. Ten juniors and seniors earned the honor balanced by three underclassmen. Popper was the only freshman to make her way into First-Team laurels. Princeton and Harvard paced the league with four on the list followed by Maddy Conklin and Henry from Cornell. Columbia (Kelsey Farkas), Penn (Alexa Schneck) and Yale (Bridget Condie) rounded out the group.
 
Seven squads were represented on the Second-Team including Brown’s Danielle van Rootselaar and Hannah Leckey and Dartmouth senior Katie Spanos.
 
In this past Sunday’s NCAA Selection Show, No. 8 Princeton was selected to carry its 10-game winning streak to the Storrs regional where the Tigers will face Syracuse on Friday, Nov. 14 at 2:30 p.m., at the George Sherman Family Sports Complex. 
 
2019 IVY LEAGUE FIELD HOCKEY
ALL-IVY
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Bente van Vlijmen, Harvard (Sr., M – Zeist, The Netherlands)
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Maddie Henry, Cornell (Sr., G – Wynnewood, Pa.)
 
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
*Sammy Popper, Princeton (Fr., M – Blue Bell, Pa.)
 
COACH OF THE YEAR
*Carla Tagliente, Princeton
 
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY^
Bridget Condie, Yale (Sr., M – St. Louis, Mo.)
Maddy Conklin, Cornell (Sr., M – Greenvale, N.Y.)
Hannah Davey, Princeton (So., M – Derbyshire, England)
Kelsey Farkas, Columbia (Jr., M – Ardmore, Pa.)
Rachel Greenwood, Harvard (So., M – Preston, England)
Maddie Henry, Cornell (Sr., G – Wynnewood, Pa.)
Hannah Pearce, Harvard (Jr., D – Johannesburg, South Africa)
Sammy Popper, Princeton (Fr., M – Blue Bell, Pa.)
*Clara Roth, Princeton (Jr., F – Schwetzingen, Germany)
Alexa Schneck, Penn (Sr., F/M – Reading, Pa.)
Mimi Tarrant, Harvard (Jr., M – Warwickshire, England)
Julianna Tornetta, Princeton (Jr., M – Plymouth Meeting, Pa.)
*Bente van Vlijmen, Harvard (Sr., M – Zeist, The Netherlands)
 
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY^
Gracyn Banks, Penn (So., M/D – Burlington, N.J.)
Alexa Conomikes, Columbia (Jr., G – Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Imogen Davies, Yale (Jr., F/M – Kilmacolm, Scotland)
Ellie Decker, Columbia (Fr., F – North Caldwell, N.J.)
Theodora Dillman, Yale (So., M – Lancaster, Pa.)
Madison Jiranek, Penn (So., F – Richmond, Va.)
Hannah Leckey, Brown (Sr., M/D – Madison, Conn.)
Ali McCarthy, Princeton (So., F – Madison, N.J.)
MaryKate Neff, Princeton (Jr., M – Villanova, Pa.)
Kirsten Pienaar, Cornell (Sr., M – Cape Town, South Africa)
Katie Spanos, Dartmouth (Sr., F – Hummelstown, Pa.)
Sydney Terroso, Yale (Jr., G – York, Pa.)
Elita Van Staden, Penn (Fr., D – Pretoria, South Africa)
Danielle van Rootselaar, Brown (So., M – Bilthoven, Netherlands)
 
HONORABLE MENTION
Olivia Levieux, Yale (Jr., F/M – Johannesburg, South Africa)
Allison Smith, Columbia (So., M – Wilmington, Del.)
Taylor Hantman, Dartmouth (Jr., M – Cherry Hills, Colo.)
Casey Allen, Harvard (Sr., M – Berwyn, Pa.)
Kiley Allen, Harvard (Fr., F – Berwyn, Pa.)
Ellie Shabo, Harvard (So., G – Cornelius, N.C.)
Grace Baylis, Princeton (Sr., G – London, England)
 
*unanimous selection
^ team expanded due to tie in voting