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NFHCA announces 2023 NFHCA Division III Regional Players of the Year

Dec 7, 2023 | 2023-2024, Division III, News

Regional Player of the Year(3)

GENEVA, N.Y. — Seven student-athletes were selected to represent their respective region as the NFHCA Division III Regional Player of the Year. In Region V, two student-athletes are being recognized as co-regional players of the year. Each regional award winner is now in the running for NFHCA Division III National Player of the Year honors.

Region I

Brianne McGrath, Babson College, Gr., Midfielder (Newmarket, Ontario)

  • Named to NFHCA Division III Region I, First Team
  • New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Offensive Player of the Year
  • All-NEWMAC First Team
  • NEWMAC Tournament MVP
  • Finished the season with 39 points on 16 goals and seven assists
  • Tied for fifth in program history with 127 career points

Region II

Amy Griffin, Middlebury College, Jr., Midfielder (Wilmette, Illinois)

  • Named to NFHCA Division III Region II, First Team
  • New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Defensive Player of the Year
  • All-NESCAC First Team
  • Led the NESCAC in points (56), tied for first in goals (23), and fourth in assists (10)
  • Tallied a point in 18 of 22 games this fall, highlighted by a hat trick in the NESCAC quarterfinals and the game-winning goal in the NCAA semifinal victory over Babson College

Region III

Maeve Fogarty, University of Rochester, So., Forward (St. Louis, Missouri)

  • Named to NFHCA Division III Region III, First Team
  • Liberty League Offensive Player of the Year
  • All-Liberty League First-Team
  • Led the Liberty League in points (33), tied for first in goals (13), and third in assists (7)

Region IV

Jenna Flemings, Kean University, 5th year, Goalkeeper (Tabernacle, New Jersey)

  • Named to NFHCA Division III Region IV, First Team
  • Named New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Goalkeeper of the Year
  • All-NJAC First Team
  • NCAA All-Tournament Team
  • Played every minute (1211:20) in cage and tallied 136 saves for the sixth best save percentage (.850) in the country

Region V

Liz Falterer, Johns Hopkins University, Jr., Defender (Fairfield, Connecticut)

  • Named to NFHCA Division III Region V, First Team
  • Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Year
  • NCAA All-Tournament Team
  • Led the team in defensive saves (3); ranked second in points (22), tied for second in goals (9) and tied for fourth in assists (4)
  • Anchored a defense that ranked sixth nationally in goals against average (.60) and shutouts (12)

Nicole Shank, Messiah University, 5th year, Defender (Palmyra, Pennsylvania)

  • Named to NFHCA Division III Region V, First Team
  • Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Commonwealth Co-Defensive Player of the Year
  • All-MAC Commonwealth First Team
  • MAC Commonwealth Tournament MVP
  • Led Messiah in points (22) on seven goals and eight assists
  • Anchored a defense that allowed only 17 goals during the season while earning nine shutouts

Region VI

Abby Asuncion, Christopher Newport University, Gr., Forward (Sterling, Virginia)

  • Named to NFHCA Division III Region VI, First Team
  • Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Player of the Year
  • All-C2C First-Team
  • C2C All-Tournament Team
  • Led the Captains in goals (14) and points (33)
  • Set program records in career goals (52), points (125), and game-winning goals (14)

The NFHCA Division III Regional Player of the Year announcement is the second in a list of postseason awards from the NFHCA. Last week the 2023 NFHCA Division III All-Region teams were announced. The Division III NFHCA All-American teams will be announced on December 12 and the NFHCA Division III National Player of the Year on December 15.

Region I photo credit: Kyle Cummings

Region II photo credit: Steven Goldburg

Region III photo credit: Jamie Germano

Region IV photo credit: Sydney Smith & David Peisner

Region VI photo credit: Erin Farina