Field Hockey Team Awards for 2009 Announced
11/23/2009 7:36:35 PM
RICHMOND, Ind. — Senior
Cassie Gage was named the Most Valuable Player for the Earlham College field hockey team as the 2009 season awards were announced on Monday by head coach Jill Butcher.
Sophomore
Mamus Ngeseyan was named the Most Improved Player and
Kate Birdsall was selected as the Most Outstanding Newcomer. The Coach's Award was given to senior
Katharine Putney.
Gage finished her career this fall as the all-time leading scorer in Earlham College history with 92 points. She had 16 goals and five assists this season, while ending her career with 39 goals and 14 assists.
Ngeseyan played in all 16 matches this fall and started nine as she scored the first goal of her career. Birdsall was Earlham's second-leading scorer with seven goals and four assists. Putney played and started in 14 contests this fall.
The Quakers finished the season at 4-12 overall and 1-11 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.