Five Dukes Earn All-MAC Honors

CLEVELAND – Five members of the James Madison subject hockey program garnered All-Mid-American Conference honors, as introduced by the league on Tuesday afternoon.

Skyler Brown, Madelief Molier and Alice Roeper all earned spots on the All-MAC First Team, whereas Ava Drexler-Amey was a Second Team Selection and Puck Jansen made the All-MAC Freshman Team.

Brown was tabbed all-conference for the primary time in her profession after producing a powerful senior season with 19 factors (8g, 3a), together with 4 game-winning objectives, good to tie for second within the convention.

Molier paces the Dukes in objectives (13) and factors (28) as a sophomore in simply 15 video games. The ahead is at the moment 18th within the nation in objectives per sport (0.89) and eighth in all of Division I in lively profession objectives per sport (0.84).

Roeper scored 10 objectives and dished out 5 assists for second on the crew in factors (25) in simply 13 video games, with solely 4 outings towards MAC foes. The senior is one in all two gamers within the league with at the very least 10 objectives and 5 assists.

Drexler-Amey is a key member of JMU’s defensive penalty nook unit which has turned away 110-of-126 (.873) penalty corners, making numerous blocks because the crew’s fly. The Dukes’ defensive group has been particularly sturdy in MAC play, holding opponents to 0.83 objectives per sport with three shutouts. Offensively, the junior has tallied two objectives this season, highlighted by the golden purpose in a 3-2 double-overtime thriller at Kent State.

Jansen can also be a mainstay in JMU’s defensive unit and has contributed two objectives this season, scoring her first collegiate purpose in her first sport as a Duke.

JMU wrapped up the common season with an 11-7 total report and a 6-3 mark in MAC play to complete fourth within the league standings. JMU opens postseason play on the Mid-American Conference Field Hockey Championship on Wednesday, Nov. 5, within the quarterfinals towards fifth-seeded Central Michigan (10-8, 4-5 MAC) at 11:30 a.m.

James Madison hosts the six-team, single-elimination event on Nov. 5-8 on the JMU Field Hockey Complex. The second quarterfinal options No. 3 seed App State (13-5, 7-2 MAC) towards No. 6 seed Ohio (5-12, 3-6 MAC).

The Thirteenth-ranked Miami (Ohio) RedHawks earned the highest seed for the Championship after finishing the common season at 13-4 total and 8-1 in MAC play, whereas No. 14 Massachusetts would be the No. 2 seed at 15-3 and 8-1.

 

Admission for the three-day championship is free, and all video games will probably be streamed reside on ESPN+.

2025 MAC Field Hockey Postseason Specialty Award Winners

Coach of the Year: Iñako Puzo, Miami

Offensive Player of the Year: Malena Sabez, Freshman, Midfielder, Miami

Defensive Player of the Year: Berta Mata, Senior, Midfielder, Miami

Goalkeeper of the Year: Myrte van Herwijnen, Senior, Massachusetts

Freshman of the Year: Justina Intzes, Striker, Miami

All-MAC First Team

Sophia Baxter, Junior, Midfielder/Defender, App State

Lise Boekaar, Senior, Midfielder, App State

Mallory Camryn, Senior, Forward, Central Michigan

Skyler Brown, Senior, Midfielder, James Madison

Madelief Molier, Sophomore, Forward, James Madison

Alice Roeper, Senior, Forward/Midfielder, James Madison

Gabby Benkenstein, Senior, Midfielder, Massachusetts

Malena Sabez, Freshman, Midfielder, Miami

Justina Intzes, Freshman, Striker, Miami

Berta Mata, Senior, Midfielder, Miami

GK: Myrte van Herwijnen, Senior, Massachusetts

All-MAC Second Team

Hadley Kuzmicky, Senior, Forward, App State

Carolena Ryon, Sophomore, Forward, Central Michigan

Ava Drexler-Amey, Junior, Midfielder, James Madison

Channy Johnson, Junior, Forward, Longwood

Emily Barrett, Freshman, Forward, Massachusetts

Elani Sherwood, Sophomore, Midfielder, Massachusetts

Bet Gifra, Freshman, Striker, Miami

Paula Navarro, Senior, Midfielder, Miami

Sasha Dikolta, Senior, Forward, Ohio

Tiana Nhamoinesu, Freshman, Forward, Ohio

Anouk Plaehn, Senior, Back, Ohio

GK: Ashley Cogger, Graduate, Central Michigan

 

All-Freshman Team

Jade Vandevoorde, Midfielder, Ball State

Mora Rulli, Midfielder, Central Michigan

Puck Jansen, Defender, James Madison

Emily Barrett, Forward, Massachusetts

Fiene Jenniskens, Midfielder, Massachusetts

Lina Kroeger, Defender, Massachusetts

Julia Fernandez, Back, Miami

Bet Gifra, Striker, Miami

Justina Intzes, Striker, Miami

Malena Sabez, Midfielder, Miami

Tiana Nhamoinesu, Forward, Ohio