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AMERICAEAST
2012 Stags Field Hockey 17
S
ince its modest
beginning as a
men's basketball-
only conference in 1979,
America
East
has
evolved into one of the
most
comprehensive
NCAA Division I confer-
ences with a commitment to broad-based, competitive athlet-
ics programs, complementing the academic integrity and mis-
sions of the member institutions.
Progressive in its approach to its more than 3,500 student-
athletes, America East recognizes champions in each of its 22
sports: men's and women's basketball, baseball, men's and
women's cross country, field hockey, men's and women's golf,
men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's
lacrosse, men's and women's outdoor track and field, men's
and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming
and diving, men's and women's tennis, and volleyball.
With a geographic footprint covering the Mid-Atlantic to
Northeast regions of the United States, America East has a
population base of more than 50 million people and nearly 30
million television homes. America East member institutions
include more than 106,000 students on nine campuses and
boast nearly one million living alumni.
Academics
America East conducts the nation's most comprehensive
academic recognition program
for student-athletes. Institutions
boasted six Academic All-
Americans in 2004-05 while 37
were named All-District. The con-
ference also honored a top-schol-
ar athlete in each of its 22 cham-
pionship sports. Nearly 1,700 of
America East's 3,500 student-
athletes were named to the
Academic Honor Roll after receiv-
ing grade-point averages of 3.0 or
better. Included in that total were
753 student-athletes who earned
a 3.5 or better GPA. America East
also awards an Academic Cup to
a member institution whose stu-
dent-athletes post the highest
grade-point averages during that
academic year.
History
To see how far America East
has progressed, consider the
conference was established in
1979 as the ECAC North. The
conference at that time consisted
of 10 institutions and sponsored league competition only in
men's basketball, with the champion receiving an automatic
bid to the NCAA Championship.
Men's basketball remained the lone league sport until the
1988-89 academic year. At that time, the conference's Board
of Directors made a new commitment to an all-sports associa-
tion, creating the North Atlantic Conference by establishing an
office, hiring a full-time commissioner, and embarking on a
building program.
The North Atlantic Conference merged with the Seaboard
Conference (the league in which Boston University, University of
Hartford, University of Maine, University of New Hampshire, and
University of Vermont, among others, competed in women's
basketball) in 1989 and the NAC looked to establish confer-
ence championships in several men's and women's sports.
The conference changed its name to America East prior to
the 1996-97 academic year and moved the conference head-
quarters to its present location in downtown Boston in 1997. In
2005, America East hired Patrick Nero, most recently the
Director of Athletics at the University of Maine, as the confer-
ence's third commissioner.
Commissioner’s Cup
Each year, the Stuart P. Haskell Jr. Commissioner's Cup is
awarded to the strongest athletic program in America East as
determined by a scoring system which rewards success both
during the regular season and at championship competition.
Boston University won three straight Commissioner's Cup
before being unseated by the University at Albany in 2004-05.
2011 America East Field Hockey Standings & Honors
Team
Conf.
Pct.
Overall
Pct.
New Hampshire
4-1
.800 17-5
.773
Boston University
4-1
.800 11-9
.550
Maine
3-2
.600 16-4
.800
Albany
3-2
.600 13-7
.650
Fairfield
1-4
.200 9-8
.529
Vermont
0-5
.000 6-11
.353
America East Post-Season Honors
First Team
Second Team
All-Rookie
Corrine McConville, Albany
Taylor Luke, Albany
Jordyn Homyak, Albany
Katharina Helling, Albany
Christina Patrick, Albany
Chloe Pachuillo, Albany
Kate Murphy, Boston U.
Daphne Voormolen, Albany
Echo Bretz, Albany
Jacinda McLeod, Boston U.
Macey Gaumond, Boston U.
Amy Nicklin, Albany
Nicole van Oosterom, Boston U. Giovanna Monaco, Boston U.
Valentina Cerda, Boston U.
Marit Westenberg, Fairfield Felecitas Heinen, Fairfield
Felecitas Heinen, Fairfield
Stephanie Gardiner, Maine Alexa Binnendijk, Maine
Zoe Berkey, Maine
Kelly Newton, Maine
Holly Stewart, Maine
Annabelle Hamilton, Maine
Whitney Frates, UNH
Jocelyn Mitchell, Maine
Holly Stewart, Maine
Kyle Lyons, UNH
Kendall Deck, UNH
Kellie Joyce, UNH
Hayley Rausch, UNH
Megan Bozek, UNH
Maegan Grew, UNH
Mackenzie Williams, Vermont Katherine Nagengast, UNH
Kristi Troch, Albany
Offensive Player of the Year - Whitney Frates, UNH
Defensive Player of the Year - Jacinda McLeod, Boston U.
Co-Rookies of the Year - Valentina Cerda, Boston U. & Holly Stewart, Maine
Goalkeeper of the Year - Kristi Troch, Albany
Coaching Staff of the Year - New Hampshire