Sawchuck Earns NFHCA First Team All-American Honors; Becomes First Player in Program History to be Recognized on All-American List

2014 Longstreth/NFHCA Division III All-American Teams

CHANDLER, Ariz. – Emily Sawchuck (Cumberland, Maine) of the Endicott field hockey team made program history on Monday morning as she earned National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) First Team All-American honors. Sawchuck has become the first player in program history to garner this major recognition. The Longstreth/NFHCA All-American list is voted on by a committee of Division III field hockey coaches. The senior was in the running for All-American status after being named to the NFHCA New England East First Team All-Region team back on November 17th.

Sawchuck sits on a list of just nine Endicott student-athletes of all-time to be recognized as a First Team All-American. The senior, forward ended her career as the most decorated player in Endicott field hockey program history as she holds records in all major offensive categories. The senior recorded a career high, 21 goals, 10 assists and 52 points this season which lead her to be crowned the 2014 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Offensive Player of the Year.

Sawchuck wrapped up her four-year career with four All-CCC honors, three All-Region honors, the 2011 CCC Rookie of the Year award and the 2014 Offensive Player of the Year award. The forward finished her career with 80 games played, 63 goals, 27 assists, 153 points and 19 game winning goals. Sawchuck also represented the Endicott field hockey team back on November 22^nd along with senior, Meghan Leary (Hampton Falls, N.H.), as they traveled to the site of the 2014 NCAA Division III Championships in Lexington, Virginia to participate in the Division III Senior Game.

Along with Sawchuck, one other member of the CCC earned All-American honors as the University of New England's, Beth Sullivan was named to the Third Team.