LHU Athletics Press Release

	November 4, 2003 LHU's DeNault Named PSAC Field Hockey Athlete of the Year Alderfer Voted Rookie of the Year; Seven Lady Eagles on All-PSAC Teams
	LHU's All-PSAC Field Hockey Players (l-r): Mandy Alderfer, Jen DeNault, Courtney Hughes, Kellie Kulina, Sara Segerlin, Melissa Stubblefield, Nikki Sweger.
	(Lock Haven, Pa.) - Lock Haven University ’s Jen DeNault (Hamburg/Hamburg) was selected as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Athlete of the Year and Mandy Alderfer (Harleysville/Souderton) earned PSAC Rookie of the Year honors as voted on by the league’s coaches. A total of seven Lady Eagles were selected to a spot on the First or Second Team All-PSAC lists. Shippensburg University ’s Bertie Landis was voted the PSAC Coach of the Year. Jen DeNault, a senior back, earns PSAC Athlete of the Year honors in addition to First Team All-PSAC defense accolades. She is ranked 10^th in the conference in scoring with 10 goals and five assists, totaling 25 points and a 1.19 points per game average. She is 11^th in goals per game at 0.48 per contest. Also a standout on the other side of the field, DeNault helped direct the PSAC’s second most effective defense, allowing just 0.81 goals per game. Including this year’s selection, DeNault has earned first-team All-PSAC honors three straight seasons. She was the PSAC Rookie of the Year as a freshman, earning second-team all-conference honors that year. DeNault is a three-time All-American and twice was selected to the NCAA Division II All-Tournament team. Haven freshman Mandy Alderfer receives PSAC Rookie of the Year honors. Alderfer, a forward, played a large role in the LHU offense, accounting for 11 goals. She is tied for eighth in the league with 0.52 goals per game, and was ranked 15^th in points per game with 1.05. Alderfer tallied four game-winning goals which is tied for fourth in the conference. The only freshman on this year’s all-conference list, Alderfer was a second-team offense pick. Three Lady Eagles were selected to the First Team All-PSAC in addition to DeNault -- Nikki Sweger (Dauphin/Central Dauphin East), Courtney Hughes (Schwenksville/Souderton) and Melissa Stubblefield ( Carmel , N.Y./Carmel). Sophomore forward Nikki Sweger, a second-team choice last season, is the current PSAC leader in goals with 21 scored and is second in both points, with 46, and points per game with 2.19. She scored two or more goals in six games this season, including a four-goal, one-assist effort against Slippery Rock. Sophomore back Courtney Hughes makes her second appearance on the all-conference list, this year earning first team honors after a second-team selection in 2002. Hughes helped to pilot a Haven defense that allowed 0.81 goals per game. Also a key contributor on penalty corners, she scored five times and had eight assists. Melissa Stubblefield, a junior goalkeeper, earns her second All-PSAC nod and her initial pick as a first-team member. Stubblefield was second in the PSAC with nine shutouts this season, wrapping up action with a 0.69 goals against average, also the second best in the conference, and 63 saves. Second-team All-PSAC selections from Lock Haven include Alderfer along with Kellie Kulina (Hummelstown/Lower Dauphin) and Sara Segerlin (Penfield, N.Y./Webster). Junior forward Kellie Kulina picks up her third-straight second team All-PSAC accolade. Kulina posted eight goals this season and is third in the PSAC and led LHU with 12 assists. The second-team selection is the first for senior midfielder/forward Sara Segerlin, who recorded her best season with 10 goals and three assists. She is ranked third in the PSAC in game-winning goals, scoring the deciding tally on five occasions. The 2003 Lady Eagle field hockey team went 17-4 overall and was 13-3 in the PSAC. Lock Haven advanced to post-season play as the third seed in the PSAC Tournament, bowing out to Shippensburg University in the semifinals.	PSAC Athlete of the Year Jen DeNault PSAC Rookie of the Year Mandy Alderfer
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