University of Richmond Athletics
Field Hockey Honored by VaSIDA
12/17/2003 | Field Hockey
Dec. 17, 2003
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Five University of Richmond field hockey student-athletes were honored by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association, as announced today. Senior Lydia Decembrino and sophomore Allie Howard were selected to the 2003 VASID All-State field hockey team, junior Laura Hur, sophomore Michelle Swartz and freshman Inge van Bogerijen earned honorable mention and head coach Ange Bradley was named VaSID Coach of the Year.
Bradley led the Spiders to an 18-5 record and a second consecutive Atlantic 10 Championship title. Richmond also earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, one year after earning an automatic bid to the tournament following a victory in the play-in game. The Spiders ended their season ranked fourth in scoring defense (1.19 GAPG), 18th in scoring offense (2.67 GAPG), and fifth nationally in winning percentage.
Decembrino was named to the 2003 STX/NFHCA Division I All-Region second team... selected to the 2003 A-10 All-Conference team...registered three goals and two assists...took seven shots...finished the season ranked sixth in the nation with seven defensive saves... recorded the game-winner against American on a penalty stroke...capitalized on three of four penalty shots.
Howard was selected as Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year...named to the 2003 STX/NFHCA Division I All-Region first team...named to the 2003 All-Conference team...led the team with 15 goals...13 assists ranked second on the squad... scored first collegiate goal against Vermont...led the A-10 and ranked 17th in the country with 43 points...finished the season ranked 14th in assists...recorded the game-winning goal against Virginia...ranks second in all-time records for points, sixth for single season goals and fourth for single season assists...selected as A-10 Player of the Week (Sept. 29).
Hur was selected for the 2003 Atlantic 10 All-Conference team...selected to the 2003 STX/NFHCA Division I All-Region second team...tallied three goals and 14 assists...ranked third all-time in single-season assists and 10th in career assists... named A-10 Player of the Week (Oct. 27) for her two goals and two assists against Saint Joseph's...finished the season ranked eighth in national stats with 14 assists.
Swartz was selected to the 2003 Conference All-Academic team...finished the season ranked ninth in national stats with a 1.21 GAA...recorded eight shutouts...led the conference in GAA...set the program record for GAA in a season and career (1.24).
van Bogerijen was named to the 2003 STX/NFHCA Division I All-Region second team...recorded 10 goals and five assists...two-time A-10 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 15, Oct. 20)... scored the game-winner against William & Mary...recorded first collegiate goal against Stanford...tied for ninth in all-time records for single season goals...ranked third in the conference with 25 points.