University of Richmond Athletics
Bongers, Frank, and Frazier Named to Field Hockey A-10 All-Conference Teams
11/04/2021 | Field Hockey
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – University of Richmond's Steffie Bongers, Lindsey Frank and Olivia Frazier have been selected as Atlantic 10 All-Conference honorees, the league announced Thursday afternoon prior to the start of the 2021 A-10 Field Hockey Championship.
Bongers and Frank were named to the A-10 First Team while Frazier collected Second Team accolades for the fourth-seeded Richmond squad (5-13, 4-3). Richmond will take on host and top-seeded Saint Joseph's Friday at 11 a.m. at Ellen Ryan Field. Fans can watch the game on ESPN-Plus.
Bongers, a native of Weert, The Netherlands, paces the team with six goals and is second on the team with a career-high five assists, good for a career-high 17 points, starting in all 18 contests. The 2021 preseason A-10 selection also converted two penalty stroke attempts (vs. Rutgers, 8/28, and at Davidson, 10/1). She netted the game-winner against Saint Louis (9/17) where she had a season-high six points on two goals and two assists in the 4-0 victory. She also scored in three-straight games, at Davidson (10/1), at Old Dominion (10/3) and vs. William & Mary (10/8). Among the A-10, she is eighth in goals per game, 0.38, ninth in points per game, 1.06, and 10th with 0.31 assists per game.
Frank, after missing the shortened spring 2021 season due to playing with Richmond's women's lacrosse program, led the field hockey program with 18 points on six goals and six assists in 16 starts. The Saratoga Springs, N.Y. native tallied the Spiders first goal of the season, finding the back of the net against Rutgers (8/28). Three different times, including in back-to-back games, Frank tallied three points on one goal and one assist for Richmond (vs. La Salle (9/24), at Old Dominion, and vs. William & Mary.) Among the A-10, Frank ranks fifth in assists per game (0.43), seventh in points per game (1.14) and ninth in goals per game (0.36).
Frazier, a spring 2021 First Team All-Atlantic 10 selection, tallied nine points on three goals and three assists in 17 starts for Richmond. The Cary, N.C. native tallied a season-high four points on one goal and two assists in the Spiders win at Saint Louis. She also had a three-point performance against William & Mary, collecting one goal and one assist in the win.
Bongers and Frank were named to the A-10 First Team while Frazier collected Second Team accolades for the fourth-seeded Richmond squad (5-13, 4-3). Richmond will take on host and top-seeded Saint Joseph's Friday at 11 a.m. at Ellen Ryan Field. Fans can watch the game on ESPN-Plus.
Bongers, a native of Weert, The Netherlands, paces the team with six goals and is second on the team with a career-high five assists, good for a career-high 17 points, starting in all 18 contests. The 2021 preseason A-10 selection also converted two penalty stroke attempts (vs. Rutgers, 8/28, and at Davidson, 10/1). She netted the game-winner against Saint Louis (9/17) where she had a season-high six points on two goals and two assists in the 4-0 victory. She also scored in three-straight games, at Davidson (10/1), at Old Dominion (10/3) and vs. William & Mary (10/8). Among the A-10, she is eighth in goals per game, 0.38, ninth in points per game, 1.06, and 10th with 0.31 assists per game.
Frank, after missing the shortened spring 2021 season due to playing with Richmond's women's lacrosse program, led the field hockey program with 18 points on six goals and six assists in 16 starts. The Saratoga Springs, N.Y. native tallied the Spiders first goal of the season, finding the back of the net against Rutgers (8/28). Three different times, including in back-to-back games, Frank tallied three points on one goal and one assist for Richmond (vs. La Salle (9/24), at Old Dominion, and vs. William & Mary.) Among the A-10, Frank ranks fifth in assists per game (0.43), seventh in points per game (1.14) and ninth in goals per game (0.36).
Frazier, a spring 2021 First Team All-Atlantic 10 selection, tallied nine points on three goals and three assists in 17 starts for Richmond. The Cary, N.C. native tallied a season-high four points on one goal and two assists in the Spiders win at Saint Louis. She also had a three-point performance against William & Mary, collecting one goal and one assist in the win.
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