Delaware's Strien Headlines 2019 All-CAA Field Hockey Teams
RICHMOND, Va. (Nov. 7, 2019) – The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) has announced the All-CAA field hockey teams and major award winners for the 2019 season.
Delaware junior Femke Strien was named the inaugural CAA Offensive Player of the Year, while William & Mary senior Christie van de Kamp collected CAA Defensive Player of the Year honors for the second consecutive year. Northeastern freshman Lauren Rowe was named CAA Rookie of the Year. Tess Ellis earned CAA Coach of the Year honors for the second consecutive season.
Strien paced the Blue Hen offense this season, playing a key role in Delaware’s fourth consecutive undefeated record in CAA play. She finished the regular season tied for the lead in the CAA with 16 goals. She is currently tied for 10
th in Delaware single-season history with 38 points and tied for ninth in Delaware single-season history with 16 goals. Strien tallied her first career hat trick at Hofstra on Oct. 25, and is currently riding a streak of four straight games with a goal.
Van de Kamp was awarded CAA Defensive Player of the Year honors for the second straight year, and is the fourth consecutive member of the Tribe to win the award. The senior has tied her career-high in goals this season with eight, and has converted all six of the penalty strokes she has attempted.
Rowe closed out the regular season tied for first in the CAA with 16 goals, and leads the CAA with 43 points in 2019. Rowe’s goals total is the most ever by a freshman at Northeastern. She led Northeastern to its first 10-win season since 2014, when the Huskies went 14-5. Rowe is the first Husky to be named CAA Rookie of the Year since Deirdre Duke in 2014 and is just the fourth Husky in CAA history to earn the award.
Ellis led the Tribe to its third 5-1 record in CAA play in the last four years and has secured William & Mary’s fourth straight trip to the CAA Tournament. The Tribe went on a league-best eight game win streak, a streak which included a 2-1 overtime win over No. 5 Louisville. It was the Tribe’s first win over a top-five ranked opponent since 2013.
Delaware had four players named to the All-CAA First Team. Maryland transfer Sophie Giezeman, junior Emily Kresho and goalkeeper Sydney Rhodes each earned All-CAA distinction. Rhodes led the CAA this season with a 0.85 goals against average and is making her second consecutive appearance on the All-CAA First Team.
William & Mary had three student-athletes make the All-CAA First Team since 2017. Cassidy Goodwin and Annie Snead join van de Kamp on the first team, the first time earning the distinction in their respective careers.
Junior Camille O’Conor was the second Husky named to the All-CAA First Team alongside freshman Lauren Rowe. O’Conor tallied eight goals on the season and 19 total points. Rounding out the All-CAA First Team was Drexel’s Tess Bernheimer and James Madison’s Miranda Rigg.
The 2019 CAA Field Hockey Championship is set get underway from Delaware’s Fred P. Rullo Stadium on Friday, Nov. 8. No. 1 Delaware will play No. 4 James Madison at 1 p.m. ET and will be followed by a matchup between No. 2 William & Mary and No. 3 Northeastern at 4 p.m. ET. The semifinal winners are scheduled to play in the championship game on Sunday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m.
All three matches will be available on FloSports, which is available on computers and on mobile devices as well as Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire and other OTT platforms.
| 2019 CAA Offensive Player of the Year: Femke Strien, Delaware |
| 2019 CAA Defensive Player of the Year: Christie Van de Kamp, William & Mary |
| 2019 CAA Rookie of the Year: Lauren Rowe, Northeastern |
| 2019 CAA Coach of the Year: Tess Ellis, William & Mary |
2019 CAA Field Hockey First Team |
| Player, School |
Position |
Class |
Hometown |
| Tess Bernheimer, Drexel |
M |
Sr. |
Lewes, Del. |
| Sophie Giezeman, Delaware |
M |
Jr. |
Leidschendam, The Netherlands |
| Cassidy Goodwin, William & Mary |
M |
Sr. |
Gloucester, Va. |
| Emily Kresho, Delaware |
B |
Jr. |
Fredericksburg, Va. |
| Camille O’Conor, Northeastern |
F |
Jr. |
Tasmania, Australia |
| Sydney Rhodes, Delaware |
GK |
R-Sr. |
Bel Air, Md. |
| Miranda Rigg, James Madison |
F/M |
R-Sr. |
Fredericksburg, Va. |
| Lauren Rowe, Northeastern |
B |
Fr. |
Norwich, England |
| Annie Snead, William & Mary |
F/M |
Sr. |
Midlothian, Va. |
| Femke Strien, Delaware |
F |
Jr. |
IJsselstein, The Netherlands |
| Christie Van de Kamp, William & Mary |
M |
Sr. |
Midlothian, Va. |
| 2019 CAA Field Hockey Second Team |
| Player, School |
Position |
Class |
Hometown |
| Caroline Cahill, James Madison |
M |
R-Fr. |
Yorktown Height, N.Y. |
| Ashlyn Carr, Delaware |
M |
Fr. |
Delmar, Del. |
| Beira Ho, Towson |
A/M |
Jr. |
Silver Spring, Md. |
| Tess Horan, Drexel |
M/F |
Sr. |
Havertown, Pa. |
| Sarah Horgan, Delaware |
B |
Sr. |
Centreville, Va. |
| Cami Larsson, Hofstra |
D/M |
So. |
Cordoba, Argentina |
| Ongeziwe Mali, James Madison |
F |
So. |
Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| Alli Meehan, Northeastern |
F |
Fr. |
Norfolk, Mass. |
| Cara Menges, William & Mary |
M/F |
So. |
Richmond, Va. |
| Tess Okkerse, Towson |
GK |
Fr. |
Gouda, The Netherlands |
| Rachel Yeager, James Madison |
M |
Jr. |
Middletown, Pa. |
2019 CAA Field Hockey All-Rookie Team |
| Player, School |
Position |
Class |
Hometown |
| Georgia Beachley, Towson |
A/M |
Fr. |
Bel Air, Md. |
| Caroline Cahill, James Madison |
M |
R-Fr. |
Yorktown Heights, Pa. |
| Ashlyn Carr, Delaware |
M |
Fr. |
Delmar, Del. |
| Isabel Jacobs, Drexel |
M |
Fr. |
Leeuwarden, The Netherlands |
| Kerri McClay, Delaware |
B |
Fr. |
Green Village, N.J. |
| Alli Meehan, Northeastern |
F |
Fr. |
Norfolk, Mass. |
| Tess Okkerse, Towson |
GK |
Fr. |
Gouda, The Netherlands |
| Diede Remijnse, James Madison |
M |
Fr. |
Wageningen, The Netherlands |
| Lauren Rowe, Northeastern |
B |
Fr. |
Norwich, England |
| Sally Snead, William & Mary |
M/F |
Fr. |
Midlothian, Va. |