Lynchburg’s Shelly Milks Named All-State Field Hockey College Division Player of the Year
For immediate release – 12/6/2011 - #177
Lynchburg's Shelly Milks Named All-State Field Hockey College Division Player of the Year
LYNCHBURG, VA – Lynchburg College swept the top awards Tuesday with the release of the 2011 College Division Field Hockey All-State Team, as voted on by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). Junior Shelly Milks earned the Player of the Year Award, Katie Kline was the Rookie of the Year and Enza Steele was the Coach of the Year.
Milks, a first-team National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-American, was also named the All-South Region Player of the Year. Earlier this off-season, Milks was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Player of the Year for the second year in a row and was also the ODAC Scholar Athlete of the Year. She tallied 10 goals and added eight assists, while helping the LC defense allow just nine goals all season. In the classroom, Milks boasts a 3.95 grade-point average while majoring in exercise physiology and minoring in Spanish.
Kline, the ODAC Rookie of the Year, burst onto the scene this year with 11 goals, nine assists and 31 points, placing third on the team in all three categories.
Steele, the 2011 ODAC Coach of the Year, takes home her second-straight All-State Coach of the Year Award after LC went 19-2. The Hornets ended its 2011 season ranked fourth in NCAA Division III and LC advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Quarterfinal after earning the program's sixth-straight ODAC crown.
The Hornets had five all-state first-teamers, while the University of Mary Washington had three, Christopher Newport University two and Bridgewater College one. LC's Lindsay Leonard and Mary Washington's Amy Abernathy made the voting for the Player and Rookie of the Year voting tight.
2011 College Division All-State Field Hockey Team
Player of the Year: Shelly Milks, Lynchburg College
Rookie of the Year: Katie Kline, Lynchburg College
Coach of the Year: Enza Steele, Lynchburg College
First Team:
Attack:
Morgan Jones, Mary Washington
Katie Kline, Lynchburg
Lindsay Leonard, Lynchburg
Midfielder:
Caitlin Cahill, Christopher Newport
Lisa Charney, Mary Washington
Shelly Milks, Lynchburg
Defender:
Amy Abernathy, Mary Washington
Jennifer Bateman, Bridgewater
Brianna Milne, Christopher Newport
Amanda Wain, Lynchburg
Goalkeeper:
Tiffany Frye, Lynchburg
Second Team:
Attack:
Nicole Bencsik, Eastern Mennonite
Janessa Derstine, Eastern Mennonite
Carrie Jacobs, Randolph-Macon
Lauren Seal, Randolph-Macon
Midfielder:
Caitlin Baker, Mary Washington
Kristina Morris, Lynchburg
Adriana Santiago, Eastern Mennonite
Defender:
Shelby Judkins, Christopher Newport
Melanie Tenney, Lynchburg
Amber VanHorn, Shenandoah
Goalkeeper:
Jamie Dowling, Christopher Newport
