Petrantonio, Wink, van Kuijck and Zollinger highlight 2021 PSAC Field Hockey All-Conference Honors
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --- Shippensburg University’s Jazmin Petrantonio, Caitlyn Wink and Head Coach Tara Zollinger, along with West Chester University’s Valerie van Kuijck highlighted the 2021 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Field Hockey All-Conference Teams. Petrantonio was named Athlete of the Year, while Wink was named Defensive Athlete of the Year. Van Kuijck took home Rookie of the Year honors and Zollinger was named Coach of the Year.
All-conference teams and major award winners are determined by a vote of the league’s head coaches
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Petrantonio claims her second career PSAC Athlete of the Year honor after being picked back in 2018. She will go down as one of the most decorated PSAC field hockey student-athletes ever with two Athlete of the Year selections, a Freshman of the Year honor (2017) and she is now a four-time First Team All-PSAC selection. To no one’s surprise, Petrantonio was dominant on the field this season helping Shippensburg to an undefeated 16-0 overall mark and 10-0 league record. A native of Argentina, Petrantonio has top marks in NCAA DII in points per game (4.81), goals per game (2.12) and in total points (77). She also adds six game-winning goals and averaged 6.44 shots on goal. Her 77 points on the season are good for third all-time in a single season in PSAC history and she has 103 career goals and 241 career points which are both second all-time.
Joining her teammate Petrantonio in the major award category is Caitlyn Wink. Wink earns Defensive Player of the Year honors after being a leader on the top defensive team in the country. She commanded the Raiders efforts to allow just nine goals this season as opponents averaged less than a goal per game at 0.56. They also tallied 11 shutouts tallying 0.69 shutouts per game on the season. Each of these defensive statistics are tops in NCAA DII. Wink becomes the first Shippensburg student-athlete to win field hockey defensive athlete of the year since the award was introduced back in 2014.
At the helm of the dominant Shippensburg team was Coach of the Year Tara Zollinger. She helped lead the team to its undefeated record as it had top marks in NCAA DII field hockey in goals per game (5.56), assists per game (3.75), points per game (14.88), scoring average (5.55), scoring margin (+4.99), goals against average (0.56), shutouts (11) and penalty corners per game (14.56.) It’s the first time Zollinger has been selected as PSAC Coach of the Year. She is also the first Coach of the Year honoree from Shippensburg since Bertie Landes in 2005.
Rounding out the major award winners is PSAC Rookie of the Year from West Chester, Valerie van Kuijck. van Kuijck will undoubtedly be a force in the league for years to come as she had an outstanding freshman season in the PSAC. She was third in the league in total points (41) and in total goals (17). She was also sixth in the PSAC in assists with seven. Her performance this year helped West Chester rank third in the conference in scoring average (3.8 gpg) and average a +1.24-scoring margin.
On the all-conference squads, Petrantonio, Wink and van Kuijck each landed on the first team. For Petrantonio it was her fourth first-team selection, while for Wink and van Kuijck they earned their first.
Of 39 honorees, 13 are repeating as all-conference selections while 26 are named to All-PSAC teams for the first time in their respective careers.
A full list of honorees is below.
2021 PSAC Field Hockey Major Award Winners
Athlete of the Year: Jazmin Petrantonio - Shippensburg
Defensive Athlete of the Year: Caitlyn Wink - Shippensburg
Rookie of the Year: Valerie van Kuijck - West Chester
Coach of the Year: Tara Zollinger, Shippensburg
PSAC Field Hockey First Team All-Conference
| Position |
Name |
Cl. |
University |
Hometown/Previous |
| Forward |
Bri Harsh |
Jr. |
Millersville |
Lancaster, Pa. / Penn Manor |
| Forward |
Jenna Sluymer^^ |
Sr. |
Shippensburg |
Nieuw-Vennep, The Netherlands / Haarlemmermeer Lyceum, Hoofddorp |
| Forward |
Valerie van Kuijck |
Fr. |
West Chester |
Denbosch, The Netherlands / Pierson School |
| Forward |
Celeste Veenstra+* |
Sr. |
East Stroudsburg |
Alkmaar, The Netherlands/Cios Haarlem |
| Midfield |
Hannah Brown* |
Sr. |
Millersville |
Millersville, Pa. / Penn Manor |
| Midfield |
Alyssa Donato |
Gr. |
Kutztown |
Cedarville, N.J. / Cumberland Regional |
| Midfield |
Jazmin Petrantonio*** |
Sr. |
Shippensburg |
Saenz Pena, Argentina/Colegio Nuestra Senora de la Misericordia |
| Midfield |
Emma Velez+ |
Sr. |
West Chester |
Coatesville, Pa. / Bishop Shanahan |
| Back |
Hannah Barbush^ |
Sr. |
East Stroudsburg |
Manheim, Pa. / Manheim Central |
| Back |
Meredith Fagan*^+ |
Gr. |
Millersville |
Ephrata, Pa. / Ephrata |
| Back |
Caitie McNamara*+* |
Gr. |
West Chester |
Buderim, Australia / Nambour Christian College |
| Back |
Caitlyn Wink |
Gr. |
Shippensburg |
Princess Anne Md. / Delmar |
| Goalie |
Kerstin Koons |
Fr. |
Millersville |
Lewisburg, Pa. / Lewisburg |
PSAC Field Hockey Second Team All-Conference
| Position |
Name |
Cl. |
University |
Hometown/Previous |
| Forward |
Alex Esterling |
So. |
Mansfield |
Wilmington, Del. / Delaware Military Academy |
| Forward |
Blaise Cugini |
Jr. |
Indiana (Pa.) |
West Chester, Pa. / Bayard Rustin |
| Forward |
Rachel Dusman^^ |
Sr. |
Kutztown |
Chambersburg, Pa. / Chambersburg |
| Forward |
Morgan Mesenbrink |
Sr. |
East Stroudsburg |
Hartland, Wisc. / Arrowhead |
| Midfield |
Claire Murphy |
So. |
Indiana (Pa.) |
Kennett Square, Pa. / Unionville |
| Midfield |
Sol Ortiz-Kreiner |
Gr. |
Millersville |
Manheim, Pa. / Elizabethtown |
| Midfield |
Lia Parker |
Jr. |
East Stroudsburg |
East Stroudsburg, Pa. / Stroudsburg |
| Midfield |
Sarah Womer^ |
Gr. |
Shippensburg |
Churchville, Pa. / Council Rock South |
| Back |
Tori Albright |
Gr. |
Shippensburg |
Landisburg, Pa. / West Perry (Uconn) |
| Back |
Hannah Meyer |
So. |
Mansfield |
Kitchener, Ontario / Forest Heights Collegiate Institute |
| Back |
Leigh Roselli^ |
Gr. |
Kutztown |
Romansville, Pa. / Bishop Shanahan |
| Back |
Dara Spavlik |
Sr. |
West Chester |
Hockessin, Del. / Conrad |
| Goalie |
Lindsay Tripodo |
Fr. |
Shippensburg |
Gibbsboro, N.J. / Eastern Regional |
PSAC Field Hockey Third Team All-Conference
| Position |
Name |
Cl. |
University |
Hometown/Previous |
| Forward |
Alicia Carr |
So. |
Bloomsburg |
Shickshinny, Pa. / Wyoming Seminary (Syracuse) |
| Forward |
Claudia Jaszczak |
Jr. |
West Chester |
Coatesville, Pa. / Downingtown West |
| Forward |
Adrienne McGarrigle |
Sr. |
Shippensburg |
Lititz, Pa. / Warwick |
| Forward |
Valu Paul |
Fr. |
Shippensburg |
Buenos Aires, Argentina / Instituto La Salle Florida |
| Midfield |
Emily Ingalls |
Sr. |
West Chester |
Zionsville, Pa. / Emmaus |
| Midfield |
Nicole Krozser |
Jr. |
East Stroudsburg |
Boonton, N.J. / Boonton |
| Midfield |
Saramae Radel |
So. |
Mansfield |
Selinsgrove, Pa. / Selinsgrove Area |
| Midfield |
Foto Tsioles+ |
Sr. |
Bloomsburg |
Kingston, Pa. / Wyoming Valley West |
| Back |
Ashlynn Lennon |
Sr. |
Millersville |
Elverson, Pa. / Twin Valley |
| Back |
Kristen Robinson |
Sr. |
Bloomsburg |
Palmyra, Pa. / Palmyra Area |
| Back |
Addy Ross |
Jr. |
Slippery Rock |
Milford, Pa. / Delaware Valley |
| Back |
Emma Wilhelm+ |
Jr. |
Indiana (Pa.) |
Tuckerton, N.J. / Southern Regional |
| Goalie |
Katie Dotterweich |
Sr. |
Kutztown |
Douglassville, Pa. / Dallastown |
* Indicates previous All-PSAC first team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC second team selection
+ Indicates previous All-PSAC third team selection
ABOUT THE PSAC
Headquartered in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference comprised of 18 institutions in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The member institutions are Bloomsburg University, California University of Pennsylvania, Clarion University, East Stroudsburg University, Edinboro University, Gannon University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown University, Lock Haven University, Mansfield University, Mercyhurst University, Millersville University, The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Seton Hill University, Shepherd University, Shippensburg University, Slippery Rock University and West Chester University.