Wheaton trio earns all-region field hockey honors from NFHCA

November 14, 2007

NORTON, MA- A trio of Wheaton College field hockey players earned all-region honors from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA), as senior co-captains Kim Anson (Washington, CT/Shepaug Valley) and Sara Dimick (Cumberland, ME/Greely) and junior Alisa Ardito (Branford, CT/Branford) were each named to the New England East Region first team.

In all, 16 student-athletes landed on the first team, while 28 drew New England East Region honors. Wheaton joined New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) counterpart and tournament champion Springfield College as the only schools to place three on the first team.

Dimick earned NFHCA All-New England laurels for the third straight season, placing on the first team for the second consecutive fall. Ardito was a second-team selection in 2006, while Anson drew her initial honor. The three Lyons were also NEWMAC All-Conference picks this year.

As one of the top forwards in the NEWMAC, Dimick led the league with a single-season school-record-tying 11 assists, and she was third in the conference with 43 points and fourth with 16 goals. Dimick tallied four game-winning goals, tying for fifth in the NEWMAC. She tallied at least one point in 12 games and contributed to more than one goal in eight contests. Dimick will graduate as the program's career points (104) and assists (26) leader, as well as second in goals (39).

Anson started all 20 games in a backfield that primarily featured two sophomores, one freshman back and a first-year keeper. She helped Wheaton post seven shutouts, the program's most since 1994, to go along with a 1.38 goals against average. The Lyons yielded only 9.6 shots per game. Anson provided two assists, including one on the game-winning tally during Wheaton's upset of nationally-ranked Springfield College on October 13.

Ardito proved to be one of the league's most versatile forwards, as the speedy attacker finished with nine goals, nine assists and 27 points. She tied for third in the NEWMAC in assists and by scoring five game-winning goals. Ardito tied for eighth in points and was just shy of the top 10 in goals. She netted the game-winner in each of Wheaton's first four NEWMAC victories and finished with at least one point in 11 games. After starting all 20 games, Ardito enters her senior campaign second at Wheaton in career assists, fourth in points and tied for fourth in goals.

With 28 wins since 2006, Wheaton recorded the most victories in consecutive seasons in program history. At 13-7 overall, the Lyons competed in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament after advancing to the NEWMAC Tournament semifinals for the second straight year. Wheaton went 6-2 in league play, setting a program record for conference wins.

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