FERRUM, Va. – University of Lynchburg's Jackie Lerro and Enza Steele earned Player and Coach of the Year honors, respectively, on the 2019 College Division Field Hockey All-State Team, as named by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). Christopher Newport University's Abby Asuncion was named Rookie of the Year.
Lerro was a second-team National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-American this season after earning Old Dominion Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, first team All-Region, first team All-ODAC and ODAC All-Tournament Team. She was the Hornets' leading scorer with 55 points on 21 goals and 13 assists, notching four game-winners.
Steele guided Lynchburg to its 20th ODAC championship and 21st NCAA Division III Tournament appearance in her 41st year at the helm of the program. She won her 600th career game along the way, and will be inducted into the NFHCA Hall of Fame in January 2020.
Asuncion earned first team All-Region, one of only six freshmen in the nation to do so. She was the Capital Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year and made the All-CAC first team. Asuncion was also a Synapse Sports National All-Rookie Team selection after posting 29 points this season on 14 goals and an assist, including seven game-winning goals.
Joining Lerro and Asunction on the All-State first team were Shenandoah University's Taylor Hayes, Kelsey Jones and Isabella Morande, CNU's Bailey Miller and Rachel Cooke, Randolph-Macon College's Claire Magill and Teresita Ambrogi-Torres, University of Mary Washington's Lauren Hopkins and Lynchburg's Alexis Brown.
The complete 2019 VaSID College Division Field Hockey All-State Team is listed below. VaSID names 37 all-state teams in 22 sports each year, as well as an Academic All-State squad and an all-sports champion in both the University and College Divisions. Membership in VaSID is open to all media relations professionals working at a university or conference in the state of Virginia.
Major Awards
Player of the Year: Jackie Lerro, Lynchburg
Rookie of the Year: Abby Asuncion, Christopher Newport
Coach of the Year: Enza Steele, Lynchburg
First Team
Defender: Alexis Brown, Lynchburg
Defender: Claire Magill, Randolph-Macon
Defender: Bailey Miller, Christopher Newport
Forward: Teresita Ambrogi-Torres, Randolph-Macon
Forward: Abby Asuncion, Christopher Newport
Forward: Lauren Hopkins, Mary Washington
Forward: Jackie Lerro, Lynchburg
Midfielder: Rachel Cooke, Christopher Newport
Midfielder: Taylor Hayes, Shenandoah
Midfielder: Kelsey Jones, Shenandoah
Goalie: Isabella Morande, Shenandoah
Second Team
Defender: Jackie Smith, Mary Washington
Defender: Megan Stevens, Shenandoah
Defender: Brandy Troutman, Eastern Mennonite
Forward: Emily Dudley, Lynchburg
Forward: Courtney Fiest, Christopher Newport
Forward: Emilee Wooten, Roanoke
Midfielder: Lexie Dixson, Mary Washington
Midfielder: Lauren Heffron, Roanoke
Midfielder: Kessa Romero, Lynchburg
Midfielder: Marcella Sabbagh, Christopher Newport
Goalie: Olivia Davis, Christopher Newport
Goalie: Laurel Nicks, Lynchburg