CAPE COD, Mass. - University of Maryland senior defender Susie Rowe has been chosen as the 2008 ECAC Division I Field Hockey Player of the Year. Rowe received the ACC Defensive Player of the Year honor, as she scored 28 goals and recorded 74 points on the season. Maryland captured its sixth national title, and finished with an overall record of 22-2. Rowe's selection marks the third consecutive season that a defender has been named Player of the Year.

Katie Reinprecht of Princeton has been chosen as the 2008 ECAC Division I Rookie of the Year. Reinprecht was eighth in the nation with 2.39 points per game, as Princeton posted a 17-3 record. She was also named the Ivy League Player of the Year.

The All-ECAC forwards are Katie O'Donnell of Maryland, Irene Schickhardt from American, Bob Dirks of Boston College, and Paige Selenski of Virginia. O'Donnell, last year's ECAC Rookie of the Year scored 21 goals and had 26 assists. Schickhardt scored 17 goals to go with 11 assists, earning Patriot League Player of the Year honors. Dirks, a three-time All-American led BC with 19 goals. Selenski was named Rookie of the Year in the ACC as well as by womensfieldhockey.com, after totaling 43 points for the season.

Along with Reinprecht at the midfield position are Shannon Taylor of Syracuse and Michell Simpson from Albany. Taylor ranks first in the nation in goals per game (1.29) and points per game (3.29). For the season, she scored 31 goals and had 17 assists. Simpson, now a junior, receives her third nod onto the All-ECAC team in as many years.

Joining Rowe as All-ECAC defenders are Melissa Walls of James Madison and Mary Catherine Kinnerman of Temple. Walls, the CAA Defensive Player of the Year tallied eight assists for the Owls. Kinnerman was the Defensive Player of the Year for the Atlantic 10, registered six assists on the season.

Kelsey Cutchins of James Madison University was voted as the All-ECAC Goalkeeper of the Year. She was first in the nation with a 0.72 goals against average, allowing just 15 goals in 21 games. She led JMU to a 18-3 record and its third straight Colonial Athletic Association title.

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2008 ECAC Division I Field Hockey All-Stars

Player of the Year

Susie Rowe  Sr.  Maryland

Rookie of the Year

Katie Reinprecht  Fr.  Princeton

Forwards

Katie O'Donnell  So.  Maryland
Irene Schickhardt  Sr.  American
Bob Dirks  Sr.  Boston College
Paige Selenski  Fr.  Virginia

Midfielders

Katie Reinprecht  Fr.  Princeton
Shannon Taylor  Sr.  Syracuse
Michelle Simpson  Jr.  Albany

Defenders

Susie Rowe  Sr.  Maryland
Melissa Walls  Jr.  James Madison
Mary Catherine Kinnerman  Sr.  Temple

Goalkeeper

Kelsey Cutchins  Jr.  James Madison