Ball State University Athletics
Cards Place Two On Academic All-MAC Field Hockey Team
November 09, 2007 | Field Hockey
MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State senior defender Nicole Humphreys and sophomore forward Brooke MacGillivary have been selected to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Field Hockey Team, as announced Friday by the league office.
Humphreys is an elementary education major who owns a 3.78 grade-point average. Over her four-year collegiate career, Humphreys started 73 of a possible 74 games, including all 18 as a senior in 2007. She was a key member of Ball State's defensive unit and finished second in the conference in defensive saves this season with four.
MacGillivary owns a 3.73 GPA as an exercise science major. The sophomore finished second in the MAC in 2007 with 15 goals and 33 points. She logged four multiple-goal games, including a hat trick Oct. 6 versus Missouri State and a career-best four-goal effort Oct. 14 at Kent State. MacGillivary, who recorded three game-winning goals on the season, was rewarded for her efforts three times as the MAC Offensive Player of the Week.
A total of 10 student-athletes were named to the Academic All-MAC Team. Ohio led all schools with four selections, followed by Ball State and Kent State with two each.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
Players are nominated by their head coach, sports information director and faculty athletics representative. The league's faculty athletics representatives then select the team through a vote.
2007 Academic All-MAC Field Hockey Team
Estienne Coetzee, Ohio
Rachelle Coetzee, Ohio
Nikki Gnozzio, Ohio
Jessie Martin, Ohio
Nicole Humphreys, Ball State
Brooke MacGillivary, Ball State
Allison Kittelberger, Kent State
Charlotte Muller, Kent State
Danielle Gaynor, Miami
Kim Kinsella, Missouri State
