Eicher, Pereira and Tabor Earn All-MAC Field Hockey Honors
October 31, 2018 | Field Hockey
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ball State field hockey senior Anya Eicher, redshirt sophomore Rachel Pereira and sophomore Audrey Tabor have earned All-Mid-American Conference honors, as announced by the league office Wednesday (Oct. 31). Â This is the first time since 2007 that the Cardinals have placed three players on All-MAC teams. Â
Eicher picked up All-MAC First Team honors for the first time in her career. Â The senior played in all 17 for the Cardinals, helping them to conference wins over Appalachian State and Ohio University. Â She totaled eight shots on goal this season. Â Eicher registered an assist on the game-winner against the Bobcats in double overtime Oct. 5, helping the Cardinals to a 3-2 double overtime victory.
Pereira and Tabor represented Ball State on the All-MAC Second Team for the first time in their careers. Â Pereira led the Cardinals with 29 shots this season and was second in goals with four. Â She also had two assists and scored the game-winning goal against Ohio. Â Her teammate Tabor was a defensive force on the field for the Cardinals this season notching a defensive save in league play against Miami (Sept. 15) and then a goal line save in an overtime game versus the University of California Davis (Sept. 24).
The Ball State field hockey team will compete in the Mid-American Conference Tournament Thursday as the No. 4 seed and will take on No. 5 Ohio at 10:30 a.m. on the campus of Miami University. Â
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Coach of the Year:Â Inako Puzo (MIA)
Defensive Player of the Year:Â Mariona Heras (MIA)
Offensive Player of the Year:Â Paula Portugal (MIA)
Freshman of the Year:Â Luna Lopez (LONG)
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1st Team All-MAC
Veerle Van Heertum (APP)
Anya Eicher (BALL)
Mary Crumlish (KENT)
Clara Rodriguez Seto (KENT)
Berta Jover Llorens (KENT)
Luna Lopez (LONG)
Leonie Verstraete (LONG)
Paula Portugal (MIA)
Leo Berlie (MIA)
Mariona Heras (MIA)
Emma Eggleston (OHIO)
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2nd Team All-MAC
Emma Bressler (KENT)
Noor Breedijk (MIA)
Helena Cambra Soler (KENT)
Jillian Shive (OHIO)
Leah Warren (OHIO)
Rachel Pereira (BALL)
Annette Jarosz (APP)
Olivia Wawrzyniak (LONG)
Estel Roig (MIA)
Audrey Tabor (BALL)
Maddie Passarella (MIA) / Katie Wyman (LONG)
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