Gagnon ranked third on the Sharks roster this fall with seven goals and six assists for 20 points in her rookie season. She tied for 8^th in the conference in assists, 12^th in points and tied for 13^th in number of goals. Gagnon scored the game-winning goal against Thomas College an assisted on the Sharks game-winner against Lasell College on Oct. 15.

 

Simmons Field Hockey Head Coach Amanda Maxwell was honored as Coach of the Year after leading Simmons to a seven-win improvement from a season ago as the Sharks tied for the third-best conference winning percentage in 2013. Maxwell, who took helm of Simmons Field Hockey in 2010, steered the Sharks to their best conference finish and the team's first winning season since 2005. The Sharks ranked in the top 50 nationally in Division III in save percentage, goals against average, shutouts per game and penalty corners per game.

Castleton senior forward Rachel Preusser was selected as the NAC Field Hockey Player of the Year in a vote of the league's coaches. Preuesser led the conference with 43 points and 17 assists, while ranking second with 13 goals in nine conference games for the league's most prolific offense.

Preusser's classmate, Stephanie Bardell, was voted the conference's top defensive player, helping the Spartans to a perfect 9-0 mark in league play. Bardell led a Castleton defense that was tops in the conference with a 0.55 goals against average, allowing just five markers in nine games.

The Sharks landed four spots on the 2013 NAC Field Hockey All-Conference teams. Senior midfielder Seneca Martensson (East Longmeadow, Mass.) received First Team honors, while Gagnon, junior defender Avery Hines (Newburyport, Mass.) and first year goalkeeper Brianna Rastello (Salem, N.H.) received Second Team honors.

 

2013 Field Hockey All-Conference Teams

First Team
Effie Drew	Jr.	F	St. Joseph's (Me.)
Rachel Preusser	Sr.	F	Castleton
Sabrina Vaillancourt	Sr.	F	Husson
Blake Wardwell	Sr.	F	Castleton
Seneca Martensson	Sr.	M	Simmons
Liz Noddin	Jr.	M	Husson
Kristy Pinkham	Sr.	M	Castleton
Stephanie Bardell	Sr.	D	Castleton
Shannon Burns	Sr.	D	Castleton
Annika Durell	Jr.	D	Husson
Emma Astbury	Fr.	GK	St. Joseph's (Me.)
Second Team
Rachelle Messuri	Sr.	F	St. Joseph's (Me.)
Brittany Premo	Jr.	F	Thomas
Nikita Soares	Jr.	F	Lasell
Kashley Weymouth	Sr.	F	UMaine-Farmington
Carley Denis	Sr.	M	St. Joseph's (Me.)
Chelsea Morley	Jr.	M	UMaine-Farmington
Jenna Gagnon	Fr.	M	Simmons
Renee Despres	Sr.	D	UMaine-Farmington
Lauren Hachey	Sr.	D	Thomas
Avery Hines	Jr.	D	Simmons
Kate Storey	Sr.	D	UMaine-Farmington
Brianna Rastello	Fr.	GK	Simmons
Player of the Year
Rachel Preusser	Sr.	F	Castleton
Defensive Player of the Year
Stephanie Bardell	Sr.	D	Castleton
Rookie of the Year
Jenna Gagnon	Fr.	F	Simmons
Coach of the Year
Amanda Maxwell			Simmons
Team Sportsmanship Award
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