BETHLEHEM, Pa. – American senior midfielder Noor Coenen and junior defender Georgia Davies were named the Patriot League Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively when the League office announced its postseason major awards and All-League teams.
 
Coenen and Davies were joined by freshman goalkeeper Bryn Underwood, who collected Patriot League Rookie of the Year Honors.
 
Lehigh sophomore goalkeeper Maddie Kahn was voted Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year. Boston University Head Coach Sally Starr claimed her fifth Patriot League Coach of the Year honor after leading the No. 20 Terriers to an undefeated regular season.
 
The Patriot League Field Hockey Major Awards and All-League teams were voted on by the seven League field hockey head coaches who could not vote for their student-athletes or themselves.
 
The 2020-21 Patriot League Field Hockey Championships begin on Thursday, April 22 at Boston University’s New Balance Field in Boston, Mass. Thursday's semifinal round games and Saturday's Patriot League Field Hockey Championship Game will be live on ESPN+.
 
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2020-21 Patriot League Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Year
Noor Coenen, American, Sr., Midfielder, Naarden, Netherlands/Laar en Berg
*Coenen led the Patriot League in points (10) and assists (4) while tying for second in goals (3). She placed 13th in NCAA DI in points per game (2.0) and eighth in assists per game (0.80)
*The two-time Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year is among 20 field hockey student-athletes to earn All-League honors four times.
*Coenen ranks 10th in League history in points (111) with 45 goals and 21 assists.
 
2020-21 Patriot League Field Hockey Defensive Player of the Year
Georgia Davies, American, Jr., Defender, Ipswich, England/Ipswich School
*Davies and the Eagles’ defense held opponents to a League-low 1.00 goal allowed per game, limiting opposing offenses to 39 shots allowed in five matches.
*Davies, a two-time First-Team All-Patriot League selection, has helped the Eagles record two shutouts this season.
*She received Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week on March 15 and April 5. 
 
2020-21 Patriot League Field Hockey Goalkeeper of the Year
Maddie Kahn, Lehigh, So., Goalkeeper, Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City
*Kahn is second among NCAA DI goalkeepers in saves per game (7.25), fourth in save percentage (.879) and 15th in goals-against average (1.01), while placing among the top two in the Patriot League in each of those categories.
*The Ocean City, N.J. native earned Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week honors twice this season, helping the Mountain Hawks shutout Lafayette and Bucknell in consecutive weeks.  
*She recorded eight or more saves in three of Lehigh’s four games this season.
 
2020-21 Patriot League Field Hockey Rookie of the Year
Bryn Underwood, American, Fr., Goalkeeper, Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson
*Underwood started all five games and recorded a Patriot League-best goals-against average (0.86), good for 10th in NCAA DI.
*The freshman goalkeeper is second in the Patriot League in save percentage and tied for sixth in the nation (0.833).
*She earned Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week after recording her League-leading second shutout of the season in a 2-0 victory over Lehigh to clinch a berth in the Patriot League Championship.
 
2020-21 Patriot League Field Hockey Coach of the Year
Sally Starr, Boston University
*Starr led Boston University to an undefeated regular season for the fourth time since joining the League in 2013. BU earned the top seed and hosting duties for the Patriot League Championship for the fifth time in the last six years.
*Her Terriers sit atop the League rankings in scoring average (2.72) and scoring margin (1.48), while tying American for allowing the fewest goals (5).
*Starr was named Patriot League Coach of the Year for the fifth time, tying former Lafayette Head Coach Ann Gold for second on the all-time field hockey list.
 
2020-21 All-Patriot League Field Hockey by the Numbers
Nine of the 23 All-Patriot League field hockey selections are multi-year honorees. American’s Coenen and Lehigh senior defender Lenke Havas expanded the four-time All-Patriot League club to 20 members. Coenen is a four-time first-team honoree, while Havas has made the first team three times.
 
Davies, Bucknell senior midfielders Sarah Dimock and Leah Fogelsanger and senior defender Kaelyn Long, Colgate senior midfielder Taylor Casamassa, Holy Cross senior defender Emily Devine and Lafayette senior midfielder Anna Steps all made the All-League squad for the second time.
 
Boston University and Bucknell tied for a League-high four student-athletes on the All-Patriot League teams, with the Terriers and Bison each having two first-team honorees. American (2 first-team), Colgate (1 first-team), Holy Cross (1 first-team), Lafayette (1 first-team) and Lehigh (2 first-team) each placed three student-athletes on the two teams.
 
Seniors accounted for 14 of the 23 spots on the two All-Patriot League teams. Four juniors and four sophomores received recognition, with Lehigh freshman midfielder Julia Gatelein as the lone first-year player to be voted onto the teams by the League coaches.
 
2020-21 First-Team All-Patriot League
Noor Coenen, American, Sr., M
Georgia Davies, American, Jr., D
Alexis Pettisani, Boston University, Sr., B
Kathryn Scheerer, Boston University, Sr., B
Kaelyn Long, Bucknell, Sr., D
Erin Zielinski, Bucknell, Jr., D
Taylor Casamassa, Colgate, Sr., M
Emily Devine, Holy Cross, Sr., D
Audrey Sawers, Lafayette, Sr., M
Lenke Havas, Lehigh, Sr., D
Maddie Kahn, Lehigh, So., GK
 
2020-21 Second-Team All-Patriot League*
Gaby de Kock, American, Sr., M
Miya Denison, Boston University, Sr., F
Liz Ryan, Boston University, Sr., M/F
Sarah Dimock, Bucknell, Sr., M
Leah Fogelsanger, Bucknell, Sr., M
Mari Kniezewski, Colgate, So., M
Anna Unger, Colgate, Jr., GK
Caitlin Little, Holy Cross, Jr., D
Gabby Venezia, Holy Cross, So.., M
Simone Hefting, Lafayette, So., D
Anna Steps, Lafayette, Sr., M
Julia Gatelein, Lehigh, Fr., A/M
 
*12 student-athletes on the second-team due to ties in the voting
 
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