RELEASE DATE: 11/7/06

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mounties Ryanne Higgins and Shana Markwis Named to All-PSAC Field Hockey Honors

MANSFIELD – Mansfield University’s Ryanne Higgins (Newtown/Council Rock) and Shana Markwis (Milford/Delaware Valley) have been named to 2006 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) All-PSAC Field Hockey honors.

Both were selected to the second team in voting conducted among the PSAC head coach’s and released this afternoon by the conference office.

A junior forward, Higgins ranked 5th in the PSAC in points (47), 4^th in points per game (2.24), 5^th in goals (18) and second in assists (11). She also set school records for points and assists in a season.

Markwis, a junior midfielder, had 13 points on four goals and five assists during the year.

Mansfield earned the program’s first PSAC playoff berth this season, losing to #1 ranked and undefeated Bloomsburg last Friday. The Mountaineers finished 11-10 on the year and are ranked #9 in the nation in this week’s STX/NFHCA Division II National Coaches Poll.

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