RELEASE DATE: 10/23/06

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mounties Ryanne Higgins Named PSAC Field Hockey Player of the Week – Junior Scores Five Goals in Historic Week

MANSFIELD – Ryanne Higgins (Newtown/Council Rock) has been named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Field Hockey Player of the Week for her outstanding performance in a milestone week for the Mansfield University field hockey program.

Higgins, a junior forward, scored five goals and added an assist in a 3-0 week for the Mountaineers. She scored both of Mansfield’s goals in a key conference win over East Stroudsburg and added a hat trick and assist in a 5-3 win over Bellarmine.

Higgins leads the Mountaineers in points this season with 38 including 14 goals and 10 assists.

Mansfield won all three games last week to improve to 10-9 on the season while earning the programs’ first-ever PSAC playoff berth ending a 27-year drought.

The Mountaineers close out the regular season by hosting Mercyhurst on Wednesday and will face #1 ranked Bloomsburg in the semi-finals of the PSAC Championship at Bloomsburg on Nov. 3.

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