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RELEASE DATE: 11/17/03

FOR IMMEDEATE RELEASE: MOUNTIES HEATHER LONG NAMED NCAA DIVISION II STX/NFHCA ALL-AMERICAN

MANSFIED – Senior record breaking goalie Heather Long (Pottsgrove/Pottstown) has been named to Second Team STX/NFHCA Division II All-American honors. The All-American team was released today by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.

Long, who was earlier named to All-PSAC honors, broke the NCAA Division II record for saves in a season with 341 this year. She also set the NCAA Division II record for career saves with 860.

"What a great honor for a truly deserving athlete," said head coach Diane Monkiewicz. "Heather has been an outstanding goalie for us for the past four years and has always been consider one of the top players in the country. I so happy for her that in a year she shattered national records she gets the recognition she deserves."

A PSAC Scholar-Athlete, Long becomes the first Mansfield goalie to earn All-American honors.