Dec. 10, 2008
Center Valley, Pa.--American University senior Irene Schickhardt has been named to the 2008 All-ECAC field hockey team. Schickhardt, the 2008 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, was named to the 2008 Longstreth NFHCA All-America team last month. She earned First-Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors for the third time in her career in 2008.
Schickhardt finished her career ranked second in Patriot League history in career points (142), second in assists (42) and fourth in goals (50). She was a First-Team All-Patriot League selection for the third straight year and earned Patriot League Field Hockey Scholar-Athlete of the Year this season. She led the League and her team with 45 points and scored a team-high eight game-winning goals.
American won its sixth straight Patriot League Championship in 2008. The Eagles defeated Lock Haven in the NCAA play-in round to advance to the NCAA Tournament, where they fell to national runner-up Wake Forest.
