Gunson, McLeod, van Oosterom Earn NFHCA All-Region Honors
November 15, 2012 | Field Hockey
Nov. 15, 2012
BOSTON - The Boston University field hockey team had three players, including two first-team selections, named to the 2012 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I Northeast All-Region Teams, as announced on Thursday.
Junior Ella Gunson and senior Jacinda McLeod were named to the top squad while senior Nicole van Oosterom earned second-team honors.
McLeod becomes just the third player in program history to earn all-region honors all four seasons, joining Lori Heywood '92 and Pam Spuehler '08, and this marks the third straight year that she has been named to the first team.
Gunson, a junior transfer and 2012 Olympian from New Zealand, enjoyed a standout season, leading the Terriers in goals (9) and assists (7) en route to being named America East Midfielder of the Year. She led all America East players in both points (11) and goals (5) in league play and all nine of her tallies this season came in the final eight contests.
One of the top backs in Terrier history, McLeod recorded seven goals, including three game-winners, in 15 games this season to finish with 72 career points on 30 goals and 12 assists. She was the anchor for a defense that boasted a 1.44 goals-against average this year and ends her career as the only two-time America East Defensive Player of the Year. She is one of only two players in America East history to be named to the conference first team four straight seasons.
After earning first-team honors in 2010 and 2011, this is van Oosterom's third all-region recognition of her career. She also is a three-time America East All-Conference selection. The 2010 AE Midfielder of the Year, van Oosterom tallied nine points on three goals and three assists this season and was also selected to participate in the NFHCA Division I Senior Game.
