LANCASTER, Pa. -- November 4, 1997 -- Gettysburg, Swarthmore and Washington, which tied for the Conference championship with identical 8-1 records, combined for eight first-team and 17 total spots on the 1997 All-Centennial field hockey team which was announced today.

Swarthmore senior forward Danielle Duffy (Media, PA/Penncrest) was a first-team All-CC choice and was also named the Conference's Player of the Year for the third consecutive year in balloting conducted by the 10 head coaches. Duffy led the CC in scoring with 22 goals and 21 assists for 65 points in all games and 9-9-27 in Centennial contests.

Washington, which was selected for the NCAA Tournament, placed four players on the first team, headed by senior midfielder Sarah Sobon (North East, MD/North East). A unanimous first-team choice, Sobon was named to the first team for the third straight year, after registering 9-8-26 this fall. Junior Mandy Pare (Colora, MD/Perryville) was also a first-team midfield selection, while sophomores Christyl Arrabal (Chestertown, MD/Kent County) and Quincy Miles (Pocomoke City, MD/Pocomoke) were named first-team at forward and back, respectively. Arrabal was the CC's fifth-leading scorer with 12-11-35 and was third in Conference games with 7-4-18.

Joining Duffy on the first unit for Swarthmore was junior midfielder Holly Baker (Media, PA/Penncrest) and senior back Michelle Walsh (Plymouth, NH/Plymouth Regional). Baker was the Conference's second-leading scorer with 15-13-43, while Walsh led a defense that permitted six goals in eight CC games.

Gettysburg senior forward Becky Griffith (Camp Hill, PA/Cedar Cliff) earned her third first-team All-Centennial honor, after registering 15 goals and five assists for 35 points on the season. Griffith, Sobon and Duffy join Lia Ernst of Swarthmore (1993-94-95) as the only three-time first-team All-Conference honorees in Centennial history.

Rounding out the first team is Johns Hopkins forward Maria Fontoura (Fairfield, NJ/West Essex), Franklin & Marshall back Niki Clawson (Johnstown, NY/Johnstown) and Bryn Mawr goalkeeper Emily Kupprion (Wallingford, PA/Strath Haven). Kupprion was second in the Conference in save percentage (88.8), stopping 253 of 285 shots on goal.

The complete All-Centennial team follows.

1997 All-Centennial Conference Field Hockey Team

First Team

Position	Name				Class	Hometown/High School
Forward - *	Danielle Duffy, Swarthmore	Sr.	Media, PA/Penncrest
Forward - *	Becky Griffith, Gettysburg	Sr.	Camp Hill,PA/Cedar Cliff
Forward - @	Maria Fontoura, Johns Hopkins	Sr.	Fairfield,NJ/West Essex
Forwad - #	Christyl Arrabal, Washington	So.	Chestertown, MD/Kent County
Forward -	Holly Baker, Swarthmore		Jr.	Media, PA/Penncrest
Midfield - *	Sarah Sobon, Washington		Sr.	North East, MD/North East
Midfield - @	Mandy Pare, Washington		Jr.	Colora, MD/Perryville
Back -		Michelle Walsh, Swarthmore	Sr.	Plymouth, NH/Plymouth Regional
Back -		Quincy Miles, Washington	So.	Pocomoke City, MD/Pocomoke
Back -		Niki Clawson, F&M		Sr.	Johnstown, NY/Johnstown
Goal -	@	Emily Kupprion, Bryn Mawr	Sr.	Wallingford, PA/Strath Haven

Second Team

Position	Name				Class	Hometown/High School
Forward - @	Amy North, Western Maryland	Jr.	Sykesville, MD/Liberty
Forward -	Becky Pierotti, Muhlenberg	So.	Harleysville, PA/Gwynedd Mercy Academy
Forward -	Lurah Hess, Swarthmore		Jr.	Freedom, ME/Mount View
Forward - @	Steph Fisher, Gettysburg	So.	Lewisburg, PA/Lewisburg
Midfield -	Laura DeSario, Gettysburg	So.	East Setauket, NY/Ward Melville
Midfield -	Barbara Ordes, Johns Hopkins	So.	Fallston, MD/Fallston
Midfield -	Anna Spognardi, Gettysburg	Jr.	Medfield, MA/Medfield
Midfield -	Evanthe Sophocleus, Haverford	Sr.	Towson, MD/McDonogh School
Back -		Jennifer Hagan, Swarthmore	Jr.	Media, PA/Penncrest
Back -		Andrea Cook, Muhlenberg		Sr.	Schnecksville, PA/Northwestern Lehigh
Back -		Veronica Ganzman, Washington	Jr.	Rising Sun, MD/North East
Goal -	#*	Lara Znotens, Dickinson		Sr.	Harleysville, PA/Souderton

Honorable Mention

Position	Name				Class	Hometown/High School
Forward -	Anne Maurer, Dickinson		Fr.	Columbia, PA/Manheim Central
Forward -	Kate Snyder, Dickinson		Fr.	Westport, MA/Moses Brown School, RI
Midfield -	Katie O'Shea, Haverford		Sr.	Old Lyme, CT/East Lyme
Midfield -	Lauren Carney, Johns Hopkins	Fr.	Wilmington, DE/Tatnall School
Midfield -	Shelly Dinterman, Western Md.	So.	Westminster, MD/Westminster
Back -		Megan Eddinger, Gettysburg	Fr.	Bally, PA/Boyertown
Back -		Carole Caine, Muhlenberg	Fr.	Bridgeton, NJ/Cumberland Regional
Back -		Jamie Flather, Swarthmore	So.	Kensington, MD	Walter Johnson
Goal -		Audra Krupp, F&M		Jr.	Alexandria, VA/Hockaday School
Goal -		Toby Wilmet, Washington		Fr.	Factoryville, PA/Lackawanna Trail

* First-team All-Centennial in 1995 and 1996
* First-team All-Centennial in 1995
# Second-team All-Centennial in 1996
@ Honorable Mention All-Centennial in 1996

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