As a Sophomore (2001): Posted a league-best 1.07 goals against average, finishing ninth in the nation in that category... Notched eight shutouts... Posted a 16-6 record... Her .798 save percentage was second in the MAC... Earned STX/NFHCA All-America third team honors... Named to the STX/NFHCA West Region first team... Earned All-MAC first team honors... Named to the MAC and Athletic Director's honor roll... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad. As a Freshman (2000): Started all 22 games... Posted a 14-8 record... Led the Mid-American Conference in minutes played with 1486:21... Recorded a conference-leading .828 save percentage... Was second in the conference with a 1.37 goals against average... Registered 6.5 shutouts, placing her second in the conference in that category... Named team Defensive Player of the Year... Earned All-MAC Second team honors... Named to the IKON Husky Classic All-Tournament team... Named to the 2000 Astro Turf/NFHCA West Region second team... Earned NFHCA National Academic Squad honors... Named to the Athletic Director's honor roll. High School: Lettered three years in field hockey under coach Kathleen Shenk... Regional All-American in 1998 and 1999... All-State team member in 1998 and 1999... Earned Big 10 second team honors and was three-time member of the Mid-Penn and Lebanon County All-Star teams... Keystone State Games Gold Medalist in 1997, 1998 and 1999... Selected to attend USFHA "B" camp... Member of the 1999 All-State Academic team... Also lettered in basketball and soccer. Personal: Full name is Christina Helen Hershey... Nickname is Hersh... Daughter of John and Karen Hershey... Birthdate is March 24, 1982... Majoring in communications... Greatest accomplishment so far was beating teams who take the team for granted... Goal at U of L is to win a MAC championship for a secure bid to the NCAA tournament... Post college ambition is to continue to play field hockey and get her master's in education... Her role model is her brother and Justine Sowry... Her greatest challenge to overcome is being away from her parents... Pregame ritual is to shake Carole Banda's hand, and two stick taps from Casey (one for Barr)... Proudest moment of her life is being a part of the U of L field hockey team. Hershey's Statistics Year GP/GS MP GA GAA SV SV% SH W/L 2000 22/22 1486:21 29 1.37 140 .828 6.5 14-8 2001 21/21 1443:46 22 1.07 87 .798 8.0 16-6 2002 14/11 1033:56 22 1.49 68 .756 5.0 9-5 Career 57/54 6964:05 73 1.31 295 .794 19.5 39-19 |
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