Grace Keefe and Megan Fuqua of the Middlebury field hockey team have earned National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-American laurels. Keefe was tabbed a second-team selection and Fuqua a third-team honoree, marking the 15th-consecutive season in which a member of the program has received All-America recognition.
 
HONOREE HIGHLIGHTS

• Keefe (Second Team)
  • Keefe becomes an All-American for the first time as a Panther.
  • The defender also received NFHCA All-Region and All-NESCAC First-Team honors.
  • Keefe appeared in all 20 games and made 19 starts, ranking third in minutes played (1,238) this fall.
  • The Panther also provided 12 points with four goals and four assists on the offensive end.
  • She made a pair of critical defensive saves to propel Middlebury in a 2-1 win over then-#6 Bates on October 25.
  • Keefe concludes a stellar run as a Panther with 30 points on 11 goals and eight assists across 2,223 minutes.
• Fuqua (Third Team)
  • Fuqua earns her first All-American nod as a Panther.
  • The midfielder joined Keefe on the all-region and all-conference squads.
  • She paced the team with 30 points on 14 goals and two assists.
  • Fuqua recorded three multi-goal performances, tallying four goals twice against then-#3 Babson on September 14 and Westfield State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
  • The junior logged 1,044 minutes and posted five penalty stroke goals throughout the season.
  • The Panther has 41 career points (17G, 7A) over 1,461 minutes of action.

Keefe and Fuqua become the 59th and 60th NFHCA All-Americans in program history. A full list of honorees can be found here.