2008 Field Hockey
Roster
Brandy Longacre
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bethlehem, Pa.
- High School:
- Freedom
- Position:
- D
Earned the Jill DiSanti Best Defensive Player award aftera break-out season that saw the senior defender log over 1200minutes on the field while starting in all 18 games forQuinnipiac...Named to 2008 NFHCA Division I National Academic Teamselection...2008 Northeast Conference Fall Academic HonorRoll...Played in and started all 18 games for Quinnipiac...Had justtwo shots on goal all season...Has established herself as an elitedefenseman in the NEC.
As aJunior in 2008:
Namedto the 2007 ZAG/National Field Hockey Coaches Association NationalAcademic Squad...2007 Northeast Conference Fall Academic Honor Rollselection...Started 16 of 17 games on defense forQuinnipiac...Logged 977 minutes on the field...Started all sevengames against NEC opponents...Led a Quinnipiac defense that allowed2.5 goals per game, the fourth lowest in the NortheastConference.
Started in all 19 games for the Bobcats...Helped a Bobcatdefense that allowed 1.79 goals per game, good for third in theNEC.
As aFreshman in 2006:
Didnot see any action during the fall season...Played during thespring campaign and earned All-Tournament Team honors at the DitaCup Challenge.
Before Quinnipiac:
Played field hockey and softball for four years atFreedom High...Named team field hockey and softball team offensivemost valuable player.
Personal:
The daughter of Tracey and Jeffrey Longacre...Majoring inphysical therapy.
