Princeton University Athletics
Ilvy Friebe Named Ivy League Player of the Year
November 14, 2002 | Field Hockey
Nov. 14, 2002
Ilvy Friebe became the first person since Princeton grad Amy MacFarlane to be named Ivy League Player of the Year in consecutive seasons. A unanimous selection, Friebe was also named first-team all-Ivy when the 2002 All-Ivy field hockey team was announced today.
Joining Friebe as a first-team All-Ivy selection were Natalie Martirosian, Claire Miller and Emily Townsend. Cory Picketts was named second-team all-Ivy and Kelly Baril and Lizzie Black were all-Ivy Honorable Mentions.
Princeton, the Ivy League champion, opens the NCAA tournament Saturday against Michigan at Penn State (11 a.m.).
First Team
Elizabeth Buza, Brown (Jr., M) Houston, Texas
Carissa Mirasol, Cornell (Jr., F) Fairfax, Va.
Carolyn Steele, Dartmouth (Sr., M) Clinton, N.Y.*
Lauren Welsh, Dartmouth (Sr., F) Lambertville, N.J.*
Jen Ahn, Harvard (Jr., M) Arlington, Mass.*
Katie McDavitt, Harvard (Jr., M) Walpole, Mass.
Ilvy Friebe, Princeton (Sr., A) Bonn, Germany *
Natalie Martirosian, Princeton (So., M) Richmond, Va.*
Claire Miller, Princeton (Jr., M) Scarsdale, N.Y.*
Emily Townsend, Princeton (Sr., B) Houston, Texas *
GK--Krissy Nesburg (Jr.) Oak Park, Ill.
Second Team
Laurel Pierpont, Brown (Jr., F) Jacksonville, Fla.
Kimmy Gardner, Cornell (Jr., B) Paoli, Pa.
Lindsay Grace, Cornell (Jr., A) Ardmore, Pa.
Rebekka Stucker, Dartmouth (Jr., D) Glen Falls, N.Y.
Kate Scott, Harvard (Sr., S) Mendham, N.J.
Shelley Maasdorp, Harvard (So., M) Harare, Zimbabwe
Kylee Jakobowski, Penn (Jr., M) Gladwyne, Pa.
Liz Lorelli, Penn (So., F) Greenwich, Conn.
Cory Picketts, Princeton (Jr., M) Marmora, N.J.
Sarah Driscoll, Yale (So., M) Belle Mead, N.J.
GK--Kate Zacarian, Harvard (Jr.) Amherst, Mass.
Honorable Mention
Meaghan Harwood, Brown (Jr., F) Hoosick Falls, N.Y.; Kate Mansur, Columbia
(So-C., M) Greenfield, Mass; Averill Doering, Dartmouth (Jr., B) Shaker
Heights, Ohio; Jen McDavitt, Harvard (Fr., M) Walpole, Mass.; Kate Gannon,
Harvard (So., M) Bethesda, Md.; Emily Farnesi, Penn (Jr., D) Malvern, Pa.;
Lizzie Black, Princeton (So., A) Gwynedd Valley, Pa.; Kelly Baril, Princeton (Sr., GK) Peabody, Mass.; Meredith Hudson, Yale (So., D) Danvers, Mass.
Player of the Year -- Ilvy Friebe, Princeton (Sr., A) Bonn, Germany*
Rookie of the Year -- Jen McDavitt, Harvard (Fr., M) Walpole, Mass.