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Bloomsburg Has Six Named All-PSAC in Field Hockey

BLOOMSBURG— Six members of the 2003 Bloomsburg University field hockey team have been named to the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) field hockey team.

Named to the first team were Shanna Fritz (Benton/Benton), Nikki Hartranft (Oley/Oley), Sheila Zilinski (Barto/Boyertown), Sharla Partlon (Langhorne/Neshaminy) and Alison Poff (Dallastown/Dallastown Area). Named second team All-PSAC was Erin McConnell (Danville/Danville).

Shanna Fritz 1st team	Sheila Zilinski 1st team	Nikki Hartranft 1st team
Sharla Partlon 1st team	Alison Poff 1st team	Erin McConnell 2nd team

Fritz was named first team All-PSAC for the third straight year. This season she has scored 11 goals to go along with her eight assists. For her career, which also includes one season at Ball State, she has 49 goals and 28 assists. She is third all-time at Bloomsburg in goals scored and fourth in assists. Fritz is also a two-time All-American for the Huskies.

Earlier this season she was named the PSAC Field Hockey Player of the Week after scoring three times and getting one assist in the Huskies' first three games of the season.

Hartranft is first team All-PSAC for the third time in her career. The senior forward has scored nine goals and assisted on six others this season. For her career, she has 45 goals and 24 assists. She is tied for fifth all-time in goals scored and is seventh in assists. She was also named a Bloomsburg and PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

Sheila Zilinski leads the Huskies in scoring with 19 goals and also has two assists. She is a two-time All-PSAC first team selection and was the 2002 PSAC Athlete of the Year. Zilinski, a senior forward, was named the PSAC Player of the Week in late October after scoring four times and getting one assist in three games.

For her career, Zilinski is 11th in goals scored with 37 and tied for eighth in assists with 22. Her 19 goals this season are tied for the sixth most goals in a single-season in school history. Last year Zilinski was also the NCAA Division II Field Hockey Player of the Year.

Partlon, a midfielder, was named first team All-PSAC for the third consecutive year. The junior played a key role in the midfield all season long for Bloomsburg and also added three goals and two assists for the Huskies. In the PSAC championship game, Partlon was named MVP after assisting on a goal and holding Shippensburg, the conference's top-ranked offensive team, to no goals.

Poff, a junior, earns her first All-PSAC honor this season. The midfielder was also a key for the Huskies in helping limit opponents to just 11 goals scored for the season. For the season, Poff has scored two goals and assisted on five others.

McConnell, a senior midfielder, was named second team All-PSAC for the second straight year. This season she has assisted on one goal, but it has been her play in the midfield that has helped the Huskies post 14 of their 20 wins by shutout.

The Huskies, 20-2, will play this weekend in the NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championships in Lowell, MA.