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DAVIS, Calif. — Field hockey student-athletes representing the fifth-ranked public school in the nation helped the program earn additional academic accolades when the National Field Hockey Coaches Association bestowed Division I National Academic Team honors to UC Davis.
The Aggies earned this award by posting a 3.0 team GPA during the 2020-21 fall term.
Monday's announcement took place after the organization unveiled its list of individual award winners last week. When announced,
Brenna Brophy,
Emily Chen,
Siena Dwyer,
Milou Korthouwer,
Audrey Matthew,
Catherine Potente,
Skylar Richards,
Lizzy Tedrow,
Madison Theodore,
Shannon Wong and
Danielle Yau earned a spot on the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad.
Seniors Chen and Theodore are four-time National Academic Squad selections.
UC Davis will continue its five-game road swing when it visits Stanford for Monday night's 6 p.m. designated non-conference game. Field hockey will visit Cal on Saturday (6 p.m.) before hosting the Cardinal on April 9 — the official America East matchup for the year between these teams — in its final home game of the spring season.
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