Field Hockey Hands Out Team Awards at Banquet

HANOVER, N.H. — The Dartmouth field hockey team celebrated the 2022 season on Saturday at its annual end-of-year banquet, an evening that featured remarks by head coach Mark Egner and senior captains Myah Pease and Meg Barnes, and a highlight video. As part of the evening, Ivy League and NFHCA honors were recognized, while individual department awards were announced.

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Pease received the Dorothy H. Leavitt Award, presented annually to the player who has made the greatest contribution to the field hockey program, both on and off the field. Pease played in all 17 games at center back, starting 16, while leading the Big Green in goals with five. She was a perfect 4-for-4 on penalty strokes, while also scoring on a penalty corner at New Hampshire. Pease has also served as an important leader in helping push the program forward, setting the stage for success in the future.

Second team All-Ivy League honorees, senior Holley Cromwell and junior Bronwyn Bird were named Co-Offensive Players of the Year. Cromwell tied for second on the Big Green in points with 11 via three goals and five assists. She posted a goal and assist in Dartmouth's 4-3 win over Northeastern, the program's first win over the Huskies since 1987, before scoring a goal in a win over Sacred Heart two days later. That helped Cromwell earn Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week, Dartmouth's first weekly award since 2007. An NFHCA second team All-Northeast Region honoree, Bird led Dartmouth in both points (12) and assists (6), making things happen in the midfield. Bird had a point in four of the first five games of the season, dishing four assists over a three-game span in early September. In Ivy League play, Bird had a big fourth-quarter goal at Columbia then one assist in each of the final two games — vs. Yale and Penn.

An honorable mention All-Ivy League honoree, freshman Olivia Galiotos was named Defensive Player of the Year. As a center back who started all 17 games and played nearly every minute, she helped anchor the back line and a defensive unit that allowed just over two goals per game in Ivy League play. The Big Green allowed just 16 total, eight fewer than any other year since 2015.

The Teammate of the Year was presented to Barnes. On the field, Barnes started all 14 games she played, posting two goals and two assists, but her leadership was integral to the teammates around her. Barnes scored goals in back-to-back games, vs. Merrimack and at Cornell, while also recording assists against No. 15 Harvard and UMass-Lowell.

Sophomore Gabriela Braceras received Most Improved Player for her improvement over the fall, winter and into the spring. This fall, Braceras played in all 17 games, starting 14 while posting a goal and two assists on the forward line. Her first-career goal proved to be the game-winning goal in Dartmouth's 2-1 win over Merrimack while she later had assists at New Hampshire and vs. Harvard.

A highlight of Dartmouth's season was a three-game September winning streak, marking the program's longest win streak since the 2017 season. The Big Green also defeated Northeastern for the first time since 1987. Also of note, the total margin of defeat in their seven Ivy League games was nine goals, including five consecutive one-goal defeats to end the season, as the Dartmouth field hockey program showed it is getting closer and closer to breaking through.

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