Ryan leads the Jeffs in points (17), goals (5), assists (7) and shots (29). She’s also sixth in the NESCAC in assists per game (0.54) and 13th in points per game (1.31).

Ryan Named NFHCA Division III North Senior All-Star

October 25, 2003

AMHERST, MA - Amherst College senior co-captain Christine Ryan (Summit, NJ) was one of just four field hockey players from the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) named to the Division III North Senior All-Star Team, selected by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA), on Tuesday. Selected student-athletes will participate in the 2003 NFHCA Division III North/South Senior All-Star Game on Saturday, November 22 at 10 a.m. at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Penn.

Ryan leads the 18th-ranked Jeffs - who enter their final game of the regular season at 9-4 overall and 5-3 in conference play - in points (17), goals (5), assists (7) and shots (29). She’s also sixth in the NESCAC in assists per game (0.54) and 13th in points per game (1.31).

Ryan was a Second-Team All-NESCAC and Second-Team STX/NFHCA Division III All-New England West Region selection as a junior, tying for the team lead in scoring with eight points on three goals and two assists. As a sophomore, Ryan was Amherst’s third leading scorer with 14 points on five goals and four assists, as the Jeffs advanced to the NESCAC Postseason Championship Tournament title game.

Ryan is also a defender on the women’s lacrosse team, scooping up 18 ground balls in 16 games as a sophomore before leaving the team to study abroad as a junior.

NESCAC players joining her on the Division III North Senior All-Star Team are Bowdoin’s Amanda Burrage and Middlebury’s Char Glessner and Missy Krempa.