FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood field hockey found a keeper in goalkeeper Sophie Mooldijk. The freshman was named the MAC Goalkeeper of the Year today when the conference office announced All-MAC honors.
 
In addition, Mooldijk earned a spot on the All-MAC First Team and the All-MAC Freshman Team, and she was joined by Zoe Tierney, who garnered All-MAC Second Team honors.
 
Mooldijk became the first player to earn MAC Goalkeeper of the Year, and she joins Katie Wyman (Defensive Player of the Year-2019), Luna Lopez (Freshman of the Year-2018), Camila Duarte (Freshman of the Year-2019), and Maroussia Walckiers (Freshman of the Year-2021 Fall) as players to win an individualized award from the MAC.
 
For the season, Mooldijk posted 118 saves, the most in a single season in more than a decade. She had a .781 save percentage, which led the MAC, to go with a 1.98 goals against average. She picked up four wins as well while playing nearly 1,000 minutes.
 
Five times during the year, Mooldijk made at least 10 saves, and she was the MAC Defensive Player of the Week once. The Netherlands native helped Longwood win its season finale in a shootout over Georgetown, capping a strong 10-save performance with three stops on four attempts in the shootout. She had a career high 16 saves earlier in the season against then No. 19 Liberty to help force overtime against a top 20 side.
 
Meanwhile, Tierney, a team captain, was everywhere all at once, seemingly, during the season. The senior tied for ninth in the MAC with six goals, a mark that led the team. She had three game-winning shots as well, which tied for fourth in the league.
 
In addition, Tierney added an assist and was a perfect 3-3 on penalty strokes on the year. She also played a pivotal role on the other end of the field, and she had a defensive save.
 
In the season finale against Georgetown, Tierney put home the game-winning attempt in the shootout to lift the Lancers past the Hoyas.
 
2024 MAC Field Hockey Postseason Specialty Award Winners
Coach of the Year: Christy Morgan, James Madison
Offensive Player of the Year: Alice Roeper, Junior, Midfielder, James Madison
Defensive Player of the Year: Berta Mata, Senior, Back, Miami
Goalkeeper of the Year: Sophie Mooldijk, Freshman, Longwood
Freshman of the Year: Henriette Schlueter, Forward, Miami

All-MAC First Team
Lise Boekaar, Junior, Midfielder, App State
Charlotte Bosma, Senior, Forward, App State
Emma van Hal, Junior, Midfielder, Ball State
Mallory Camryn, Junior, Forward, Central Michigan
Alice Roeper, Junior, Midfielder, James Madison
Cassidy Strittmatter, Senior, Midfielder/Forward, James Madison
Eva Usoz, Sophomore, Midfielder, Kent State
Berta Mata, Senior, Back, Miami
Claudia Negrete Garcia, Graduate Student, Midfielder/Striker, Miami
Henriette Schlueter, Freshman, Forward, Miami
Anouk Plaehn, Junior, Back, Ohio
GK: Sophie Mooldijk, Freshman, Longwood

All-MAC Second Team
Grace Ball, Graduate Student, Midfielder/Defender, App State
Florine Koopman, Sophomore, Midfielder/Defender, App State
Henriette Stegen, Junior, Forward, App State
Anna Crump, Graduate Student, Midfielder/Forward, Bellarmine
Bente Moormann, Senior, Midfielder, Bellarmine
Sarah Beers, Fifth Year, Defender, James Madison
Carissa Tambroni, Fifth Year, Midfielder/Defender, James Madison
Augustina Florio, Senior, Midfielder, Kent State
Zoe Tierney, Senior, Midfielder, Longwood
Carlie Servis, Senior, Midfielder, Miami
Bodhi Littlefield, Senior, Midfielder, Ohio
GK: Hannah Johnston, Senior, Ball State
 
All-Freshman Team
Frederique Grimberge, Midfielder, App State
Skylar Sokal, Defender, Bellarmine
Luna Tuncay, Forward/Midfielder, Bellarmine
Carolena Ryon, Forward, Central Michigan
Henriette Schlueter, Forward, Miami
Molly Schreiner, Goalkeeper, James Madison
Lilly Turner, Striker, James Madison
Delfina Larippa, Forward, Kent State
Lieve Jansen, Goalkeeper, Kent State
Sophie Mooldijk, Goalkeeper, Longwood
Marie De Grande, Midfielder, Ohio
 
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