NEW YORK – The University of Connecticut field hockey team has been unanimously selected as the BIG EAST’s top team in the 2016 Preseason Coaches’ Poll announced on Friday. The Huskies also garnered the BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year honor in forward Charlotte Veitner, while UConn midfielder Anna Middendorf and Liberty back Serena Barr were selected as Preseason Co-Defensive Players of the Year.
The Huskies collected all seven eligible first-place votes for a total of 49 points from the leagues’ head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own players or teams.