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Portugal Named West Region Player of the Year

Story Courtesy of Miami Sports Information

GILBERT, Ariz. – Longstreth and the National Field Hockey Coaches' Association announced regional players of the year on Thursday. Senior midfielder/forward Paula Portugal was named Regional Player of the Year.

Portugal was named All-Region First Team on Monday for the second-straight season. This season, Portugal was named MAC Offensive Player of the Year and All-MAC First Team. This is the second time she's been named MAC Player of the Year and fourth time she's been named All-MAC First Team. Portugal started all 23 games this season and led the MAC in scoring for the second-straight season with 24 goals, five assists and 53 total points.