PHILADELPHIA - An impressive 18 student-athletes on Temple's field hockey team have been named to the 2017-18 Zag Field Hockey / NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad. That number is the highest-ever in program-history, surpassing even last year's huge number of 16 that earned the honor.
The Owls' 18 honorees are second in the BIG EAST only to Liberty with 20 on the list, and rank sixth among all Division I teams. Temple has consistently been among the top 10 or better in number of student-athletes to earn the award.
"We placed an incredible number of athletes on this list because of the value and focus our women place on their academic careers," said Temple head coach Marybeth Freeman.