LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Shippensburg University field hockey program swept the major postseason awards presented this year by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, as sophomore Kristina Taylor was named the PSAC Western Division Player of the Year, freshman Ashley Taylor was named the PSAC Western Division Rookie of the Year and Bertie Landes was named the PSAC Western Division Coach of the Year.

In all, seven Lady Raiders earned all-conference recognition on Wednesday, including six first-team selections. It is the second consecutive year that Shippensburg has had seven all-conference selections since the PSAC moved into the divisional format at the start of the 2008 season.

Kristina Taylor, who was the PSAC West Rookie of the Year last year, continues to lead the nation in goals per game (1.15) and points per game (2.7). She has scored 23 goals and totaled 54 points through 20 games this season, including five game-winning goals. Taylor also leads the team with eight assists, and the team is 12-0 in games that she has scored a goal.

Ashley Taylor has been a sensation along the back lines this season for Shippensburg. Not only has her defensive presence strengthened SU's mettle along the backline, but her offensive presence has been on display with three goals and seven assists. Two of her three tallies have been game winners and she has converted the team's only successful penalty stroke this season.

For Landes, it is the fourth time in 11 seasons as the Lady Raider head coach that she has been honored by the conference and the first since 2005. This season, Shippensburg reached the No. 1 ranking in the nation for the first time in four years, and her squad is ranked either first or second in nine of the 11 major statistical categories tracked by the NCAA. SU is also one victory short of matching the school record for wins in a season.

Joining both Taylors on the All-PSAC West First Team are senior forward Jamie Doughty, senior midfielder Kim Tully, senior midfielder Mariah Wooters and senior goalkeeper Amanda Houser. Senior defender Lois Kaschenbach was picked as an All-PSAC Second Team selection. 

Doughty ranks third on the team with nine goals and four assists and scored the game-winning goal in the PSAC Tournament victory over Kutztown. Her offensive production is a career-high and she has started in all 19 games in which she has appeared this season.

Tully has once again impressed as a regular midfield presence for Shippensburg, making 19 starts, scoring three goals and recording four assists while serving as a valuable leader and an excellent passer for the Lady Raiders. It is the second straight year she has been a First Team selection.

Wooters is in her first full year as a starting midfielder and has shone bright this season, ranking third on the team with six assists while scoring four goals and totaling 14 points. She has started in all 20 games in which she has appeared this season and has been a strong leader as well.

Houser continues her stellar senior season and leads all Division II goalkeepers in goals-against average (0.74) and save percentage (.868). She has been the integral factor in the Lady Raiders leading the nation in shutouts per game and has compiled 99 saves over the course of the season.

Kaschenbach has stepped up as a regular defender this season and has started all 21 of the team's games this season. She has recorded two defensive saves as well as her first career point with an assist this season.