No Fluke as Middlebury forward tabbed NESCAC women’s Player of the Year

Middlebury senior Emily Fluke led the NESCAC scoring race, earning her 2015 Player of the Year honors (photo: Will Costello/Middlebury Athletics).

Middlebury forward Emily Fluke has been selected by the conference coaches as the NESCAC Player of the Year.

Fluke was the league’s top scorer with 30 points on 11 goals and 19 assists during in-conference games.

First-year forward Jessica Young, also from Middlebury, picked up Rookie of the Year honors after notching 11 goals and 20 points in 16 NESCAC contests.

Connecticut College’s Kristin Steele was honored as Coach of the Year for the first time in her 14-year career. After posting a 4-9-3 league record and earning the No. 8 seed last season, she guided the Camels to a 7-7-2 conference record as Connecticut College received its highest seed in the NESCAC championship as the No. 4 seed.

In addition, the league also named its two All-Conference Teams.

2014-15 All-NESCAC First Team

Player's NamePositionClassSchool
Emily FlukeFSr.Middlebury
Tori SalmonFSr.Amherst
Jordan SchildhausFSr.Wesleyan
Hanna BeattieDSo.Williams
Carly WatsonDSo.Middlebury
Kelsie FralickGSr.Connecticut College

2014-15 All-NESCAC Second Team

Player's NamePositionClassSchool
Erin MartinFJr.Amherst
Katie ParkmanFSo.Hamilton
Jessica YoungFFy.Middlebury
Caitlyn RyanDSo.Amherst
Lynndy SmithDSo.Amherst
Madeline MarshGSr.Middlebury