Ohio Wesleyan University senior Astrid Koek (Maastricht, the Netherlands/Erasmus) received a special award as part of the All-North Coast Athletic Conference field hockey teams, it was announced today.

Koek, a midfielder, was named NCAC Offensive Player of the Year and was a first-team All-NCAC selection.

Junior midfielder Veronica Hardman (Sydney, Australia/Ravenswood) and freshman midfielder Zoë Nelson (Frederick, Md./Urbana) were second-team all-conference choices, and freshman defender Gabi Dahllof (Bear, Del./Caravel Academy) was an honorable mention pick.

Koek shares the team lead in scoring with 14 points on 6 goals and 2 assists, with her 4 game-winning goals tied for fourth in the conference.  Koek was a first-team All-NCAC choice in 2019 and a second-team all-conference selection in 2018.

Hardman has 3 goals and an assist on the season.  She was an honorable mention All-NCAC pick in 2019.

Nelson has 2 goals and 2 assists this season.

Dahllof was a starter on an Ohio Wesleyan defense that ranks second in the NCAC with only 14 goals allowed on the season and ranks third in the league with a 0.91 goals-against average.

Ohio Wesleyan is 10-5 heading into the NCAA Division III tournament.  The Bishops finished fourth in the NCAC championship race with a 5-3 record but became the first No. 4 seed ever to win the NCAC tournament and claim the conference's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III tournament.