Kim Hedley Named to NFHCA Senior All-Star Game

The Tribe’s leading scorer becomes the 17th W&M player to be named to the Division I All-Star Game.

10/23/07 3:45PM

Williamsburg - Senior Kim Hedley was named to the 2007 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I Senior All-Star Game on Oct. 22. Hedley becomes the 17th player from William and Mary to be named to the NFHCA All-Star Game. The contest will be played Saturday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Maryland field hockey complex in College Park, Md.

Hedley leads the Tribe in scoring with 18 points on six goals and six assists. She earned CAA Player of the Week honors on Oct. 15 after registering two goals and two assists against No. 1 North Carolina and Appalachian State. She snapped UNC’s nine-match shutout streak with a rebound goal in the second half, before tallying four points on a goal and two assists against the Mountaineers.

Last season, Hedley was named a Second-Team All-CAA selection after leading the Tribe with nine goals. She was named to the Preseason All-CAA team prior to the 2007 campaign. Hedley is one of four CAA players named to the All-Star Game, joining Drexel’s Sarah Gostomski, James Madison’s Lauren Stefaniak and Delaware’s Amanda Warrington.

The Tribe will wrap up the 2007 regular season with a pair of matches this week. W&M will close out a three-match road trip at Richmond on Thursday, Oct. 25. Game time is slated for a 3:30 p.m. The College will conclude the regular season with Senior Day against No. 10 Old Dominion on Sunday, Oct. 28, at 1 p.m. The Tribe will honor its seniors, Gwen Hunter, Kim Hedley, Jes Kacerek and Laura Kastelic, prior to the contest.