McFerran Selected to Irish Field Hockey Squad for Great Britain Series

March 10, 2016 | Field Hockey

Freshman goalkeeper Ayeisha McFerran will travel to England with Irish National Team

The University of Louisville's Ayeisha McFerran has been selected to the Irish National Team's 20-player squad which will play Great Britain in a three-match series March 15-17 in England.

McFerran, a freshman goalkeeper from Larne, Northern Ireland, has been a member of Ireland's national team since 2014 and has earned 24 caps. Most recently, she competed with the Irish and the Irish National Field Hockey team in the FIH World League Round 3 Games held in Valencia, Spain in June.

She completed an impressive rookie campaign at Louisville, becoming the first freshman in program history to earn All-America honors when she was named to the 2015 Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA)All-America third team. The NFHCA All-West Region first team selection led the ACC – and tied the school season record - with nine shutouts. She posted a 1.24 goals-against average on the season, and earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors on Nov. 3.