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Ten Current or Former Players Represent Louisville in USA Field Hockey's Young Women's National Championship
June 04, 2019 | Field Hockey
Carter Ayars, Hollyn Barr, Alli Bitting, Erica Cooper, Isabella Leeker, Sam Minrath, Meghan Schneider, Katie Schneider will be joined by incoming freshman Margot Lawn and 2016 alum Erin McCrudden
The University of Louisville field hockey program will be represented by nine current or former players in the 2019 USA Field Hockey Young Women's National Championship (YWNC) which will be held at Spooky Nook Sports, the Home of Hockey, in Lancaster, Pa., June 14-18.
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Current Cardinals Carter Ayars, Hollyn Barr, Alli Bitting, Erica Cooper, Isabella Leeker, Sam Minrath, Meghan Schneider, Katie Schneider will be joined by incoming freshman Margot Lawn and 2016 alum Erin McCrudden.
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About USA Field Hockey's Young Women's National Championship
The YWNC is an annual event featuring 144 elite female field hockey athletes, including the 2019 U.S. U-19 Women's National Team along with top collegiate and post-collegiate players. The selected athletes tried out and trained at USA Field Hockey High-Performance Centers throughout the country for an opportunity to earn a spot in the tournament that is the next step on the Olympic Development Pathway. These teams will face off for the prestigious title of national champions and for an opportunity to be selected to the 2020 U.S. U-21 Women's National Team and U.S. Women's National Development Team, or a trial for the U.S. Women's National Team.
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About Louisville
The Cardinals finished the 2018 season with a 13-6 overall record and ranked No. 14 in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) poll after earning the No. 3 seed in the 2018 ACC Championship. UofL will return 19 letterwinners from that team including NFHCA All-American Mercedes Pastor, fellow All-West Region selections Carter Ayars, Alli Bitting and Bethany Russ.
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Fans can follow Louisville Field Hockey on Twitter (@ULFieldHockey) at  https://twitter.com/ULFieldHockey and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ULFieldHockey
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Current Cardinals Carter Ayars, Hollyn Barr, Alli Bitting, Erica Cooper, Isabella Leeker, Sam Minrath, Meghan Schneider, Katie Schneider will be joined by incoming freshman Margot Lawn and 2016 alum Erin McCrudden.
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About USA Field Hockey's Young Women's National Championship
The YWNC is an annual event featuring 144 elite female field hockey athletes, including the 2019 U.S. U-19 Women's National Team along with top collegiate and post-collegiate players. The selected athletes tried out and trained at USA Field Hockey High-Performance Centers throughout the country for an opportunity to earn a spot in the tournament that is the next step on the Olympic Development Pathway. These teams will face off for the prestigious title of national champions and for an opportunity to be selected to the 2020 U.S. U-21 Women's National Team and U.S. Women's National Development Team, or a trial for the U.S. Women's National Team.
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About Louisville
The Cardinals finished the 2018 season with a 13-6 overall record and ranked No. 14 in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) poll after earning the No. 3 seed in the 2018 ACC Championship. UofL will return 19 letterwinners from that team including NFHCA All-American Mercedes Pastor, fellow All-West Region selections Carter Ayars, Alli Bitting and Bethany Russ.
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Fans can follow Louisville Field Hockey on Twitter (@ULFieldHockey) at  https://twitter.com/ULFieldHockey and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ULFieldHockey
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