CHANDLER, Ariz. – Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey senior Kara Borzillo was tabbed a second-team All-American by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association on Tuesday afternoon. Borzillo, the 2009 Empire 8 Player of the Year and a three-time first-team all-conference selection, was a key to the Ducks’ second-straight Empire 8 title and second appearance in the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship.

CHANDLER, Ariz. – Four members of the Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team were named to the North Atlantic All-Region Team, it was announced Monday evening by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.  Senior captains Kara Borzillo and Erin Broderick and junior goalkeeper Ellyn Griggs were named first-team All-Region, and sophomore midfielder Mallory Swanson was a second-team honoree. Stevens finished its season with an overall record of 17-4, won the Empire 8 Championship for the second year in a row, and played in the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championships.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – On Wednesday, the Empire 8 Conference office announced its field hockey all-conference teams and eight members of the Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team were honored. Senior midfielder Kara Borzillo was named the conference’s Player of the Year and two other Ducks garnered first-team accolades. Senior Megan Clifford was Stevens’ Sportswoman of the Year as the Ducks went 6-0 in the conference for the second-straight season and earned the Empire 8’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship with a win over Washington & Jefferson College in the conference championship game.

HOBOKEN, N.J. – Freshman Kelby Bolton converted a penalty stroke in the 96th minute of play to lift the No. 19 Eastern University field hockey team to a thrilling, 1-0, double overtime victory over No. 16 Stevens Institute of Technology on Wednesday night at the De Baun Athletic Complex in the first round of the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship. Eastern (18-4) will advance to play the tournament’s top seed, Messiah College, on Saturday afternoon in Grantham, Pa. Stevens ends its season with an overall mark of 17-4.

HOBOKEN, N.J. - On Monday, the No. 16 Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team learned that it would be playing the Freedom Conference champ Eastern University in Wednesday afternoon's NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship first round at the De Baun Athletic Complex in Hoboken, N.J. Stevens earned the Empire 8’s automatic berth when it defeated Washington & Jefferson College for the Ducks’ second-straight conference title and tournament appearance. Last year, Stevens defeated the College of Wooster in the first round before falling to eventual national champion Bowdoin College.