BATES' McMAHON, SCHALL EARN REGIONAL FIELD HOCKEY KUDOS
 

LEWISTON, Maine -- Junior halfback/midfielder Molly McMahon of Cumberland, Maine, and junior forward Amanda Schall of Chevy Chase, Md., have been named New England East Regional All-Americans by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA).

McMahon was one of the Bobcats' top players in the middle of the field this season. She scored one goal and had four assists for six points, but her strength was her defensive play. McMahon, a captain of next season's squad, was routinely called on to mark the opponents' top scorer and to break up opponents' penalty corners. "Molly is the glue which holds this team together," Bates head coach Stacey Watts said. "She is a tremendous leader who everyone on the team looks towards."

Schall, who is also McMahon's roommate, was the team's leading scorer this season with eight goals and four assists for 20 points. All of her goals and one assist came in the second half of the season after she was switched from left to right wing. Included among Schall's goals was an overtime game winner against the University of Maine at Farmington and the only goal in a 1 0 victory over in-state rival Colby College. She also scored a career-high four goals in a win over New England College. "Amanda had a terrific second half of the season," Watts said. "She really stepped up her play."

The Bobcats finished this season with an 8-6 record, their second over .500 finish in Watts' three seasons as head coach. Three of their six losses came at the hands of teams which qualified for the NCAA Division III tournament, while they had wins over Tufts University, whom they had not beaten since 1994, and Division II Stonehill College.

McMahon is a 1995 graduate of North Yarmouth Academy. Schall is a 1995 graduate of the Madeira School.