WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross field hockey junior forward Meggan Fourie was named to the Preseason All-Patriot League team, as voted on by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors and announced by the league Tuesday.
 
Fourie, who finished the 2022 campaign as a Second Team All-Patriot League selection, started all 17 games for the Crusaders. Fourie amassed 19 points on seven goals and five assists, which placed her in the top-10 for all three offensive categories in the Patriot League.
 
The full preseason team and major awards can be seen below.

2022 Patriot League Field Hockey Major Awards
Offensive Player of the Year – Lily Neilson, Bucknell, Jr., F
Defensive Player of the Year – Payton Anderson, Boston University, Jr., D
Goalkeeper of the Year – Bryn Underwood, American, Sr., GK
 
2023 Patriot League Field Hockey Preseason All-League Team*
Charllene Boshoff, American, Gr., D
Federica Turina Dellamaggiore, American, Jr., F
Bryn Underwood, American, Sr., GK
Payton Anderson, Boston University, Jr., B
Rachel Borzymowski, Boston University, 5th, B
Martu Coulo, Boston University, So., F/M
Thalia Steenssens, Boston University, Sr., M
Kira Leclercq, Bucknell, So., D
Lily Neilson, Bucknell, Jr., F
Ella Murphy, Colgate, Colgate, Sr., M
Meggan Fourie, Holy Cross, Jr., M
Lineke Spaans, Lafayette, Jr., M
India Ralph, Lafayette, Jr., D
Julia Gatelein, Lehigh, Sr., M/B
Abbie Brown, Lehigh, Sr., F
 
*Denotes additional members of the team due to ties in the voting
 
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