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Big Ten Announces Field Hockey Postseason

Honors

Michigan’s Guadalupe Fernandez Lacort named Big Ten Player of the
Year

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced its 2019 field hockey All-Big Ten teams and individual
award winners on Wednesday, with Iowa, Maryland, Michigan and Northwestern collecting individual
honors. The Wolverines’ Guadalupe Fernandez Lacort was tabbed Player of the Year, while
Northwestern’s Bente Baekers collected Freshman of the Year accolades. Maryland’s Madison
Maguire claimed Offensive Player of the Year honors, while teammate Bodil Keus received Defensive
Player of the Year. Iowa’s Lisa Cellucci earned Coach of the Year recognition.

Fernandez Lacort earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors after leading the Wolverines to a 13-5 record
and the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. The senior midfielder helped Michigan to a top-10 ranking
with 12 assists, 18 points and pair of game-winning goals. Fernandez Lacort’s award marks the sixth time a
Wolverine has been named Big Ten Player of the Year and the first since Katie Trombetta in 2017.

Maguire secured Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year after leading the Terrapins to their fifth Big Ten
Championship in the last six years. Maguire ranks second in the conference in game-winning goals (3) and
third in goals (12), assists (10) and points (34). Maguire is the first Terrapin to earn Big Ten Offensive Player of
the Year honors. Keus collected the fourth Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year award for the Terrapins and
became the first Big Ten standout to earn the distinction in back-to-back years since Penn State’s Brittany
Grzywacz (2012-13). The senior defender led a Terrapin defense that has allowed just 16 goals in 18 games,
while ranking among the top five on the team with four goals and contributing five assists for a total of 13
points.

Baekers earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors after leading the conference in shots (85), goals (24)