2012 MASCAC Women's Soccer All-Conference Team (PDF)

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University freshman defender MaryRose Griffin (Whitman, Mass.) earned first team honors to highlight the Bears' three selections to the 2012 MASCAC Women's Soccer All-Conference Team.

Joining Griffin for the Bears on the All-MASCAC Team are second team selections junior midfielder Megan O'Leary (Whitman, Mass.) and freshman forward Mackenzie Hatfield (Whitman, Mass.).

Griffin started all 21 games as a rookie for the Bears as she anchored a BSU defensive unit that posted nine shutouts and a 1.25 goals against average.  The nine shutouts marked the most in a season since the 1993 squad recorded ten.  Griffin also tallied a pair of goals on the year and finished with four points.

O'Leary played in all 21 games and made 20 starts as she tied for second on the team in assists with five.  In 38 games, including 37 starts, over her first two seasons with the Bears, O'Leary has registered one goal and six assists for eight points.

Hatfield also started all 21 games in her first collegiate campaign. She led the team in scoring with 23 points on eight goals and seven assists.  The eight goals are the most in a season for a Bridgewater State freshman since Michelle Rhodes notched ten in 2001.  Hatfield currently ranks sixth in the MASCAC in scoring and is tied for fifth in assists.  She is also tied for seventh in the conference in goals along with sophomore teammate Emily Lane (Parsonsfield, Maine).

The BSU women's soccer team completed the 2012 season with an overall record of 9-9-3 including a 4-2-1 mark in league play. Seeded third in the MASCAC Tournament, the Bears blanked MCLA 4-0 in the quarterfinals and advanced to the conference championship game on penalty kicks in a 0-0 double overtime tie at Worcester State in the semifinals.  Bridgewater dropped a 2-0 decision to Westfield State in the MASCAC title game.