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Merel Hanssen Picks Up NFHCA All-Region Second Team Honors
11/22/2021 11:35:00 AM | Field Hockey
Led Spartans in all three major offensive categories this fall
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Following a breakout season for the Spartans, the National Field Hockey Coaches Association named Michigan State junior midfielder Merel Hanssen to the All-West Region Second Team, it was announced Monday.
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The team leader in goals, assists and points, Hanssen earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors earlier this month after setting career highs in all three categories. The Netherlands native started all 15 games for the Green and White and tallied six goals and five assists for 17 points, with two of those goals being game-winners.
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Hanssen also posted a pair of multi-point performances, tallying two goals and an assist in the Sept. 3 win over Northeastern before registering a goal and two assists in the Oct. 10 victory at Miami (Ohio). The junior also tallied points in five-straight games from Sept. 3 to Sept. 19, a stretch in which the Spartans went 4-1 overall.
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She is the second-straight Spartan to earn NFHCA All-Region honors, as departing senior midfielder Cara Bonshak was named to the All-West Region Second Team in the spring.
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For her career, Hanssen has started 45 of 49 games for Michigan State and head coach Helen Knull, scoring 21 total points.
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The team leader in goals, assists and points, Hanssen earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors earlier this month after setting career highs in all three categories. The Netherlands native started all 15 games for the Green and White and tallied six goals and five assists for 17 points, with two of those goals being game-winners.
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Hanssen also posted a pair of multi-point performances, tallying two goals and an assist in the Sept. 3 win over Northeastern before registering a goal and two assists in the Oct. 10 victory at Miami (Ohio). The junior also tallied points in five-straight games from Sept. 3 to Sept. 19, a stretch in which the Spartans went 4-1 overall.
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She is the second-straight Spartan to earn NFHCA All-Region honors, as departing senior midfielder Cara Bonshak was named to the All-West Region Second Team in the spring.
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For her career, Hanssen has started 45 of 49 games for Michigan State and head coach Helen Knull, scoring 21 total points.
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