LOUISVILLE, Ky. --- A trio of Bellarmine University field hockey stars have picked up awards from the Independent Schools Alliance on Monday as Alexis Van Wallaghen was named Rookie of the Year with juniors Rachael McAllister and Kelcie Hill picking up all-league honors.

Van Wallaghen shared the team lead in 2012 in goals scored with six, including one game winner. An Assumption High School product, she started 12 games while ranking fourth on the team in minutes played. A forward, she scored a pair of goals in the Knights loss to No. 7 Kutztown and played all 70 minutes of BU's 2-0 win over Mercy, scoring on a penalty stroke.

Scoring three goals and three assists, McAllister started 15 times at the midfield position and for the third straight season she took the majority of the team's penalty corners. McAllister was second on the team in minutes played, registering 65 or more minutes eight times in 2012.

Hill was the catalyst of Bellarmine's defense that posted a 2.0 goals against average. The defense registered three shutouts on the year including against No. 8 Indiana (PA) when Hill logged 63 minutes. The Mercy Academy alum added a pair of assists on the season including one in a 3-1 win over Mercyhurst in early September.

Limestone College's Rachael Goromonzi took home Player of the Year honors while her coach, Lindsay Jackson, was named Coach of the Year.   


All-ISA Team
Rachel Goromzoni, Limestone, midfield
Kayleigh Harrower, Lindenwood, midfield
Kelcie Hill, Bellarmine, back
Lindsay Hinton, Limestone, goalkeeper
Danielle Jones, Mercy, back
Rachael McAllister, Bellarmine, midfield
Kristi O'Connor, Lindenwood, forward
Sara Parker, Limestone, forward
Lynsey Porter, Lindenwood, back
Kendra Sutherland, Limestone, midfield
Alexis Van Wallaghen, Bellarmine, midfield

Coach of the Year: Lindsay Jackson, Limestone