MANAHAWKIN, NJ – Johns Hopkins placed three players on the 2024 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-America team it was announced today. Senior
Liz Falterer was named first team, graduate student
Lila Slattery was named second team and senior
Jenna Halpin was named third team.
The three All-America selections for Hopkins are second most in the nation. The Blue Jays have now produced 28 NFHCA All-Americans, including 15 under head coach
Jane Wells. JHU has had at least two All-Americans in six of Wells' seven seasons.
Falterer earns First Team All-America honors for the second straight year. She is the just the second Johns Hopkins player to do so. The most decorated defender in program history, Falterer played in a school-record 92 games with 74 career starts. This season, she anchored a defense that led the Centennial Conference and ranked eighth in the nation in goals against average (0.81). She totaled three defensive saves, four goals and three assists in her final campaign. Falterer finished her career with 17 goals, nine assists and seven defensive saves.
Slattery made the most of her only season with the Blue Jays as she earns All-America honors for the first time in her career. She tied the program single season record with 50 points and finished second with 21 goals. In addition, she broke the program single season record with nine game-winning goals. Slattery ranked 10
th in the nation in goals and 11
th in points.
Halpin adds her first career All-America honor to an impressive senior season. She started all 23 games in the midfield and finished with a career-best five assists. She also scored a pair of goals to total nine points on the season. Halpin's five assists were tied for second on the team this season. On the defensive end of the field, she helped the Blue Jays allow just 7.0 shots and 5.13 penalty corners per game.