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Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 17:20

Lowe, one of the top scorers in the sport’s history, is being inducted as a truly great player. Lowe holds the Brown University school record with 316 career points, the third-highest total in NCAA history. In 1989, he was selected as the Ivy League's Rookie of the Year, and in 1992, was named the Ivy's Player of the Year. In addition, he received the Enners Award as the USILA's Player of the Year in 1992 when he led Brown to the NCAA quarterfinals for the third consecutive year. 

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 17:17

Dunn, an outstanding all-around athlete, was inducted posthumously as a truly great player. Dunn played on the U.S. National Team from 1957 to 1963 and was a member of the U.S. team that toured Great Britain and Ireland in 1957. Dunn also served as an umpire for 20 years in the Philadelphia Women’s Lacrosse Association. 

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 17:13

Pfluger, who has won over 92 percent of her games at The College of New Jersey, was inducted as a truly great coach. Still active at the time of her induction, Pfluger had amassed a 318-26 record in 21 seasons at TCNJ, setting an NCAA record with a career winning percentage of 92.4. Her teams have won 11 NCAA Division III championships and won an NCAA-record 102 consecutive games from 1991 to 1997. She has twice been selected the IWLCA Division III National Coach of the Year and she has also led the TCNJ field hockey team to seven NCAA championships and nearly 400 victories since 1985.

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 17:09

Ford, a longtime fixture in the sport, was inducted as a truly great contributor, for contributions in the fields of coaching, umpiring, development and service. A four-year player at Connecticut College, she later coached at Concord Academy and Wellesley College, where she led her 1988 team to an undefeated regular season and her 1990 squad to the national quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament while setting a school-record for victories. The New England Women's Eight Conference named her as Coach of the Year in 1990. 

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 17:06

Sears, a dominant goalie for two national championship teams, is being inducted as a truly great player. Sears was a three-time All-American at North Carolina, earning the C. Markland Kelly Award in 1981 and 1982 as the nation’s outstanding goalie. He led Carolina to national championships both of those years. Sears was named the ACC's Player of the Year in 1982 and also earned the Enners Award as the USILA's Player of the Year that season. He was recognized by the NCAA on its 25th Anniversary team and by the ACC on its 50th Anniversary team.

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 17:02

Goldstein, a star attackman at Cornell, was inducted as a truly great player. Originally from Stony Brook, New York, Goldstein led the Big Red to the NCAA championship game in 1987, when he was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament after scoring 25 points in three games, tying the NCAA tournament record. Cornell finished as the national runner-up with a final 13-1 record that season. Goldstein led the nation in scoring in 1987 with 100 points, becoming just the second collegiate player to top 100 points in a season.

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 16:59

Karl "Rip" Rippelmeyer, a star offensive player that helped usher in Navy’s dominance in the 1960s, was inducted as a truly great player. Rippelmeyer earned All-American honors three times, including first team recognition in 1960 when he led the Midshipmen to the USILA national championship. He was the South team captain in that year’s North-South game. 

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 16:53

Kidder, a member of the first U.S. World Cup team, is being inducted as a truly great player. Kidder played four years at East Stroudsburg University and was named the school’s outstanding senior female athlete in 1969. She made the U.S. team for the first time in 1970 and her decade plus involvement with the program culminated in 1982 with the U.S. winning the first World Cup. Kidder was the head coach at Norristown (Pa.) High School from 1972 to 1981 and also served as an assistant coach for Ursinus College’s 1983 NCAA Division III national championship team.

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 16:50

Wood, one of the most prolific attackman of his era, was inducted as a truly great player. A product of St. Mary's High School in Annapolis, Wood became a four-time All-American at Johns Hopkins University, earning first team honors his final three seasons after taking second team honors as a freshman. He helped lead Hopkins to three national championships, winning the title in 1984, 1985 and 1987, and the Blue Jays compiled a 47-6 record during his four seasons.

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