Nov. 24, 2008

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Providence College junior forward Nellie Poulin (Oakland, Maine) earned Longstreth/NFHCA Division I Third-Team All-America honors for her performance during the 2008 field hockey season. The NFHCA released its All-America selections on November 24.

Poulin becomes the ninth Friar in program history to earn All-America honors and is the third player from Providence College to garner All-America recognition under the direction of seventh-year Head Coach Diane Madl. Former Friar Lauren Sickel '07 and current Providence junior goalkeeper Rachel Chamberlain '10 each earned All-America honors in 2006.

Poulin enjoyed a fantastic year in 2008, earning First-Team All-Northeast Region and All-BIG EAST honors for the second-straight season. She finished the year with a team-best 33 points on 16 goals and one assist. Her 16 goals on the year are the most scored by a Friar in a single-season since 1989, when Karen Krawchuk netted 24 goals. Additionally, five of her 16 goals have been game winners. In BIG EAST regular-season play, Poulin finished tied for third in the conference in goals, with eight tallies. Her eight goals came on just 15 shot attempts (2.5 shots per game). She managed to score at least one goal in five of six BIG EAST Conference regular-season games. She notched five multiple-goal games on the season, including her first career hat trick (three goals) against Georgetown on October 26. Poulin currently ranks ninth all-time in scoring at Providence with 80 points on 35 goals and 10 assists. Her 35 career goals also ranks among the top-10 at Providence all-time in a three-way tie for seventh place.

The Friars finished the season with a 12-9 overall record and qualified for the BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship for the third-consecutive season. The last time the Friars appeared at the BIG EAST Tournament three-straight seasons dates back to the 1996, 1997 and 1998 campaigns. Providence also registered double-digit wins for the third-straight season, marking the longest such streak since reeling off double-digit wins in six-consecutive seasons from 1987 to 1992.