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GILBERT, Ariz. - The University of New Haven field hockey team has earned the 2019 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division II National Academic Team Award as announced by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) on Wednesday. It is the second consecutive year the Chargers program has earned the honor. 
 
The Division II National Academic Team Award recognizes programs that earned a team grade-point average of 3.0 or higher during the fall semester of the 2019-20 school year. The field hockey team was one of 30 Division II programs to be recognized for its academic achievements. This past fall semester, the Chargers amassed a 3.39 GPA.
 
Three Division II academic awards remain to be announced- the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA National Academic Squad will be announced on March 11, the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Scholars of Distinction on March 24 and the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA National Scholar-Athlete on April 1. 
 
On the field, New Haven is coming off a program record five wins in just its third season as a varsity program. Junior goaltender Natalie Shaker (Newtown, Conn./Newtown) and sophomore Taylor Geaglone (Enfield, Conn./Enfield) both earned Third Team All-NE10 honors.