Nov. 23, 2009

BERKELEY - Natalie Nurnberg and Erin Magill have been named to the 2009 Longstreth/NFHCA All-West Region Team, as announced by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA). Nurnberg was selected to the first team, while Magill made the second team.

Nurnberg was named the NorPac Conference Offensive Player of the Year for the West division. She was Cal's leading scorer this year with 25 points, and she was second on the team in goals with eight. She earned NorPac Offensive Player of the Week honors after recording five points in Cal's 6-1 victory against UC Davis on Oct. 10. She got her first two goals of the season against Northeastern in the third game of the campaign. When Cal defeated Stanford, 4-3, in Berkeley, Nurnberg got the day off to a good start for Cal when she scored in the second minute of the match. It was not the only time Natalie gave the Bears the momentum early. In Cal's 6-1 win over UC Davis, she scored the first goal of the game at the five-minute mark. Natalie has earned the majority of her assists on the year from converted penalty corners.

Magill led the Bears with nine goals on the season, and was second on the team in points with 21. She also has three assists on the campaign. In addition to being a key member of the defense for the Bears, Magill has also been valuable on corners, where all of her goals were scored. Magill recorded a hat trick in Cal's 4-3 victory against Stanford on Sept. 27, earning NorPac Offensive Player of the Week honors in the process. Magill earned NorPac Defensive Player of the Week honors when she earned a defensive save against Miami of Ohio, and also contributed an assist on Cal's lone goal against the RedHawks. She also tallied two goals against UC Davis on Oct. 10.

Cal (8-11) finished the 2009 season advancing to the NorPac Tournament final.