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Dascano, Dupuis named to NCAA 25th Anniversary team
November 22 , 2005
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GENEVA, N.Y.—Two of the 11 players named to the NCAA Division III Field Hockey 25th Anniversary team call William Smith their alma mater. Back Jessica Dascano Becker ’01, of Oxford, and goalie Bianca Dupuis ’98, of Cropseyville, represent the Herons on this elite team.
A 2000 first-team All-American, Dascano paced the stingy William Smith defense in that allowed just 1.05 goals per game and shutout nine opponents, including Springfield College in the NCAA Championship game. The Honda-Broderick Award nominee earned the Liberty League Player of the Year Award after leading the Herons to a perfect 7-0 mark in league play. A four-time All-Region selection, Dascano was a second-team All-American in 1999 and the 1999 Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year. She also was named to the 2000 NCAA All-Tournament team.
Currently an elementary school teacher, Dascano helped the Herons to a four year record of 72-13 and two national championships.
A 1997 first-team All-American, Dupuis backstopped the Herons to the 1997 NCAA Division III National Championship. The 1997 Liberty League Player of the Year posted 12 shutouts in 22 games, sporting a 0.52 goals against average and a .906 save percentage. During Dupuis’ four seasons on campus, she registered 488 saves, 39 shutouts, a 61-14 record, a .905 save percentage, and a 0.66 GAA.
Dupuis, who currently serves as an assistant field hockey coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and runs her own business, helped the Herons to a four-year record of 70-16.
An NCAA Division III field hockey sport committee named an expert panel to select the Division III Field Hockey 25th Anniversary Team and the Division II honorees. The panel, which consisted of current and former coaches; athletics administrators; sports information directors; student-athletes and coaches association members, used historical data and results from online public voting at www.ncaasports.com to make their decision.
In 1981, the NCAA began sponsoring women’s championships, which opened the door to increased athletic and academic opportunities for female athletes. Today, the NCAA sponsors 44 women’s championships in 20 sports, providing more than 150,000 women with an opportunity to compete for national titles each year.