Pucheta Earns NFHCA All-Region Honors

East Lansing, Mich. - Michigan State freshman Carmen Pucheta (Cordoba, Argentina) has added to her considerable list of post-season honors, as she was announced as a First Team All-West Region selection by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) on Wednesday.

Full NFHCA Release

Pucheta becomes the 23^rd Spartan to earn NFHCA All-Region honors in program history, and it is the 40^th selection to an all-region team overall. MSU's last First Team All-Region pic was Heather Howie in 2015, and the Spartans have had four Spartans earn Second Team All-Region honors since: Kendal Anderson (2016), Simone Vagnoni (2016, 2017), Cara Bonshak (2020), and Merel Hanssen (2021, 2022).

The first-year standout was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year as well as a First Team All-Big Ten pick, and also earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. She is the first Spartan in program history to earn a spot on the First Team and Freshman of the Year honors in the same season.

Pucheta started all 18 games for MSU one of eight Spartans and three freshmen to do so. She was a force both offensively and defensively for the Spartans throughout the season – compiled a 4-2-10 scoring line (tied with Lilian Knorr as the team's top-scoring first-year player) but her presence was felt far more than just on the scoreboard.

MSU completed the season with an 8-10 overall record, and lose four seniors to graduation.

Players Mentioned

Lilian Knorr

Carmen Pucheta

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