TANIS NAMED TO NFCHA ALL-REGION
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Montclair, NJ (11/13/07) – Senior forward Jennifer Tanis (Oak Ridge, NJ /Jefferson) earned yet another honor to her already impressive career as she was named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) South Atlantic All-Region Team on Tuesday.

Tanis, a four-time All-NJAC selection, becomes the first player in program history to earn All-Region honors for four consecutive years. In her four seasons at MSU, Tanis helped the Red Hawks to a 51-12 mark, which included an appearance in the 2005 NCAA Division III Tournament and back-to-back ECAC Mid-Atlantic titles.

The Red Hawks all-time leading scorer, Tanis is wrapped up the finest career in the history of the Montclair State field hockey program. The now four-time All-Region selection finished the year with 10 goals and collected seven assists for 27 points as she ranks second in the team in goals and points and was second on the squad in assists.

Tanis entered the season as the all-time leader in goals and points and added the assist record to her resume as she ended her career with 33 to go along with 77 goals and 137 points. Last year, Tanis set the season marks for goals (23) and points (63) as she was named the NJAC Offensive Player of the Year.

Tanis took part in one more contest in her MSU uniform as she played in the NFHCA Division III Senior All-Start Game on Saturday. Tanis is the sixth player in Montclair State history to be selected to play in that game as she joins Megan Ulicny and Jen Carbonaro, who played in the 2003, Robyn Apicelli and Alexandria Kelly, who each partcipated in 2005 and Kristen Swartz (2006) .