Santi, Van Tilburg Earn NFHCA All-America Honors

Saint Joseph's junior Lily Santi and senior Freke van Tilburg were named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association's 2022 All-America squads, the organization announced on Tuesday afternoon. Santi was tabbed for the Second Team, while van Tilburg earned a place on the Third Team.

Santi is the eighth Hawk in program history to earn All-America accolades; those eight student-athletes have combined to be honored 13 times, with 11 of those laurels coming since 2016. A year ago, van Tilburg became the seventh with her selection to the Second Team.

A native of Oceanport, New Jersey, Santi was named the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year after leading the conference in goals and points and tying for the league lead in assists. She also earned First Team All-Region and All-Conference honors to go with a spot on the All-Championship Team and the A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player award.

Van Tilburg was also tabbed for both the All-Region and All-Conference First Teams after earning Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year honors. The product of Breda, Netherlands, tied with Santi for the A-10 lead in assists and earned her second All-Championship Team nod in as many seasons; she is now the fourth Hawk to be named an All-America selection in multiple seasons.

The pair helped lead the Hawks to their sixth Atlantic 10 regular season title in seven years and the program's fifth postseason crown in the last six seasons. Saint Joseph's topped Wake Forest, 3-1, on November 11 for the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament victory; Santi scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal on an assist from van Tilburg.

This news article originally appeared on sjuhawks.com.