Terps’ Gonzales selected field hockey Player of Year

Maryland field hockey senior captain and Bel Air native Linnea Gonzales (Patterson Mill) was named the Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I National Player of the Year. Gonzales, the Big Ten Player of the Year, finished a stellar career with the Terps, who fell to North Carolina in the NCAA Division I national championship last month. Gonzales finished her senior season leading the Terps in goals (14) and points (33) and was named Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player and a unanimous selection for All-Big Ten first-team honors. Gonzales started in all 94 games of her career and scored 43 goals with 13 assists. She helped lead the Terps to two Big Ten tournament titles, three Big Ten regular-season titles, four trips to the NCAA tournament and two appearances in the NCAA finals. COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Utah announced that Navy assistant Sione Po’uha has been hired as defensive tackles coach. Po’uha is a Utah graduate and member of the school’s 2005 Fiesta Bowl team. Po’uha, the son of immigrants from Tonga, replaced Shaun Nua as Navy defensive line coach. Nua, who hailed from American Samoa, resigned in early January to accept the same position at Arizona. ... Salisbury seniors Shane Gaines and Andrew Houck will participate in bowl games this weekend. Gaines will take part in the Free Agent Football Division I-Football Championship Subdivision Senior Scout Bowl on Saturday, while Houck will play in the FAF D3 Senior Classic on Friday. Both games will be held in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Danielle Durjan and Nukiya Mayo each scored 16 points to lift visiting Towson (5-4) to a 73-52 win over Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) (3-7).

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