The Muhlenberg field hockey team got off to its best start since 1990 and finished two wins

Jacobs was selected to compete in the NFHCA Division III North/South Senior All-Star Game.

short of the school record this fall.

The Mules won their first eight games to climb to No. 7 in the Division III poll, the highest ranking since 1996 for a Muhlenberg team in any sport. The strong start included a Muhlenberg Invitational championship and wins over 19th-ranked Susquehanna and No. 9 Montclair State.

The team cooled off in the tough Centennial Conference season, losing four one-goal games on the way to a 12-7 record, 4-6 in CC play.

Junior Kristen Bruschi broke the school career scoring record, finishing the season with 99 points. She tied her own record with 19 goals in a season and notched 42 points, two shy of her school-record 2002 total. The two-time All-South Region selection needs just one goal to tie the ’Berg career mark.

Senior co-captain Danielle Kline netted a hat trick in the team’s final game, a 6-1 win at Bryn Mawr.

Like Bruschi, senior Lauren Jacobs was selected to the All-CC second team. She led the Mules with five assists and finished her career with 15, one assist short of the school career record.

Freshman Lauren Schram played every minute in goal and recorded six shutouts. Sophomore Alexa Sterbinsky was second on the team with six goals and 15 points.