Misko Named to All-Patriot League Team

Madison High School graduate Rachel Misko, now a sophomore at Bucknell, has earned honors for her field hockey skills.

Misko, one of three Bucknell players named to the All-Patriot League First Team, was a unanimous first-team honoree.

The 2010 Patriot League Rookie of the Year and a Second Team All-League selection a year ago, Misko became one of six players to earn a unanimous selection to the First Team on Tuesday.

The sophomore forward is second on the team with four goals and 13 points this fall. Her five assists is also third among Bison. Against Patriot League opponents, Misko is tied for third in assists per game (0.80), eighth in shots per game (3.00) and tied for ninth in points per game (1.20).

Misko was recognized once already this season by the league when she was selected the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 3. Of the five Bison honored this week (two were also named to the second team), she is the only one to be voted to a postseason team previously in her career and the first Bison sophomore to be a first-team selection since Amanda Faust in 2006.

All-league selections were determined by a vote of Patriot League head coaches.

Bucknell, which is 7-11 overall and 3-2 in the Patriot League, will continue its season on Friday when it plays top-seeded American in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament at Washington, D.C., at 11 a.m. The winner of that matchup will advance to the championship game and play the winner of No. 2 Lafayette vs. No. 3 Lehigh at 1 p.m. on Saturday.