Hilary Matson Class: Senior Hometown: Marathon, N.Y. High School: Marathon Regional Position: Attack Birthdate: 11/23/1978 Favorite Book: The Horse Whisperer

“Hilary has led by example since the moment she stepped on the field at Princeton. A two-time All-America, NCAA all-tournament team member and arguably the fastest player in the country, it’s not about what Hilary accomplishes — to her, it’s about what she can accomplish for the team. She is everyone’s team player.” – Beth Bozman

1999 – third-team All-America … first-team regional All-America … unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection … led Princeton with 11 assists and finished third with 21 points … recorded points in 11 of Princeton’s 17 games, including four multiple-point games … scored first goal of the season in opening win against Drexel … scored unassisted game-winner in 2-1 win at Delaware … scored unassisted goal at Brown … also scored Ivy goals against Penn and Yale … recorded two assists in win over Rutgers and win over Columbia

1998 – selected to the NCAA all-tournament team … first-team regional All-America … unanimous first-team All-Ivy … scored twice, including an end-to-end game-winner, in 4-1 victory over Connecticut to clinch a trip to the NCAA championship game … Ivy League Player of the Week Nov. 4 after scoring back-to-back game-winners against ACC powerhouses North Carolina and Duke … recorded five points (2G, 1A), including game-winning goal in overtime, in a 4-3 win over No. 5 North Carolina … scored game-winner against Duke early in the second half … scored the game-winning goal against Rutgers with 1:23 remaining in the game … scored twice in 5-0 win over Harvard … second on team with 10 goals and third with eight assists … A-camp invitee … selected to the USFHA United Airlines Field Hockey League

1997 – Ivy League Rookie of the Year … NCAA all-tournament selection … second-team All-Ivy … scored two goals in the NCAA semifinals against North Carolina … scored two goals in 4-2 win over Penn … scored first collegiate goal in 3-0 win over Cornell in Ivy opener … led freshmen in scoring (22 points) … invited to A-camp

Marathon Regional High School – salutatorian … played for three state championships … state champion in 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles … holds school rebound record in basketball and scored more than 1,000 points in her career

Personal – full name is Hilary Ann Matson … born Nov. 23, 1978 in Ithaca, N.Y. … daughter of Doug and Kathy … has two sisters (Lara, 24 and Megan, 19) … majors in psychology