Editor's Note: Belmont Abbey Athletics is taking a look back at some of the highlights from the 2025-26 competition season. Stories will be reposted with the headline CRUSADER REWIND. This article was originally posted on December 16, 2025.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Belmont Abbey junior defender Sarah Schumacher added another postseason accolade to her collection as she was named an All-American by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) on Tuesday. She is the first Crusader in program history to earn NFHCA All-America honors.

Schumacher earned the honor with her breakout campaign finishing with six goals and a pair of assists in 2025 along with two game-winning goals and a defensive save.

The junior from Cologne, Germany, started all 17 games for the Abbey this season and was named the South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all-conference honors.

Additionally, she was a second-team All-Atlantic Region selection by the NFHCA earlier this month. This is the first season that the NFHCA has had All-Region teams for Division II. Schumacher is one of five from the South Atlantic Conference to earn All-America distinction.

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