Senior Jazmin Petrantonio was named the 2021 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II Atlantic Region Player of the Year on Wednesday morning, marking the third time that she has received the prestigious national honor.
 
Petrantonio becomes just the second player in NCAA Division II history to finish as a three-time NFHCA Region Player of the Year. Stonehill's Kacie Smith was named the East Region Player of the Year from 2016-18. The regional player of the year awards were first issued in 2010.
  
A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Petrantonio led the nation in goals per game (1.85), points per game (4.2), goals (37) and points (84). She also totaled 10 assists. Petrantonio scored or assisted in 19 of SU's 20 games this season; the only game in which she did not record a point was in the national semifinal.
 
In this year's NCAA Tournament, Petrantonio helped Shippensburg to its sixth national championship (fifth NCAA national championship) and its fourth in the last five seasons. She scored the second goal in the National Championship Game victory over West Chester and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2021 NCAA Division II National Championships.
 
Petrantonio concluded her historic career with 106 career goals, third-most in NCAA Division II history. In her 79 career games with the Raiders, Petrantonio totaled 248 career points (106 goals, 36 assists) and 29 game-winning goals. She also finished her career as the leading scorer in the history of the NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championships, having scored 10 career goals in eight career NCAA Tournament games. 

It is the sixth time that a Shippensburg University athlete has been named a NFHCA Region Player of the Year. Petrantonio (2017, 2018, 2021) joins Bre White (2012, 2013) and Kristina Taylor (2010) as winners of the prestigious national award.
 
Wednesday's award marks her ninth award of the 2021 postseason. Petrantonio was previously selected to the NFHCA All-America First Team and the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) First Team. She was named the PSAC Athlete of the Year, the PSAC Tournament MVP, the NCAA Tournament MVP and was selected to the NCAA All-Tournament Team and the NFHCA Senior Team. Petrantonio has also been nominated for the 2021-22 Honda Division II Athlete of the Year Award.