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'''Alison Hersey Risch''' (born October 23, 1936), formerly '''Alison B. Hersey''', is a former American [[field hockey]] and lacrosse player and official. |
'''Alison Hersey Risch''' (born October 23, 1936), formerly '''Alison B. Hersey''', is a former American [[field hockey]] and [[lacrosse]] player and official. |
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She attended [[Winchester High School (Massachusetts)|Winchester High School]] in [[Winchester, Massachusetts]]. She later earned a master's degree from [[Tufts University]]. She attended [[Mount Holyoke College]].from 1955 to 1959 and played on the U.S. national lacrosse team from 1961 to 1970 and as team captain in 1964.<ref name=MHHOF>{{cite web|title=Alison Hersey Risch|publisher=Mount Holyoke College|accessdate=January 13, 2021|url=http://athletics.mtholyoke.edu/information/hall_of_fame/risch}}</ref> She later served as a match official for more than 40 years. |
She attended [[Winchester High School (Massachusetts)|Winchester High School]] in [[Winchester, Massachusetts]]. She later earned a master's degree from [[Tufts University]]. She attended [[Mount Holyoke College]].from 1955 to 1959 and played on the U.S. national lacrosse team from 1961 to 1970 and as team captain in 1964.<ref name=MHHOF>{{cite web|title=Alison Hersey Risch|publisher=Mount Holyoke College|accessdate=January 13, 2021|url=http://athletics.mtholyoke.edu/information/hall_of_fame/risch}}</ref> She later served as a match official for more than 40 years. |
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Alison Hersey Risch (born October 23, 1936), formerly Alison B. Hersey, is a former American field hockey and lacrosse player and official.
She attended Winchester High School in Winchester, Massachusetts. She later earned a master's degree from Tufts University. She attended Mount Holyoke College.from 1955 to 1959 and played on the U.S. national lacrosse team from 1961 to 1970 and as team captain in 1964.[1] She later served as a match official for more than 40 years.
In January 1988, she became one of the charter inductees into the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame.[2] She was also inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and the Mount Holyoke Athletics Hall of Fame.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Alison Hersey Risch". Mount Holyoke College. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". USA Field Hockey. Retrieved January 12, 2021.