West Long Branch, NJ - Rising Monmouth University fifth-year senior field hockey goalie Melissa Katz (Tinton Falls, NJ/Monmouth Regional/Michigan State) will compete in the USA High Performance Women's National Championships to be held from June 20-26 in Virginia Beach, VA.

The standout keeper will compete on The New Jersey team, which took gold at last year's National Competition. In order to make this prestigious team, Katz was required to try out and from there was selected.

"We are very proud of Melissa and her dedication, her talent is matched with those of the nation's best and she deserves to be ranked with them," said MU head coach Carli Figlio. "I look forward to see her playing at the highest level."

Katz is the first Monmouth University player to be selected to compete with the best in the nation at the tournament, which features a round-robin format with the top athletes from USA Field Hockey's six regional High Performance Centers. From this tournament, the U.S.A National team will be picked.