Alvernia University Athletics

Megan Novogratz and Becky Macchione were the cornerstones of the team that built the great tradition of field hockey at Alvernia.  Alvernia was on a 10-year playoff drought when they showed up, and they helped change that immediately with a PAC Quarterfinal appearance in 2003 then Finals appearances in both the PAC and ECAC in 2004.  Then, in 2005, the first PAC Title—a 4-3 overtime win at home over Eastern.  Twelve seconds into overtime it was Novogratz assisting Jessie Titus for the game-winner.  With that came the first NCAA appearance for Alvernia Field Hockey where the team advanced to the second round with a 2-1 win at Lynchburg.
 
In 2006, the seniors led Alvernia to another PAC Finals appearance and an at-large bid into the NCAAs.  A sign of the respect that comes with sustained excellence.  In four years the team posted a record of 68 wins and 22 losses and went 36-8 in conference games.
 
Megan Novogratz was named PAC Player of the Year in 2006.  She was the third of four straight winners for Alvernia.  She and fellow Class of 2017 Hall of Fame inductee Becky Macchione graduated as the highest scoring classmates in the history of Division III.
 
Novogratz was a 3-time All-PAC First Teamer, and 3-time NFHCA All-Region.  In 2006 she was named Third Team All-American by womensfieldhockey.com.    She also earned the NFHCA’s Individual Academic Award three times for meeting their minimum standard 3.3 GPA.
 
Novogratz is third in career goals at Alvernia with 76, second in assists with 33, and third in points with 185.
 
After graduation in 2007, Megan took a job teaching 5th and 6th grade in the Owen J. Roberts School District.  She earned her Masters in Education from Arcadia.  She and Ryan Kraft were married in 2011 and have two children, Bode and Nellie.