Terps Celebrate Season with Banquet
Maryland field hockey hosts annual banquet Sunday
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland field hockey team honored its six seniors and celebrated the 2013 season and ACC Championship at its annual banquet Sunday at the Marriott Inn & Conference Center.
The coaching staff honored the six seniors for their outstanding record of 80-13 (.860), four Final Fours, two NCAA titles and two ACC championships.
Senior co-captain Ali McEvoy was awarded the Kate Kauffman-Beach Award, an honor that goes to a player that epitomizes the "world class" hockey player that demonstrates the technical and tactical skills coupled with the heart of a champion.
Natalie Hunter received the Sabrina Salam Award, an honor given to an upper classman that demonstrates an elite level of quality of life academically, socially, athletically and spiritually while exemplifying a championship lifestyle.
The Kateri Simon Award is the team's Unsung Hero honor. Katie Gerzabek was named the recipient as the athlete that has persevered in times of adversity and has displayed courage while bringing positive energy to all team sessions.
Junior Maxine Fluharty received the Carla Tagliente Award, the honor given to the student-athlete that displays excellence on the field and in the classroom.
Senior Jill Witmer was honored with the Keli Smith Award. She was the player who was the team's 'straight shooter'. She was named as the player that wears her emotions on her sleeve and sets her sights on achieving the high level goals she sets for herself.
Co-captain Dina Rizzo Award, an honor that is not given every year, but only when athletes deserve it, for those that lead by example with passion and commitment to winning.
Members of the team were honored with their Varsity letters for their performances this season and the seniors were granted their membership to the M Club.
Last week, five Terrapins were named All-Americans in Witmer, McEvoy, Fluharty, Hunter and Sarah Sprink.
The Terps advanced to their sixth straight Final Four this fall and 16th under head coach Missy Meharg. They went 22-2 on the year and won the program’s 10th ACC title over No. 3 North Carolina in Boston last month.
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Rutgers Women’s Basketball Opens 2013-14 Season With Princeton
Scarlet Knights and Tigers Tip-Off at 2 p.m. at RAC on Sunday
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (November 8, 2013) ? The 2013-14 Rutgers women’s basketball season gets underway on Sunday, Nov. 10 with Princeton at the RAC at 2 p.m.
TIP OFF
Sunday’s game kicks off the 2013-14 campaign and is the first of 15 home games at the RAC this season.
Fans in attendance can take home a free 2013-14 team schedule poster.
Sunday’s contest will air on WCTC 1450 AM with Ed Cohen and Danny Breslauer on the call. Additionally, RU’s student station ? WRSU 89.1 FM ? will also air all Sunday’s action.
Head coach C. Vivian Stringer begins her 19th season "on the banks" and 43rd season overall.
The Scarlet Knights are coming off a 16-14 record from a year ago, which included a 13-2 mark at home.
RU returns eight letterwinners and two starters ? Betnijah Laney and Syessence Davis - from last season along with a trio of newcomers.
Rutgers begins its first and only season in the American Athletic Association. The Scarlet Knights join the Big Ten next season.
SCOUTING PRINCETON
The Princeton Tigers have won the last four straight Ivy League titles and have been picked to win a fifth according the to the Ivy League Preseason Media Poll.
Princeton finished last season at 22-7 overall and 13-1 in the Ivy. In the NCAA Tournament, the Tigers fell 60-44 to Florida State in the first round. Their lone league blemish was a 58-55 setback at Harvard on March 1, 2013, a game which saw an 11-game win streak halted for the Tigers.
The Tigers lost three student-athletes to graduation ? including two-time Ivy League Player of the Year Niveen Rasheed ? but return 11 letterwinners to the hardwood. Among the returnees are All-Ivy senior Kristen Helmstetter and junior point guard Blake Dietrick. Helmstetter averaged 8.8 points and 5.1 rebounds last season and started in 24 of Princeton’s 29 game slate. Dietrick, meanwhile, poured in 8.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.
Princeton is led by Courtney Banghart in her seventh season on the sidelines.
ALL-TIME SERIES WITH PRINCETON
Sunday marks the 18th meeting between the Jersey rivals with the Scarlet Knights holding a 15-2 series lead. RU had won the last 14 consecutive meetings with the Tigers prior to last season’s 71-55 loss at Jadwin Gymnasium. It was the Scarlet Knights first loss to Princeton since 1976.
LAST TIME VS. PRINCETON
The Rutgers women’s basketball team had its three-game win streak come to a halt with a 71-55 loss at Princeton last November 29th at Jadwin Gym. The Tigers led wire-to-wire opening the game with a 7-4 lead and never looked back.
The Scarlet Knights trailed by as many as 19 in the first half as the Tigers led 30-11 with just under six minutes left until the half. Former Scarlet Knight Monique Oliver followed by muscling her way to the basket on back-to-back trips down the court and Betnijah Laney got her hands on the ball for a steal leading to an open lay-up for Erica Wheeler for a small 6-0 RU run to cut their deficit to 13. However, Rutgers went into the locker room trailing Princeton, 38-22.
The Tigers extended their lead to 25, 51-26, with 13:33 left in the game. Rutgers pulled to within 12 late in the game thanks in part to 10 Tigers turnovers leading to nine Scarlet Knight points.
RU was led by Oliver with 12 points and six rebounds. She also swatted away a trio of Tiger shots to take over fifth place on the Rutgers all-time blocks leaders list. Wheeler added in nine points and a season-high five steals.
Princeton’s Alex Wheatley came off the bench to lead all scorers with 17 points. Preseason Ivy League Player of the Year Niveen Rasheed has 15 in the win and Kristen Helmstetter was the third Tiger in double digits with 14 points.
SEASON OPENING NUMBERS
Rutgers is 26-13 all-time in season openers and 9-9 in openers under head coach C. Vivian Stringer. RU is 33-6 all-time in its first home game of the season, including a 14-4 mark under C. Vivian Stringer.
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
Head coach C. Vivian Stringer became the third Division I coach to reach the 900-career win milestone during the 2012-13 season along with UNC’s Sylvia Hatchell on the women’s side and Syracuse’s Jim Boehiem on the men’s side in a 68-56 win over USF on Feb. 16, 2013.
Other Division I coaches who have reached the 900-career victory mark include Tennessee’s Pat Summit, Texas’ Jody Conradt along with Mike Krzyzewski and Bob Knight in men’s hoops.
PROTECTING HOME COURT
The Scarlet Knights have had an outstanding track record of success at home during the previous 10 seasons under head coach C. Vivian Stringer. Rutgers is 135-21 at the RAC since the 2002-03 season. The Scarlet Knights went 13-2 at the RAC last season, including a victory over #21/22 Miami.
AND YOUTH SHALL LEAD YOU
On the 2012-13 season, first- and second-year Scarlet Knights accounted for 65.0% of the playing time on the season.
Of the five sophomores on last year’s roster, RU was led by Betnijah Laney who averaged a team-third best 9.7 points and a team-leading 5.0 rebounds per game. She stepped up in BIG EAST action where she averaged 11.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
Of last year’s freshman class, Kahleah Copper, who was named to the All-BIG EAST Freshman Team, led the RU rookies in points (5.1), rebounds (3.5), and minutes (16.5). Additionally, she garnered five starts.
The Scarlet Knights boast no seniors on the 2012-13 roster.
WELCOME TO RU
Three newcomers are featured on the 2013-14 roster.
Alexis Burke
F, Jr.-R, 5-11, Bainbridge, Ga./Bainbridge (transfer from Illinois ? sat out 12-13 season)
Burke appeared in 61 games during her two seasons at the University of Illinois. The 5-11 forward played in all 30 games and earned a career-best 12 starts last season. She averaged 6.9 points and 2.9 rebounds in 17.9 minutes per game. Burke also collected 12 assists, 12 blocks and 18 steals on the year. She had a breakout game against Clemson, setting a career-high with 26 points in only 20 minutes of action in a 61-50 Illinois win. Burke received the team’s Most Improved Award following her sophomore campaign. She was ranked No. 50 nationally and the 11th-best small forward by ESPNU HoopGurlz, following her scholastic career at Bainbridge High School. She was named Georgia Class 4A Player of the Year, first team All-State and Region Player of the Year, leading her squad to a 25-4 record as a senior.
Tyler Scaife
G, Fr., 5-9, Little Rock, Ark./Hall
Two-time Arkansas Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Scaife enters her freshman year at Rutgers this fall ranked as the top overall point guard in the nation and ninth-rated recruit overall by ESPNU HoopGulrz. Scaife was also selected to tryout for the U19 USA Basketball U19 Championship Team. She was named the MVP of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBAC) High School All-America Game and also participated in the McDonald’s All-American Girls’ Game. The 5-9 guard led the Hall High School Warriors to a 30-2 record and the Class 6A state championship as a senior this past year. Averaging 23.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.1 steals per game. A four-time all-state selection, she was named MVP of the state title game. As a junior, Scaife averaged 25.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 3.7 steals per game as she helped her Warriors to a 23-6 record and the Class 7A semifinals as a junior.
Alex Alfano
G, Fr., 5-8, Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Red Bank Catholic
Alfano averaged 10.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for head coach Joe Montano at Red Bank Catholic. She helped her teams to four Shore Conference Division championships and was selected to play in the Shore Conference All-Star Game. As a senior, she helped the Caseys to a 29-2 overall record, the Non-Public-A State Championship and semifinal round of the Tournament of Champions. Among her scholastic accolades, Alfano was named Honorable Mention All-New Jersey by MSG Varsity, a Central All-Division honoree and earned Non-Public A honors. She also garnered MVP of the Hoop Group Boardwalk Classic. Alfano also lettered as a freshman and sophomore as a member of the Red Bank Catholic cross country team.
AMERICAN PRESEASON POLL
The Rutgers women’s basketball team was picked fourth in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Preseason Poll, announced at the conference’s media day at Mohegan Sun, site of this year’s conference championship.
1. Connecticut (9) 81
2. Louisville (1) 73
3. USF 59
4. Rutgers 57
5. SMU 50
6. Memphis 32
7. Cincinnati 30
8. UCF 28
9. Temple 25
10. Houston 15
PRESEASON HONORS
She hasn’t played in the Rutgers uniform yet, but freshman point guard Tyler Scaife has already picked up a pretty big honor. The freshman was named the American Athletic Conference’s Preseason Freshman of the Year.
LANEY HONORED
Betnijah Laney, RU’s returning leading scorer and rebounder, was a Preseason Honorable Mention All-AAC selection.
Laney earned weekly conference honors last she when she was named to the BIG EAST honor roll on Feb. 4 last season after helping the Rutgers women’s basketball team to a 2-0 mark with wins at Marquette (72-54) and against Villanova (58-50) in overtime by averaging 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in the two contests. In the win at Marquette, Laney poured in 15 points and shot 5-of-6 from the free throw line. In the overtime win vs. Villanova, Laney scored eight of her 12 points in overtime helping RU overcome an eight-point second half deficit to pull out the win over the Wildcats. Laney scored the first six points in overtime as Rutgers outscored Villanova, 12-4, in the extra stanza and held the Wildcats without a field goal
FIGHTING THE INJURY BUG
The Scarlet Knights lost the services of guard Briyona Canty to knee surgery at the end of December, but is a full go for the upcoming 2012-13 campaign. Canty was hindered by the knee injury in her seven appearances before being sidelined. However, after spending the winter and summer rehabbing, the Scarlet Knight is ready to return. As a freshman she showed flashes of what she can bring to the court with 2.9 points and 3.4 rebounds along with 31 steals. In her brief sophomore season, Canty averaged 1.1 points and 1.3 rebounds per appearance.
HELPING HAND
Syessence Davis’s 10 assists against Providence on Jan. 16, 2013 set a career and season high for the junior. It also marks the most assists by a Scarlet Knight since Khadijah Rushdan notched 10 against Pitt Feb. 8, 2011.
FROM OFF THE BENCH AND INTO THE STARTING FIVE
Freshman guard Kahleah Copper was a member on the starting line-up four times last season, including three of the last five contests of the year.
During her third foray into the RU starting line-up on Jan. 16 against Providence, Copper ended the game with a career-high 14 points going a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor and 4-of-4 from the line.
Copper made her RAC debut on Nov. 14 with 10 points and six rebounds in Rutgers’ 56-52 win over George Washington.
She was the first member of last year’s freshman class to be among the starting five, making her first career start at Princeton on Nov. 29. Copper was also among the starters in RU’s final nonconference contest against La Salle on Jan. 2.
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Sophomore goalie Joelle Prettyman (Newark, Del./St. Mark’s) of the Rider University field hockey team was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week for all games the final week of the regular season.
This is the second week in a row that Prettyman has earned conference accolades.
Prettyman had a stellar week in the net for Rider (13-6) as the Broncs clinched the MAAC regular season title with a 5-1 record.
Prettyman made four saves in Rider’s win at Monmouth on November 1, allowing only one goal and she helped the Broncs take nationally ranked Princeton to overtime on November 3 by making 17 saves in Rider’s 2-1 overtime loss to the ninth ranked Tigers.
“Joelle has a tremendous weekend in goal for us,” said head coach Lori Hussong. “She has been solid in goal and a key ingredient to our success.”
Prettyman had a 1.44 goals against average for the week and she leads the MAAC and is seventh nationally with a 1.23 g.a.a.
Rider hosts the four-team MAAC Championships November 8-9 on Ben Cohen Field.
“Joelle is playing her best at the most important time of the season,” Hussong added. “We are really proud of her efforts.”
In the opening MAAC semifinal on November 8, #3 Bryant University will face #2 Quinnipiac University, Friday at 3 p.m. In the second semifinal, top seed Rider will host #4 seed Robert Morris University at 6 p.m.
The championship game is Saturday, November 9 at 3 p.m. Rider is looking to advance to the NCAA Play-In game for the fourth consecutive season.
Marywood 2, Neumann 1 - ot
SCRANTON, Pa. ? The Neumann University men’s soccer team fell in overtime at Marywood University, 2-1, on Tuesday evening in Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) action.
The Pacers scored the game-winning goal in the 91st minute as they headed the ball in off a corner kick.
Marywood scored the first goal of the game in the 27th minute and held the 1-0 lead at half time.
Zach DiDonato (jr. Newark, Del. / Salesianum) tied the game at one in the 87th minute to send the game to overtime. Joe Martinho (fr. Freehold, N.J. / Colts Neck) assisted on the goal that came off a corner kick.
Alex Lacko (sr. Allentown, Pa. / Parkland) made three saves in net.
Neumann (10-6-2, 5-3 CSAC) will wrap up the regular season on Saturday when it hosts Cairn in CSAC action beginning at 1:00 PM.
WIDENER FIELD HOCKEY ENDS SEASON WITH 3-2 LOSS OVERTIME AT ALVERNIA
Reading, PA (Oct. 29, 2013) ? Widener had a pair of leads in its final game of the season, but gave up a goal 10 minutes into overtime for a tough 3-2 Commonwealth Conference setback at Alvernia.
Sophomore Meghan Garvey (Avon Grove, PA/Avondale) has been one of the catalysts all season for the Pride and she once again jump-started the squad today. After getting her initial shot saved by Erin Wunsch in the 30th minute, Garvey pounced on the rebound and scored to give Widener a 1-0 lead.
Garvey ends the campaign with 11 goals to move into eighth in team history and 26 points to climb into 10th. Her 25 career goals keep her in sixth place in school annals and her 56 points put her in sole possession of seventh.
The Crusaders (11-6, 4-4 CC) leveled the match in the 54th minute as Amanda Galanti scored off an assist from Ashley Turton for her ninth marker of the year.
Widener would not be down for long, regaining the advantage at 2-1 just 21 seconds later. It was awarded a penalty stroke and sophomore Ashley Aires (Bayville, NJ) tallied for her second goal of the season.
barrage continued in the 60th minute when Alvernia again tied things as Margaret Wentzel got the ball and found the back of the cage for a 2-2 tie.
team had their chances in overtime, but it was the Crusaders who ended things in the 80th minute. Summer Liberto got the ball to Wentzel, who scored for her 16th goal of the year.
Junior Maggie Karmeris (Wilmington, DE/Wilmington Christian) made 12 saves and Garvey had nine shots for the Pride (5-13, 1-7).
Wunsch closed with 12 saves and Wentzel also paced her side with nine shots.
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No. 1 Field Hockey Defeats No. 8 ESU, 3-0, Securing No. 1 Seed in PSAC Tournament
SU will host PSAC Semifinals and PSAC Championship on November 8-9 at Robb Sports Complex
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. ? The top-ranked Shippensburg University field hockey team clinched the No. 1 seed and hosting rights for next week’s PSAC Tournament on Tuesday afternoon with a 3-0 victory over No. 8 East Stroudsburg from Robb Sports Complex.
While Shippensburg (16-0, 9-0 PSAC) has solidified the top seed in next week’s PSAC Tournament, Millersville (No. 2 seed), West Chester (No. 3 seed) and Bloomsburg (No. 4 seed) have also clinched their respective seeds. East Stroudsburg (7-10, 4-5), Mercyhurst, IUP and Kutztown will be vying for the final two playoff spots on Saturday.
SU and Millersville earned byes to the PSAC Semifinals by virtue of their top-two seeds, while West Chester and Bloomsburg will host PSAC Quarterfinal matches on Tuesday.
Tuesday’s match between the Raiders and Warriors was scoreless at the intermission despite an 8-2 advantage in shots and a 7-1 advantage in penalty corners for the home team. Shippensburg posted a 17-1 margin in shots in the second half but did not get in the board until a hustle play by senior Megan Jett (Bear, Del./Middletown) sparked an offensive rush.
As long as the ball was sent well ahead of the play downfield that had nicked off an ESU player’s stick and rolled out-of-bounds. A Warrior defender was set to play the ball off the sideline as she was under the assumption her team had control of the ball, but upon the official ruling the possession in SU’s favor, Jett brought the ball into the field of play and raced toward the goal with only one defender in the area.
Jett maneuvered around the defensive pressure and fired a shot on goal that was stopped by ESU keeper Alexis Charles (14 saves), but the rebound was jettisoned over to oncoming senior Taylor Bender (Harrisburg/Central Dauphin (Longwood)) on the left hash.
With the goalie drawn out, Bender lunged toward the rebound and sent a back-handed shot into the cage that opened the scoring at 50:11 and resulted in her eighth goal of the season.
Less than two minutes later, senior Lauren Taylor (Narvon/Garden Spot) caged her 13th goal of the season by slamming home a crossing pass from senior Bre White (Hummelstown/Lower Dauphin) that had deflected off an ESU defender’s stick.
Senior Brittany Jett (Bear, Del./Middletown) rounded out the scoring at 63:09 by sending a shot through traffic into the net off a feed from freshman Katelyn Grazan (Manheim/Manheim Central). It was Brittany Jett’s first goal of the season.
Senior goalkeeper Carenna Neely (Lancaster/Penn Manor) made two saves for her fourth shutout of the season.
Shippensburg concludes the 2013 regular season Saturday at Seton Hill with a 4 p.m. matchup against the Griffins.
The PSAC Semifinals will be conducted November 8 at Robb Sports Complex with the PSAC Championship game to follow November 9. More information about the tournament will be available next week.
ROWAN WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL WINS 3-0 AT WIDENER
CHESTER, PA ? The Rowan University women’s volleyball team won 3-0 at Widener University on Friday night. The set scores were 25-23, 26-24 and 25-16.
The Profs are 21-8 overall while the Pride has a 15-15 record. Middle hitter Dakota Oeskovic (sr. Pine Beach, NJ/Toms River S.) totaled 13 kills and had a .524 hitting percentage. Outside hitter Danielle Havlicek (so. Midland Park, NJ/Midland Park) contributed with 11 kills while middle hitter Morgan Mende (so. Glen Rock, NJ/Glen Rock) followed with nine. Outside hitter Kirstin Sciolaro (sr. Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) added seven kills.
Setter Rebecca Dantonio (fr. Glen Mills, PA/Garnet Valley) compiled 34 assists. Libero Casey Grasso (sr. Wilmington, DE/Alexis I. duPont) was the dig leader with 24. Defensive specialist Nicole Ciandella (sr. Hoboken, NJ/Roselle Catholic) and Havlicek each registered 10 digs.
Rowan ends the regular season on Tuesday, October 29 at New Jersey City University. The conference match starts at 7 p.m.
Reading, Pa. (Oct. 22, 2013) - Junior Joe Raymond (Media, Pa./Strath Haven) netted the game-winner as Alvernia University (6-8-1, 3-2-1) defeated Arcadia University (6-8-2, 2-3-1) by a 3-2 final Tuesday afternoon in Commonwealth Conference men's soccer action at Alvernia.
Wollaston was set up for the first goal by RJ Fisher (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) in the 40th minute and buried a stinger into the left side. The Crusaders held the 1-0 lead into halftime, but lost it in the 51st minute when Alex Wells scored on a cross from Dylan Lesher.
Wollaston wasted little time putting the Crusaders back on top when he carried the ball in on the left side and roofed a shot from short range.
Alvernia put an insurance goal on the board in the 69th minute when Raymond netted his first of the year assisted by Shawn Laskey (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley).
Wells scored his second of the game on a penalty kick in the 74th minute, but the Crusaders kept the slate clean the rest of the way.
David Giannini (Harleysville, Pa./Faith Christian) made seven saves to earn the win.
Alvernia continues the conference schedule Saturday at Hood.
Alvernia 3, Arcadia 2
Reading, Pa. (Oct. 22, 2013) - Junior Joe Raymond (Media, Pa./Strath Haven) netted the game-winner as Alvernia University (6-8-1, 3-2-1) defeated Arcadia University (6-8-2, 2-3-1) by a 3-2 final Tuesday afternoon in Commonwealth Conference men's soccer action at Alvernia.
Wollaston was set up for the first goal by RJ Fisher (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) in the 40th minute and buried a stinger into the left side. The Crusaders held the 1-0 lead into halftime, but lost it in the 51st minute when Alex Wells scored on a cross from Dylan Lesher.
Wollaston wasted little time putting the Crusaders back on top when he carried the ball in on the left side and roofed a shot from short range.
Alvernia put an insurance goal on the board in the 69th minute when Raymond netted his first of the year assisted by Shawn Laskey (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley).
Wells scored his second of the game on a penalty kick in the 74th minute, but the Crusaders kept the slate clean the rest of the way.
David Giannini (Harleysville, Pa./Faith Christian) made seven saves to earn the win.
Alvernia continues the conference schedule Saturday at Hood.
Alvernia 3, Arcadia 2
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Maryland field hockey hosts annual banquet Sunday
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland field hockey team honored its six seniors and celebrated the 2013 season and ACC Championship at its annual banquet Sunday at the Marriott Inn & Conference Center.
The coaching staff honored the six seniors for their outstanding record of 80-13 (.860), four Final Fours, two NCAA titles and two ACC championships.
Senior co-captain Ali McEvoy was awarded the Kate Kauffman-Beach Award, an honor that goes to a player that epitomizes the "world class" hockey player that demonstrates the technical and tactical skills coupled with the heart of a champion.
Natalie Hunter received the Sabrina Salam Award, an honor given to an upper classman that demonstrates an elite level of quality of life academically, socially, athletically and spiritually while exemplifying a championship lifestyle.
The Kateri Simon Award is the team's Unsung Hero honor. Katie Gerzabek was named the recipient as the athlete that has persevered in times of adversity and has displayed courage while bringing positive energy to all team sessions.
Junior Maxine Fluharty received the Carla Tagliente Award, the honor given to the student-athlete that displays excellence on the field and in the classroom.
Senior Jill Witmer was honored with the Keli Smith Award. She was the player who was the team's 'straight shooter'. She was named as the player that wears her emotions on her sleeve and sets her sights on achieving the high level goals she sets for herself.
Co-captain Dina Rizzo Award, an honor that is not given every year, but only when athletes deserve it, for those that lead by example with passion and commitment to winning.
Members of the team were honored with their Varsity letters for their performances this season and the seniors were granted their membership to the M Club.
Last week, five Terrapins were named All-Americans in Witmer, McEvoy, Fluharty, Hunter and Sarah Sprink.
The Terps advanced to their sixth straight Final Four this fall and 16th under head coach Missy Meharg. They went 22-2 on the year and won the program’s 10th ACC title over No. 3 North Carolina in Boston last month.
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Rutgers Women’s Basketball Opens 2013-14 Season With Princeton
Scarlet Knights and Tigers Tip-Off at 2 p.m. at RAC on Sunday
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (November 8, 2013) ? The 2013-14 Rutgers women’s basketball season gets underway on Sunday, Nov. 10 with Princeton at the RAC at 2 p.m.
TIP OFF
Sunday’s game kicks off the 2013-14 campaign and is the first of 15 home games at the RAC this season.
Fans in attendance can take home a free 2013-14 team schedule poster.
Sunday’s contest will air on WCTC 1450 AM with Ed Cohen and Danny Breslauer on the call. Additionally, RU’s student station ? WRSU 89.1 FM ? will also air all Sunday’s action.
Head coach C. Vivian Stringer begins her 19th season "on the banks" and 43rd season overall.
The Scarlet Knights are coming off a 16-14 record from a year ago, which included a 13-2 mark at home.
RU returns eight letterwinners and two starters ? Betnijah Laney and Syessence Davis - from last season along with a trio of newcomers.
Rutgers begins its first and only season in the American Athletic Association. The Scarlet Knights join the Big Ten next season.
SCOUTING PRINCETON
The Princeton Tigers have won the last four straight Ivy League titles and have been picked to win a fifth according the to the Ivy League Preseason Media Poll.
Princeton finished last season at 22-7 overall and 13-1 in the Ivy. In the NCAA Tournament, the Tigers fell 60-44 to Florida State in the first round. Their lone league blemish was a 58-55 setback at Harvard on March 1, 2013, a game which saw an 11-game win streak halted for the Tigers.
The Tigers lost three student-athletes to graduation ? including two-time Ivy League Player of the Year Niveen Rasheed ? but return 11 letterwinners to the hardwood. Among the returnees are All-Ivy senior Kristen Helmstetter and junior point guard Blake Dietrick. Helmstetter averaged 8.8 points and 5.1 rebounds last season and started in 24 of Princeton’s 29 game slate. Dietrick, meanwhile, poured in 8.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.
Princeton is led by Courtney Banghart in her seventh season on the sidelines.
ALL-TIME SERIES WITH PRINCETON
Sunday marks the 18th meeting between the Jersey rivals with the Scarlet Knights holding a 15-2 series lead. RU had won the last 14 consecutive meetings with the Tigers prior to last season’s 71-55 loss at Jadwin Gymnasium. It was the Scarlet Knights first loss to Princeton since 1976.
LAST TIME VS. PRINCETON
The Rutgers women’s basketball team had its three-game win streak come to a halt with a 71-55 loss at Princeton last November 29th at Jadwin Gym. The Tigers led wire-to-wire opening the game with a 7-4 lead and never looked back.
The Scarlet Knights trailed by as many as 19 in the first half as the Tigers led 30-11 with just under six minutes left until the half. Former Scarlet Knight Monique Oliver followed by muscling her way to the basket on back-to-back trips down the court and Betnijah Laney got her hands on the ball for a steal leading to an open lay-up for Erica Wheeler for a small 6-0 RU run to cut their deficit to 13. However, Rutgers went into the locker room trailing Princeton, 38-22.
The Tigers extended their lead to 25, 51-26, with 13:33 left in the game. Rutgers pulled to within 12 late in the game thanks in part to 10 Tigers turnovers leading to nine Scarlet Knight points.
RU was led by Oliver with 12 points and six rebounds. She also swatted away a trio of Tiger shots to take over fifth place on the Rutgers all-time blocks leaders list. Wheeler added in nine points and a season-high five steals.
Princeton’s Alex Wheatley came off the bench to lead all scorers with 17 points. Preseason Ivy League Player of the Year Niveen Rasheed has 15 in the win and Kristen Helmstetter was the third Tiger in double digits with 14 points.
SEASON OPENING NUMBERS
Rutgers is 26-13 all-time in season openers and 9-9 in openers under head coach C. Vivian Stringer. RU is 33-6 all-time in its first home game of the season, including a 14-4 mark under C. Vivian Stringer.
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
Head coach C. Vivian Stringer became the third Division I coach to reach the 900-career win milestone during the 2012-13 season along with UNC’s Sylvia Hatchell on the women’s side and Syracuse’s Jim Boehiem on the men’s side in a 68-56 win over USF on Feb. 16, 2013.
Other Division I coaches who have reached the 900-career victory mark include Tennessee’s Pat Summit, Texas’ Jody Conradt along with Mike Krzyzewski and Bob Knight in men’s hoops.
PROTECTING HOME COURT
The Scarlet Knights have had an outstanding track record of success at home during the previous 10 seasons under head coach C. Vivian Stringer. Rutgers is 135-21 at the RAC since the 2002-03 season. The Scarlet Knights went 13-2 at the RAC last season, including a victory over #21/22 Miami.
AND YOUTH SHALL LEAD YOU
On the 2012-13 season, first- and second-year Scarlet Knights accounted for 65.0% of the playing time on the season.
Of the five sophomores on last year’s roster, RU was led by Betnijah Laney who averaged a team-third best 9.7 points and a team-leading 5.0 rebounds per game. She stepped up in BIG EAST action where she averaged 11.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
Of last year’s freshman class, Kahleah Copper, who was named to the All-BIG EAST Freshman Team, led the RU rookies in points (5.1), rebounds (3.5), and minutes (16.5). Additionally, she garnered five starts.
The Scarlet Knights boast no seniors on the 2012-13 roster.
WELCOME TO RU
Three newcomers are featured on the 2013-14 roster.
Alexis Burke
F, Jr.-R, 5-11, Bainbridge, Ga./Bainbridge (transfer from Illinois ? sat out 12-13 season)
Burke appeared in 61 games during her two seasons at the University of Illinois. The 5-11 forward played in all 30 games and earned a career-best 12 starts last season. She averaged 6.9 points and 2.9 rebounds in 17.9 minutes per game. Burke also collected 12 assists, 12 blocks and 18 steals on the year. She had a breakout game against Clemson, setting a career-high with 26 points in only 20 minutes of action in a 61-50 Illinois win. Burke received the team’s Most Improved Award following her sophomore campaign. She was ranked No. 50 nationally and the 11th-best small forward by ESPNU HoopGurlz, following her scholastic career at Bainbridge High School. She was named Georgia Class 4A Player of the Year, first team All-State and Region Player of the Year, leading her squad to a 25-4 record as a senior.
Tyler Scaife
G, Fr., 5-9, Little Rock, Ark./Hall
Two-time Arkansas Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Scaife enters her freshman year at Rutgers this fall ranked as the top overall point guard in the nation and ninth-rated recruit overall by ESPNU HoopGulrz. Scaife was also selected to tryout for the U19 USA Basketball U19 Championship Team. She was named the MVP of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBAC) High School All-America Game and also participated in the McDonald’s All-American Girls’ Game. The 5-9 guard led the Hall High School Warriors to a 30-2 record and the Class 6A state championship as a senior this past year. Averaging 23.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.1 steals per game. A four-time all-state selection, she was named MVP of the state title game. As a junior, Scaife averaged 25.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 3.7 steals per game as she helped her Warriors to a 23-6 record and the Class 7A semifinals as a junior.
Alex Alfano
G, Fr., 5-8, Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Red Bank Catholic
Alfano averaged 10.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for head coach Joe Montano at Red Bank Catholic. She helped her teams to four Shore Conference Division championships and was selected to play in the Shore Conference All-Star Game. As a senior, she helped the Caseys to a 29-2 overall record, the Non-Public-A State Championship and semifinal round of the Tournament of Champions. Among her scholastic accolades, Alfano was named Honorable Mention All-New Jersey by MSG Varsity, a Central All-Division honoree and earned Non-Public A honors. She also garnered MVP of the Hoop Group Boardwalk Classic. Alfano also lettered as a freshman and sophomore as a member of the Red Bank Catholic cross country team.
AMERICAN PRESEASON POLL
The Rutgers women’s basketball team was picked fourth in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Preseason Poll, announced at the conference’s media day at Mohegan Sun, site of this year’s conference championship.
1. Connecticut (9) 81
2. Louisville (1) 73
3. USF 59
4. Rutgers 57
5. SMU 50
6. Memphis 32
7. Cincinnati 30
8. UCF 28
9. Temple 25
10. Houston 15
PRESEASON HONORS
She hasn’t played in the Rutgers uniform yet, but freshman point guard Tyler Scaife has already picked up a pretty big honor. The freshman was named the American Athletic Conference’s Preseason Freshman of the Year.
LANEY HONORED
Betnijah Laney, RU’s returning leading scorer and rebounder, was a Preseason Honorable Mention All-AAC selection.
Laney earned weekly conference honors last she when she was named to the BIG EAST honor roll on Feb. 4 last season after helping the Rutgers women’s basketball team to a 2-0 mark with wins at Marquette (72-54) and against Villanova (58-50) in overtime by averaging 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in the two contests. In the win at Marquette, Laney poured in 15 points and shot 5-of-6 from the free throw line. In the overtime win vs. Villanova, Laney scored eight of her 12 points in overtime helping RU overcome an eight-point second half deficit to pull out the win over the Wildcats. Laney scored the first six points in overtime as Rutgers outscored Villanova, 12-4, in the extra stanza and held the Wildcats without a field goal
FIGHTING THE INJURY BUG
The Scarlet Knights lost the services of guard Briyona Canty to knee surgery at the end of December, but is a full go for the upcoming 2012-13 campaign. Canty was hindered by the knee injury in her seven appearances before being sidelined. However, after spending the winter and summer rehabbing, the Scarlet Knight is ready to return. As a freshman she showed flashes of what she can bring to the court with 2.9 points and 3.4 rebounds along with 31 steals. In her brief sophomore season, Canty averaged 1.1 points and 1.3 rebounds per appearance.
HELPING HAND
Syessence Davis’s 10 assists against Providence on Jan. 16, 2013 set a career and season high for the junior. It also marks the most assists by a Scarlet Knight since Khadijah Rushdan notched 10 against Pitt Feb. 8, 2011.
FROM OFF THE BENCH AND INTO THE STARTING FIVE
Freshman guard Kahleah Copper was a member on the starting line-up four times last season, including three of the last five contests of the year.
During her third foray into the RU starting line-up on Jan. 16 against Providence, Copper ended the game with a career-high 14 points going a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor and 4-of-4 from the line.
Copper made her RAC debut on Nov. 14 with 10 points and six rebounds in Rutgers’ 56-52 win over George Washington.
She was the first member of last year’s freshman class to be among the starting five, making her first career start at Princeton on Nov. 29. Copper was also among the starters in RU’s final nonconference contest against La Salle on Jan. 2.
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Sophomore goalie Joelle Prettyman (Newark, Del./St. Mark’s) of the Rider University field hockey team was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week for all games the final week of the regular season.
This is the second week in a row that Prettyman has earned conference accolades.
Prettyman had a stellar week in the net for Rider (13-6) as the Broncs clinched the MAAC regular season title with a 5-1 record.
Prettyman made four saves in Rider’s win at Monmouth on November 1, allowing only one goal and she helped the Broncs take nationally ranked Princeton to overtime on November 3 by making 17 saves in Rider’s 2-1 overtime loss to the ninth ranked Tigers.
“Joelle has a tremendous weekend in goal for us,” said head coach Lori Hussong. “She has been solid in goal and a key ingredient to our success.”
Prettyman had a 1.44 goals against average for the week and she leads the MAAC and is seventh nationally with a 1.23 g.a.a.
Rider hosts the four-team MAAC Championships November 8-9 on Ben Cohen Field.
“Joelle is playing her best at the most important time of the season,” Hussong added. “We are really proud of her efforts.”
In the opening MAAC semifinal on November 8, #3 Bryant University will face #2 Quinnipiac University, Friday at 3 p.m. In the second semifinal, top seed Rider will host #4 seed Robert Morris University at 6 p.m.
The championship game is Saturday, November 9 at 3 p.m. Rider is looking to advance to the NCAA Play-In game for the fourth consecutive season.
Marywood 2, Neumann 1 - ot
SCRANTON, Pa. ? The Neumann University men’s soccer team fell in overtime at Marywood University, 2-1, on Tuesday evening in Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) action.
The Pacers scored the game-winning goal in the 91st minute as they headed the ball in off a corner kick.
Marywood scored the first goal of the game in the 27th minute and held the 1-0 lead at half time.
Zach DiDonato (jr. Newark, Del. / Salesianum) tied the game at one in the 87th minute to send the game to overtime. Joe Martinho (fr. Freehold, N.J. / Colts Neck) assisted on the goal that came off a corner kick.
Alex Lacko (sr. Allentown, Pa. / Parkland) made three saves in net.
Neumann (10-6-2, 5-3 CSAC) will wrap up the regular season on Saturday when it hosts Cairn in CSAC action beginning at 1:00 PM.
WIDENER FIELD HOCKEY ENDS SEASON WITH 3-2 LOSS OVERTIME AT ALVERNIA
Reading, PA (Oct. 29, 2013) ? Widener had a pair of leads in its final game of the season, but gave up a goal 10 minutes into overtime for a tough 3-2 Commonwealth Conference setback at Alvernia.
Sophomore Meghan Garvey (Avon Grove, PA/Avondale) has been one of the catalysts all season for the Pride and she once again jump-started the squad today. After getting her initial shot saved by Erin Wunsch in the 30th minute, Garvey pounced on the rebound and scored to give Widener a 1-0 lead.
Garvey ends the campaign with 11 goals to move into eighth in team history and 26 points to climb into 10th. Her 25 career goals keep her in sixth place in school annals and her 56 points put her in sole possession of seventh.
The Crusaders (11-6, 4-4 CC) leveled the match in the 54th minute as Amanda Galanti scored off an assist from Ashley Turton for her ninth marker of the year.
Widener would not be down for long, regaining the advantage at 2-1 just 21 seconds later. It was awarded a penalty stroke and sophomore Ashley Aires (Bayville, NJ) tallied for her second goal of the season.
barrage continued in the 60th minute when Alvernia again tied things as Margaret Wentzel got the ball and found the back of the cage for a 2-2 tie.
team had their chances in overtime, but it was the Crusaders who ended things in the 80th minute. Summer Liberto got the ball to Wentzel, who scored for her 16th goal of the year.
Junior Maggie Karmeris (Wilmington, DE/Wilmington Christian) made 12 saves and Garvey had nine shots for the Pride (5-13, 1-7).
Wunsch closed with 12 saves and Wentzel also paced her side with nine shots.
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No. 1 Field Hockey Defeats No. 8 ESU, 3-0, Securing No. 1 Seed in PSAC Tournament
SU will host PSAC Semifinals and PSAC Championship on November 8-9 at Robb Sports Complex
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. ? The top-ranked Shippensburg University field hockey team clinched the No. 1 seed and hosting rights for next week’s PSAC Tournament on Tuesday afternoon with a 3-0 victory over No. 8 East Stroudsburg from Robb Sports Complex.
While Shippensburg (16-0, 9-0 PSAC) has solidified the top seed in next week’s PSAC Tournament, Millersville (No. 2 seed), West Chester (No. 3 seed) and Bloomsburg (No. 4 seed) have also clinched their respective seeds. East Stroudsburg (7-10, 4-5), Mercyhurst, IUP and Kutztown will be vying for the final two playoff spots on Saturday.
SU and Millersville earned byes to the PSAC Semifinals by virtue of their top-two seeds, while West Chester and Bloomsburg will host PSAC Quarterfinal matches on Tuesday.
Tuesday’s match between the Raiders and Warriors was scoreless at the intermission despite an 8-2 advantage in shots and a 7-1 advantage in penalty corners for the home team. Shippensburg posted a 17-1 margin in shots in the second half but did not get in the board until a hustle play by senior Megan Jett (Bear, Del./Middletown) sparked an offensive rush.
As long as the ball was sent well ahead of the play downfield that had nicked off an ESU player’s stick and rolled out-of-bounds. A Warrior defender was set to play the ball off the sideline as she was under the assumption her team had control of the ball, but upon the official ruling the possession in SU’s favor, Jett brought the ball into the field of play and raced toward the goal with only one defender in the area.
Jett maneuvered around the defensive pressure and fired a shot on goal that was stopped by ESU keeper Alexis Charles (14 saves), but the rebound was jettisoned over to oncoming senior Taylor Bender (Harrisburg/Central Dauphin (Longwood)) on the left hash.
With the goalie drawn out, Bender lunged toward the rebound and sent a back-handed shot into the cage that opened the scoring at 50:11 and resulted in her eighth goal of the season.
Less than two minutes later, senior Lauren Taylor (Narvon/Garden Spot) caged her 13th goal of the season by slamming home a crossing pass from senior Bre White (Hummelstown/Lower Dauphin) that had deflected off an ESU defender’s stick.
Senior Brittany Jett (Bear, Del./Middletown) rounded out the scoring at 63:09 by sending a shot through traffic into the net off a feed from freshman Katelyn Grazan (Manheim/Manheim Central). It was Brittany Jett’s first goal of the season.
Senior goalkeeper Carenna Neely (Lancaster/Penn Manor) made two saves for her fourth shutout of the season.
Shippensburg concludes the 2013 regular season Saturday at Seton Hill with a 4 p.m. matchup against the Griffins.
The PSAC Semifinals will be conducted November 8 at Robb Sports Complex with the PSAC Championship game to follow November 9. More information about the tournament will be available next week.
ROWAN WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL WINS 3-0 AT WIDENER
CHESTER, PA ? The Rowan University women’s volleyball team won 3-0 at Widener University on Friday night. The set scores were 25-23, 26-24 and 25-16.
The Profs are 21-8 overall while the Pride has a 15-15 record. Middle hitter Dakota Oeskovic (sr. Pine Beach, NJ/Toms River S.) totaled 13 kills and had a .524 hitting percentage. Outside hitter Danielle Havlicek (so. Midland Park, NJ/Midland Park) contributed with 11 kills while middle hitter Morgan Mende (so. Glen Rock, NJ/Glen Rock) followed with nine. Outside hitter Kirstin Sciolaro (sr. Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) added seven kills.
Setter Rebecca Dantonio (fr. Glen Mills, PA/Garnet Valley) compiled 34 assists. Libero Casey Grasso (sr. Wilmington, DE/Alexis I. duPont) was the dig leader with 24. Defensive specialist Nicole Ciandella (sr. Hoboken, NJ/Roselle Catholic) and Havlicek each registered 10 digs.
Rowan ends the regular season on Tuesday, October 29 at New Jersey City University. The conference match starts at 7 p.m.
Reading, Pa. (Oct. 22, 2013) - Junior Joe Raymond (Media, Pa./Strath Haven) netted the game-winner as Alvernia University (6-8-1, 3-2-1) defeated Arcadia University (6-8-2, 2-3-1) by a 3-2 final Tuesday afternoon in Commonwealth Conference men's soccer action at Alvernia.
Wollaston was set up for the first goal by RJ Fisher (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) in the 40th minute and buried a stinger into the left side. The Crusaders held the 1-0 lead into halftime, but lost it in the 51st minute when Alex Wells scored on a cross from Dylan Lesher.
Wollaston wasted little time putting the Crusaders back on top when he carried the ball in on the left side and roofed a shot from short range.
Alvernia put an insurance goal on the board in the 69th minute when Raymond netted his first of the year assisted by Shawn Laskey (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley).
Wells scored his second of the game on a penalty kick in the 74th minute, but the Crusaders kept the slate clean the rest of the way.
David Giannini (Harleysville, Pa./Faith Christian) made seven saves to earn the win.
Alvernia continues the conference schedule Saturday at Hood.
Alvernia 3, Arcadia 2
Reading, Pa. (Oct. 22, 2013) - Junior Joe Raymond (Media, Pa./Strath Haven) netted the game-winner as Alvernia University (6-8-1, 3-2-1) defeated Arcadia University (6-8-2, 2-3-1) by a 3-2 final Tuesday afternoon in Commonwealth Conference men's soccer action at Alvernia.
Wollaston was set up for the first goal by RJ Fisher (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) in the 40th minute and buried a stinger into the left side. The Crusaders held the 1-0 lead into halftime, but lost it in the 51st minute when Alex Wells scored on a cross from Dylan Lesher.
Wollaston wasted little time putting the Crusaders back on top when he carried the ball in on the left side and roofed a shot from short range.
Alvernia put an insurance goal on the board in the 69th minute when Raymond netted his first of the year assisted by Shawn Laskey (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley).
Wells scored his second of the game on a penalty kick in the 74th minute, but the Crusaders kept the slate clean the rest of the way.
David Giannini (Harleysville, Pa./Faith Christian) made seven saves to earn the win.
Alvernia continues the conference schedule Saturday at Hood.
Alvernia 3, Arcadia 2
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