Wilmington University Athletic News

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SUBJECT: Tournament Preview: Fifth Seeded Wilmington Softball Begins East Region Tournament on Friday at Adelphi
DATE: May 7, 2015
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NEWARK, Del. - - For the second year in a row the Wilmington University softball team will compete in the NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament, earning a spot as the No. 5 seed and participating in the East Region 1 Tournament hosted by Adelphi.
The Wildcats (33-16) earned their first ever at-large bid after finishing third in the CACC Regular Season and third in the CACC Tournament last week. The Wildcats will play host and fourth seed Adelphi in the first round of the four-team, double elimination bracket starting on Friday.
Admission (Per Game):
Adults - $6.00
Children/Senior Citizens - $5.00
Students with ID: $2.00
Links to Follow the NCAA Division II East Region 1 Tournament:
Live Stats (all games): http://sidearmstats.com/adelphi/softball/
East Region 1 Tournament Central: http://www.aupanthers.com/sports/2015/5/4/SB_0504151702.aspx?path=softball
Wilmington in the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament:
2014 (1-2): vs. LIU Post - L 0-1; at New Haven - W 2-1; vs. Southern New Hampshire - L 0-1
Overall: 1-2
Season and All-Time Records vs. East Region 1 Participants:
#1 Caldwell University Cougars: 2015: 1-2 (1-0/4-8; 3-4 (CACC)); All-Time - 7-24
#4 Adelphi University Panthers: 2015 - 1-1 (10-0(5)/1-2(8)); All-Time - 1-2
#5 Wilmington University Wildcats:
#8 Pace University Setters: 2015: 0-0; All-Time - 2-2
2015 NCAA Division II East Region 1 Tournament Game Schedule:
Friday, May 8
Game 1: #1 Caldwell vs. #8 Pace - 1:30 p.m.
Game 2: #4 Adelphi vs. #5 Wilmington - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 9
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 - 11:00 a.m.
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 - 1:30 p.m.
Game 5: Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 10
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5 - 1:00 p.m.
Game 7 (if necessary): Winner game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 - 3:30 p.m.

Wilmington University Mission

Wilmington University is committed to excellence in teaching, relevancy of the curriculum, and individual attention to students. As an institution with admissions policies that provide access for all, it offers opportunity for higher education to students of varying ages, interests, and aspirations.

The university provides a range of exemplary career-oriented undergraduate and graduate degree programs for a growing and diverse student population. It delivers these programs at locations and times convenient to students and at an affordable price. A highly qualified full-time faculty works closely with part-time faculty drawn from the workplace to ensure that the university’s programs prepare students to begin or continue their career, improve their competitiveness in the job market, and engage in lifelong learning.

 

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DATE: May 9, 2015
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NEW CASTLE, Del. - - The Wilmington University baseball team secured their
fourth Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Championship in
the past five years by coming back to defeat Chestnut Hill, 10-9, in extra
innings on Saturday afternoon at Wilson Field.
The top seeded Wildcats (33-12) came into the contest with the odds in
their favor, as they worked through the winner's bracket and only needed to
win one game on Saturday. They squared off against the third seeded
Griffins (29-14) in a rematch of the 2013 tournament finals, and having
already defeated the Griffins, 13-0, in the winner's bracket on Friday. The
Wildcats would need to mount a late game comeback and use a walk-off hit
from backup catcher Tom Freeland to secure the victory.
The Griffins jumped out to a 6-1 lead going into the bottom of the third
inning, and led 7-2 after four complete innings. The Wildcats started to
chip away at the lead, scoring two in the fifth, one in in the sixth, and
one in the seventh to cut the deficit to 7-6. But the real fun didn't start
until the ninth inning.
The ninth inning began with the Griffins scoring two quick runs from Mike
McLaughlin and Brendan Looby to give Chestnut Hill a three-run lead once
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SUBJECT: A two-run home run in the bottom of the 16th inning dropped the Wilmington University softball team to the loser's bracket, but the team responded with a 2-0 victory over Pace to remain alive in the NCAA Division II East Region 1 Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Janet L. Ficke Field.
With the win over eighth seeded Pace, the fifth seeded Wildcats (34-17) advance to face a familiar foe on Sunday morning. Wilmington will square off against top seeded and Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference opponent Caldwell at 10 a.m. in another elimination game.
Saturday started where Friday night ended, as the Wildcats and fourth seeded Adelphi needed to finish out the postponed game. The two teams played to a 1-1 tie after 12 innings on Friday, only to come back Saturday morning to determine a winner.
The Wildcats would strike first in the contest off of an extra base hit early on but the Panthers would tie the score, 1-1, in the fifth and would score later in the 16th, knocking the Wildcats out of the tournament.
Danielle Bradley walked and advanced to second base, as Michelle Panasiti would sacrifice her over to put her into scoring position. First baseman Colby Wyatt would then double to left center and drive Bradley in and put the Wildcats up in the second inning.
The Panthers would answer back three innings later however, as second baseman Nicole Camera would walk and then score after left fielder Krista King drove her home on a single to right center, bringing the score to 1-1 after five complete innings. The game would remain tied until called for darkness after the 12th inning.
Both team struggled to put runners on base, let alone scoring position, in the extra innings. The Wildcats left Cambria Ziemba on second in the 10th, Becca Stanley on first in the 14th, and Chelsea Botsch and Michelle Panasiti on second and third in the 16th, their best opportunity of Saturday morning.
Botsch, who tossed all 16 innings, left single Panthers on base in the 10th, 11th, 13th, and 15th innings. Panthers' shortstop Victoria Wink singled to lead off the bottom of the 16th before third basemen Brenna Martini cleared the bases with a game winning home run to give the Panthers the victory, 3-1.
Botsch would bounce right back however, getting right back into the circle against Pace in an elimination game. The senior only allowed a first inning hit through the first four innings, allowing the offense the chance to get on the board.
With one swing of the bat Bradley put the Wildcats ahead, 1-0, in the top of the fifth inning, leading off the frame with a solo shot to left field. Botsch again shut the Settars down in order in both the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings before the offense struck again.
With two outs and Bradley on first after a leadoff walk, Kelsey Doherty tripled to right center, chasing Bradley home for the insurance run.
A dropped fly ball and a walk brought the winning run to the plate for Pace in the bottom of the seventh, but Botsch buckled down and induced a fly ball out to left before striking out her fifth batter of the game to end the game, keeping the Wildcats alive.
The Wildcats left 13 base runners on in the first game and six more in the nightcap, unable to come up with the big hit or else the Wildcats would be talking about playing for a Regional 1 Championship.
Doherty batted 3-for-7 against Adelphi and 3-for-4 against Pace while Ziemba picked up two hits against Adelphi one more against Pace.
Botsch threw 15 innings against Adelphi, striking out 10 while only allowing one walk and 12 hits in the tough luck loss. She earned the win by going all seven innings against Pace, striking out five while allowing one hit and one walk.

 

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NEWARK, Del. - - The Wilmington University baseball team already knew its ticket was punched to the NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament, but learned its fate on Sunday night as they earned the fourth seed and will face No. 3 Southern New Hampshire in the first round in Rindge, N.H., on Thursday.
The Wildcats (33-12) earned the automatic qualification into the NCAA East Region Tournament by winning the 2015 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament on Saturday. The Wildcats are making their fifth straight appearance in the NCAA East Region Tournament.
Top seeded Franklin Pierce will host the tournament starting on Thursday while a champion will be crowned on Sunday afternoon.
More information about the tournament will be posted as it becomes available throughout the week.
NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament
Hosted by Franklin Pierce University
Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field (Rindge, N.H.)
1. Franklin Pierce (46-2)*
2. Stonehill (33-13-1)
3. Southern New Hampshire (30-12)
4. Wilmington (33-12)*
5. Dowling (27-15)
6. St. Thomas Aquinas (27-17-1)*
* - denotes automatic qualifier

 

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NEWARK, Del. - - The Wilmington University men's soccer team is adding three signees to an already potent 2015 soccer team, as head coach Nick Papanicolas announces the addition of Vinny Tasca, Patrick Spagnuolo, and Morgan Shutter for this coming fall.
The Wildcats finished 13-8 this past fall, advancing all the way to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Championship match before falling, 1-0. The Wildcats graduate only two members from the 2014 squad.
Papanicolas welcomes Shutter, a junior college transfer from Tompkins Cortland Community College, and two high school graduates in Tasca (Methacton (PA)) and Spagnuolo (Christiana (DE)).
Shutter was named a NJCAA and NSCAA Second Team All-American as a sophomore in 2014, leading the team to a 12-6 record at Tompkins Cortland CC. He collected more than double the points than the second best player on the team, scoring 16 goals and adding two assists for 34 points in 18 games. He is a two-time NSCAA and NJCAA All-American, and was named the Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore.
Shutter joins the Wildcats after a four-year varsity career at Odessa-Montour High School in Odessa, N.Y. Shutter left Odessa-Montour and the Interscholastic Athletic Conference as the all-time leading goal scorer (as of 2012), tallying 93 career goals. He also set an IAC season record of 33 goals as a senior. He was named the IAC MVP three times in high school in addition to All-League.
Tasca was named a Pac-10 Honorable Mention goalkeeper at Methacton high school as a senior in 2014. He played two seasons on varsity at Methacton, being named a co-captain in his senior year this past fall. He also plays for the West-Mont United '96 travel team, helping the team to a MSSL Rider Cup Championship.
Spagnuolo joins the hometown Wildcats after four years on varsity at Christiana High School, minutes away from the WU Athletics Complex. Spagnuolo was named a Second Team All-State player as a sophomore and junior before earning a spot in the Top-11 as a senior this past fall. He's a two-time Team MVP and two-time team captain. He also competed for the Kirkwood Soccer Club U18 team, reaching the national tournament while he was a member.
The three signees will join the Wildcats in August when preseason for the 2015 season begins.

 

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RINDGE, N.H. - - A three-run eighth inning pushed the Wilmington University baseball team past Southern New Hampshire, 3-2, in the first round of the NCAA East Regional Tournament on Thursday night at Franklin Pierce's Pappas Field.
The Penmen (30-13) had a leadoff single and a two-run home run in the first two batters of the bottom of the first, but Wildcat (34-12) starter Jamie Treml settled in from there, tossing a strong eight innings while striking out 12.
The Wildcats didn't collect a hit off Penmen starter Cole Warren the top of the sixth inning, as Sean Feeney led off the frame with a single to left field. The offense only left solo runners on in the top of the second, sixth, and seventh innings before the offense came alive in the top of the eighth.
With Warren still on the mound in the top of the eighth, the Wildcats put the first two runners of the inning on with hit-by-pitches, setting up the rest of the inning. After Warren picked up an out on a strikeout, Frank Samluk doubled to right center to put the Wildcats on the board. Feeney then raced home to tie the game on a passed ball, also allowing Samluk to move to third.
Jon Castro roped a ball to the gap in left center, but Kyle McGinnity tracked the ball down in left center for the Penmen, driving to make the second out of the inning. The ball was deep enough to score Samluk, however, giving the Wildcats the 3-2 lead.
With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, the Penmen threatened with a hit and an error, putting runners on first and third. Treml induced a fly ball to center to end the threat and get out of the jam unscathed.
Tyler Fries relieved Treml in the bottom of the ninth, working around a leadoff single by picking up two strikeouts before inducing a foul out to first base to end the game.
Treml struck out 12 while only allowing the two first inning runs on five hits. He improved to 8-0 on the year with the win, not having lost since April 1, 2012. Fries picked up his 11th save of the season while Warren fell to 2-2 on the year for the Penmen.
With the win, the Wildcats move on to play second seeded Stonehill on Friday at 7 p.m. The Skyhawks defeated Dowling, 5-2, in the second game on Thursday.

 

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Date: Thu, May 14, 2015 at 7:25 PM
Subject: [Rocks Media] Reed Dazzles As Rocks Win Series Over Potomac
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Reed Dazzles As Rocks Win Series Over Potomac
Cody Reed and Luke Farrell Combine For Second Shutout Of The Season


WILMINGTON, DE – Another strong pitching performance coupled with some timely, late offense led the Blue Rocks to a series win over Potomac as they won the rubber-game of their three-game series 1-0. Cody Reed turned in arguably his most impressive outing of the season for Wilmington as he went six scoreless frames before handing it off to his piggyback partner Luke Farrell to close the door on the last three innings. The Rocks now hold a one game lead over the Frederick Keys in the Carolina League Northern Division.



After struggling to find any answer to the puzzle that was Potomac starter Lucas Giolito over the first five innings, the Rocks finally managed to crack the scoreboard in the sixth. First, Wednesday night’s hero Ramon Torres led off the frame with a looping line drive single over the head of shortstop Stephen Perez. Jack Lopez then followed Torres with a sacrifice attempt, but Lopez would be paid off with a single on a perfectly placed bunt in no-man’s land up the first-base line. Lopez reached with a bunt single for the second consecutive night. Mauricio Ramos then tried to follow up Lopez with a sac bunt of his own, but Ramos could not get it down and ended up striking out on a foul bunt, keeping the runners at first and second. Despite Ramos’ inability to move up the runners, Frank Schwindel was able to bring home the opening run of the ballgame with an RBI single into right as Lopez went from first to third on the hit. The Rocks looked poised for more off of Giolito, but he got a groundball double play from Robert Pehl to escape further damage.



Wilmington had other opportunities in this game, but were unable to cash in a big hit aside from the Schwindel RBI-knock in the sixth. Schwindel led off the second inning with his first triple of the season, meaning the Rocks had three chances to get the first run of the game in, but they were not successful. Pehl and Cam Gallagher struck out in succession and, after a walk to Dominique Taylor, Dex Kjerstad struck out as well to get Giolito out of the frame with the tie still in tact.



The Nationals had their offensive chances as well in this one. Potomac managed seven hits in the ballgame, five of which came off of the starter Reed. Narciso Mesa led off the third inning with a single and Isaac Ballou tried to move him over with a bunt, but the ball went right back to Reed on the mound and he gunned down Mesa at second to stop the runner from reaching scoring position. This ended up being a big play as Christopher Bostick followed that up with a single, but he and Ballou would be stranded at first and second. Potomac also left the tying run at second base in the top of the ninth inning. Drew Ward reached with a one-out infield single. Tripp Keister would replace his DH with the speedy Estarlin Martinez. Martinez would end up getting into scoring position at second before Farrell got Brandon Miller to strikeout swinging to end the game.



The Rocks hit the road for a short three-game road trip in Lynchburg starting on Friday. The Rocks will send Alec Mills to the bump after Mills picked up a win over the Hillcats last Sunday. Game one of this series will feature the same pitching match-up as that game on Sunday as Luis Lugo gets the ball for Lynchburg. Lugo was roughed up by the Rocks on Sunday, giving up three runs in three laborious innings. First pitch from Lynchurg is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.



PEBBLES OF KNOWLEDGE:

The 1-0 win for the Blue Rocks on Thursday night was pretty indicative of the series. The Rocks and Nationals combined to score just eight runs (four runs apiece) in the three-game series. In those three games, each team took a shutout loss as the P-Nats beat the Rocks on the back of a strong outing by Reynaldo Lopez in the series opener, 2-0. Wednesday’s ten-inning affair was the highest scoring game of the set as the Rocks defeated Potomac 3-2 in extras. In the series, the Rocks batted a combined .215 (20-for-93), nearly .050 points behind their season average. Wilmington also struggled with runners in scoring position despite taking two out of their three games with Potomac. The Rocks went just 2-for-16 (.125) in run-scoring situations.



With the win on Thursday, the Rocks were able to close out their seven-game home stand with a winning record (4-3). The Rocks have now finished above .500 on every home stand this season. They started the season going 4-3 against the Nationals and Frederick Keys in their first home stand of the year. They went 5-2 on their next home stand, taking two out of three from Myrtle Beach and three out of four games from Winston-Salem. The Rocks are now 13-8 at Frawley Stadium this year.



The Rocks have gotten some impressive performances from both of their piggyback combos this season. Reed and Farrell combined for the Rocks second shutout victory of the year on Thursday, their first since the opening series against Myrtle Beach. Wilmington is now 5-2 in games started by either Reed of Farrell. Reed is posting the lowest ERA of any Wilmington starter (1.69) and he now leads the team in wins (3), while Farrell leads the club in strikeouts (41). You can’t forget about the other piggyback combo of Yender Caramo and Luis Rico who have also been dominant this year for Wilmington. Caramo went seven innings in the loss on Tuesday night, while Rico set down all six batters he would face in relief. Although Wilmington is 3-4 in games started by Caramo or Rico, two of those four losses were by just a single run and Tuesday’s loss by two runs.



With the call-up of Zane Evans and Bubba Starling to Double-A, the Rocks need a steady bat in the middle of their order and, so far, Frank Schwindel has stepped up to the plate. With his go-ahead RBI on Thursday, Schwindel now has 16 RBIs this season while hitting to a tune of .288. He leads the Blue Rocks in extra-base hits (15) and total bases (60). Despite not being known for his foot-speed, Schwindel also collected his first three-bagger of the year in the second inning.



THEY SAID IT:

Manager Brian Buchanan

“(Our pitching) was outstanding. (Cody) Reed came in, we made some plays behind him, which helped, and Luke (Farrell) coming in and making those big pitches when we need them (was good). They both did outstanding.”


“(Lucas Giolito) is a big guy. (He has) a good fastball, good breaking ball, decent changeup, and can throw that good breaking ball for a strike when he wants it. When he needs a strike out, he can bury you and get some swings and misses. He’s definitely a very talented pitcher.”


“(Facing good pitching) is part of the process of the minor leagues. You face guys that have big stuff, and I think (Lucas Giolito) was one of them today. That curveball, he’s deceptive with that, (and) his fastball gets on hitters. He throws hard but he gets on hitters. It looks harder than it is…That’s why you play the game, that’s part of the process…(Reynaldo) Lopez and Giolito, they can both probably be in Triple-A right now and be fine.”


“It’s been (lots of close games) all year. I looked at (the stats) today, and we played (32) games, and I think about 30 of them are (decided by) three runs or less…The vast majority of our games are three runs or less, and I think that has to do with playing in (Frawley Stadium). Neither team scores a lot of runs, so it’s very beneficial (to play lots of close games). It teaches them fundamentals of the game. If you don’t do the fundamentals correctly, you won’t win those games. That’s what the Royals are about, bunting, hitting and running, throwing to the right base. All that kind of stuff helps in this environment.”


Pitcher Luke Farrell


“(The piggybacking works because) I think there is just a trust and a faith in the other guy, that when you (come into the day), you will be in a good position for when you come into the game later on. But it has been fun going back and forth with Cody (Reed). We look forward to each start and each relief appearance.”


“(These two wins are) a confidence builder for sure because the three guys we faced this week from Potomac are some of the best arms in the league. So for our staff to go up and match up against them and our hitters to score enough runs for us to get a (win) is huge.”


“(Winning the last game at home before a road trip makes for) a happy bus ride I think. It is always good to go into the end of a series with a win, obviously. Hopefully we can keep building and build a streak. We faced Lynchburg earlier this week, so we have an idea of what they do now and what they can do so that is another good lineup and another good matchup for us.”


“My mindset is always to look at (seeing a team recently) as an advantage. I am a pitcher who likes to have a plan and a plan of attack. So if I know a hitter’s tendencies, that certainly helps me. I feel like I have enough pitches and enough ability to change what he thinks about me and can affect his plan that he has against me.”

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SUBJECT: Wildcats Come Back Again in the Eighth, Defeat Stonehill, 4-3, on Day Two of NCAA Division II East Region Baseball Tournament
DATE: May 15, 2015
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RINDGE, N.H. - - For the second night in a row the eighth inning provided the magic for the Wilmington University baseball team as it scored twice to overtake Stonehill, 4-3, to remain in the winner's bracket of the NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament hosted by Franklin Pierce University.
Senior Josh Swirchak singled in the game tying run with one out in the bottom of the eighth, bringing in Frank Samluk who walked to lead off the inning and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Christian Adorno.
Now with the bases loaded and still one out in the inning, Mike Annone lofted one to right which fell between the right fielder and the second baseman, bringing in the go-ahead run in Swirchak.
Tyler Fries came on in the top of the ninth and allowed a leadoff single, but bunkered down to pick up his 12th save of the season. He induced a 5-4-3 double play to erase the base runner and Annone ended the game with a catch up against the fence down the left field line in foul ground, falling to the ground but securing the catch.
Jake Wersinger replaced the Wildcats' (35-12) starter Frank Samluk in the top of the seventh, tossing two solid innings of relief to keep the Wildcats within a run at 3-2. Wersinger earned the win to improve to 5-2 on the year in two innings of work, striking out two while allowing two singles. Samluk went the first six innings, striking out nine while allowing three runs on nine hits in the no decision.
Sam Goines started the scoring in the bottom of the first for the Wildcats, doubling inside the bag at third to score Adorno and Swirchak for the quick 2-0 lead.
Stonehill (34-14-1) scored all three runs in the top of the fourth inning, getting a two-out, two-run triple, and an RBI double to take the lead 3-2.
Skyhawk starter Armand Rugel went 7.1 innings, striking out five while allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits. Swirchak collected the game tying RBI off Stonehill reliever Aubrey Solomon who gave up allowed a unearned run on two hits in not picking up an out. Solomon fell to 2-2 on the year with the loss.
With the win, the Wildcats move on to play the winner of a St. Thomas Aquinas and Stonehill matchup at 10 p.m. on Saturday night. St. Thomas Aquinas and Stonehill play the first game of the day on Saturday at 3 p.m., with the winner moving on to face the Wildcats in the nightcap at 10 p.m.

 

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RINDGE, N.H. - - The Wilmington University baseball team will play for a NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament Championship as they defeated top seeded and nationally top ranked Franklin Pierce, 5-3, in an elimination game on Sunday afternoon at Pappas Field.
With the win, the Wildcats will have a rematch against St. Thomas Aquinas in the final on Sunday at 5 p.m. The winner advances to the NCAA Division II World Series in Cary, N.C.
The Wildcats used a four run top of the fourth inning to take the lead, a lead they would never relinquish. With two outs and the bases empty, Matt Lopes started the rally with a single up the middle. Sean Feeney got a big bounce over the first baseman for runners on first and third. Christian Adorno loaded the bases by reaching on a catcher's interference call.
Mike Annone ripped the first pitch he saw passed a diving second baseman for two RBI and the ball snuck past the center fielder, allowing the third runner to come home and Annone to take third base. Brendan Fallers then laced a single back up the middle to bring in pinch runner Connor Stevens for the 4-1 lead.
Lopes added to the Wilmington lead with a single back up the middle in the top of the eighth, scoring Josh Swirchak who led off the frame by reaching on a hit-by-pitch.
Ray Gambone allowed a solo homer to left in the third and a single run in the bottom of the fifth but was relentless in his seven innings of work. Jake Wersinger picked up the first out of the eighth inning before turning it over to Tyler Fries.
The Raven loaded the bases in the eighth but only scored one run, as Fries induced a grounder back to the mound and a infield pop up to get out of the jam.
Fries allowed a base hit bunt to lead of the bottom of the ninth, but then induced a fielder's choice to second, and back-to-back fly outs to end the contest.
Gambone struck out seven in the win, improving to 5-1 on the year. Fries earned his 13th save of the season, tossing 1.2 innings.

 

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CARY, N.C. - - The Wilmington University baseball team dropped a tough 3-2 decision to second ranked Catawba in its first ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Baseball Finals on Saturday night at the USA Baseball National Training Center.
Despite only collected two hits in the contest, the Wildcats (37-14) had multiple chances to plate a few runs but left seven runners on base, including two in the third and seventh innings each.
Much like the start of the East Regional Tournament in which the Wildcats fell behind 2-0 after the first inning, Catawba (45-13) jumped out in front off starter Jamie Treml in the top of the first, scoring twice on a pair of doubles and a single in the inning.
After going down in order in the bottom of the first inning, the Wildcats were looking for their first ever hit of the NCAA Division II Baseball Finals and it came in a big way off the bat of senior Sam Goines to lead off the second.
Goines deposited a 2-0 pitch to the hill in left field, marking the first hit as a home run for the Wildcats. More importantly it cut the deficit in half early in the ballgame.
Treml settled into the ballgame after the top of the first, only allowing two hits the rest of his outing. The Indians added a run in the top of the fourth, as a leadoff walk came around to score on a sacrifice fly. The run would prove to a much-needed run for Catawba.
Sean Feeney walked to lead off the bottom of the fifth before being moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Tyler Hawthorne. Two batters later Frank Samluk collected an infield single to put runners on first and third with two outs, but the Indians starter Shaefer Shepard induced an inning ending ground ball off the bat of Jon Castro.
The Wildcats cut into the lead in the bottom of the sixth, as Josh Swirchak and Sam Goines started the inning with back-to-back walks. Matt Lopes moved the runners along with a two-strike sacrifice bunt and Christian Adorno brought in a run with an RBI groundout to short. But that would be all the Wildcats would get in the inning as the Catawba bullpen found a way out.
Tory Manfre and Frank Samluk each walked with one out in the bottom of the seventh to put the tying run in scoring position, before Castro moved both runners into scoring position with another sacrifice bunt. But reliever Bryan Blanton was able to escape the jam again for the Indians, getting Swirchak to fly out to end the threat.
That would be the last base runner the Wildcats would have.
Reliever Craig Brooks came on in the bottom of the eighth for the six out save and picked up all six outs in succession to shut down the Wildcats.
Treml was saddled with the hard luck loss, striking out five while walking three and allowing five hits. It was his first loss since April 1, 2012 at Felician. HE is now 31-4 in his career as a Wildcat.
Rob Gore tossed a scoreless eighth inning for the Wildcats, picking up a strikeout while allowing one hit before turning the ball over to Tyler Fries for a scoreless ninth.
The loss drops the Wildcats to the elimination portion of the bracket, as they face a win-or-go-home game on Monday afternoon against Angelo State. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m. at the USA Baseball National Training Center.

Wilmington University Mission

Wilmington University is committed to excellence in teaching, relevancy of the curriculum, and individual attention to students. As an institution with admissions policies that provide access for all, it offers opportunity for higher education to students of varying ages, interests, and aspirations.

The university provides a range of exemplary career-oriented undergraduate and graduate degree programs for a growing and diverse student population. It delivers these programs at locations and times convenient to students and at an affordable price. A highly qualified full-time faculty works closely with part-time faculty drawn from the workplace to ensure that the university’s programs prepare students to begin or continue their career, improve their competitiveness in the job market, and engage in lifelong learning.

 

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Five for Goldey-Beacom College Named to the CACC Spring Academic Honor Roll


The academic success for Goldey-Beacom’s student-athletes once again showed as five for the College were named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll.


Seniors Patrick McRae (Markham, ON/Markham District) and Tyler McElwee (Wilmington, DE/St. Mark’s) were tabbed from the men’s golf squad with sophomores Amber Wroble (Mechanicsville, MD/Chopticon), Charlee King (New Castle, DE/Hodgson Vo-Tech) and Paulynn Mao (Anaheim, CA/Rancho Alamitos) picked from the softball team.


McRae had one of the best years by any GBC student-athlete, earning a spot on the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District list as well as being named to the CACC All-Tournament Team. He ended the year with seven top-20 finishes, four top-10 finishes, a victory March 31 at the Philadelphia U. Invitational and averaged 79.61 for the year over 12 reported tournaments.


McRae graduates after making the All-CACC Team in 2012 and 2013 in addition to being named a Golf Coaches Association of America All-America Scholar and the GBC Male Athlete of the Year in 2013. He won four tournaments in his career.


McElwee posted an 84.75 average over eight reported tournaments. He had two top-20 finishes, including 13th at the Philadelphia U. Tri-Match, and carded a season-best 77 at the Peter King Memorial Tournament.


Wroble made herself an important part of the squad by competing in 30 contests with 23 starts that included 18 at second base. She notched 31 putouts on the season, 30 assists and had an inside-the-park home run April 1 against Chestnut Hill.


Wroble has been an active member of the school’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and next year will serve as the secretary for the league’s SACC.


King, who made the 2014 Fall Academic Honor Roll with the volleyball squad, ended 29th in the league with a .313 batting average, tied for 41st with five doubles and tied for eighth with seven sacrifices. She rapped two hits on seven different occasions, leading the squad with seven multi-hit games and three multi-RBI contests one year after she was named second team All-CACC.


King will enter her junior campaign 19th in school history with a career .314 batting average.


Mao started all 35 games she competed in, leading the squad with 29 hits that just missed the CACC top 50. She finished tied for 29th in the league with six doubles and also pitched in 11 contests.


Mao in 2014 was named the female recipient of the school’s Unsung Hero Award for athletics.

 

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Rich Bowers Steps Down as Goldey-Beacom’s Volleyball Coach


Rich Bowers, who in two stints as Goldey-Beacom’s volleyball coach served 11 years and built the foundation for a solid program, has resigned to become head coach at North East High School.


Bowers’ first stint went from 2001-04, when the Lightning went a combined 65-56 with semifinal appearances in the 2002 NAIA Independent Region Tournament and the NAIA Region X Tournament. The 2001 squad advanced to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference semifinals, both the 2003 and 2004 teams also played in the league tournament and Bowers was named CACC Coach of the Year in 2004.


Bowers helped lay the groundwork for the 2005 squad, which won its only CACC title to date and competed in the NCAA Tournament. This marked the first NCAA Tournament appearance for any team in school history.


Returning to the squad in 2008 after guiding Rising Sun High School, Bowers helped Goldey-Beacom to 14-win seasons in 2011 and 2014. This was highlighted by Kadi McCoy becoming the first player in school history to amass 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs. She was picked second team All-CACC in 2014 after being named Honorable Mention in 2011 and 2012.


“We would like to thank Rich for all his efforts leading our Women’s Volleyball program,” director of athletics Chuck Hammond said. “He was a great ambassador for GBC Athletics and he will be missed. We wish him well in his new position.”


A national search is underway to find his replacement.


Goldey-Beacom opens its season September 4 against Bowie State in West Chester, PA.






Derek Crudele
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SUBJECT: Jeff Zoyac Named Wilmington University Women's Soccer Head Coach
DATE: July 15, 2015
djl
NEWARK, Del. - - Wilmington University Director of Athletics Linda Andrzjewski is pleased to announce the hiring of Jeff Zoyac as the head coach of the Wildcats' women's soccer team, effective immediately.
"I'm humbled to be the next women's soccer coach at Wilmington," Zoyac said of his hiring. "I want to thank the University for this wonderful opportunity and for having the confidence in me to take over a program with so much tradition."
Zoyac becomes the fourth head coach of the women's soccer program in its NCAA era. He takes over the women's program after being an assistant and associate head coach for Nick Papanicolas and the men's program at Wilmington for the past 11 seasons.
During his time on the sidelines with Papanicolas, Zoyac has seen over 100 victories in 11 seasons, helping the Wildcats to an overall record of 115-80-23 and a 68-32-11 record inside the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC). Zoyac has been a part of one CACC Tournament Championship run (2007), and two NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament Second Round appearances (2009 and 2013).
Prior to coaching at Wilmington, Zoyac finished his collegiate career as a Wildcat, transferring from Rowan College after leading the Profs to a NCAA Division III National Semifinal appearance as a sweeper. Upon joining Wilmington in 2003, he led the Wildcats in scoring and was a crucial piece of their second CACC Championship. He finished his collegiate soccer career as an Honorable Mention All-CACC selection.
"It's an honor to start my collegiate head coaching career where I played and spent the past 11 years as an assistant coach. I also want to thank Nick (Papanicolas) for mentoring me during my playing and coaching career, and preparing me to take over my own program."
Outside of Wilmington, Zoyac has been coaching girls' club soccer at the New Jersey Rush Soccer Club since 2010. Under his tutelage, the U18's girls' team has claimed back-to-back U.S. Club New Jersey State Championships and has been ranked in the top-3 in the state in each of the past two seasons. Zoyac has also coached the U14 and U 16 teams at NJ Rush, leading each team into the top-10 in the state.
"We are excited to have Jeff begin his collegiate head coaching career here at Wilmington University," Andrzjewski said. "He knows the University and athletics program very well, and I am confident our student-athletes will enjoy the opportunity to work with him."

 

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Goldey-Beacom Men’s Soccer Signs Two to National Letters of Intent


Goldey-Beacom’s men’s soccer team has announced defender/midfielder Chahin Aghrim (Bonn, Germany) and goalkeeper Suhail Bismilla (Johannesburg, South Africa) signed National Letters of Intent to compete next fall.


Aghrim was competed in club ball for VFL Friesdorf in the Junior Bundesliga, the top youth league in Germany. He attended Friedrich-Ebert High School in Bonn.


Bismilla in 2012 had 14 shutouts in a row for EAI Randburg Academy in South Africa, winning Player-of-the-Year honors for his club and the Golden Glove for his school. He also competed for Bidvest Wits FC Academy and was part of the Safa Academy League, the country’s highest youth league. Bismilla was picked Goalkeeper of the Tournament in the Manchester United Premier Cup and four times was called up to South Africa’s U-17 squad, earning one cap.


“Chahin has all the qualities to be an outstanding winger,” Goldey-Beacom coach Ryan Dixon said. “He is quick, technical on both sides of the ball, and very good 1 vs. 1. He played at the highest youth level in Germany. His skill and experience will make him a great addition to our team. He should play an integral role for this upcoming season.


“Suhail is a very impressive keeper. He has the height, ability and experience to become one of the best keepers in our conference his freshmen year. He played at the highest youth level in South Africa and has earned Youth National Team Caps.”


Goldey-Beacom opens the 2015 season September 5 at Chowan.

 

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Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 10:37 AM
Subject: SUBJECT: Head Coach Kim Habbert Announces 2015 Wilmington University Volleyball Schedule
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SUBJECT: Head Coach Kim Habbert Announces 2015 Wilmington University Volleyball Schedule
DATE: July 21, 2015
djl
NEWARK, Del. - - A pair of tournaments at the WU Athletics Complex highlight the 2015 Wilmington University volleyball schedule, as the team will once again vie for a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference South Division title with a goal of capturing a CACC Tournament Championship.
The Wildcats claimed a share of their third straight CACC South Division Regular Season Championship with a 15-4 conference record in 2014, going 20-14 overall. The Wildcats again won a home playoff game last season to advance to the CACC Tournament Semifinals, but the season ended with a loss prior to being able to hoist the conference trophy.
The 2015 squad will have three tournaments in the beginning of the season to get their feet wet prior to the bulk to the CACC schedule this coming fall, with 31 total regular season games scheduled prior to the CACC Tournament.
Of the 31 regular season games, the Wildcats will play 16 of those games at the WU Athletics Complex, including hosting an eight-team tournament on September 11-12 and another four-team tournament on September 19-20.
The 2015 season starts on the road however, as the Wildcats will head to Shippensburg University to participate in the Raider Classic on Friday, September 4 and into Saturday, September 5.
The eight-team Wildcat Regional Invitational commences on Friday September 11 with the Wildcats playing American International and Franklin Pierce before finishing with two more matches against Pace and Le Moyne on Saturday.
The CACC portion of the schedule splits up all the preseason tournaments, as the Wildcats begin the trek for their fourth straight divisional crown with a home match against the University of the Sciences on Wednesday, September 16. The Wildcats remain home for one more weekend, as they host Dominican in another CACC match on Saturday, September 19 before welcoming Merrimack and East Stroudsburg on Sunday.
Three away games round out the end of September, as the Wildcats head to Chestnut Hill, Post, and Holy Family before the calendar turns to October.
The rest of the 2015 season features the bulk of the CACC schedule as the Wildcats host Georgian Court, Bloomfield (Homecoming), Felician, Chestnut Hill, and Holy Family in the month of October. The only nonconference match in the month of October is another home match, as the Wildcats welcome Kutztown to the WU Athletics Complex on October 13. The Wildcats also welcome Philadelphia and Goldey-Beacom in early November, with the match against Goldey-Beacom being the final regular season home contest prior to the postseason.
The Wildcats take to the road to face CACC foes Philadelphia, Goldey-Beacom, Concordia, USciences, Caldwell, Nyack, Georgian Court, and a final nonconference road match at Millersville on November 10.
The top four teams from each division earn a spot in the CACC Tournament, with the CACC First Round game being played at the higher seed. The remaining four seeds will once again converse in Lakewood, N.J., on the campus of Georgian Court for the CACC Banquet prior to the CACC Semifinals. A champion will be crowned and an automatic berth into the NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament will be given on Saturday, November 21.

 

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SUBJECT: Head Coach Keith Jones Announces 2015 Wilmington University Cross Country Schedule
DATE: July 23, 2015
djl
NEWARK, Del. - - The Wilmington University cross country team has six regular season meets scheduled for the 2015 campaign, all leading to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championship and postseason beginning in late October.
The Wildcats have an equal mix of familiar meets and new courses they will run throughout the regular season in 2015.
Head coach Keith Jones, entering his 15th season at the helm of the Wildcats, will once again kick-start the 2015 season with the Wilmington University Cross Country Invite at Carousel Park. The season begins on Saturday, September 5 on the home course of the Wildcats, running in the 15th Annual WUXC Invite.
The team remains in the state of Delaware once again for their next meet, heading up the road to take part in the University of Delaware Invitational #1 at White Clay Creek State Park in Newark, Del., on September 12.
After two familiar courses to start the season, the Wildcats head to NCAA Division I University of Virginia for their next competition. The team will compete in the Panorama Farms Invitational in Earlysville, Va., to round out the September schedule.
For the first time since 2012, the Wildcats will compete in the famed Don Cathcart Invitational to start the October calendar. Hosted by Salisbury University, the Wildcats will run at Winter Place Park on October 3.
Another new competition headlines Saturday, October 10, as the Wildcats will prepare themselves for the CACC Championship and possibly the NCAA Division II East Regional Championship by running in the Jack St. Clair Championship on Belmont Plateau at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia.
The 2015 regular season concludes with the Princeton Cross Country Championship in Princeton, N.J. on October 17.
The postseason starts with the CACC Championship on Sunday, October 25, in which the men will look to improve on their second place finish from 2014 while the women look to improve on their fifth place finish last season. The Championship will once again be run on Belmont Plateau at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia.
The Wildcats will use their run in the CACC Championship to help propel them into the NCAA Division II East Regional Championship on Saturday, November 7. The site is still to be determined, with a chance of it being run on Belmont Plateau.
The top three teams from the Regional Championship advance to compete in the NCAA Division II National Championship, which will be hosted by Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Mo., on Saturday, November 21.

 

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SUBJECT: Head Coach Nick Papanicolas Announces 2015 Wilmington University Men's Soccer Schedule
DATE: July 23, 2015
djl
NEWARK, Del. - - The Wilmington University men's soccer team made a postseason run into the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Championship game last season, and looking to take it one step farther and get back into the NCAA East Regional Tournament, head coach Nick Papanicolas has announced the 2015 schedule.
The Wildcats went 13-8 overall last season, earning the fifth seed for the CACC Tournament after a 7-5 CACC regular season. The Wildcats upset fourth seeded Concordia, 2-0, on the road in the First Round before defeating second seeded Dominican, 2-1, in double overtime in the Semifinals. The Wildcats postseason run came to an all-too-early end with a narrow 1-0 loss to top seeded Philadelphia in the CACC Tournament Championship.
The 2015 campaign features eight home games at the WU Athletics Complex and an additional nine games on the road. The Wildcats will also host an opening weekend invitational, featuring Bloomfield, the District of Columbia, and West Chester on September 3 and 5.
The Wildcats first face West Chester in the season opener on Thursday, September 3 in the second game of the Wildcat Invitational at 3:30 p.m. before hosting the District of Columbia on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. to end the weekend.
The CACC portion of the schedule starts on Wednesday, September 9 as the Wildcats head to Bloomfield for a night game at 7 p.m. The team's final nonconference game of September is a week later on September 16 at LIU Post before rounding out the month with all CACC games. The Wildcats welcome Felician to Newark on Saturday, September 19 before go on the road to face Holy Family, Concordia, and Chestnut Hill.
October starts with the 2015 Wilmington University Homecoming Weekend on the first Saturday of the month, as the Wildcats welcome Caldwell University to the WU Athletics Complex at 3:00 p.m.
Two road games at Bridgeport and at Nyack are before the team's longest home stand of the year, as the team will square off against CACC Regular Season and Tournament Champions Philadelphia on Wednesday, October 14. The Wildcats also host Post three days later in their annual Breast Cancer Awareness match before welcoming Goldey-Beacom to the WU Athletics Complex on October 20.
A final nonconference match at Shippensburg is scheduled for October 22 before the last chance to catch the Wildcats in action at the WU Athletics Complex against Dominican on Saturday, October 24. The regular season comes to a close on Wednesday, October 28 at Georgian Court.
The top eight seeds following the regular season advance to play in the CACC Tournament and the Wildcats will once again aim for a deep postseason run in 2015. The First Round is scheduled for Monday, November 2 at the higher seed starting at 2 p.m. The winners of the four First Round matches will converge in Waterbury, Conn., at host Post University for the CACC Semifinals on Thursday, November 5.
A CACC Tournament Champion will be crowned on Saturday, November 7; a feat the Wildcats will be trying to accomplish for the first time since the 2007 season. Without an automatic qualification in men's soccer, the Wildcats will also be aiming for another at-large bid into the NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament, using the strength of its regular season schedule to help sway the ranking committee.

 

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NEWARK, Del. - - Nine home games highlights the 2015 Wilmington University women's soccer schedule, as first year head coach Jeff Zoyac begins his collegiate career on September 6.
Zoyac will put the team in front of the WU Athletics Complex crowd on nine occasions, with the regular season capped at 17 total contests. The Wildcats will be playing for a chance to reach the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament for the fourth straight season, looking to bring home the CACC Tournament Championship for the first time since 2012.
The first chance to catch the Wildcats at home is in the season opener on Sunday, September 6 against Queens at 2:00 p.m. The CACC opener is on the road six days later at Bloomfield before the team heads to Holy Family for another CACC battle on September 16. The Wildcats return home to take on Felician on Saturday, September 19 to start a CACC doubleheader before hosting nonconference fore LIU Post on Wednesday, September 23.
A pair of road games rounds out the month of September for the Wildcats as the team heads to CACC rivals Concordia on the 26th and Chestnut Hill on the 29th.
October starts with the 2015 Wilmington University Homecoming Weekend on the 3rd, as the Wildcats will start the soccer doubleheader against Caldwell at 12:30 p.m. West Chester comes to the WU Athletics Complex on October 6 for another home game to begin the month.
The Wildcats hit the road for back-to-back games, heading to Bridgeport and Nyack, before having their longest home stand of the season. The Wildcats begin a string of four straight games at the Complex with Philadelphia on October 13 before hosting Post, Goldey-Beacom, and Dominican.
October, as well as the regular season, rounds out with a pair road games, as the Wildcats head to Georgian Court on October 27 for their final CACC contest before heading to Lincoln on October 29 for the regular season finale.
The top eight teams throughout the CACC regular season advance to the CACC Tournament, which begins on Tuesday, November 3 with the First Round. The four winners from the First Round advance to play at Post University in Waterbury, Conn., for the Semifinals. A CACC Tournament Champion and an automatic berth into the NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament will be awarded on Saturday, November 7.

 

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SUBJECT: Volleyball Garners Fifth Straight AVCA Team Academic Award
DATE: July 30, 2015
djl
LEXINGTON, Ky. - - For the fifth year in a row, the Wilmington University volleyball team earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2014-15 academic season. The team was among a record breaking 752 programs that earned the distinction this year.
The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
The AVCA Team Academic Award has become one of the AVCA's fastest growing awards programs, seeing an impressive surge in teams honored over the past several years. Since the 2000-2001 season, the number of recipients have increased every single year but one, while amassing a 476 team increase over the span of the last decade. Since the award's inception in 1993, the amount of award winners has increased from 62 to its current number of 752.
Girls high school led the way with the number of recipients with 237. NCAA Division I recorded their highest-ever total number of recipients, honoring 146 programs while NCAA Division II also set a new record by reaching a total of 113 honorees. NCAA Division III continues to set new records after 140 schools take home the honor with the Two-Year College category also surpassing their previous high of 22 with 24. The high school boys notched a record in their category with 29.
The Wildcats earned a spot on the list with a 3.40 team GPA in the classroom while also going 20-14 overall on the court last year. Wilmington is one of four teams from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference to earn the team award, joining Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, and Holy Family University.
Wilmington opens is 2015 slate on the road at the Raider Classic on the campus of Shippensburg University on September 4. The first shot to see the Wildcats in action at the WU Athletics Complex is on Friday, September 11 when the team hosts its annual Wildcat Regional Invitational.

 

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SUBJECT: Volleyball Garners Fifth Straight AVCA Team Academic Award
DATE: July 30, 2015
djl
LEXINGTON, Ky. - - For the fifth year in a row, the Wilmington University volleyball team earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2014-15 academic season. The team was among a record breaking 752 programs that earned the distinction this year.
The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
The AVCA Team Academic Award has become one of the AVCA's fastest growing awards programs, seeing an impressive surge in teams honored over the past several years. Since the 2000-2001 season, the number of recipients have increased every single year but one, while amassing a 476 team increase over the span of the last decade. Since the award's inception in 1993, the amount of award winners has increased from 62 to its current number of 752.
Girls high school led the way with the number of recipients with 237. NCAA Division I recorded their highest-ever total number of recipients, honoring 146 programs while NCAA Division II also set a new record by reaching a total of 113 honorees. NCAA Division III continues to set new records after 140 schools take home the honor with the Two-Year College category also surpassing their previous high of 22 with 24. The high school boys notched a record in their category with 29.
The Wildcats earned a spot on the list with a 3.40 team GPA in the classroom while also going 20-14 overall on the court last year. Wilmington is one of four teams from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference to earn the team award, joining Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, and Holy Family University.
Wilmington opens is 2015 slate on the road at the Raider Classic on the campus of Shippensburg University on September 4. The first shot to see the Wildcats in action at the WU Athletics Complex is on Friday, September 11 when the team hosts its annual Wildcat Regional Invitational.

 

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Sara Scheirman Named Goldey-Beacom’s New Volleyball Coach


Sara Scheirman, who exceled in different roles at two Division I schools, has been named Goldey-Beacom’s new volleyball coach.


Scheirman enters following a two-year run as a graduate assistant coach at Temple. She played a huge role in helping run the program with duties that included breaking down video, creating itineraries, recruiting, scouting, game-day operations, organizing home tournaments and planning road trips.


Her hard work paid off as the Owls amassed a 42-20 record in that span, including a 15-5 mark last season in the American Athletic Conference.


Scheirman also was an athletic academic advisor intern for Temple. She met with at least three student-athletes once a week to go over their academic reports, developed goals, familiarized herself with NCAA academic rules and served as an academic role model.


She also was a coach for the TSEVB camp in California, PA and the Renaissance Volleyball Club in Pittsburgh. She also did a compliance internship at the University of Pittsburgh and attended the 2012 NCAA Career in Sports Forum.


Scheirman competed at Duquesne from 2009-12 and was selected second team All-Atlantic 10 Conference in 2010, Honorable Mention in 2011 and a member of the All-Rookie Team in 2009. The Dukes went 64-34 over her last three seasons, including trips to the A-10 semifinals in 2010 and 2011.


She also was co-captain for Duquesne in 2012 and served two years on the school’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.


Scheirman graduated Duquesne in 2013 with a B.S. in Business Administration and earned her Master’s in Sports Business from Temple in 2015.


She replaces Rich Bowers, who resigned to become head coach at North East High School.


Founded in 1886, the College offers graduate and undergraduate degrees with majors in psychology, economics, criminal justice, English and all areas of business. With alumni from 26 states and 66 nations, Goldey-Beacom College is located in Pike Creek Valley, a suburb of Wilmington, Delaware. The College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs and the International Assembly of Collegiate Business Education.




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SUBJECT: Wilmington Men's Soccer Picked Second in Annual CACC Preseason Coaches' Poll
DATE: August 26, 2015
djl
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - - The Wilmington University men's soccer team, which returns 14 players who saw time last season, was picked to finish second in the annual Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Preseason Poll conducted by the league's 13 head coaches.
The Wildcats received two first place votes and 147 points overall, but it wasn't enough to take over the top stop occupied by two-time reigning CACC Tournament Champions from Philadelphia. The Rams picked up nine first place votes and totaled 161 points.
Wilmington advanced all the way to the CACC Tournament Championship match in 2014, defeating third seeded Concordia and second seeded Dominican. The sixth seeded Wildcats eventually fell, 1-0, to the Rams in last season's CACC Tournament Championship match.
Dominican earned 139 total points to round out the top three in the CACC Preseason Poll. Post, who will once again host the 2015 CACC Tournament Semifinals and Championship, earned one first place vote and 128 total points to finish fourth. Concordia (120 points), Caldwell (84), Chestnut Hill (80), and Bloomfield (73) are ranked fifth through eighth, respectively, rounding out the estimated 2015 CACC Tournament.
Goldey-Beacom earned 63 points to finish ninth overall while Holy Family picked up the final first place vote and 60 total points to place 10th overall. Georgian Court (54), Nyack (45), and Felician (25) round out the remaining of the 13 schools.
The Wildcats return 14 members who saw action in 2014, and total nine seniors on the 2015 roster. Head coach Nick Papanicolas returns for his 12th season at the helm of the Wildcats.
The Wildcats' 2015 season begins at the WU Athletics Complex on September 3 when they host a season opening Wildcat Invitational. The season begins against West Chester at 3:30 p.m.
AGATE:
2015 CACC Men's Soccer Preseason Poll

1. Philadelphia - 161 points (9 first place votes)

2. Wilmington - 147 (2)

3. Dominican - 139

4. Post - 128 (1)

5. Concordia - 120

6. Caldwell - 84

7. Chestnut Hill - 80

8. Bloomfield - 73

9. Goldey-Beacom - 63

10. Holy Family - 60 (1)

11. Georgian Court - 54

12. Nyack - 45

13. Felician - 25

 

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SUBJECT: Wilmington Women's Soccer Picked Seventh in 2015 CACC Preseason Coaches' Poll
DATE: August 27, 2015
djl
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - - The Wilmington University women's soccer team was picked to advance to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament for the fourth straight season, finishing seventh in the annual CACC Preseason Coaches' Poll announced this morning.
The Wildcats earned 96 points in a vote of the 13 league head coaches, finishing well ahead of Goldey-Beacom for seventh overall. Defending CACC Tournament Champion Philadelphia earned 12 first place votes and 168 total points to claim the top spot.
Wilmington is coming off a 6-12 season, going 6-6 in the CACC to grab the eight seed for the CACC Tournament. The Wildcats season came to a close with a 2-0 loss to Philadelphia in the CACC Tournament Quarterfinals.
Holy Family claimed 144 points and was picked to finish second in the regular season, while Georgian Court rounds out the top three spots with 131 total points. Post, where the 2015 CACC Tournament Semifinals and Championship will once again be played, earned the only other first place vote and 130 total points to come in fourth.
Rounding out the predicted CACC Tournament is Caldwell (112 points), Felician (103), Wilmington (96), and Goldey-Beacom (75).
Dominican picked up 65 points to sit in ninth overall while Chestnut Hill (59), Nyack (47), Concordia (30), and Bloomfield (22) finish out the 2015 CACC Preseason Poll.
The 2015 squad has a new head coach in Jeff Zoyac and returns nine student-athletes that saw action last season. The 2015 season begins on Sunday, September 6 at the WU Athletics Complex. The opening draw is set for 2:00 p.m. against Queens.
AGATE:
2015 CACC Women's Soccer Preseason Poll
1 - Philadelphia, 168 points (12 first place votes)
2 - Holy Family, 144
3 - Georgian Court, 131
4 - Post, 130 (1)
5 - Caldwell, 112
6 - Felician, 103
7 - Wilmington, 96
8 - Goldey-Beacom, 75
9 - Dominican, 65
10 - Chestnut Hill, 59
11 - Nyack, 47
12 - Concordia, 30
13 - Bloomfield, 22

 

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Goldey-Beacom Women’s Soccer Chosen to Finish Eighth in the CACC


Following an impressive 2014 season, Goldey-Beacom was picked to finish eighth in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference based on a vote of the league’s coaches.


Goldey-Beacom last year had a winning overall record (9-6-1) for the firsttime since 2003, a winning CACC mark (6-5-1) for the first time since 2005 and played in the conference tournament for the first time since 2006.


It is a shame GBC only plays seven road games since last season it won eight such contests for the first time in school history. But it will have a chance to duplicate last year’s record of winning seven straight road matches.


Senior Megan Harvis (Delran, NJ/Delran) is one of the returnees who will be looked at for major contributions. She ended the 2014 campaign, her first on the club, with eight assists and closed 13th in the nation with 0.57 assists per game. Harvis is just two assists outside of the school’s career top-10 list.


Sophomore Amy Runciman (Luton, England) was no slouch with her passing, closing with six assists that had her 67th in the country with 0.38 per contest.


After winning last year’s battle for the role as top goalkeeper, junior Cindell Aguirre (El Paso, TX) is back. She enters the season third in school history with a 2.39 goals against average and fifth with 98 saves.


The Lightning ended last season seventh in the country with 2.25 assists per game, eighth with 7.63 points per contest and 11th with 2.69 goals per game. GBC also is four victories shy of reaching 100 in team history.


Philadelphia U. unanimously was picked to repeat as champions with 12 first-place votes. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own team.


Goldey-Beacom commences its season September 4 with a neutral-site match against Barton in Mount Olive, NC.


2015 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women’s Soccer Poll

1. Philadelphia U. 168 pts. (12 first-place votes)

2. Holy Family 144 pts.

3. Georgian Court 131 pts.

4. Post 130 pts. (1)

5. Caldwell 112 pts.

6. Felician 103 pts.

7. Wilmington (DE) 96 pts.

8. Goldey-Beacom 75 pts.

9. Dominican (NY) 65 pts.

10. Chestnut Hill 59 pts.

11. Nyack 47 pts.

12. Concordia (NY) 30 pts.

13. Bloomfield 22 pts.




Derek Crudele
Sports Information Specialist
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Goldey-Beacom College | www.gbc.edu
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UBJECT: Early Penalty Kick Holds Firm as Wilmington Men's Soccer Defeats West Chester, 1-0, in 2015 Opener
DATE: September 3, 2015
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NEWARK, Del. - - Senior Lance Berry buried a penalty kick in the 10th minute which proved to be the game-winner as the Wilmington University men's soccer team defeated West Chester, 1-0, in the 2015 lid lifter at the WU Athletics Complex on Thursday afternoon.
The Wildcats' (1-0) game was the nightcap of day one of the Wildcat Invitational, as the District of Columbia played Bloomfield to a 3-3 draw in the day's first game.
Berry picked up right where he left off from 2014, converting the penalty after being fouled near the end line in the right corner of the 18-yard box. He scored the final goal of the 2014 season for the Wildcats, a penalty kick in double overtime against Dominican in the CACC Tournament Semifinals.
The Wildcats outshot the Rams (0-1), 7-5, in the first half and continued to pour it on in the second half, out shooting the Rams 8-2 in the final 45 minutes. Newcomer Clifford Nwechefom led the attack with six shots, getting a number of open looks from atop the 18-yard box. Two of his shots were on frame. Fellow newcomer Morgan Shutter finished with four shots for the Wildcats, two of which were on frame as well.
Senior net minder Frank Hall recorded three saves, two of which came in the first half, to preserve the win and the shutout in the season opener. Rams' goaltender Matt Palmer held his own as well, making seven saves in the 2015 debut.
The conclusion of the Wildcat Invitational will be on Saturday at the WU Athletics Complex. Bloomfield will battle West Chester in the opener at 12 p.m. before the Wildcats take on the District of Columbia at approximately 2:30 p.m.

 

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Goldey-Beacom Volleyball Rolls to Season-Opening 3-0 Victory Over Bowie State


A new era with several new players and a new coach got off to a rousing start with Goldey-Beacom rolling to a 3-0 victory (25-23, 25-18, 25-17) over Bowie State as part of Ramfest in West Chester, PA.


The match marked the debut of Sara Scheirman as coach and Goldey-Beacom left little doubt in the outcome. The combination of great play from seniors Innocent Early (Newark, NJ/Eastside) and Mackenzie Wilson (Wilmington, DE/Concord) along with junior Grace McCarthy (Middletown, DE/Delaware Military Academy) and newcomers Olivia Florence (Glen Allen, VA/Glen Allen) and Jada Canteen (Newark, DE/Delaware State U.) played a huge role in the win.


The Lightning (1-0) garnered control in the second set, when they rallied from a 13-7 deficit to score nine straight points and open a 16-13 lead. This proved vital in the squad’s first opening-day victory since 2011.


Statistics are not available at this time.


Goldey-Beacom completes play in Ramfest on Saturday against host West Chester at 9:00 am and Ursuline at approximately 1:00 pm.




Goldey-Beacom Women’s Soccer Falls, 1-0, to Barton in 2015 Opener


Goldey-Beacom had to battle Barton and a lightning storm in its season opener, but were defeated by both in a 1-0 loss that was called with 16:25 remaining in Mount Olive, NC.


The match was suspended in the 74th minute due to lightning and then was declared final. It is an official match since more than the required 70 minutes were played.


The Lightning played solidly in the first half under second-year coach Brian Sheehan, looking to improve on their nine-win total from last season. That was the program’s highest win total since notching 10 victories in 2005.


Barton opened the scoring in the 71st minute when Ellen Jayne took a cross from Taylor Doeble and put it inside the post. It came in the second half, during which the Bulldogs owned a 5-2 shots edge.


Five different players for GBC (0-1) had a shot and Cindell Aguirre (El Paso, TX) notched four saves. Emily Frutal recorded three shots and Kelsey Rothwell amassed two saves for Barton (0-1).


Goldey-Beacom returns to action Sunday at Mount Olive as part of a doubleheader with the men’s team. The women’s game begins at 1:00 pm, followed by the men’s contest at 4:00 pm.




Derek Crudele
Sports Information Specialist
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Goldey-Beacom College | www.gbc.edu
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UBJECT: Wilmington Volleyball Sweeps Davis & Elkins but Falls to Adelphi, 3-1, in 2015 Debut
DATE: September 4, 2015
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SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - - The Wilmington University volleyball team split a pair of matches to open the 2015 season, defeating Davis & Elkins, 3-0, early in the day before falling to Adelphi, 3-1, in the nightcap on day one of the Shippensburg University Tournament on Friday.
Set scores for the match against Davis & Elkins were 25-12, 25-11, and 25-14.
Set scores for the match against Adelphi were 22-25, 25-20, 19-25, and 22-25.
Senior Alex Siolos led the Wildcats (1-1) in both matches, posting a team high 10 kills against Davis & Elkins in the season opener. She added six assists, three digs, and four aces in the team's first win of the season. In the nightcap, the lefty posted a double-double by putting down a team high 15 kills and a team high 24 assists.
In the first set of the season, the Wildcats were in a close set, only leading 11-9 before turning on the jets against Davis & Elkins. The Wildcats rattled off 4 straight points to start the run and then had a pair of five straight points to cap the set. They wouldn't look back from there, going on to take the second and third sets without ever being behind.
Freshman Miranda Shaw dished out 14 assists in her collegiate debut while also adding seven digs. Senior Shelby Henderson led the team with 13 digs while classmate Kaitlin DiGiacinto posted nine kills and 10 kills in the win.
In the day's second match, the Wildcats broke a 12-12 tie in the second set and gradually extended the lead out to as many as six at 21-15. Back-to-back kills by Eile Harris and Allison Briley gave the Wildcats set point, and Siolos tied the match with a kill, 25-20.
Adelphi scored four straight points to stretch its lead out to 12-6 in the third set before the Wildcats clawed all the way back to within one at 21-20. But the Panthers held on with three straight points to move ahead, 2-1.
The Wildcats again needed to battle from behind in the fourth set, finding themselves down, 17-11, midway through the game. Back-to-back kills by Siolos started a string of six consecutive points to tie the frame, 17-17. But the Panthers answered with four straight points of their own to regain control before finishing off the Wildcats, 25-22.
Erin Bistany also finishing in double digit kills with 11, hitting at a .471 clip by only making three errors on 17 swings. Harris collected seven kills, four bloack assists, and two solo blocks in the match. Shaw added another 19 assists and nine digs while DiGiacinto contributed eight kills and 12 digs in the match.
The Wildcats remain at the SU Volleyball Tournament tomorrow and take to the courts starting at 11:30 a.m. The Wildcats will begin the day with Kutztown before facing host Shippensburg at 7:00 p.m.

 

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UBJECT: Wilmington Cross Country Open 2015 With the 15th Annual WUXC Invite; Men Win It All While Women Place Fourth
DATE: September 5, 2015
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WILMINGTON, Del. - - Opening the season with their lone home event, the Wilmington University cross country teams were led by Kevin McLaughlin and Megan Ferrick at the WUXC Invitational at Carousel Park on Saturday morning.
McLaughlin paced the men's team to a first place finish by earning medalist honors in the 8K event while Ferrick finished third overall in the women's 5K event to lead the team to a fourth place finish.
The women began the 15th Annual WUXC Invite on Saturday morning and the Wildcats raced to a fourth place finish, out of seven teams, with 84 points. Ferrick ran the event in 21:31.20 for three points. Freshman Tori Vickers finished 16th overall in 23:22.43 while senior Bailey Brooks placed 21st overall in a time of 23:47.66.
Junior Rachel Jones finished 22nd overall in a time of 24:09.21 while junior Christina Czajkowski rounded out the Wildcats' scoring with a 24th place finish in a time of 24:10.70. Senior Morgan Ferrick finished 32nd overall in 26:00.43 while Tori Crawford completed the women's team with a 43rd place finish in 28:18.76.
Georgian Court won the women's meet for the second year in a row, tallying a low 41 points, including the individual winner in Jessica Handsaker. She beat the field of 51 runners in 20:52.07.
On the men's side, the Wildcats had eight of the top 15 finishers overall, including all five scorers in the Top-10. McLaughlin paced the field of 50 runners in the 8K event in 28:57.16, over 32 seconds ahead of the second place finisher.
Freshman Johnathan Avila was the second Wildcat finisher, placing fourth overall in a time of 29:56.99 while classmate Miguel Suero finished seventh overall in 31:02.83. Fellow freshman Ryan Wilson placed eighth overall in 31:22.27 while sophomore Andrew Milham rounded out the scorers with a 10th place finish in a time of 31:27.26.
Freshman Manuel Suero placed 12th overall with a time of 31:39.66 while senior Quinn Marvel placed 14th overall in 31:53.33. Newcomer and junior Logan Brady placed 15th overall in his first race as a Wildcat, finishing in 32:01.78. Freshman Amani McMullen-Woolfolk was the final Wildcat to cross the line, finishing 39th overall in 41:29.47.
The Wildcats used 27 points to beat the field of seven teams, defeating Bloomfield who finished second with 51 points.
The Wildcats are back in action next Saturday as they remain in the First State for another meet. The teams will compete at the University of Delaware Invite #1 on Saturday, September 12 at White Clay Creek State Park in Newark.

 

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SUBJECT: Wilmington Men's Soccer Holds Off the District of Columbia, 4-2, in Wildcat Invitational
DATE: September 5, 2015
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NEWARK, Del. - - The Wilmington University men's soccer team fought off a comeback to defeat the University of the District of Columbia, 4-2, in the final game of the Wildcat Invitational at the WU Athletics Complex on Saturday afternoon.
Senior Lance Berry carried the offense for the Wildcats (2-0), as she scored two goals and added an assist on the final goal to help stave off the Firebirds (0-1-1).
The Wildcats never trailed in the contest, but the Firebirds tied the match in the 34th minute, and again cut the deficit to 3-2 in the 76th minute. The Wildcats managed to quickly answer every attack of the Firebirds, scoring shortly after each UDC goal.
Berry started the scoring in the 16th minute, volleying in a cross from the endline by Jamie Burridge. The cross was just out of the reach of the Firebirds' goalie, tipping off his fingers and going right to Berry on the six-yard line.
The Wildcats dominated possession and the shot chart in the first 33 minutes, but the Firebirds cashed in on their first shot of the game in the 34th minute. Following a service into the box on a free kick, Aaron Noel found the back of the net on the loose ball, tying the match.
Moments later in the 39th minute, Josh Fawssett capitalized on an excellent service from Geoff Velasques for his first goal of the year, redirecting the cross with his head for the 2-1 lead.
Following the halftime break, Berry was at it again as he pushed the Wildcats' lead to 3-1 with an unassisted goal in the 57th minute. Berry bullied his way into the box on a run form the left side, scoring his third goal of the season in the early going.
UDC wouldn't go away, however, as the Firebirds cut the deficit to 3-2 with a goal in the 76th minute, surprising everyone. UDC's Victor Furio passed the ball to the middle of the field, but behind intended target Byron Brown. Brown reached behind him and rainbow kicked the ball over everyone, including Frank Hall in goal, for the mark.
The Wildcats put the game away in the 88th minute though, getting a goal from newcomer Clifford Nwechefom on a break-away. Berry played a long ball over the top, allowing Nwechefom to run onto it for his first goal as a Wildcat.
Wilmington outshot the Firebirds, 10-1 in the first half, but only 16-10 for the match. The Wildcats also took more corners, 4-3, in the game.
Hall needed to make two saves for his second win over the season while Louis Connor made seven stops in goal for the Firebirds.
The Wildcats open Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference play on Wednesday in their next contest, as they head to Bloomfield for a match under the lights. Opening kick is set for 7:00 p.m.

 

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Goldey-Beacom Men’s Soccer Falls, 3-0, at Chowan


Goldey-Beacom ran into a red-hot squad in Chowan for its season opener and ended up on the wrong end of a 3-0 contest in Murfreesboro, NC.


Chowan, which opened play Thursday with a 4-0 win over Mount Olive, today wasted little time getting the first goal in the eighth minute. Mike Dowling took a free kick from Jason Bradbury and found the back of the net to open the scoring.


The Hawks doubled the margin to 2-0 in the 17th minute. Christian Funes launched a corner kick and Barkan Koeprueluegil headed it home for his first goal of the year.


Chowan needed only 42 seconds in the second half to make it 3-0 with Terell Williamson scoring inside the near post.


Freshman Suhail Busmilla (Johannesburg, South Africa) played solidly in his collegiate debut, making seven saves for the Lightning (0-1). Freshman Callum Flynn (Guildford, England) took three shots and sophomore Manuel Berto (Valencia, Spain) had two.


Terell Williamson attempted six shots and Koeprueluegil had five for Chowan (2-0). Marco Lujan ended with three saves.


Goldey-Beacom returns to the pitch Sunday at Mount Olive as part of a doubleheader with the women’s team. The men’s contest starts at 4:00 pm, which follows the women’s 1:00 pm match.




Derek Crudele
Sports Information Specialist
crudele@gbc.edu | (302) 225-6330

Goldey-Beacom College | www.gbc.edu
4701 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808



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oldey-Beacom Cross Country Teams Open the Season at the Wilmington Invitational


Goldey-Beacom had solid performances all around in its season-opening meet at the Wilmington Invitational, held at Carousel Park.


The men’s squad ended third overall and was paced by senior Aaron Easter (Elkton, MD), who ended third in 29:32.05. Easter averaged 5:56.5 per mile after making the All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference team last year.


Sophomore Victor Rueda-Jimenez (Milford, DE/Sussex Technical) was 11th in 31:28.67, senior Jonathan Mbwiri (Newark, DE/Christiana) ended 22nd in 33:32.94, junior Rudy Braxton (Bear, DE/Hodgson Vo-Tech) closed 28th in 34:46.16 and sophomore Solomon Cox (Rehoboth Beach, DE/Cape Henlopen) was 32nd in 36:34.32.


Wilmington (DE) took the men’s team title with 27 points and GBC had 82. The Lightning upended CACC rivals U. of the Sciences and Holy Family in the process.


The women sent four to the course and it was sophomore Jordan Dodson (Port Deposit, MD) leading the way, ending 11th in 22:43.10. Senior Sarah Grzybowski (Wilmington, DE/Concord) closed 39th in 27:10.13, freshman Kayla Lucas (Port Deposit, MD) was 47th in 31:09.44 and senior Leshae Lee (Edgewood, MD) finished 49th in 32:30.22.


GBC did not have a team score with fewer than the required five runners. Georgian Court won with 41 points.


Goldey-Beacom is back in action September 19 at the Kutztown DII/DIII Challenge in Kutztown, PA




Derek Crudele
Sports Information Specialist
crudele@gbc.edu | (302) 225-6330

Goldey-Beacom College | www.gbc.edu
4701 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808



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Goldey-Beacom Volleyball Drops a Pair at Ramfest


Goldey-Beacom played hard against a pair of solid squads, but was dealt 3-0 losses by both West Chester (13-25, 13-25, 8-25) and Ursuline (19-25, 14-25, 14-25) at Ramfest in West Chester, PA.


Versus West Chester, sophomore Shyanne Shank (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) had four kills, senior Innocent Early (Newark, NJ/Eastside) recorded three, junior Grace McCarthy (Middletown, DE/Delaware Military Academy) amassed six digs and freshman Olivia Florence (Glen Allen, VA) added seven assists for the Lightning.


Molly Grammer had eight kills and no errors for a .533 hitting percentage, Allie Duffy and Victoria Cruciani notched six kills, Jillian Grammer amassed 21 assists and Nick Yates recorded 15 digs for the Rams (3-0).


Against Ursuline, Early and McCarthy had five kills apiece with Florence notching 11 assists. Senior Mackenzie Wilson (Wilmington, DE/Concord) posted nine digs and freshman Keelin McEleney (Conshohocken, PA/Plymouth-Whitemarsh) added eight for the Lightning (1-2).


Abbie Fabo recorded 12 kills and 10 digs, Katelyn Selleny had 24 assists with Sabrina Kinney getting 10 digs for the Arrows (2-1).


Goldey-Beacom is on the road Wednesday to visit Bowie State for a 7:00 pm start.




Derek Crudele
Sports Information Specialist
crudele@gbc.edu | (302) 225-6330

Goldey-Beacom College | www.gbc.edu
4701 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808



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SUBJECT: Wilmington Volleyball Comes Back to Defeat Kutztown, But Falls to Host Shippensburg by Similar 3-1 Marks
DATE: September 5, 2015
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SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - - The Wilmington University volleyball team closed out its season opening tournament with another 1-1 afternoon, first coming back to defeat Kutztown, 3-1, before falling to host Shippensburg, 3-1, in the nightcap on Saturday.
Set scores for the match against Kutztown were (20-25, 25-12, 25-22, and 25-5).
Set scores for the match against Shippensburg were (13-25, 25-15, 10-25, and 19-25).
The comeback against the Golden Bears started in the second set, as the Wildcats (2-2) got off to a great start in the game. The Wildcats opened with scoring seven of the first 10 points, but needed to break an 8-8 tie as Kutztown battled back. A string of seven consecutive points swung the momentum in the Wildcats' favor, as they took a commanding 20-10 lead.
Another late run in the third set allowed the Wildcats to come back and take the lead in the match. Once down 17-14, the Wildcats rattled off six straight points and nine of 10 to take a 22-18 lead. Allison Briley finished off the set with a kill from Miranda Shaw.
The fourth set was all Wilmington, as the Wildcats opened up with a 6-0 lead. Another 8-0 run gave the Wildcats a 16-3 lead before the team scored the final five points to take the set, 25-5, and the match, 3-1.
Alex Siolos again led the Wildcats offensively, putting down 18 terminations while hitting .326 for the match. The senior added a double-double with 12 digs as well. Briley finished with 14 kills in the first match of the day, hitting .333 against Kutztown. Shaw passed out 47 assists in the match while senior Shelby Henderson led the team with 23 digs.
In the nightcap, the Wildcats got off to a strong start in the second set, scoring seven of the first 10 points before pulling away late. The Wildcats scored six of the final seven points to finish the set, 25-15, and tie the match at 1-1.
The third set was all Shippensburg, as the Raiders scored 12 straight points to take a commanding 17-4 lead before moving on for the 25-10 set victory.
The Wildcats came back to take a lead as late as 17-16 in the fourth set, but then the Raiders went on another lengthy run, scoring the next seven points to jump ahead 23-17. The teams traded points until the Raiders finished off the set, 25-19, and the match, 3-1.
Briley led the team with nine kills while Kaitlin DiGiacinto, Erin Bistany, and Siolos each added six. Shaw dished out 25 assists in the nightcap while Henderson added 23 more digs to the stat sheet. DiGiacinto added 14 digs against Shippensburg while Eile Harris led the way with four block assists.
The Wildcats have five days off before their next match, which also happens to be their home opener, on Friday, September 11. The Wildcats will host the Wildcat Regional Invitational starting on Friday, first playing against American International at 1:00 p.m.

 

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SUBJECT: Queens Tops Wildcats, 2-0, in Wilmington Women's Soccer 2015 Debut
DATE: September 6, 2015
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NEWARK, Del. - - The Wilmington University women's soccer team opened the 2015 season with a 2-0 loss against Queens on Sunday afternoon at the WU Athletics Complex.
A header in the 18th minute broke the scoreless tie in favor of the visiting Knights (1-1), but the Wildcats (0-1) were able to keep Queens at bay for the remaining of the first half.
The Knights held most of the possession throughout the first half, out-shooting the Wildcats, 7-3, and taking more corners, 5-0, than the home team. One of the Knights' corners resulted in the lone goal of the first half.
Adriana Mendrinos sent the corner to the middle of the goal mouth and Bridget Gleason was there to redirect it home with a header for the 1-0 lead 17:35 into the match.
Loran Wyrough, Kim Richer, and Carin Essex-Arline all produced shots for the Wildcats in the first half, forcing Queens' netminder Megan Deak to make two saves.
Queens came out quick in the second half, putting four shots towards Kierstyn Williams and the Wildcats' goal in the first five minute. Williams made three saves to keep the Wildcats in the contest.
The Knights added to their lead in the 78th minute, getting a through ball down the middle of the field from Alexis Qualle. Erin Vernillo raced onto it and had a one on one with Williams, sliding the ball past Williams for the 2-0 lead.
Williams recorded six saves on Sunday for the Wildcats while Deak recorded two saves for the game for the Knights.
The Wildcats have five days off before their next contest, as they prepare for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference opener next Saturday at Bloomfield. The opening tip is set for 12:00 p.m. in Bloomfield, N.J.

 

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Goldey-Beacom Men’s Soccer Drops 1-0 Rain-Soaked Game at Mount Olive


Goldey-Beacom won the shots battle in a contest that took more than four hours to complete, but on the scoreboard fell short in a 1-0 loss at Mount Olive in Mount Olive, NC.


The game witnessed two weather delays that totaled more than two hours before they actually completed 90 minutes of play.


Mount Olive got on the board in the 55th minute when Cooper Gaypia found the back of the net 3 1/2 hours after the teams kicked off at 4:00 pm. He picked up a loose ball in the box and put it into an open net to commence the scoring.


The Lightning outshot the Trojans 12-6 with sophomore Cameron Wilkinson (Terrigal, Australia) getting three shots for the visitors. Gaypia had three shots for the home side.


Freshman Suhail Bismilla (Johannesburg, South Africa) made two saves for Goldey-Beacom (0-2) and Liam Fautley had three for Mount Olive (1-1).


Goldey-Beacom plays its home and Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference opener Wednesday against Philadelphia U., staring at 4:00 pm.




Derek Crudele
Sports Information Specialist
crudele@gbc.edu | (302) 225-6330

Goldey-Beacom College | www.gbc.edu
4701 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808



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UBJECT: McLaughlin and Siolos Lead Group of Wildcats on First CACC Weekly Report
DATE: September 8, 2015
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - - Following a rampant start to the 2015 Wilmington University athletics schedule this past weekend, a number of student-athletes were mentioned on the first Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Weekly Report, announced today by the conference office.
The Wildcats were headlined by cross country's Kevin McLaughlin who was named Men's Runner of the Week and volleyball's Alex Siolos who was named Co-Player of the Week.
McLaughlin raced to individual medalist honors in the season opening meet on Saturday morning. The senior, who last ran for the Wildcats in 2008, finished the 8K WUXC Invite in 28:57.16, over 32 seconds faster than the second place finisher. He helped the Wildcats to a first place team finish as well.
Siolos (East Moriches, N.Y./Westhampton Beach) paced the Wildcats to a 2-2 record to open the 2015 season, competing in the Shippensburg University Tournament. The Wildcats defeated Davis & Elkins and Kutztown, but fell to Adelphi and Shippesnburg. Siolos led the team in averaging 3.27 kills per set, 61 points, and averaging 4.1 points per set. She had a weekend's high of 18 kills and 12 digs against Kutztown. Siolos also collected another double-double with 15 kills and 24 assists against Adelphi.
Volleyball's Shelby Henderson and Miranda Shaw, cross country's Johnathan Avila, and men's soccer's Lance Berry also represented the Wildcats on the Weekly Report, earning a spot on the Honor Roll in each respective sport.

 

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SUBJECT: Wilmington Men's Soccer Slated Fourth in Opening NSCAA East Region Poll; Receives Votes Nationally
DATE: September 8, 2015
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NEWARK, Del. - - Following a 2-0 start to the 2015 season, the Wilmington University men's soccer team has been recognized in the first installment of both the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division II National and East Region Polls.
The Wildcats start the season 2-0 for only the fourth time since its inception in NCAA Division II (2006, 2009, and 2013). Following a 1-0 victory over West Chester in the season opener, and a 4-2 victory over the District of Columbia on Saturday, the Wildcats were ranked fourth in the NSCAA East Region Poll and received four votes in the National Poll.
The Wildcats only trail Southern New Hampshire, LIU Post, and Merrimack in the East Regional poll, with all three teams receiving national attention. Southern New Hampshire is ranked fourth nationally, followed by LIU Post (15), and Merrimack (17). Outside the Top-25, Wilmington is second on the list of teams that received votes, following East Stroudsburg (6), and tied with Regis (4), and Nova Southeastern (4).
Wilmington is scheduled to open its Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference schedule on Wednesday night at Bloomfield. The opening tip is set for 7 p.m.
The next NSCAA polls will be released September 15.
AGATE:
NSCAA Division II East Regional Rankings:
1 - Southern New Hampshire (1-0)
2 - LIU Post (1-0-1)
3 - Merrimack (2-0)
4 - Wilmington (2-0)
5 - Adelphi (1-0-1)
6 - Bridgeport (2-0)
7 - Le Moyne (2-0)
8 - Philadelphia (1-0-1)
9 - Southern Connecticut State (1-1)
10 - Concordia (1-0)

 

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Goldey-Beacom Women’s Basketball Hires Two Assistants Coaches, Including Former GBC Standout Taylor Leonard


After a highly successful run as a player for Goldey-Beacom women’s basketball team, Taylor Leonard (Lake Katrine, NY/John A. Coleman) will remain a member of the program as an assistant coach.


The squad also announced that Rashaun Rasheed, a recent graduate of Wilmington University, will join the staff as an assistant coach.


Leonard provided a great deal to the program and her leadership, helped by her role as team captain last season, made her a perfect fit for this position. She graduated fourth in school history with 243 assists and fourth with 103 three-pointers.


“Taylor was an exemplary student-athlete for the women’s basketball program throughout her career at Goldey-Beacom College,” head coach Bethann Burke said. “She has a bright future ahead of her and I am very excited to add her to our coaching staff.”


Leonard played two games during the 2010-11 season before succumbing to injury. Still, she was part of the squad that went on to clinch the program’s first Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference championship and first NCAA Tournament berth. Leonard battled from that to play 112 more games and start 104, including 34.8 minutes per game with 30 starts in 2013-14.


During that 2013-14 campaign, she shot 34 percent from three-point range and had over three assists per game in pacing the Lightning to the ECAC Tournament final. The victories over Merrimack in the quarterfinals and Caldwell in the semifinals were the squad’s first two postseason triumphs as an NCAA program.


The 2014-15 campaign saw Leonard start all 29 contests, shooting 36 percent from the field and leading Goldey-Beacom to the CACC Tournament. The Lightning won 13 of their last 23 games on the season and clinched a league-tournament berth for a team-record sixth straight year.


Rasheed is coming off a season for Wilmington in which he averaged 6.1 points per game, shot 52 percent from the field and grabbed 3.6 rebounds per contest. He competed in 31 games with 18 starts, helping the Wildcats reach the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference final.


Rasheed also was the head camp counselor for the Boys and Girls Club of Delaware for four year and was an intern for both the Select AAU Basketball Club and the Philadelphia 76ers.


Goldey-Beacom opens its season October 31 with an exhibition contest at Maryland, which last season competed in the Final Four.






Derek Crudele
Sports Information Specialist
crudele@gbc.edu | (302) 225-6330

Goldey-Beacom College | www.gbc.edu
4701 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808



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Goldey-Beacom Men’s Soccer Handed 5-1 Loss by Philadelphia University


Goldey-Beacom could not overcome a four-goal second half against the defending Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference champions and was dealt a 5-1 loss by Philadelphia U. in both teams league opener in Wilmington, DE.


The Rams scored just 1:47 into the match when Dominic Rodriguez gained control of a loose ball in front and parked it in the back of the net for a 1-0 game.


That was before Philadelphia U. owned a 9-2 shots edge in the second half to take command. The Rams made it 2-0 just 38 seconds into the half when Angelo Dambalas took a corner kick from Seiji Rose, fought off two defenders and buried his first goal of the year.


Juan Naranjo and Ryan Schroy scored five minutes apart for the Rams to make it 4-0 with 22 minutes to play. James Resoriero and Devon Memis got the assists.


Junior Rerom Delys (Vila Velha, Brazil) ended the shutout for the Lightning, getting a loose ball just outside the box and scoring in the 75th minute four his fourth career goal.


Armando Canela ended the scoring in the 89th minute with Lynch adding his second assist of the match.


Dambalas and Ishmaiah Calwrie had three shots apiece for the Rams (2-0-1, 1-0 CACC), who closed with a 15-10 shots advantage. Ben Sauer made two saves.


Delys had three shots and freshman Suhail Bismilla (Johannesburg, South Africa) amassed two saves for the Lightning (0-3, 0-1).


Goldey-Beacom is on the road Saturday to battle Felician in Lyndhurst, NJ as part of a doubleheader with the women’s team. The men’s game starts at 5:30 pm, which precedes the women’s 8:00 pm contest.



Derek Crudele
Sports Information Specialist
crudele@gbc.edu | (302) 225-6330

Goldey-Beacom College | www.gbc.edu
4701 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808



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SUBJECT: Wilmington Men's Soccer Scores Three Goals in Second Half, Escape Bloomfield, 4-3, in CACC Opener
DATE: September 9, 2015
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BLOOMFIELD, N.J. - - The Wilmington University men's soccer team made a second half comeback and then hung on down the stretch to defeat Bloomfield, 4-3, in both team's 2015 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference opener on Wednesday night at Foley Field.
The backline and goalkeeper Frank Hall was testing earlier and often on Wednesday, getting outside 10-9 in the first half, but Hall came up with four saves in the first half to give the Wildcats (3-0, 1-0 CACC) a chance. Three of his four first half saves came prior to the Wildcats' first goal.
Clifford Nwechefom broke a scoreless tie in the 35th minute for the Wildcats, making the Bears (0-2-1, 0-1 CACC) pay for a costly turnover. Bloomfield starting goalkeeper Jovan Stanojkovic misplayed a ball out of his own box, playing the ball to Nwechefom in the midfield. Nwechefom side volleyed the ball on one bounce, beating the keeper back to the net for the wide-open goal from 25 yards out.
But the Bears responded before the half, scoring a pair of goals on back-to-back shots, just under two minutes apart. Shaunavon DeSouza tied the game in the 42nd minute before Rafique Roberts gave the home team the lead with a goal in the 44th minute.
Out of the halftime break, the Bears kept the pressure on Hall and the Wildcats' defense, but Hall came up with a breakaway save keeping the Wildcats to within a goal. The Wildcats answered just over a minute later, tying the game as Jamie Burridge knocked in his first goal of the season in the 54th minute.
The Wildcats regained the lead 10 minutes later, as sophomore newcomer Alex Luke slammed home a rebound on bobbled ball by the Bears' netminder. Lance Berry directed a free kick on goal which was initially stopped, but Luke was there for his first goal as a Wildcat and the 3-2 lead in the 63rd minute.
Steven O'Connor beat reserved netminder Wilson Cisneros in the 74th inning to give the Wildcats a 4-2 lead, which proved to be a much needed mark. Bloomfield clawed back to within a goal as DeSouza scored his second of the match in the 79th minute to make it 4-3.
Hall and the defense held off the Bear for the remaining 11 minutes, as Hall recorded two saves down the stretch to give the visitors the victory.
Luke led all Wildcats with a goal and an assist on the night while Adrian Tash and Lance Berry added assists to round out the point getters in the contest.
In all, Hall made seven saves in goal for the Wildcats while Stanojkovic recorded three in net for the Bears in the first 67:45 of the match. Cisneros did not record a save in the final 22:15 for the Bears.
The Wildcats are off from action for the next six days before they head to East Coast Conference power LIU Post next Wednesday. The opening tip is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. in Brookville, N.Y.