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Field Hockey Notes for the Week: Salisbury moved up to number two in the latest NFHCA national poll, behind only undefeated Middlebury. Mary Washington moved to seventh in the nation last week and equalled last season’s win total of 15 with a 4-2 win over Randolph-Macon in the regular season finale. St. Mary’s won their first round tournament match with Goucher 2-0. It was the first time in school history that the team hosted a post-season contest. With the win, the Seahawks reached a double digit win total for the first time in school history as well as securing the first-ever winning season in the program’s ten year history. Catholic won its sixth straight on Sunday as senior Stephanie Roselle scored twice in the second half including the game-winner with less than four minutes left in the game, lifting the Cardinals to a 3-2 win over YCP. For Roselle, the goal was her fifth game-winning goal of the season and she extended her point streak to 11 straight games. Junior goalie Erin Swift posted seven saves in the win. York College ended their season with a 3-2 loss to Catholic in the CAC quarterfinals. All four of the Spartans’ losses to CAC opponents were all by one goal including an overtime loss to St. Mary’s. Goucher never trailed third-seeded St. Mary’s by more than one goal in the opening round of the CAC tournament until the final 21 seconds of the contest. During the course of the game, goalie Melissa Leyland passed Moria Rooney (1991-92) for third place in career saves at Goucher with 436.

Field Hockey Notes for the Week: Salisbury freshman Tracey Lord scored the game’s lone goal as the Sea Gulls downed #8 Mary Washington 1-0. Senior Melissa Taylor recorded her 11th shutout of the season in goal for SU as she notched six saves. Earlier in the week, Lloyd notched a hat-trick in the 4-0 win over Randolph-Macon while Melissa Webster added one goal. Salisbury is averaging 4.1 goals per game while they are allowing just 0.60 goals per game. Brittany Elliot has a team-high 37 points including 12 goals and 13 assists. Mary Washington, the eighth ranked team in the nation, saw its 12-game winning streak snapped in a 1-0 loss to number three Salisbury on Saturday. Senior Chrissy Soper also saw her five-game scoring streak get snapped. St. Mary’s went 1-1 this past week. With one more win this season, St. Mary’s will reach double figures in wins for the first time in school history as well as secure the first-ever winning record in program history. The first round tournament match with Goucher is the first time in school history that the team will host a post-season tournament contest. Catholic extended their win streak to a season-high five games with its two shutout wins this week. Stephanie Roselle added three goals and two assists in two games this week as the senior now has scored a point in 10 straight games. Sophomore Melissa Schneider scored twice and had two assists in the 5-0 win over Goucher. York College’s Rachel Alderfer tallied the game-winning goal in the double-overtime victory over Seton Hill. It was Alderfer’s fourth game-winning goal of the year. The freshman leads YCP with 27 points on 13 goals and one assist.

Field Hockey Notes for the Week: Mary Washington extended its win streak to eleven games as the Eagles topped Bridgewater and Christopher Newport this week. Senior Chrissy Soper continued her outstanding play as the defender continues to lead the Eagles in scoring. She had two goals against Bridgewater and a goal against CNU. Those goals extended her goal-scoring streak to four straight games. Salisbury responded to their only loss of the season with a perfect 3-0 week, outscoring their three opponents 11-1. The Sea Gulls opened the week with a 3-1 defeat of number four Rowan. Lindsey Elliot, Megan Powell, and Lynette Sgrignoli each scored in the win. Against Washington, Erin Budd scored the Sea Gulls first two goals and then assisted on Brittany Elliot’s goal as they defeated the Shorewomen 3-0. Melissa Taylor made seven saves en route to the shutout. Salisbury finished the week with a 5-0 win over Frostburg. Budd scored a pair of goals while Brittany Elliot scored a goal and added two assists. St. Mary’s went 2-1 this past week. The 4-3 win over Villa Julie set a new team record for wins in a season with seven. With the win over Goucher, the Seahawks clinched their first-ever winning record in the CAC and will host a first-round tournament contest for the first time in school history. York College went 2-1 this week as they defeated Goucher 6-3, lost to Catholic 2-1, and then beat Villa Julie 4-1 on Sunday. Freshman Rachel Alderfer continues to be outstanding as she scored six goals in the three games. Alderfer recorded a hat trick in the win over Goucher and then scored the lone goal in the loss to CUA. She capped the week with a pair of tallies in the win over VJC. Alderfer now has a team-leading 25 points on 12 goals and one assist. Junior Natalie Mowery added two goals and three assists for the week. Catholic has won three in a row, evening their record at 6-6 for the season. Stephanie Roselle had three goals this week including two tallies against Washington & Lee. The senior leads the team with 10 goals and five assists. Goucher’s Melissa Leyland had a busy day in goal against York as she made 24 saves to become only the fourth goalie in school history to surpass 400 saves during her career. Jana White and Sarah Lyons both contributed a pair of goals to the Gophers’ second victory of the season, a 5-1 win over Hood.

Field Hockey Notes for the Week: Mary Washington was ranked ninth in the nation this week by the NFHCA. The Eagles won their tenth game of the season this week, marking the 13th time in Dana Hall’s 14 seasons that the Eagles have won double digit games. Salisbury, the number one team in the nation, fell for the first time this season as the third-ranked College of New Jersey Lions downed the Sea Gulls 4-1 on Saturday. The loss snapped Salisbury’s nine-game winning streak. Freshman Tracey Lloyd scored the Sea Gulls’ lone goal with 15:09 left in the first half. The Lions went on to score four unanswered goals. Earlier in the week, Salisbury rallied from a 3-2 halftime deficit at Catholic to post a 6-3 win on Wednesday. Lindsay Elliott led the Sea Gulls with three goals and two assists. Her two assists were the 27th and 28th of her career, breaking the Salisbury assists record which was held by her mother, Susan Ralph Elliott (1977-80). St. Mary’s split their two matches this past week and made some history in the process. The 4-3 win against the College of Notre Dame tied the team record for wins in a season (6). The Seahawks have five regular season contests remaining as well as the CAC tournament to eclipse the record. York College won all three of their matches this week as freshman Rachel Alderfer had a great week. Alderfer had four goals and one assist for the week with one of those being a game-winning goal. Junior Brooke Wilson was also outstanding as she had eight points on four assists and two goals. Wilson now leads the Spartans with 16 points on four goals and eight assists. Alderfer has 13 points on six goals and one assist while junior Becky McCall has six goals for 12 points. Goucher’s 15-game losing streak came to an end on Thursday when the Gophers erupted for four second-half goals to earn the 4-0 win over Wilson. Sarah Lyons tallied two of the Gophers’ four goals. The Gophers also owned a 1-0 halftime lead against Richard Stockton but were denied back-to-back wins for the first time since October 2000 when the Ospreys tallied a pair of second half goals for the 2-1 win. Catholic gave top-ranked Salisbury a scare on Wednesday as they led 3-2 at the half before falling 6-3. The Cardinals then had to play #7 Eastern Mennonite on Saturday and as the Royals posted a 7-1 win. Senior Stephanie Roselle increased her point streak to seven games as she netted the game-winning goal, her third of the season, in the first overtime to help CUA defeat Frostburg 2-1 on Sunday.

Field Hockey Notes for the Week: Mary Washington extended its win streak to seven with a pair of wins this week. The Eagles are ranked ninth in the nation. Senior Lindsey Startt scored a pair of goals and assisted in the other in MWC’s 3-1 win over Lynchburg on Saturday. Salisbury is ranked number one in the nation and the Sea Gulls did nothing to hurt their ranking after they defeated number three Messiah 3-0 in Salisbury on Saturday. Junior Jess Dixon tallied her fourth and fifth goals of the season, both on assists from senior Lindsey Elliot. Junior Erin Budd tallied one goal on an assist from Brittany Elliot, her team leading eighth of the season.The undefeated Sea Gulls look to keep their momentum rolling as they travel to Catholic on Wednesday and at number five College of New Jersey on Saturday. The Sea Gulls face the second-ranked Rowan Profs next week. St. Mary’s won both of their matches this past week and made some history in the progress. The win against York in overtime was their first-ever victory over the Spartans in the ten-year history of the Seahawk program. Junior goalkeeper Whitney Fahrman made 26 saves for the Seahawks during the two games this past week as she posted 13 stops in each contest. She earned the shutout against Randolph-Macon on Wednesday. Catholic’s Jamie Punyko scored twice, including the game-winner, with less than five minutes to go in regulation to help Catholic defeat Villa Julie. Senior Stephanie Roselle notched her team-leading fourth goal of the season in the 4-2 loss to Roanoke.

Field Hockey Notes for the Week: Mary Washington was ranked ninth in the nation this week by the NFHCA. The Eagles have won five straight and have six players with at least 10 points. Salisbury freshman Megan Powell tallied the game’s only goal with 1:50 remaining in the second half to lift the Sea Gulls to a 1-0 non-conference win at #13 McDaniel on Wednesday. Powell’s goal, her second of the season, was assisted by Kim McLeod. Salisbury’s Melissa Taylor recorded two saves while registering her fifth shutout in six games this season. Salisbury outshot McDaniel 16-7 for the game. York College received a goal from Becky McCall with no time remaining on a penalty corner as the Spartans beat Dickinson 1-0 in their only game of the week. The shutout was goalie Meg Eckenrode’s second of the season. St. Mary’s lost their only match of the week, 1-0 to Frostburg State on Sunday. It was their third consecutive loss after starting the season 3-2. It was the fourth time this season that the Seahawks have been shutout. The Seahawks still need three more wins to tie the team record for wins in a season (6). Goucher goalie Melissa Leyland was credited with 14 saves in Goucher’s 5-1 loss to Philadelphia Biblical, boosting her career total to 358, which ties her with Heather Koch for fourth place in career saves among all-time Gopher goalies. Catholic University came close to upsetting number nine Mary Washington as they took the Eagles to double-overtime before falling to MWC 2-1. The Cardinals rebounded with a 4-0 shutout of Christopher Newport on Sunday. Senior Stephanie Roselle scored twice and helped set up two others as Catholic had its first shutout of the season. Junior goalie Erin Swift made 12 saves for CUA.

Field Hockey Notes for the Week: Mary Washington is ranked 11th in the nation this week. The Eagles downed St. Mary’s 4-0 in CAC play before topping #19 Franklin & Marshall 5-2 on Sunday. Salisbury sisters Lindsey and Brittany Elliott combined for six goals and one assist Wednesday afternoon as the No. 3-ranked Salisbury University field hockey team knocked off Johns Hopkins University, 8-1. Brittany Elliott leads the team with eight goals and five assists, for a team-high 21 points. Lindsey Elliott is second with five goals. She also has one assist. Erin Budd has three goals and five assists while Melissa Webster has added five assists.York played their first game in 12 days with their 2-1 win over Alvernia on Sunday. The Spartans received goals from Emily Schneck and Christiana Scarlata in the win. St. Mary’s lost to #11 Mary Washington by a 4-0 score last week. The Eagles outshot the Seahawks 16-7 in the contest. The Seahawks are now idle until Sunday, October 28, when they travel to Frostburg State for a 3:00 pm non-conference contest. Catholic had its two weekend games postponed due to inclement weather. Senior Stephanie Roselle netted the only CUA tally in the game with Gettysburg. It was her second goal of the season. Goucher’s Melissa Leyland made a career-high 31 saves and stopped a pair of penalty strokes in Goucher’s 3-0 loss to Dickinson.

Field Hockey Notes for the Week: Salisbury is ranked fifth in the latest NFHCA poll. The Sea Gulls lived up to their rankings by rolling to the championship of their own tournament with three shutout wins for the weekend. Salisbury blanked Denison 4-0 and Wesley 6-0 on Saturday and followed that with a 4-0 championship win over Christopher Newport on Sunday. Four different players scored in the win over Denison as the Sea Gulls outshot Denison 29-1. Senior Kristi Kruger and sophomore Brittany Elliott sparked the win over Wesley in game two by scoring two goals each. Junior forward Jess Dixon keyed Salisbury’s final victory over CNU by scoring twice. The Sea Gulls are now 4-0 and have not yet allowed a goal in 2003.Mary Washington is ranked ninth in the country. The Eagles downed Goucher 6-0 on Wednesday as six different players scored goals. York dropped their only match this week as they fell to Wesley on Tuesday. Saturday’s CAC opener against Mary Washington was rained out. St. Mary’s defeated a nationally ranked opponent for the first time in the program’s ten year history with the 1-0 win over Catholic. It was the second consecutive victory over the Cardinals dating back to last season’s conference tournament. The Seahawks are already half way to the school record for wins in a season (six) with three wins through six contests. The 15th ranked Catholic Cardinals suffered their first loss of the season at St. Mary's on Wednesday. Junior goalie Erin Swift made four saves in the game. Goucher’s Bridie Crook established a new single-season school record by making four defensive saves in the Gophers’ loss to MWC. The former mark of three defensive saves in a game was set in 1991 by Renie Amoss.

Field Hockey Notes for the Week: The Salisbury Sea Gulls opened their season Sunday with a 4-0 win over St. Mary’s. Sophomore Brittany Elliot scored two goals and had one assist to lead the Gulls. Junior Erin Budd and senior Lindsey Elliot also scored goals for Salisbury while Melissa Webster had two assists. Catholic’s Christy Engstrom had a goal and an assist in the Cardinals’ season opening 4-1 win at Lynchburg. It was the third straight season-opening win for CUA. Junior goalie Erin Swift posted nine saves in the win. Seniors Stephanie Roselle and Sondra Pires returned to the Cardinal lineup after missing 2002 due to injury. York went 1-1 for the week as the fell to Ursinus before shutting out Frostburg on Sunday. The shutout was the Spartans first of the season as goalie Meg Eckenrode made five saves for the game. Becky McCall scored her second goal of the season in the win over Frostburg while Spartan senior Sara Mauck tallied her first collegiate goal on a penalty stroke in the first half against FSU. Goucher’s Jen Madera was credited with three of the six defensive saves Goucher players made during the first three games of the season. After opening the season with two wins, St. Mary’s fell to 2-2 after losing to the defending national champions, Rowan University, 7-0 on Saturday, and to 2002 Final Four participant, Salisbury, 4-0 on Sunday.

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