Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference September 9, 2008
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SCAC STICKS WEEKLY FIELD HOCKEY REPORT SOUTHERN COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 NCAA Division III CONFERENCE STANDINGS www.scacsports.com Games through September 1 (Sunday) 2935 Horizon Park Drive, Suite C SCAC OVERALL Suwanee, GA 30024 RECORD Pct. RECORD Pct. Strk Phone: 678-546-3470 Rhodes College 0-0 0.000 4-0 1.000 W4 Fax: 678-546-3471 University of the South 0-0 0.000 2-0 1.000 W2 Centre College 0-0 0.000 3-1 0.750 W2 Commissioner: Dwayne Hanberry DePauw University 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 L1 [email protected] Hendrix College 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 L1 Assoc. Commissioner: Jeff DeBaldo [email protected] Sports Information Asst: Russell Kramer LAST WEEK’S RESULTS [email protected] Monday, September 1 – Sunday, September 7 2007 SEASON REVIEW Saturday, September 6 Saturday, September 6 DePauw 2 Rhodes 7 Conference Overall Ohio Wesleyan 4 Fontbonne 0 W L Pct. W L Pct. DePauw 4 4 0.500 12 8 0.600 Wash. & Lee 1 Sewanee 4 4 0.500 10 6 0.625 Centre 2 Centre 6 2 0.750 13 4 0.765 Rhodes 6 2 0.750 11 7 0.611 Hendrix 0 8 0.000 0 15 0.000 Sunday, September 7 Sunday, September 7 Wash. & Lee 2 Fontbonne 1 2007 SCAC Tournament Rhodes 3 Centre 6 Match One (11/2) #4 Sewanee def. # 5 Hendrix 3-0 THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Semifinals (11/3) Monday, September 8 – Sunday, September 14 #4 Sewanee def. #1 Rhodes 1-0 #3 DePauw def. #3 Centre 1-0 Wednesday, September 10 Third-Place Match (11/5) DePauw @ Bellarmine (Ky.) University 3:55 p.m. Centre def. Rhodes 3-1 Saturday, September 13 Championship Match (11/5) DePauw def. Sewanee 3-2 DEPAUW @ CENTRE 11 A.M. RHODES @ SEWANEE 11 A.M. SCAC Champion DePauw University Sunday, September 14 HENDRIX @ SEWANEE NOON NCAA Championship Participant Centre College Rhodes @ Transylvania (Ky.) Univeraity Noon First Round (11/7) Bridgewater (Va.) College @ Centre Noon Lost to Lynchburg College 5-0 WEB LINKS All times local www.ncaa.org SCAC GAMES CAPS AND BOLD www.ncaasports.com www.scac-online.org/field_hockey www.nfhca.org SCAC FIELD HOCKEY REPORT / Page 2 / September 9, 2008 2008 FIELD HOCKEY SCAC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE Games of September 1 – September 7 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK HILLARY RELYEA OF RHODES COLLEGE, a sophomore forward from Fort Worth, Texas, and TERESA JOHNSTONE OF CENTRE COLLEGE a senior Week 1 Lynn Hancock, Sewanee Week 2 Hillary Relyea, Rhodes forward from Louisville, Ky., have been selected as the SCAC Field Hockey Teresa Johnstone, Centre Co-Offensive Players-of-the-Week for matches played Monday, September 1 Week 3 through Sunday, September 7. Week 4 Week 5 Relyea tallied 3 goals this weekend including the game winner in both matches. Week 6 Relyea started off the Lynx scoring in Saturday’s 7-0 victory over first year Week 7 program Fontbonne just 5 minutes into play. In Sunday’s historical win over Week 8 Washington and Lee Hillary scored the Lynx second goal as well as the game Week 9 winner in overtime. 2008 FIELD HOCKEY The win was the Lynx first over Washington and Lee in four matches since 2001. Relyea leads the Lynx in scoring with 4 goals in 4 games so far this season. DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Johnstone scored three goals and posted one assist in games played against Washington and Lee University and Fontbonne University. Week 1 Meghan Cullen, Rhodes Week 2 Emily Boyle, Centre Johnstone scored against Washington and Lee late in the first half to tie the Maria Cowley, Rhodes Week 3 game and added two goals, including the game winner, and an assist against Week 4 Fontbonne. The Colonels posted eight goals on the weekend and improved to 3- Week 5 1 prior to beginning SCAC play. Week 6 Week 7 Other outstanding performances in the SCAC: Week 8 DePauw did not nominate anyone for this award. Hendrix and Sewanee did not play this past Week 9 week. SCAC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Games of September 1 – September 7 EMILY BOYLE OF CENTRE COLLEGE a senior back from Louisville Ky., and MARIA COWLEY a senior defender from Louisville, Ky. have been selected as the SCAC Field Hockey Co-Defensive Players-of-the- Week for matches played Monday, September 1 through Sunday, September 7. Boyle, a co-captain, was instrumental in both Colonel victories this past week as she locked down the right-side attack of both Washington and Lee and Fontbonne universities. Boyle's play in the backfield was supplemented by her ability to jump start the Centre attack with her strong dribbling and passing. She added an assist for the Colonels as well. Cowley anchored the defense from the center back and sweeper positions all weekend including playing all 75 minutes in Sunday’s win over Washington and Lee. Maria had a spectacular defense save that kept the Generals off the board early helped to facilitate offensive play from the middle of the field as well. Cowley, a Lynx co-captain, has had a key role in the Lynx 4-0 start this season which includes 3 shutout victories. Other outstanding performances in the SCAC: DePauw did not nominate anyone for this award. Hendrix and Sewanee did not play this past week. SCAC FIELD HOCKEY REPORT / Page 3 / September 9, 2008 SCAC LEADERS Centre beat Washington and Lee University (2-1) and Fontbonne Points G A Pts. University (6-1) to improve its record to 3-1. Centre's play was 1. Teresa Johnstone-CEN 5 1 11 2. Lynn Hancock-UOS 4 0 8 improved since its loss to Wooster a week earlier as the Colonels Hillary Relyea-RC 4 0 8 controlled both matches in the midfield led by junior Sally Faulkner. 4. Lindsey Gurkovich-RC 2 2 6 Beth Faulkner-CEN 2 2 6 Faulkner's strong defense and possession skills allowed the Colonels to control play on both ends of the field as they posted a Goals No. 58-6 shot advantage over both matches. Faulkner's play was 1. Teresa Johnstone-CEN 5 2. Lynn Hancock-UOS 4 complemented across the field as all members of the team Hillary Relyea-RC 4 contributed in each match. Said head coach Tom Hobbs: "Our 4. Chelsea McLeod-RC 2 ladies played team-hockey over 140 minutes this weekend. We Callie Borgman-RC 2 Mary Kate Clodius-CEN 2 pulled together to play solid defense and create numerous scoring Beth Faulkner-CEN 2 opportunities in each match. I was particularly pleased with our ball Lindsey Gurkovich-RC 2 Maria Cowley-RC 2 pressure and support, and our execution on penalty corners." Assists No. DePauw dropped to 1-1 on the season after losing its only game of 1. Rachel Watkins-CEN 3 2. Julie Wilson-UOS 2 the week, a 4-2 decision at Ohio Wesleyan, on Saturday. Senior Beth Faulkner-CEN 2 Beth Seegers and freshman Kimberly Trainor each scored game- Lindsey Gurkovich-RC 2 tying goals for the Tigers, but the Bishops scored the eventual (14 others tied with 1) game-winning goal with 7:01 left and added an insurance score with Saves No. 4:13 remaining. The Tigers outshot Ohio Wesleyan by a 25-12 1. Meghan Cullen-RC 20 2. Clarkie Crawford-UOS 16 margin and held a 15-4 edge in corners. 3. Emily Bell-HC 13 4. Patty Cowley-CEN 11 Hendrix did not play this past week. The Warriors will be back in 5. Liz Attewell-DU 10 action on Sunday, Sept. 14 at SCAC foe Sewanee-The University of Goals Against Average the South for a 12 p.m. affair. GA Min. GAA 1. Alyssa Havens-HC 0 70:00 0.00 2. Meghan Cullen-RC 2 210:00 0.67 Rhodes won both matches this weekend over Fontbonne and 3. Clarkie Crawford-UOS 2 140:00 1.00 Washington and Lee for a 4-0 start on the season. The Lynx win 4. Patty Cowley-CEN 7 280:00 1.75 5. Liz Attewell-DU 5 163:02 2.15 over the Generals of Washington and Lee was their first ever, after 3 losses in 2001, 2005, and 2006. The Lynx had 8 different players, including 6 freshmen, score in the two matches this weekend. For complete team and individual statistics and box scores for all games, Sophomores Hillary Relyea and Lindsey Gurkovich led the Lynx click to the official website of SCAC Field Hockey: offense this weekend while Maria Cowley, Rachel Webb, and Laura Deines anchored the strong defensive effort. The Lynx 4-0 start http://www.scac-online.org/field_hockey includes 3 shutout victories, and is one of the best in program history. Rhodes looks forward to opening SCAC play at Sewanee on Saturday (9/13, 11 am). Sewanee did not play this past week. The Tigers will return to action this week as they host SCAC opponent Hendrix on the Mountain. AROUND THE SCAC .