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QUICK FACTS 2015 Roster University Information No. Name Year Pos. Hometown/High School Location: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 17837 1 Kelsy Kauffman Jr. M Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest Founded: 1846 as the University at Lewisburg 2 Mackenzie Haney Fr. D Allison Park, Pa./The Ellis School Enrollment: 3,500 3 Stephanie Dressler So. D McAllisterville, Pa./East Juniata Nickname: Bison 4 Katie Mannino Fr. F Oceanport, N.J./Shore Regional Colors: Orange and Blue 5 Emily Johnson So. F Denver, Pa./Cocalico Affiliation: NCAA (Div. I), ECAC 7 Sally Olson Fr. M Sparta, N.J./Lenape Valley Regional Conference: Patriot League (American, Army, 8 Sarah Ross Jr. D Pittsburgh, Pa./The Ellis School Boston U., Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, 9 Claire Lesher Fr. M Winfield, Pa./Lewisburg Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola (Md.), Navy) 10 Lucy Herring Fr. F Princeton, N.J./Princeton * Institutions sponsoring field hockey in bold 11 Kayla Sullivan Sr. M Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan President: John C. Bravman 12 Lexie Curry So. F Bryn Mawr, Pa./Episcopal Academy Athletics Director: John P. Hardt 13 Bayly Jarrett So. M Owings Mills, Md./Garrison Forest School Senior Woman Administrator: Maisha Kelly 14 Kiersten Sydnor Sr. F Shippensburg, Pa./Mercersburg Academy 16 Abby Watson Sr. F Medford, N.J./Shawnee Field Hockey Information 17 Nicole Rupnik Fr. F Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff First Varsity Season: 1973 (332-365-27 all- 18 Estelle Palandjian Jr. M Belmont, Mass./Dana Hall School time record) 19 Emily Hitchings Sr. M Fort Washington, Pa./Upper Dublin Head Coach: Jeremy Cook (Drexel ’02) 20 Amy Mucelli Jr. M Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown Area Record at Bucknell: 68-65 (eighth season) 21 Emma Fitzgerald Jr. F Rumson, N.J./Rumson-Fairhaven Regional Career Record: 68-65 (eighth season) 22 M.C. Evans Fr. F Yorktown, Va./Tabb Assistant Coaches: Hannah Allison (Penn 23 Lexi Quick Fr. M Shavertown, Pa./Wyoming Seminary State ’13), Hannah Richard (New Hampshire ’14) 27 Anna Wills Jr. D Plymouth Meeting, Pa./William Penn Charter School 2014 Record: 13-6, 6-0 Patriot League (1st) 28 Ellie McLaughlin Fr. M Chestnut Hill, Mass./Newton Country Day School 2015 Captains: Abby Watson (lead captain), Amy 29 Emily Goodloe Jr. D St. Louis, Mo./John Burroughs School Mucelli, Kayla Sullivan 33 Emily Finn So. GK West Chester, Pa./B. Reed Henderson Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 17/5 77 Shannon Keen Sr. GK Hatfield, Pa./North Penn Starters Returning/Lost: 6/5 Home Field (surface/capacity): Graham Field Head Coach: Jeremy Cook (Drexel ’02), eighth season (Astroturf/1,000) Assistant Coaches: Hannah Allison (Penn State ’13), first season Press Box Phone: 570-577-2318 Hannah Richard (New Hampshire ’14), second season Field Hockey Phone: 570-577-1927 2015 Schedule Field Hockey E-mail: [email protected] 570-577-1660 August Field Hockey Fax: 28 at Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. 4 p.m. Field Hockey Address: Jeremy Cook, Head Field Hockey Coach, Bucknell University, 30 MONMOUTH Lewisburg, Pa. 11 a.m. KLARC G235, Lewisburg, PA 17837 September 6 PENN STATE Lewisburg, Pa. Noon 12 PRINCETON Lewisburg, Pa. Noon Athletic Communications 13 vs. California# University Park, Pa. 1 p.m. Field Hockey Contact: Matt Jackson 18 at Delaware Newark, Del. 7 p.m. Phone: 570-577-1835 20 at Albany Albany, N.Y. 1 p.m. Fax: 570-577-1660 26 LEHIGH* Lewisburg, Pa. 11 a.m. E-mail: [email protected] 29 at Lock Haven Lock Haven, Pa. 7 p.m. Website: www.BucknellBison.com October Twitter: @BisonSports 3 COLGATE* Lewisburg, Pa. 11 a.m. 4 SAINT JOSEPH’S Lewisburg, Pa. 3 p.m. Credits 10 at Lafayette* Easton, Pa. Noon The 2015 Bucknell Field Hockey Media Guide was 11 at Temple Philadelphia, Pa. 1 p.m. written and edited by Matt Jackson, of the Buck- 17 HOLY CROSS* Lewisburg, Pa. 11 a.m. nell Athletic Communications Office. Photography 18 PENN Lewisburg, Pa. Noon provided by Marc Hagemeier and Joel Turrell. 24 at Boston University* Boston, Mass. 1 p.m. 25 at Yale New Haven, Conn. 2 p.m. 31 at American* Washington, D.C. Noon November 6-7 PL Tournament Highest Seed TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS at Graham Field * - Patriot League game # at Penn State Bison Good Sports In 2006, the Bucknell Department of Athletics and Recreation announced its new “Bison Good Sports!” campaign, a sportsmanship awareness program designed to promote appropriate fan conduct at all Bison sporting events. The objective of the campaign, according to Bucknell director of athletics and recreation John Hardt “is to thank fans for the tremendous energy and enthusiasm they bring to each Bucknell athletics contest while also empowering them as caretakers of the collegiate gameday experience. While the extremes of unwanted behavior and its impact on home and visiting fans are not commonplace at Bison athletics events, Bucknell and our visiting teams ask for our fans’ help in keeping their support of our teams positive and cheer with positive encouragement, rather than support- ing an atmosphere of intimidation that attempts to degrade opposing players and teams. We hope that our fans will continue to join our players, coaches and staff in helping all spectators find creative and ingenious ways to positively support our Bucknell student-athletes.” 2 PATRIOT LEAGUE Now in its third decade as an all-sport conference combining academic in 2014-15. and athletic excellence, the Patriot League sponsors championships in 24 *Fordham running back Chase Edmonds won the Jerry Rice Award as men and women’s sports. Initially started as an NCAA Division I-AA football the FCS Freshman of the Year. conference in 1986, the Patriot League became an all-sport conference in *Edmonds was also named the ECAC Offensive Rookie of the Year, 1990 and includes American, Army, Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, while Bucknell’s Evan Byers was selected as the ECAC Defensive Player Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola and Navy as full members, and of the Year. Fordham, Georgetown, MIT and Richmond as associate members. These *Twenty-four Patriot Leaguers were named All-Americans in team sports, institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation and their with first-team status for Byers and Fordham’s Mason Halter in football and alumni have and continue to play leadership roles in shaping our country. The Navy’s Joseph Greenspan in men’s soccer Patriot League will celebrate its 25th Anniversary as an all-sport conference *Four Patriot Leaguers competed at the NCAA Cross Country Cham- during the 2015-16 season. pionships, and Lehigh’s Elizabeth Weiler became the League’s first female Since 1998, the Patriot League has ranked first each year among all All-American since 2005. Division I conferences awarding athletic aid in the NCAA Graduation Rate *Lehigh’s Ryan Mahalsky became the first Patriot Leaguer since 2007-08 Report. The League also had 92 percent of its teams score above the na- and sixth all-time to compete at the NCAA Championships for both cross tional APR average in the most recent data, and 101 Patriot League teams country and outdoor track and field in the same season. earned NCAA Academic Performance Program Public Recognition Awards *Bucknell’s Emma Levendoski competed in both the 100-meter and after posting academic progress rate scores in the top 10 percent of all 200-meter backstroke at the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Cham- squads in their respective sports. The Patriot League’s mission is simple: to pionship. provide successful competitive athletic experiences while maintaining high *A League record nine student-athletes were selected in the Major academic standards, and to prepare its student-athletes to be leaders in League Lacrosse (MLL) Draft entering the 2015 season, with Army West society. During the 2014-15 academic year, Patriot League student-athletes Point’s John Glesener, Loyola’s Nikko Pontrello and Colgate’s Ryan Walsh and teams have accomplished the following: among the top 11 picks. *101 Patriot League teams earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards *Navy’s Joseph Greenspan and Boston University’s Dominique Badji for ranking in the top 10 percent of their sport in Academic Progress Rate were both selected in the first four rounds of the Major League Soccer (APR), with 88 of those earning perfect scores. (MLS) Draft. *The Patriot League ranked second among all conferences in Public *Five Patriot Leaguers were taken in the Major League Baseball (MLB) Recognition Awards, while Bucknell, Lafayette and Colgate all placed in First-Year Player Draft. the top six nationally. *92 percent of Patriot League teams scored above the national average FULL MEMBERS in APR, while more than 70 percent had at least a 990 score. American University *Eleven student-athletes earned Capital One Academic All-America rec- Boston University ognition, including first-team accolades for Navy’s Tom Buffone (Track and Bucknell University Field) and Ellen Bradford (Swimming and Diving), American’s Jen Dumiak Colgate University (Women’s Basketball) and Fordham’s Brett Biestek (Football). The College of the Holy Cross *Navy’s Tom Buffone (Track and Field) and Loren Generi (Women’s Lafayette College Lacrosse) and Lafayette’s Cory Spera (Baseball) earned NCAA Postgradu- PATRIOT Lehigh University ate Scholarships. LEAGUE Loyola Maryland University *Buffone and Dumiak were named the Corvias Patriot League Male and U.S. Military Academy (Army) Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year honorees, respectively. 2 U.S. Naval Academy (Navy) *Thirty-four student-athletes received Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District recognition. 3773 Corporate Parkway, Suite 190 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS *There were 2,745 student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Center Valley, PA 18034 Fordham University (Football) Honor Roll in 2014-15, including 217 with a semester GPA of at least 4.0.