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NEC FIELD HOCKEY FACTS & FIGURES NEC FIELD HOCKEY STANDINGS LAST WEEK’S RESULTS WEEK 3 RELEASE • SEP. 19, 2011 Wednesday, Aug. 31 �� Hofstra 4, Monmouth 3 (OT) SCHOOL...... NEC PCT. OVR. PCT. STR. HOME AWAY NEU. Thursday, Sept. 1 �� Fairfield 2, Siena 1 1. Rider...... 0-0 .000 5-1 .833 W1 2-0 2-1 1-0 Friday, Sept. 2 �� Dartmouth 5, Sacred Heart 0 Quinnipiac...... 0-0 .000 5-2 .714 W2 4-0 1-2 0-0 Monmouth 3, Miami (OH) 2 (OT) Monmouth...... 0-0 .000 5-3 .625 W4 4-2 1-1 0-0 #14 Boston College 6, Quinnipiac 1 Robert Morris...... 0-0 .000 5-4 .556 W3 4-1 0-1 1-2 Rider 2, LaSalle 0 Bryant...... 0-0 .000 2-4 .333 L1 2-1 0-3 0-0 Sunday, Sept. 3...... Central Michigan 4, Robert Morris 1 Sacred Heart...... 0-0 .000 2-5 .286 L1 0-0 2-2 0-3 Longwood 2, Sacred Heart 1 Saint Francis (PA)...... 0-0 .000 1-6 .143 L4 1-0 0-4 0-2 Siena...... 0-0 .000 0-7 .000 L7 0-3 0-4 0-0

NEC Player of the Week KIMBERLY CUNNIFF, QUINNIPIAC Sr., D, 5-9, Walpole, MA/Walpole NEC Player of the Week Cunniff totaled four tallies in two games last week to lift Quinnipiac to a pair of wins while taking over the indi- Aug. 29 ��Danielle Allan, QU vidual NEC lead in goals scored in the process. She posted a total of nine points (4G, 1A) over the two-game ��Virginia Egusquiza, RID span, which put the Bobcats up against members of the Patriot league and Ivy league. The Bobcats’ senior Sept.6 ��Virginia Egusquiza, RID Sept. 12 ��Michelle Lewthwaite, RMU defender provided all of the team’s scoring in a 3-2 win over Lehigh by netting the first hat trick of her career. She scored the last of the three goals in rather dramatic fashion, driving home a shot from the top of the circle to break a 2-2 tie as time expired. Cunniff followed up her career day against Lehigh by notching three more points in a 4-3 win over Harvard. The Walpole, Massachusetts product was heavily responsible for the Bobcats jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the first 25 minutes against the Crimson. Cunniff opened the game’s scoring by NEC Rookie of the Week blasting a shot from the right side of the circle, off a corner play, past Harvard’s keeper 4:44 into the contest. Aug. 29 ��Danielle Allan, QU Sept. 6 �� Autumn Pellman, SFPA She logged an assist on another penalty corner in the 25th minute, feeding Megan McCreedy who made it 2-0 Sept. 12 ��Michelle Lewthwaite, RMU in favor of Quinnipiac. For the week, Cunniff fired 13 shots, 11 of which went on goal. NEC Rookie of the Week ERIN McKENZIE, ROBERT MORRIS Fr., GK, 5-9, Lismore, Australia Robert Morris won three games last week to surpass its win total from the entire 2010 season, and McKenzie was protecting the cage in all three of triumphs. McKenzie rebounded from a 6-0 loss to Lock Haven last Monday by posting three consecutive victories over the weekend, two of which were shutouts. The 5-foot-9 freshman keeper started her run against No. 15 Ohio, making eight saves to blank the Bobcats for more than 73 minutes. She earned the victory when fellow Aussie, and last week’s NEC Rookie of the Week, Michelle NEC PRESEASON POLL Lewthwaite broke a scoreless tie 3:01 into overtime to pull off the upset. McKenzie made four saves the 1. Rider (4) following day to pick up her second straight overtime victory, this one coming 3-2 over NAIA member Lin- 2. Monmouth (2) denwood. Starting her third game in three days, the RMU rookie was flawless again on Sunday when she 3. Quinnipiac (2) shutout Liberty in a 1-0 triumph at Joe Walton Stadium. She posted a 0.66 goals-against average during the 4. Bryant Colonials’ three-game win streak and stopped a total of 24 shots in four games last week. With more than 5. Saint Francis (PA) half of the regular season schedule still to play, McKenzie tied former goalie Stephanie Seeley’s single-season program record with five wins thus far. 6. Sacred Heart Robert Morris is home to the NEC Rookei of the Week for teh second consecutive week, this time it’s goalkep- 7. Robert Morris 8. Siena

First-place votes in parentheses ( ).

WWW.NORTHEASTCONFERENCE.ORG AROUND THE LEAGUE She Did It Again Michelle Lewthwaite (Macarthur, Australia) came through in the clutch for the second straight week. This time, Robert Morris’ rookie defender did it on a national stage against No. 15 Ohio (Sep. 16). The Aussie rookie broke a scoreless deadlock with the Bobcats 3:01 into overtime by blasting home a shot from the top of the circle. Back on September 11, she scored a last-second equal- izer and an overtime game-winner to lift the Colonials over Colgate. Powered by Aussies Robert Morris has scored 14 goals in nine games thus far this season, and seven of them have come off the sticks of Australian-born players. Pennsylvania Chantele Crow (Dauphin, PA/Central Dauphin) leads the team with four tallies, but three Aussies, all of whom are freshmen, directly follow her lead. Michelle Lewthwaite (Macarthur, Australia) has rattled the cage three times this season. Meanwhile, Taleah Scott (Crookwell, Australia) and Jamie Hartley (Tamworth, Australia) have two tallies apiece, but the former leads the team with 11 total points. Thanks to a strong veteran presence coupled with the young Aussie influence, Robert Morris is on pace for a record season. With five victories to their credit, the Colonials have already surpassed their win total (4) for all of the 2010 season and have matched the program’s single-season record for wins which was set in 2008. Becca Main’s Bobcats Are Roaring Quinnipiac won both of its games last week, edging both Patriot League member Lehigh and Ivy League foe Harvard on the QU Field Hockey Turf. The Bobcats, who are 4-0 at home, have won five of the first seven games of the 2011 season. Their only setbacks came on the road against nationally-ranked opponents – No. 6 Penn State and No. 14 Boston College.

TEAM-BY-TEAM NOTES BRYANT BULLDOGS MONMOUTH HAWKS OVERALL RECORD: 2-4, 0-0 NEC - RECORD LAST WEEK: 1-1 OVERALL RECORD: 5-3, 0-0 NEC - RECORD LAST WEEK: 2-0 LAST WEEK’S OPPONENT: W, 4-1 vs. Pacific (Sep. 12); L, 5-2 at Dartmouth (Sep. 18) LAST WEEK’S OPPONENT: W, 4-2 vs. Vermont (Sep. 17); W, 2-1 at Rutgers (Sep. 18) THIS WEEK’S OPPONENTS: Sep. 20 at Brown; Sep. 24 vs. Colgate; Sep. 25 at Harvard THIS WEEK’S OPPONENTS: Sep. 21 at Delaware; Sep. 24 vs. Albany; Sep. 25 at Temple

• Bryant saw a two-game winning streak come • MU ran its winning streak to four games to a close on Sunday against Dartmouth. Before ROSIE’S ROSY PLAY with victories over Vermont and Rutgers. NJ RIVALS TEAM UP FOR GOOD FIGHT that, Bryant had picked up consecutive victories Freshman Rosie Bird has yet to cool • Teresa Mathews (Lumberton, NJ/Rancocas Monmouth and Rutgers teamed up for the at home against Georgetown (Sept. 9) and the down. For the second straight week, Valley) made eight saves against the Scarlet second consecutive season to “Stick it to University of the Pacific (Sept. 12). she had at least one point in both of the Knights. The sophomore has made all eight Cancer”, raising over $3,000 dollars for • Bryant fell behind by five goals against the Big Bulldogs’ contests. Bird tallied goals in starts this season, compiling a 2.09 goals- cancer research the past two years. Green before freshman Rosie Bird (Hamilton, a win over Pacific (Sept. 12) and a set- against average and a .746 save percentage . New Zealand) put the bulldogs on the board with back to Dartmouth (Sept. 18). Her six • The Blue and White received a balance attack from the offense this past weekend as six her sixth goal of the season late in the second goals are tops amongst NEC rookies. different Hawks found the back of the cage. Sophomore Alex Carroll (Oceanport, NJ/Shore half. Bird’s six tallies rank her first amongst all Regional) led the way with four points. Morganne Firmstone (Honesdale, PA/Honesdale), NEC rookies this season and second overall on the who registered the game-winning goal against the Scarlet Knights, contributed three points league’s goal scoring leader board. with a goal and an assist. • Bryant is winless on the road this season (0-3). The Bulldogs will play two of three games on • With her three-point weekend, Carroll moves into first on the team with 11 points (4 g, 3 a). the road this week, starting with a bout at Brown (Sept. 20). Bryant will host Colgate (Sept. 24) • Monmouth, which concluded its six-game home stand with a 4-2 record, takes to the road on one day before visiting Harvard (Sept. 25). Wednesday (Sept. 21) at Delaware. RIDER BRONCS QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS OVERALL RECORD: 5-1, 0-0 NEC - RECORD LAST WEEK: 1-0 OVERALL RECORD: 5-2, 0-0 NEC - RECORD LAST WEEK: 2-0 LAST WEEK’S OPPONENT: W, 3-0 vs. Radford (Sep. 16) LAST WEEK’S OPPONENT: W, 3-2 vs. Lehigh (Sep. 13); W, 4-3 vs. Harvard (Sep. 18) THIS WEEK’S OPPONENTS: Sep. 24 at Bucknell; Sep. 25 at Lock Haven THIS WEEK’S OPPONENTS: Sep. 21 at Columbia; Sep. 25 vs. Maine

• Rider senior , who • Senior captain had four goals and an assist to lead the Quinnipiac Megan Pisani (Plainsboro, NJ) NEW NAME, SAME RESULTS Kim Cunniff (Walpole, MA) had hip surgery in the offseason, is starting to make field hockey team to a 2-0 record with a 3-2 win against Lehigh and a 4-3 win against Harvard her way back into form, scoring Rider’s third goal The Broncs defeated Radford, 3-0, at this week. against Radford. Pisani, who now has two goals in home in their only game of the week. • Megan McCreedy (White River, South Africa) scored her first goal of the season in the Bob- five games, was Rider’s leading goal scorer in 2009 cats’ 4-3 thriller against Harvard on Sunday, and also picked up her team-leading sixth assist of and 2010. With the win, Rider is now 11-0 on the year. With 19 career assists, McCreedy is fourth all-time at Quinnipiac. • Senior goalie Rebecca Lotito (Oceanport, NJ) the newly named Ben Cohen Field, • Four different Bobcats scored across Quinnipiac’s two wins. Jess Rusin (Garwood, NJ) and recorded her 10th career shutout against Radford the one-year old turf field home to Amanda Danziger (Smithtown, NY) notched tallies against Harvard. Danziger’s first goal of the and third of the season, lowering her goals against Rider field hockey and soccer. average to 1.05. She has allowed only six goals this season came with 5.2 seconds remaining in regulation and broke a 3-3 tie to give the Bobcats a season and five came in the game against Hofstra. one-goal win overthe Crimson. • Rider’s foreign legion of Virginia Egusquiza (Spain) (5 goals), Sandra Penas (Spain) (7 • Quinnipiac is currently 4-0 at home this season, and holds a five-game win streak at the Quin- goals) and Eejke Kok (the Netherlands) (4 goals) continue to lead the offense with 16 of the nipiac Field Hockey & Lacrosse Turf Complex, dating back to its 5-1 win against Siena on Oct. 31, 27 goals. 2010. Quinnipiac previously went undefeated at home during the 2001, 2002 and 2003 seasons, • Head coach Lori Hussong coached her 225th career game at Rider when the Broncs played spanning 16 games without a loss on their home field. Radford and she now has 155 wins (.689 winning percentage)

WWW.NORTHEASTCONFERENCE.ORG ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS SACRED HEART PIONEERS OVERALL RECORD: 5-4, 0-0 NEC - RECORD LAST WEEK: 3-1 OVERALL RECORD: 2-5, 0-0 NEC - RECORD LAST WEEK: 0-1 LAST WEEK’S OPPONENT: L, 6-0 vs. Lock Haven (Sep. 12); W, 1-0 vs. #15 Ohio (Sep.16); LAST WEEK’S OPPONENT: L, 9-1 at Yale (Sep. 18) W, 3-2 (OT) vs. Lindenwood (Sep. 17); W, 1-0 vs. Liberty (Sep. 18) THIS WEEK’S OPPONENTS: Sep. 21 at Fairfield; Sep. 23 vs. Lehigh THIS WEEK’S OPPONENTS: Sep. 24 at Davidson; Sep. 25 at Appalachian State

• The three-game weekend home sweep gives • scored SHU’s only goal in THE CROW SHOW Leah Salindong (Spring City, PA) Robert Morris its longest winning streak in a 9-1 loss at Yale. She now has two goals on the season program history. Senior forward Chantele Crow (Dau- • Goalie Kim Stow (Norwalk, CT) made nine saves. • With five wins already in 2011, Robert Morris phin, PA/Central Dauphin) notched • The Pioneers stay in CT once again to take on geographical has tied the school’s record for wins in a season, three goals over the weekend to bring non-conference rival, traveling across town on Wednesday set in 2008. her season total to a team high four to Fairfield. • The Colonials went 4-1 in the first home stand in 2011. The forward tallied a pair of of the season. RMU hits the road once again next scores in RMU’s 3-2 overtime win over weekend, taking on Davidson on Saturday and Lindenwood including the game winner Appalachian State on Sunday. and then tallied another winner in

Sunday’s 1-0 win over Liberty.

SAINT FRANCIS (PA) RED FLASH SIENA SAINTS OVERALL RECORD: 1-6, 0-0 NEC - RECORD LAST WEEK: 0-2 OVERALL RECORD: 0-7, 0-0 NEC - RECORD LAST WEEK: 0-3 LAST WEEK’S OPPONENT: L, 3-2 (OT) at Colgate (Sep. 17); L, 2-0 at Cornell (Sep. 18) LAST WEEK’S OPPONENT: L, 1-0 vs Colgate (Sep. 14); L, 10-0 at Hofstra (Sep. 16); L, 4-2 THIS WEEK’S OPPONENTS: Sep. 21 at Lock Haven; Sep. 24 vs. LaSalle; Sep. 25 vs. vs. Davidson (Sep. 18) Georgetown THIS WEEK’S OPPONENTS: Sep. 21 vs. Albany; Sep. 24 at Vermont

• Saint Francis dropped a pair of games in the past week. • Siena dropped three games this past week, falling to Colgate, Hofstra, and Davidson. Hofstra In the loss to Colgate, the Flash fell victim to a late regula- and Davidson had been receiving votes in the Kookaburra/NFHCA rankings tion goal that forced overtime for the Raiders. • The Saints outshot Davidson 25-21 Sunday afternoon at Siena Turf Field. Sophomore Mi- • The Flash got the better of the chances against Cornell, chaela Sullivan (East Northport, NY/Northport) and senior Mackenzie Smith (New Preston, CT/ outshooting the Big Red 13-5 but could not find the net. Shepaug Valley) both scored in the losing effort. • Saint Francis returns to action Wednesday in a makeup game at in-state rival Lock Haven. • Sophomore goalkeeper Beth Meyers (Guilderland, NY/Guilderland) has 81 saves through six The Red Flash return to DeGol Field Saturday to take on La Salle in just SFU’s second home games, and leads the nation with 13.5 saves per game. contest of the season. • The Saints host nationally-ranked UAlbany Wednesday before traveling to Vermont on Sunday.

YEAR-BY-YEAR TOURNAMENT CHAMPION 1998...... No Tournament Contested 1999 ��Quinnipiac 2000 �� Rider 2001 ��Quinnipiac 2002 �� Rider 2003 ��Quinnipiac 2004 �� Rider 2005 �� Sacred Heart 2006 �� Lock Haven 2007 �� Lock Haven 2008 �� Lock Haven 2009 �� Lock Haven 2010 NEC FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPION RIDER BRONCS 2010 �� Rider

2011 NEC FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP The 2011 Northeast Conference Tournament, the winner of which will represent the league in the NCAA Opening Round, is slated for November 4 & 5 and will once again be played at the home facility of the No. 1 seed.