2014 Schedule
Location
Time
Sunday Tuesday
at Stetson vs. Coastal Carolina
DeLand, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla.
10 a.m. 8:30 a.m.
March 1 3 14 15 22 26 30
Saturday Monday Friday Saturday Saturday Wednesday Sunday
at Temple at Robert Morris Connecticut Fresno State* Presbyterian at Ohio State at Cincinnatti
Philadelphia, Pa. Moon Township, Pa. Papé Field Papé Field Papé Field Columbus, Ohio Cincinnatti, Ohio
10 a.m. 9 a.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. Noon 1 p.m. 9 a.m.
April 3 6 11 13 18 20 25 27
Friday Sunday Friday Sunday Friday Sunday Friday Sunday
at California*# at St. Mary’s* Stanford*# UC Davis* at USC* at San Diego State* Denver* Colorado*
Berkeley, Calif. Moraga, Calif. Papé Field Papé Field Los Angeles, Calif. San Diego, Calif. Papé Field Papé Field
7 p.m. Noon 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. Noon
May 1 2 4
Thursday Friday Sunday
MPSF Championships MPSF Championships MPSF Championship Game
Denver, Colo. Denver, Colo. Denver, Color.
TBA TBA 10 a.m.
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Date
Outlook Season Outlook
Date February 9 11
All times PACIFIC Home games are listed BOLD *Denotes MPSF Conference match #Pac-12 Networks televised match Season In Review History & Records
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General Information University Information
Name.......................................................................University of Oregon Location............................................................................... Eugene, Ore. Founded........................................................................................... 1876 Enrollment.................................................................................... 24,500 Nickname........................................................................................Ducks Colors............................................................................Green and Yellow President.............................................................. Michael R. Gottfredson Athletics Director..................................................................Rob Mullens Facility.....................................................................................Papé Field Capacity.......................................................................................... 1,000 Surface.......................................................................................Field Turf Athletics Phone............................................................... (541) 346-4481 Ticket Office Phone.......................................................... (541) 346-4461
Oregon Lacrosse Staff
Head Coach.................................................................................Jen Beck Alma Mater.............................................................................Virginia ‘96 Career Record (pct.).............................................................. 90-73 (.552) At Oregon (pct.).............................................................................. Same Season..............................................................................................10th Office Phone.................................................................... (541) 346-5341 Email...................................................................... jlarsen@uoregon.edu Associate Head Coach........................................................Robert Bray, Jr. Alma Mater.................................................................SUNY-Potsdam ‘91 Season..............................................................................................10th Assistant Coach.........................................................................Jen Derby Alma Mater............................................................................. Oregon ‘08 Season.............................................................................................Sixth
Table of Contents
2014 Schedule....................................................................................... 3 General Information............................................................................... 4 Table of Contents.................................................................................... 4 Season Preview...................................................................................... 5 Ducks in the Polls................................................................................... 6 Coaching Staff...................................................................................7-10 Jen Beck....................................................................................... 8 Robert Bray, Jr.............................................................................. 9 Jen Derby................................................................................... 10 2014 Ducks.....................................................................................11-38 Roster..............................................................................................12-13 Biographical Information................................................................14-37 Season in Review............................................................................38-48 Season Recap............................................................................. 39 Schedule & Results.................................................................... 39 MPSF All-Conference Selections................................................. 39 Statistics...............................................................................40-41 MPSF Standings......................................................................... 41 MPSF Tournament Results......................................................... 41 Categorical Leaders.................................................................... 42 Box Scores.............................................................................43-48 History & Records............................................................................49-61 All-Time Letterwinners........................................................................ 63
Credit
Writing and Design....................................... John Vu & Mike Garabedian Editing.............................University of Oregon Athletic Communications Cover Design................................................................................John Vu Cover Photo............................................................................ Zach Ancell Photography.............................................................................Eric Evans
History & Records
Season In Review
Team Information
2013 Overall Record............................................................................8-9 2013 MPSF Record..............................................................................3-5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................................15/3 Newcomers............................................................................................ 8 All-Time Record (pct.).......................................................... 90-73 (.552) All-Time MPSF Record (pct.)................................................. 30-23 (.556) MPSF Tournament Record (pct.)............................................. 10-7 (.588)
Athletic Communications
Website..................................................................... www.GoDucks.com Office Phone.................................................................... (541) 346-5488 Asst. AD for Communications.........................................Andy McNamara Email................................................................mcnamara@uoregon.edu Oregon Lacrosse Contact..............................................................John Vu Office Phone.................................................................... (541) 346-5469 Cell Phone....................................................................... (714) 728-9163 Email............................................................................jvu@uoregon.edu
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SEASON PREVIEW
“We’re excited for the upcoming season,” said head coach Jen Beck. “We have worked tremendously hard and every member of our team is committed to putting the team above themselves to help guide us towards success.”
A LOOK AT THE DUCKS Oregon wrapped up its ninth season 8-9 and 3-5 in conference play, missing its own conference tournament last year. The Ducks were just 5-5 while playing at Papé Field while posting a 3-4 record on the road. Oregon returns 10-of-12 starters from last year’s squad including 4-of-5 players that scored 20-plus goals, only losing Kate Cathell. Caroline Federighi returns back between the pipes for UO after posting a school record .504 saves percentage. Shannon Propst led the Ducks with a team-high 29 goals and 39 assists for 68 points on the season. Carly O’Connell returns for her sophomore campaign after posting 23 goals with 17 assists for 40 points, good for second on the team in points.
IN THE POLLS The preseason coaches’ poll released by the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation had Oregon slated to finish fourth in league play receiving 53 points. Stanford was picked to finish first, garnering 78 points and seven first-place votes, with Denver right behind the Cardinal with 74 points and a pair of first-place votes. USC finished ahead of Oregon with 66 points while garnering one first-place vote.
The Ducks then hit conference play in full stride, starting with matches at California and St. Mary’s on April 3 and April 6 respectively. Oregon then plays host to last year’s conference tournament champions, Stanford, on April 11. Two days later, the Ducks play host to UC Davis before heading visiting Southern California (April 18) and San Diego State (April 20). Oregon will conclude its regular season schedule with a pair of home games against Denver, last year’s regular-season champions, and Colorado. DUCKS ON TV Oregon will have a pair of its games broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks this season. The first of which will be the Ducks’ first road conference match in Berkeley, Calif., against the California Golden Bears on Apr. 3 at 7 p.m. Eight days later, UO will have its match against Stanford, last year’s conference tournament champions, televised from Papé Field on Friday, Apr. 11, at 5 p.m. DUCKS RELOAD FOR 2014 SEASON Having lost six seniors to graduation, two of which were starters, head coach Jen Beck reloaded the Ducks’ roster with eight standouts from across the United States. Three hailed from the state of Maryland, two from Colorado, and one each from Massachusetts, Oregon and California. Beck signed a pair of goalies in Jan Parker and Becca Katzen. Parker hails from Danvers, Mass., where she led The Williston Northampton School to three Northeastern Conference championships earning NEC MVP honors her sophomore and junior seasons. Katzen prepped at Dulaney High School where she split time with two other goalies. The remaining six signees come to Oregon at the midfield position. Annie Longtain, the lone Oregon signee, led West Linn High School to a runner-up finish in 2012 and a third third-place finish in 2011 at the state tournament. Bella Pyne joined older sister Olivia at Oregon boasting a resume that includes South River High School’s first state championship in 2010. Pyne also earned multiple allcounty and all-league honors during her prep career. Rachel Steinberg was an Under Armour All-American and Maximum Exposure All-Star. Steinberg led the Severn School in ground balls, draw controls and caused turnovers her season year.
The Ducks open their season on the road in Deland, Fla., with Stetson on Feb. 9. The Hatters just competed in their first season as a varsity sport last year and look to improve upon their 2-14 record. Oregon then heads north to Jacksonville, Fla., for a contest with Coastal Carolina (5-11). The neutral site match will be the Chanticleer’s first match of the season. Like the Hatters, Coastal Carolina is in its second season as a varsity sport.
Erin Schilmoeller joins fellow prep teammate Blumhardt at Oregon for the 2014 season. Schilmoeller earned multiple all-league honors as well as back-to-back academic All-America honors.
Kathryn Blumhardt, a Regis Jesuit High School grad, earned all-state honorable mention as well as second-team all-league honors to go along with her academic All-America honors and first-team all-academic selections.
Oregon then returns home for a three-game homestand at Papé Field hosting UConn,
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Rounding out the list of new Ducks is KiKi Gibson, a Carlsbad, Calif., native that played at La Costa Canyon. Gibson led LCCHS to the California Interscholastic Federation championships in 2012 and was awarded U.S. Lacrosse High School America honors for her efforts. She also earned first-team All-CIF honors her freshman and sophomore years.
Season In Review
SCOUTING THE SCHEDULE The 2014 schedule has Oregon slated for 17 matches including a pair of opponents – Denver (18), Stanford (20) – who are ranked in the Brine Preseason Media Poll on Jan. 27. The Ducks will also face six teams for the first-time in program history this season in Stetson, Coastal Carolina, Robert Morris, Presbyterian, Ohio State and newly added conference foe, Colorado. The 2014 season will mark Colorado’s inaugural season in women’s lacrosse.
The Ducks take a two-week break before heading to The City of Brotherly Love for a match against the Owls of Temple on March 1st. The team then drives west to conclude its four-game road swing with Robert Morris on March 3.
The Players
Nikki Puszcz was fourth on the team in points with 34, one shy of third behind Kate Cathell, to go along with 26 goals and 39 draw controls. Hayley Milner, the other returner with 20-plus goals, fired in 25 goals with three assists and 12 ground balls. Sami Kiser (17) and Devon Frazer (13) are the other returners for Oregon with doubledigit goals.
The Green and Yellow then head to Ohio for a pair of matches against Ohio State on March 26 and Cincinnati on March 30.
Coaching Staff
LUCKY NO. 7 With seven seniors returning, the Ducks look to bounce back from their 8-9 season last year behind the leadership of Caroline Federighi, Sami Kiser, Erika McCool, Hayley Milner, Shannon Propst, Nikki Puszcz and Chelsea Randel. The core group of seniors are 30-23 overall and 14-7 in conference play, including an undefeated conference record of 7-0 in 2012 that resulted in a conference championship, conference tournament championship and a bid to the NCAA tournament.
Fresno State and Presbyterian. The Ducks face the Huskies first on Friday, March 14 for their home opener. Oregon then entertains Fresno State for an early Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on March 15, and then entertains Presbyterian March 22.
Season Outlook Outlook
EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon women’s lacrosse team will begin its quest to return to the NCAA tournament beginning on Feb. 9, as the Ducks take on Stetson in DeLand, Fla. The Ducks return 10-of-12 starters and added eight to the mix. Seven of the 17 matches slated for the 2014 season will be at held at Papé Field.
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Season Outlook Outlook
Ducks in the Polls Rk. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Brine DI Women’s Media Preseason Poll (Jan. 27, 2014)
School (First-Place Votes) North Carolina (5) Maryland (2) Syracuse (1) Flordia (1) Northwestern Duke Penn State Virginia Georgetown Loyola Notre Dame Navy UMass Stony Brook Princeton Penn Boston College Denver Towson Stanford
Record 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Points 173 170 163 152 145 139 121 110 105 92 89 71 68 65 48 42 33 32 21 18
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Receiving Votes: Johns Hopkins (18), Dartmouth (12), Ohio State (2), Cornell (1)
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NCAA Women’s Lacrosse RPI (Oct. 14, 2013)
School Maryland North Carolina Northwestern Syracuse Florida Navy Georgetown Duke Penn St. Virginia Massachusetts Stony Brook Denver Boston College Stanford Notre Dame Penn Loyola Maryland Connecticut James Madison Towson Dartmouth Princeton Cornell Delaware Oregon
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Conference ‘13 Record Atlantic Coast 22-1 Atlantic Coast 18-3 American Lacrosse 19-3 Big East 18-4 American Lacrosse 18-3 Patriot 19-2 Big East 13-6 Atlantic Coast 14-6 American Lacrosse 14-7 Atlantic Coast 11-10 Atlantic 10 18-3 America East 17-3 Mountain Pacific 18-3 Atlantic Coast 12-8 Mountain Pacific 14-6 Big East 12-5 Ivy 11-6 Big East 11-9 Big East 13-5 Colonial 11-6 Colonial 10-9 Ivy 11-8 Ivy 10-7 Ivy 10-6 Colonial 10-6 Mountain Pacific 8-9
Road Neutral Home 9-0 2-1 11-0 5-1 2-0 11-2 6-2 3-1 10-0 8-1 1-2 9-1 6-2 2-1 10-0 6-0 0-0 13-2 7-2 0-0 6-4 5-4 1-1 8-1 4-6 1-1 9-0 6-4 2-1 3-5 7-2 1-1 10-0 7-2 2-0 8-1 8-2 2-1 8-0 5-4 1-1 6-3 5-4 3-0 6-2 5-2 0-1 7-2 4-3 0-1 7-2 6-4 1-0 4-5 6-3 0-2 7-0 7-2 0-1 4-3 5-4 0-1 5-4 5-5 2-0 4-3 3-5 0-2 7-0 3-5 1-0 6-1 4-3 0-0 6-3 3-4 0-0 5-5
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IWLCA Preseason Poll (Feb. 3, 2014)
School North Carolina Maryland Syracuse Northwestern Florida Duke Penn State Virginia Loyola Georgetown Notre Dame Stony Brook UMass Stanford Princeton Denver Navy Towson Boston College
Votes (1st-Place) 398 (360) 371 (20) 369 (20) 336 311 292 268 258 233 217 215 141 120 119 95 91 81 46 41
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Receiving Votes: Dartmouth, Connecticut, Ohio State, Johns Hopkins, Louisville, Albany, Canisius, Virginia Tech, Delaware and Jacksonville.
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MPSF Coaches Poll (Jan. 31, 2014)
School Points (First-Place) Stanford 78 (7) Denver 74 (2) USC 66 (1) Oregon 53 California 47 San Diego State 45 UC Davis 34 Colorado 23 St. Mary’s 16 Fresno State 14
2013 Record/Conference Finish 14-6 Overall, 6-2 MPSF • T2nd 18-3 Overall, 8-0 MPSF • 1st 8-10 Overall, 5-3 MPSF • 4th 8-9 Overall, 3-5 MPSF • T5th 9-7 Overall, 6-2 MPSF • T2nd 8-8 Overall, 3-5 MPSF • T5th 6-9 Overall, 3-5 MPSF • T5th First Year 4-9 Overall, 2-6 MPSF • 8th 2-13 Overall, 0-8 MPSF • 9th
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