2012 Field Hockey Media Guide

DE L A WA RE UNI V E RS I T YOF

KKI NI ONORATO

ORY T HA RP L E S S S

CARLEY HECHT

2 0 1 2B L UEHE NF I E L DHOCKE Y ME DI AGUI DE

Quick Facts

Table of Contents 2012 Quick Facts........................................................................................................................1 Head Coach Rolf van de Kerkhof ............................................................................................3 Assistant Coaches ......................................................................................................................4 2012 Roster ................................................................................................................................5 Player Profiles ......................................................................................................................6-14 2011 Statistics..........................................................................................................................16 2011 Results ............................................................................................................................17 2011 Recaps ........................................................................................................................18-22 2011 CAA Review....................................................................................................................23 2011 All-CAA Teams ................................................................................................................24 Colonial Athletic Association ..................................................................................................25 2012 Blue Hen Schedule..........................................................................................................26 2012 Delaware Opponents................................................................................................26-27 Year-By-Year Records ..............................................................................................................29 Field Hockey Letterwinners ....................................................................................................30 Yearly Stat Leaders ..................................................................................................................31 Blue Hen All-Time Honors........................................................................................................32 UD Field Hockey Records....................................................................................................33-35 All-Time Results ..................................................................................................................36-39 The University of Delaware ..............................................................................................40-43 Blue Hen Alumni ..................................................................................................................44-45

Location ........................................................................................................Newark, Delaware 19716 Founded ........................................................................................................................................1743 Enrollment ........................................................................................................16,000 Undergraduates Nickname ................................................................................................................ Fightin' Blue Hens Official Mascot........................................................................................................................ YoUDee Colors ........................................................................................................................Royal Blue & Gold Conference .............................................................................................. Colonial Athletic Association Affiliation ......................................................................................................................NCAA Division I President................................................................................................................Dr. Patrick T. Harker NCAA Faculty Representative ......................................................................Dr. Lynn Snyder Mackler Interim Director of Athletics & Recreation Services ............................................ Samantha Huge Associate AD/SWA ..................................................................................Dr. Susan Groff Costa, Ed. D Associate AD/Business Operations ............................................................................Scott Eatough Associate AD/External Relations ..............................................................Stacey Bunting-Thompson Associate AD/Recreation Services ..............................................................................Jake Olkkola Associate AD/Compliance ............................................................................................Brian Baptiste Student-Athlete Eligibility/Financial Aid Coordinator ..............................................Lauryn Harris Assistant AD/Marketing & Promotions ....................................................................Kristy Fletcher Assistant AD/Operations ................................................................................................Alicia Greco Athletic Development Director ....................................................................................................TBA Assistant AD/Sports Medicine Physician ........................................................Dr. Andrew Reisman Assistant AD/Sports Medicine ........................................................................................John Smith Associate Head Trainer......................................................................................................Joan Couch Assistant Trainers ..................................Dan Watson, Courtney Butterworth, Jon Boone, Kelly Stafford Associate AD/Financial Strategies and Athlete Performance ................................Augie Maurelli Director of Multimedia ........................................................................................................Jimmy Smith Assistant AD/Media Relations................................................................................ Scott Selheimer Office Phone................................................................................................................302-831-8007 Cell Phone ..................................................................................................................302-562-5129

About this Guide The 2012 University of Delaware field hockey media guide was designed, written, and edited by Kevin Tritt using Quark XPress 8.02 on MacIntosh computers. Covers designed by Kevin Tritt using PhotoShop 10.0.1. Photos courtesy of Mark Campbell.

On the Cover Front Cover: Delaware seniors Carley Hecht, Nikki Onorato and Tory Sharpless.

E-Mail ..................................................................................................................selheime@udel.edu Assistant SID........................................................................................................................Kevin Tritt SID Intern ........................................................................................................................Adam Nichols Athletics Media Relations Phone ..............................................................................302-831-2186 E-Mail Address ........................................................................................................36246@udel.edu Internet Address ....................................................................................................www.bluehens.com Head Coach......................................................................Rolf van de Kerkhof (Fonty’s Hogeschool ‘96) Record at Delaware ............................................................................................9-10 (one season) Career Record ....................................................................................................83-44 (six seasons) Email Address ......................................................................................................bobshil@udel.edu Mailing Address ..............................................................................................Delaware Field House

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..............................................................................................631 S. College Avenue, Newark, DE 19716 Assistant Coach..........................................................Laree Beans (North Carolina ‘07), second season Assistant Coach..............................................................Jestine Angelini (Connecticut ‘12), first season Home Field ......................................................................................................................Rullo Stadium 2011 Record ..............................................................................................9-11, 4-4 CAA (T-4th Place) All-Time Record ................................................................................................................441-287-39 Letterwinners Returning / Lost ..............................................................................................11/5 Newcomers ......................................................................................................................................11

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ROLF VAN DE KERKHOF 2ND SEASON AT DELAWARE • FONTY’S HOGESCHOOL ‘96

Rolf van de Kerkhof will begin his second season at the helm of the Blue Hen field hockey squad in 2012.

Hired in December, 2010, he became just the sixth head coach in the 41-year history of the program.

Van de Kerkhof came to Newark, Del. following a 12-year stint as an assistant and head coach at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. He became the Spartans assistant in 1999 before being named the head coach in 2006.

His six-year head coaching record now stands at 83-44 (.653).

Van de Kerkhof (pronounced “van-duh-kirk-off”) took over the reigns from Carol Miller, who announced her retirement following the 2010 season. He led his first Blue Hen team to a 9-10 record and a berth in the Colonial Athletic Association quarterfinals. Delaware earned votes in the National Field Hocke Coaches Association Top 20 poll five times during the season. Four of the losses came by just one goal, including one in overtime.

Van de Kerkhof, a native of The Netherlands, led his 2010 Michigan State team to a 15-6 overall record and an NCAA Championship first round appearance. The Spartans finished fourth in the Big Ten Conference, earning an at-large berth to the national tournament. He finished his 12th season at Michigan State, the last five as the head coach, following the 2010 campaign.

Prior to being named the head coach in February 2006, he spent the previous seven seasons as the team’s top assistant coach. During his time at Michigan State, he helped the Spartans put together the most successful era of the program’s history.

After leading the Spartans to both the Big Ten regular season and the Big Ten Tournament titles in 2009, van de Kerkhof was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year. The team finished the season with a record of 184 and reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, where, after defeating Delaware, it fell to Virginia 32. Following the 2009 season, van de Kerkhof was also named the NFHCA West Regional Coach of the Year.

MSU posted a 17-6 overall record in 2008, advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament and hosting the first and second rounds at Ralph Young Field. The Spartans dispatched defending national champion North Carolina in the first round before falling in a 1-0 heartbreaker to Iowa in the quarterfinals.

After an 8-12 mark in 2006, his 2007 team posted a 16-6 record and qualified for the NCAA Tournament, marking the fourth time in Michigan State history that the field hockey team had finished with 15 or more regular-season wins. He was an assistant with the program when the Spartans did the same in 2001, 2002, and 2004. His five-year record as head coach at Michigan State stood at 74-34, including an impressive 33-

10 mark over the last two years.

As a Spartan assistant, van de Kerkhof helped the team to an overall record of 106-46 (.697), making two trips to the Final Four, and another two into the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. MSU's finest season came in 2002, with an overall record of 23-3 and a trip to the Final Four for the first time in program history.

Van de Kerkhof brought more than 20 years of playing and coaching experience to the Blue Hens. In addition to the 12 years coaching at Michigan State, he spent 16 years playing field hockey, obtaining experience as a goalkeeper, defender, and midfielder. That experience easily translated into van de Kerkhof specializing in coaching the goalkeepers and the defensive unit at MSU. In August of 1999, he gave up his playing career to become a fulltime coach at the intercollegiate level.

Prior to coaching and living in Lansing, Mich., van de Kerkhof coached the under-12, under-14, under-16, and under-18 boys and girls teams at various clubs while living in The Netherlands.

He earned a degree in sports, economics and communication at the Fonty's Hogeschool in Tilburg, The Netherlands, in 1996 and also graduated with two official coaching degrees offered by the Royal Netherlands National Field Hockey Association in 1997 and 1998. During the 1998 Field Hockey World Cup in Utrecht, The Netherlands, van de Kerkhof was in charge of World Cup projects for Whise International Coaching Experts and Brabo International Hockey Equipment.

Since 2000, van de Kerkhof has been involved in the Youth Olympic Development and Youth Elite Coaching programs, sponsored by the United States Field Hockey Association. In 2007 he served as the head coach of the US under-16 national team, which finished first in the runners-up pool in the HOD tournament in the Netherlands.

In 2001, he served as an assistant coach with the under-16 U.S. National Team, coaching the squad to a bronze medal in the same tournament. In addition, van de Kerkhof has been coordinating the under-19 U.S. Futures Elite Hockey Tours to The Netherlands and served as head coach of the squads in the spring of 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. He also assists in developmental programs for coaches across the nation and enjoys volunteering for charity organizations, including the Greg Gephart Fund in Houston, Texas and the Worthington Weed Whackers Program in Columbus, Ohio.

He and his wife, Mary, have two sons, Sebastiaan and Mark.

YEAR

SCHOOL

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State Delaware

RECORD

CAA

FINISH

8-12 16-6 17-6 18-4 15-6 9-10

1-5 5-1 4-2 6-0 3-3 4-4

7th 2nd 3rd 1st 4th 4th

TOTALS OVERALL: 83-44 (.653)

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NOTES Big Ten Semifinals NCAA Tournament/Big Ten Semis NCAA Quarters/Big Ten Semis NCAA Quarters/Big Ten Champions NCAA Tournament/Big Ten Semis CAA Quarterfinals

CONFERENCE: 23-15 (.605)

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L AREE B EANS

J ESTINE A NGELINI

2ND SEASON AT DELAWARE • NORTH CAROLINA ‘07

1ST SEASON AT DELAWARE • CONNECTICUT ‘12

Laree Beans, a former All-American player at North Carolina and most recently an assistant coach at Lafayette College, was selected as the University of Delaware’s new field hockey assistant coach on March 17, 2011.

The hire was the first for new Blue Hen head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof, who joined the UD staff in December, 2010 after 12 seasons at Michigan State.

She will begin her second season on the Blue Hen staff in 2012.

Beans came to Delaware after serving the 2010 season as an assistant coach at Lafayette College under head coach Andrew Griffiths. She helped lead the Leopards to a record of 9-10 and a berth in the Patriot League championship game this past fall.

She previously served two seasons as field hockey assistant and three years as a lacrosse assistant at Emmaus (Pa.) High School.

She holds a Level 1 Coaching Certificate with the U.S. Field Hockey Association and has been active working with youngsters as a coach at University of North Carolina Field Hockey Camps since 2003 as well as other camps and clinics. She also served as a head coach for Under 19 and Under 14 teams at the Keystone Games in Pennsylvania and has served as head coach and administrator for the True North Club Team, a club team for high schoolaged girls in the Lehigh (Pa.) Valley.

She earned her degree in exercise and sports science with a minor in coaching from the University of North Carolina in 2007 and her secondary teaching certificate in English from Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pa. in 2010. While at UNC, she was also a member of the Carolina Leadership Academy for four years.

Beans enjoyed an outstanding career at national field hockey power North Carolina, serving as team captain for two seasons and leading the Tar Heels to a five-year mark of 88-24 for head coach Kathy Shelton. She led UNC to Atlantic Coast Conference titles in 2004 and 2007, an undefeated NCAA Division I national championship in 2007, and NCAA Tournament berths in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.

She earned second team All-American honors during the 2007 season and also earned ACC All-Academic honors and the Carolina Field Hockey Leadership Award that same season. She was named the team’s Practice Player of the Year in 2006, received the Carolina Leadership Academy Three Dimensional Leader Recipient Award twice, and also was selected by her teammates as the Player’s Player Award winner in 2004 and 2005.

Beans appeared in 87 career games for the Tar Heels and scored 22 goals and while dishing out 17 assists.

She netted 10 goals and dished out five assists as a senior in 2007 when she also delivered three game-winning goals. She sat out as a redshirt during the 2006 campaign.

Her playing career has also been highlighted by her participation on the U.S. Under 16, 19, and 21 field hockey squads and she participated in the BDO Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile in 2006.

Beans enjoyed an exceptional high school career at Emmaus (Pa.) High School where she led the field hockey team to four district titles and to the state championship in 2002. She earned All-State and AllAmerican honors in both 2001 and 2002 and was selected as the Allentown Morning Call Player of the Year in 2003. She was a two-time team Most Valuable Player and served as captain and was also a two-time team MVP and captain of the lacrosse squad.

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Jestine Angelini, who recently enjoyed an All-American career at the University of Connecticut, was named assistant coach for the University of Delaware field hockey program in August, 2012.

Angelini, a native of Boiling Springs, Pa. who earned her degree in sport management from Connecticut in May, 2012, joins head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof and assistant coach Laree Beans on the Blue Hens staff.

“The Blue Hens field hockey family is privileged and very excited in welcoming Jestine to our program,” said van de Kerkhof. “Jestine can say that she has ‘been there and done that’ as a team captain and AllAmerican and as a member of teams that won Big East championships and advanced to the NCAA Final Four.

She has a passion for coaching and sharing her playing experiences with our group. She is a young and upcoming coach and Laree (Beans) and myself are looking forward to assisting in her development as a member of our coaching staff and in her contributions to our program.”

As a standout defender, Angelini led UConn to a 19-3 record, the Big East title, and a berth in the NCAA Tournament semifinals during the 2011 season. She earned first team AllAmerican honors by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association and was the 2011 NFHCA Mideast Region Player of the Year. She led the Huskies with 19 assists and 41 total points and was third on the squad with 11 goals. She also was named the Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year, earned first team AllBig East honors, and was selected to the Big East and NCAA AllTournament teams.

“I am so thrilled to be a part of the Delaware field hockey family,” said Angelini. “The coaches and players are all working really hard to create something truly special here and I feel so fortunate to be a part of this growth and development. It’s a very exciting time to be a Delaware Blue Hen.” A three-year starter at UConn, Angelini recorded 25 goals and 35 assists for 85 points during her collegiate career. She earned first team NFHCA All-Mideast Region and first team All-Big East Conference honors in 2010 as a junior when she led the team with 12 assists, was fourth on the squad with four goals and 20 points, and led the team with two defensive saves. Included in her totals were two-goal games against Georgetown and Rutgers.

As a sophomore in 2009, Angelini started all 22 games and was third on the team with 11 goals and 29 points, including a five-point effort vs. Quinn when she netted two goals and had an assist.

After an outstanding high school career as a four-year letterwinner and three-time first team all-conference performer at Boiling Spring High School, Angelini began her collegiate career at Old Dominion in 2008.

She made four starts and appeared in 15 games for the Lady Monarchs and earned a spot on the CAA AllRookie team as a freshman before transferring to UConn.

She also was named to the USA Indoor Field Hockey Team along with her sister, Alicia, in 2009 and was a U.S. Field Hockey Futures Elite player in 2007.

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Name Mégane Simons Heather Hartman ** Hannah Pepper * Toni Popinko * Maddie O’Beirne Morgan Hudson Nikki Onorato ** Kelsey McKee * Clare O’Malley ** Rebecca Pepper ** Maggie McDonagh Jackie Coleleski Michaela Patzner Carley Hecht *** Kasey Prettyman ** Janell Holmes Tory Sharpless *** Alexa Branco Emily Arnot Morgan Hilliard Allie Mickelson Anne van Stapele Sarah Scher *

Class Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr.r Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr.

Pos. GK D/M D/M F M/F F M/F D M D/M D F M M F D F D/M D/M F M F GK

Hometown/High School (Previous School) Hove, Belgium/Sint-Gummarus College Fredericksburg, Va./Mountain View Lewes, Del./Cape Henlopen Oxford, N.J./Warren Hills Vienna, Va./George C. Marshall Wilmington, Del./Concord Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey Gap, Pa./Coatesville Summit, N.J./Summit Lewes, Del./Cape Henlopen Montclair, N.J./Morristown-Beard School Lewes, Del./Cape Henlopen Rosenheim, Germany/Karolinen Gymnasium New Britain, Pa./Central Bucks South Newark, Del./St. Mark’s Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg Christian West Windsor, N.J./West Windsor Plainsboro South Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional Medford, N.J./Shawnee Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield Macungie, Pa./Emmaus Amsterdam, Netherlands/Het Amsterdams Lyceum Pocomoke City, Md./Pocomoke

Head Coach: Rolf van de Kerkhof Assistant Coaches: Laree Beans, Jestine Angelini Captains: TBA Athletic Trainer: Sean Hanlon

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Seniors 9 18 24

Nikki Onorato ** Carley Hecht *** Tory Sharpless ***

Sr. Sr. Sr.

M/F M F

Juniors 1 3 12 14 22 89

Heather Hartman ** Toni Popinko * Clare O’Malley ** Rebecca Pepper ** Kasey Prettyman ** Sarah Scher *

Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

D/M F M D/M F GK

Sophomores 2 Hannah Pepper * 11 Kelsey McKee *

So. So.

D/M D

Redshirt Freshmen 8 Morgan Hudson

Fr.r

F

Freshmen 0 Mégane Simons 6 Maddie O’Bierne 15 Maggie McDonagh 16 Jackie Coveleski 17 Michaela Patzner 23 Janell Holmes 25 Alexa Branco 26 Emily Arnot 27 Morgan Hilliard 28 Allie Mikelson 29 Anne von Stapele

Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

GK M/F D F M D D/M D/M F M F

Forwards 3 6 8 9 16 22 24 27 29

Toni Popinko * Maddie O’Beirne Morgan Hudson Nikki Onorato ** Jackie Coveleski Kasey Prettyman ** Tory Sharpless *** Morgan Hilliard Anne von Stapele

Jr. Fr. Fr.r Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr.

F M/F F M/F F F F F F

Midfielders 1 Heather Hartman ** 2 Hannah Pepper * 6 Maddie O’Beirne 9 Nikki Onorato ** 12 Clare O’Malley ** 14 Rebecca Pepper ** 17 Michaela Patzner 18 Carley Hecht *** 25 Alexa Branco 26 Emily Arnot 28 Allie Mikelson

Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

D/M D/M M/F M/F M D/M M M D/M D/M M

Backs 1 2 11 14 15 23 25 26

Jr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

D/M D/M D D/M D D D/M D/M

Fr. Jr.

GK GK

Heather Hartman ** Hannah Pepper * Kelsey McKee * Rebecca Pepper ** Maggie McDonagh Janell Holmes Alexa Branco Emily Arnot

Goalkeepers 0 Mégane Simons 89 Sarah Scher *

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Year 2009 2010 2011 Totals

GP/GS 20/3 17/0 20/14 57/17

Goals 0 0 1 1

Assists 0 1 7 8

Points 0 1 9 10

Shots 2 3 6 11

SENIOR • MIDFIELD NEW BRITAIN, PA. • CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH At Delaware: Key member of Blue Hen midfield as a starter • one of three seniors on the squad • threeyear letterwinner • team's most experienced player with 57 career games played • has started 17 games and recorded a goal and eight assists.

2011 Season: Saw action in all 20 games, including 14 starts in her third season at Delaware • led team to Colonial Athletic Association Tournament berth for first-year head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof • scored first collegiate goal on Aug. 29 in 4-2 victory over Rutgers • tied for the team lead with seven assists in the fall • registered two multiassist games (Sept. 4 vs. Villanova and Oct. 21 vs. Towson) • tied for sixth on the squad with nine points in the fall.

2010 Season: Appeared in 17 games for the Blue Hens at forward • posted her first career assist on a goal by Amanda McCardell during the Blue Hens’ 4-2 season-opening win over Vermont on Aug. 28 • took three shots on the season, including two on goal • team went 8-10 under head coach Carol Miller.

2009 Season: Saw action in all 20 games and earned a starting nod on three occasions • led team to 14-6 record, the CAA Tournament title, and an NCAA Tournament berth for head coach Carol Miller • cracked the lineup in the season opener against Michigan State on Aug. 29, James Madison on Sept. 27, and Northeastern on Oct. 11 • ripped two shots during the season.

2008 Season: Did not see game action and retained freshman eligibility • team went 3-15 under Miller.

High School: Three-year starter at Central Bucks South High School • member of the second team allleague and all-state squads as a senior • earned offensive team MVP honors in 2007 • active member of the National Futures Program since 2004 • led her Mystx club team to the 2006 NIT Pool and National Field Hockey Festival championships • also earned three letters as a member of the soccer team • honor roll student and member of the key club.

Personal: Carley Sarah Hecht ("hecked") • daughter of Michael and Cheryl Hecht • born Apr. 24, 1990 • has an older sister, Lyndsey • honor student as elementary education and special education at Delaware with minors in disability studies and human development family studies • enjoys spending time on the beach in Ocean City, N.J. • has worked as a counselor at UD field hockey camps and as a barista during the summers.

9 SENIOR • MIDFIELD/FORWARD HUMMELSTOWN, PA. • HERSHEY At Delaware: One of three seniors on the squad • two-year letterwinner and a two-year starter • can play either forward for midfield for Delaware • has played in 43 career games with 36 starts and scored six goals with two assists.

2011 Season: Played in all 20 games that included 19 starts for her junior campaign • led team to Colonial Athletic Association Tournament berth for first-year head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof • tied for fifth on the squad with four goals on the season • tallied goals vs. Rutgers (game-winner), Northeastern, Towson (game-winner) and VCU • sixth on the team with nine points • seventh on the roster with 13 shots.

2010 Season: Appeared in and started 17 games as a midfielder • scored the game-winning goal off an assist from Melissa LeNoir with 12:18 remaining to give Delaware a 2-1 victory over Rider on Sept. 9 • scored the Blue Hens’ lone goal during the 2-1 overtime loss to VCU on Sept. 24 • assisted on a goal by Kasey Prettyman at No. 2 Maryland on Oct. 17 • took eight shots on the year, including seven on goal • team went 8-10 under head coach Carol Miller.

2009 Season: Appeared in six games during her freshman season • led team to 14-6 record, the CAA Tournament title, and an NCAA Tournament berth for head coach Carol Miller • saw the field during each of the team’s first three contests, including the team’s recordsetting 10-2 victory against Brown on Sept. 6 • also appeared in victories against Temple on Sept. 18 and California on Sept. 20 as well as the team’s setback to top-ranked Maryland on Oct. 18 • named to the CAA Academic Honor Roll for her performance in the classroom.

High School: Four-year letterwinner for Hershey High School • served as the team captain • earned firstteam All-State and all-conference honors as a midfielder • selected to the Big 11 Patriot News All-Star team • led Hershey to a second-place finish in the 2008 state tournament • also earned four varsity letters as a

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member of the soccer team • served as a captain, earned all-conference honors, and was named to the Big 11 Patriot News All-Star Team for her work on defense • led the squad to the state semifinals.

Personal: Nicole Marie Onorato ("ahna-rah-toe") • daughter of Dave and Angela Onorato • born Dec. 10, 1990 • has two brothers, Dave and Steve • father played football for the University of Miami • Dave competes as a defensive end in football for NCAA Division II Bloomsburg (Pa.) • honor student as a finance major at Delaware • was an intern with the Hershey Company during the summer.

Year 2009 2010 2011 Totals

GP/GS 6/0 17/17 20/19 43/36

Goals 0 2 4 6

Assists 0 1 1 2

Points 0 5 9 14

Shots 0 8 14 22

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2009 Season: Saw action in eight games and earned a start in one contest as a freshman • led team to 14-6 record, the CAA Tournament title, and an NCAA Tournament berth for head coach Carol Miller • was the lone freshman to earn a starting nod during the year after cracking the lineup against California on Sept. 20 • appeared in a pair of postseason bouts after squaring off with James Madison during the CAA semifinals on Nov. 7 and Michigan State during the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 14 • earned playing time in a pair of CAA regular season contests as well after appearing against Northeastern on Oct. 11 and Drexel on Nov. 1.

High School: Three-year letterwinner and two-year captain for West Windsor Plainsboro High School South • garnered Central Jersey Coaches All-Star honors and was an all-conference, All-Central Jersey, and all-county selection • also was named the team Most Valuable Player as a senior • led her club team to a gold medal at the USA National Field Hockey Festival • also competed in basketball, softball, and lacrosse in high school • earned the team MVP award and was a three-time Defensive Player of the Year selection for the basketball team • chosen as a second-team All-Conference selection in softball and lacrosse • earned Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete honors.

Personal: Victoria Lynn "Tory" Sharpless • daughter of Rod and Linda Sharpless • born May 11, 1991 • father played football at Maryland while mother competed in field hockey and lacrosse at The College of New Jersey • plays the double bass • human services major at Delaware with a minor in organizational leadership • shares team Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) duties with Rebecca Pepper • H.E.N.S. mentor at Delaware • has worked as a lifeguard and camp counselor during the summer • conducted case studies at Emmaus House homeless shelter in Wilmington, Del. this summer.

Year 2009 2010 2011 Totals

GP/GS 8/1 14/8 20/18 42/27

Goals 0 0 6 6

Assists 0 0 1 1

Points 0 0 13 13

Shots 0 1 23 24

At Delaware: One of three seniors on the squad • one of team's most reliable and explosive scorers • third-year starter and a three-year letterwinner • has appeared in 42 games with 27 starts and has scored six goals.

2011 Season: Played in all 20 games, which included 18 starts during her junior season • led team to Colonial Athletic Association Tournament berth for first-year head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof • National 5 & 10 Best of the Blue Hens Athlete of the Week award winner (Sept. 6) • tied for second on the squad with six goals • tallied five goals during the first six games of the season • scored team's only goal in CAA Tournament loss to James Madison • tied for third on the team with 13 points • third on the team with 23 shots • posted a two-goal game in UD’s 7-1 victory over Bryant on Aug. 26 • also scored goals vs. Duke, Villanova, Temple • tallied lone assist of the season in 4-2 win at Rutgers on Aug. 29.

1 JUNIOR • DEFENSE/MIDFIELD FREDERICKSBURG, VA. • MOUNTAIN VIEW At Delaware: Two-year starter on defense • key member of defensive and midfield units • junior who has played in 38 career games with 34 starts and scored two goals and dished out three assists.

2011 Season: Started all 20 games for the Blue Hens during her sophomore campaign • tallied lone goal of the season in a 5-0 victory over Villanova on Sept. 9 and only assist in a 5-2 defeat to Duke on Sept. 3 • led team to Colonial Athletic Association Tournament berth for first-year head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof.

2010 Season: Appeared in all 18 games while starting 14 during her freshman campaign • scored first career goal off an assist from Carli Shutter at Monmouth on Sept. 12 • assisted on goals by Melissa LeNoir during a 2-1 victory over Northeastern on Oct. 10 and a 3-2 triumph over Hofstra on Oct. 29 • finished fourth on the team with 13 shots • named Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week on Sept. 14 • team went 8-10 under head coach Carol Miller.

2010 Season: Appeared in 14 games while starting eight in the midfield for Delaware as a sophomore • recorded one shot during the year • team went 8-10 under head coach Carol Miller.

High School: Four-year letterwinner for the Mountain View Wildcats field hockey program • led team to 2009 VHSL AAA championship game • team ranked first in the district and region as a senior • led squad to the 2008 VHSL AAA semifinals • team ranked first in district and region as a junior • team advanced to the state tournament as a sophomore and to the second round as a freshman • two-time Commonwealth All

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District Player of the Year and Free Lance Star All-Area Player of the Year • twice named All-Met and first team All-Region • Northwest Region Player of the Year • went to nationals on Futures club twice • participated in the National Field Hockey Festival twice • also played for U19 High Voltage • also was a threeyear letterwinner in softball as a pitcher and outfielder • lettered twice in indoor track • Senior Class Officer • SCA Officer.

Personal: Heather Lynelle Hartman • daughter of George and Lori Hartman • born May 1, 1992 • has an older brother, Logan • elementary education major at Delaware with a minor in special education • aspires to become an elementary school teacher and coach.

Year 2010 2011 Totals

GP/GS 18/14 20/20 38/34

Goals 1 1 2

Assists 2 1 3

Points 4 3 7

Shots 13 12 25

High School: Three-year letterwinner for head coach Jen Schwarzenbek at Summit High School • led team to an 18-5 record as a senior • team won the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section II, Group II crown for the first time in school history • team ranked third in the New Jersey Group II by the Star Ledger, ranked third in Union County by the Star Ledger, and 11th overall in the state by the Star Ledger • squad finished third in conference • scored 21 goals and 17 assists as a senior • posted seven goals and 32 assists as a junior • named team MVP as a junior and senior • earned first team all-conference, first team All-Union County and All-State Group II honors by the Coaches' Association • named first team All-Union County and All-State Group II by the Star Ledger • garnered second team All-State honors by the Star Ledger • earned Union County Player of the Year Award by the Star Ledger • Independent Press Athlete of the Month for November • also earned three letters in lacrosse and four in ice hockey • captain of all three teams as a senior • named Scholar Athlete of Summit High School in 2010 • received Alfred Swick Award in 2009 • earned Joanne LaVorgna Scholarship 2010 and the Summit Boosters Association Scholar-Athlete Scholarship • Nancy Muller Award recipient • Operation Smile Co-President from 2008-10.

Personal: Clare McGovern O'Malley • daughter of Patrick and Caroline O'Malley • born July 12, 1992 • has an older sister, Tara, who attended Gettysburg College, and a younger brother, Kevin • honor student as a marketing and finance major at Delaware • worked as a fashion intern at Lacoste in New York during the summer • has also worked as nanny, a tennis pro, and a field hockey camp counselor • enjoys water skiing, tennis, golf, and skiing.

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Year 2010 2011 Totals

GP/GS 18/18 15/7 33/25

Goals 1 3 4

Assists 4 0 4

Points 6 6 12

Shots 4 13 17

At Delaware: Third-year member of the squad and second-year starter • two-year letterwinner as a midfielder • one of the league's top midfielders • has appeared in 33 career games with 25 starts and recorded four goals and four assists.

2011 Season: Saw action in 15 game with seven starts as a sophomore • missed first five games of the season with an injury • her three goals on the season tied for sixth on the squad • scored goals vs. Hofstra, Towson, and VCU • tied for ninth on the team with six points • earned honorable mention All-Colonial Athletic Association pre-season honors • led team to CAA Tournament berth for first-year head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof.

2010 Season: Named to CAA All-Rookie Team as a freshman • started all 18 games in the midfield • ranked third on the team with four assists and tied for fifth with six points • scored only goal of the season and also added an assist during the Blue Hens’ 3-1 victory over Saint Joseph’s on Sept. 19 • was the inserter on Michelle Drummonds penalty corner goals during UD wins over Rider on Sept. 9 and Temple on Sept.

17, as well as the loss at Maryland on Oct. 17 • named to Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA National Academic Squad and CAA Academic Honor Roll • team went 8-10 under head coach Carol Miller.

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2011 Season: Saw action in all 20 games, which included five starts during her sophomore campaign • led team to Colonial Athletic Association Tournament berth for first-year head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof • scored first collegiate goal in UD’s 5-4 victory over Saint Joseph’s on Sept. 24 • had first multi-point game on Sept. 24, three points (one goal and one assist) • tallied first collegiate assist in first career start on Aug. 26’s 7-1 victory over Bryant.

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JUNIOR • FORWARD OXFORD, N.J. • WARREN HILLS

High School: Four-year letterwinner on the Cape Henlopen field hockey team • helped lead the squad to the Henlopen North Conference Championship in 2008 and 2009 • named a field hockey Academic All-American • honored with the Ruth Skoglund Most Dedicated Athlete Award for field hockey • played with the Jersey Intensity, winning the Disney Showcase Championship in 2009 • also won the Festival Championship in 2007 and again in 2009 with the Jersey Intensity • National Indoor Tournament Pool Champions in 2009 with Gotta Love It Oranje Club • played at NFC's in 2010 • totaled 16 varsity letters at Cape Henlopen • earned school’s Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year Award • honored with Kevin Kennedy Memorial Sports Award and U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award • holds school records in cross country and track • track records include: 1600m, 4 x 400m relay, 4 x 800m relay, 800m indoor, 4 x 800m indoor • triple jump Delaware State Champion in 2009 • indoor track first team All-State selection in 2010 • third team All-State for cross country in 2009 • earned Heart and Soul Award and Determination Award • member of National Honor Society, Key Club, and National Society of High School Scholars • earned Presidential Academic Fitness Award.

Personal: Rebecca Kathryn Pepper • daughter of George and Kathy Pepper • born Sept. 6, 1991 • art history major with a minor in legal studies and studio art at Delaware • middle of three sisters • younger sister, Hannah, is a sophomore starter for the UD field hockey squad • both parents ran track and field at UD • both are members of the UD women’s indoor track & field team • had team's best indoor time in the mile (5:09.63) in 2011 • had best time of 5:32.79 in the mile • field hockey camp counselor • worked at Coral Cove Boutique in Lewes during the summer • team's Student-Athlete Advisory Council representative with Tory Sharpless.

Year 2010 2011 Totals

GP/GS 10/0 20/20 30/20

Goals 0 1 1

Assists 0 1 1

Points 0 3 3

Shots 1 4 5

At Delaware: Third-year member of the squad and a two-year letterwinner • will battle for starting spot at forward as a junior • has appeared in 27 career games with five starts and recorded four goals and two assists.

2011 Season: Appeared in 16 games that included five starts during her sophomore season • led team to Colonial Athletic Association Tournament berth for first-year head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof • tied for fifth on the UD squad with four goals and fifth on the team with 10 points • fifth on the team with 20 shots • scored first collegiate goal on Aug. 26 vs. Bryant in 7-1 victory • added goals vs.

Villanova, Appalachian State, and VCU • had an assist in a 50 victory over Villanova on Sept. 4 and vs. Temple on Sept.

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2010 Season: Appeared in 11 games during her freshman campaign to earn first letter • registered two shots during the year • team went 8-10 under head coach Carol Miller.

High School: Four-year starter and letterwinner for head coach Laurie Kerr at Warren Hills High School • led Warren Hills to a 21-3-1 record, the best record in school history • team was the Skyland Conference Delaware West Champion, Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Champions, North II Group II Sectional Champions, and Group III New Jersey State runners-up in 2009 • team rankings voted the Star Ledger: No. 8 in New Jersey, No. 1 in West Jersey, and No. 2 in New Jersey Group III • scored 39 goals and 39 assists for 117 points in her four-year career • team went 68-19-2 over her career • two-time All-Skyland Conference and All-Area Express-Times selection • named Express-Times and Star Ledger West Jersey Player of the Year as a senior • All-State Group III honoree • named team MVP in 2008-09 • named Futures Elite Athlete in Futures program • played for Jersey Intensity club team which won two gold medals at Festival and two more at indoor nationals.

Personal: Toni Lynn Popinko ("puh-pinko") • daughter of James and Sylvia Popinko • born March 19, 1992 • health and physical education major at Delaware • aspires to become a coach at the college level • has two younger sisters, Tori and Tali.

Year 2010 2011 Totals

GP/GS 11/0 16/5 27/5

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Assists 0 2 2

Points 0 10 10

Shots 2 20 22

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GP/GS 18/4 20/20 38/24

Goals 3 6 9

Assists 0 2 2

Points 6 14 20

Shots 11 25 36

JUNIOR • FORWARD NEWARK, DEL. • ST. MARK’S At Delaware: Third-year team member who anchors Blue Hen attack • will be a third-year starter this fall • two-year letterwinner • has played in 38 career games with 24 starts • has recorded nine goals and two assists with 36 shots.

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2011 Season: One of three members of the team to start all 20 games during her sophomore season • led team to Colonial Athletic Association Tournament berth for first-year head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof • ranked third on the team with six goals and 14 points • second on the team with 25 shots • had one of the team’s five, two-goal games in Delaware’s 3-1 victory vs. William & Mary on Sept. 30 • also tallied goals vs.

Rutgers, Wake Forest, and Drexel • tallied assists vs. Rutgers and Villanova • named to NFHCA National AllAcademic Squad and CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll • earned UD Team Sportsmanship Award.

2010 Season: Appeared in all 18 games while starting four during her freshman year • tied for third on the team with three goals and tied for fifth with six points • scored an unassisted goal during her first collegiate game, a 4-2 win over Vermont on Aug. 28 • scored the game-winning goal off a rebound with 13:13 remaining to give the Blue Hens a 2-1 victory over Northeastern on Oct. 10 • earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors on Oct. 12 • scored off a feed from Nicole Onorato at Maryland on Oct. 17 • named to Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA National Academic Squad and CAA Academic Honor Roll • team went 8-10 under head coach Carol Miller.

At Delaware: Fourth-year member of the squad • will battle with freshman Megane Simons to take over starting goalkeeper spot after graduation of four-year starter and All-Colonial Athletic Association selection Nicole Diana.

2011 Season: Appeared in five games as a sophomore backup to Diana in goal • led team to Colonial Athletic Association Tournament berth for first-year head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof • saw action vs. Bryant, Wake Forest, Old Dominion, Hofstra, and VCU • played 71:47 minutes, allowed five goals (4.88 goals against average) and made five saves (.500 pct.) • had two saves each vs. Wake Forest and Hofstra.

2010 Season: Suffered a knee injury and did not appear in any games • team went 8-10 under head coach Carol Miller.

2009 Season: Did not see game action and retained freshman eligibility • led team to 14-6 record, the CAA Tournament title, and an NCAA Tournament berth for head coach Carol Miller.

High School: Three-year letterwinner for head coach William Eichinger • helped team to a 37-93 overall record during her career • team won the Catholic Conference all three of her seasons • named a captain as a senior • selected first team All-Catholic Conference in 2008 and 2009 • named second team All-State as a junior before earning first team honors as a senior • led team in points and assists during her final two seasons • selected team MVP as a senior • participated in Blue/Gold Senior All-Star Game • festival pool winner in 2008 and 2009, and 2010 National Indoor Tournament champions with the W.C. Eagles • also lettered twice in lacrosse • earned four letters in track & field • relay team holds school records in 4 x 400 and 4 x 800 • first-team All-County and All-State in 2010 • co-recipient of 2010 St. Mark's Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year Award with her twin sister • member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Kasey Nicole Prettyman • daughter of Andy and Judy Prettyman • born May 25, 1992 • honor student as a nursing major at Delaware with aspirations of becoming a physician's assistant • twin sister, Lindsay, is a standout and record-setting member of the UD women’s cross country and track & field teams • also has two younger brothers and a sister who are triplets.

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JUNIOR • GOALKEEPER POCOMOKE CITY, MD. • POCOMOKE

High School: Four-year starting goalie for the Pocomoke High School field hockey team • led the squad to four straight state and regional championships • first-team AllState selection as a senior and three-time first team Daily Times honoree • earned 2005 Rookie and Gatorade Player of the Year nods • served as a captain in 2008 • also was a four-year starter on the softball team • led the squad to the 2009 state championship • earned second-team Daily Times honors as a senior • also served as class president and the drumline section leader • graduated third in her class • member of the National Honor Society • 2009 ROTC Sharpshooter.

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Personal: Sarah Rose Scher ("shur") • daughter of Marc and Judi Scher • born Aug. 7, 1991 • parents own a third-generation prom and bridal shop • has two older sisters, Rachel and Lauren • Rachel played field hockey at Cornell • enjoys playing the drums, going to the beach, cooking and jet skiing during her spare time • honor student as a hotel, restaurant, and institutional management major at Delaware • worked as in intern at The Courtyard by Marriott this past summer.

Year 2011 Totals

GP/GS 5/0 5/0

Min. 71:47 71:47

GA 5 5

Saves 5 5

GAA 4.88 4.88

Sv. Pct. .500 .500

SH 0 0

Personal: Kelsey Lynn McKee ("mick-key") • daughter of Larry and Chris McKee • born Aug. 4, 1992 • honor student as a communications major at Delaware • has worked as a field hockey camp coach during the summers.

Year 2011 Totals

GP/GS 20/20 20/20

High School: MVP of Coatesville High School team her final two seasons • second team All-Area selection in 2010 after earning honorable mention accolades in 2009 • first team All Ches-Mont as a junior and senior after earning second team honors as a sophomore • selected the team’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2007 • team’s leading scorer all four years • also played lacrosse at Coatesville • completed 2010 Germany Training Tour and 2010 Barbados Training Tour with ECFH Club Team • National Honor Society • Coatesville School Board Student Representative • member of Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth.

Points 24 24

Shots 71 71

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SOPHOMORE • DEFENSE GAP, PA. • COATESVILLE

2011 Season: Started all 20 games as a defenseman during freshman season • earned second team All-Colonial Athletic Association and was named to the CAA All-Rookie Team • led Blue Hens with nine goals scored and 24 points • was first UD freshman since Melissa Hefner in 1993 to lead the team in goals • nine goals were the most goals in a season for a UD freshman since Leah Geib scored 10 goals in 2001 • tallied third most assists with six • led team with 71 shots • led team to Colonial Athletic Association Tournament berth for first-year head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof • two-time CAA Rookie of the Week selection (Aug. 30 and Oct. 11) • scored first collegiate goal on Aug. 26 vs. Bryant • began season scoring goals in first three games of the season • registered her first colligate assist in Delaware’s 2-1 victory over Appalachian State on Sept. 18 • posted two, three-point games (Sept. 24 at St. Joseph’s and Sept. 30 vs. William & Mary) • had one of three UD two-assist games in the Blue Hens 4-1 win over VCU on Oct. 30 • had a nine-shot game on Sept. 24 at Saint Joseph's.

Assists 6 6

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At Delaware: Returns as a second-year starter at midfield for Blue Hens • one of six Delawareans on the team, including her sister Rebecca.

2011 Season: Started all 20 games during freshman season • led team to Colonial Athletic Association Tournament berth for first-year head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof • had one goal and one assist on the season • registered her first collegiate goal on Aug. 26 in Delaware’s 7-1 victory over Bryant University • tallied her first assist of her UD career on Sept. 30 in 3-1 victory over William & Mary.

High School: Four-year member of the field hockey team at Cape Henlopen High School • earned 14 letters in three sports • scored 28 goals and recorded 19 assists during her career • earned first team AllHenlopen Conference and honorable mention All-State accolades, and was an Academic All-American during senior year • earned Carolyn Ivins Award for dedication and commitment • led Cape Henlopen to a four-year record of 62-4-1, to three consecutive Henlopen Conference championships from 2008-10, and to the state tournament semifinals her final two years • team won the National Futures Championship in 2008-10 • member of second place Under 16 squad, the Junior Olympics in 2008-09, and the third place team in 2009 • member of Jersey Intensity club team that won the silver at the 2007 Disney Showcase, the bronze in 2008 and the silver in 2009 • earned numerous accolades in track & field at Cape Henlopen • finished second in the triple jump at the 2010 and 2011 state indoor championships, and was third in both the long jump and 4 x 100 meter relay as a senior • was the state champion in the 300 meter hurdles this spring while leading Cape Henlopen to the team title • also finished second in the high jump and 4x400 meter relay, and third in the triple jump • member of School Honor Society, Key Club and Leo Club.

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Personal: Hannah Elizabeth Pepper • daughter of George and Kathy Pepper • born Apr. 8, 1993 • elementary education major with a concentration in special education and a minor in disability studies a Delaware • sister, Rebecca, is a junior on the field hockey team • field hockey camp counselor • worked at Coral Cove Boutique in Lewes during the summer • two-time member of the UD indoor track & field team as a sprinter and jumper • had season best times of 27.24 in the 200 meters, 1:03.51 in the 400 meters, and 36-7 in the triple jump in 2011-12.

Year 2011 Totals

GP/GS 20/20 20/20

Goals 1 1

Assists 1 1

Points 3 3

Shots 12 12

High School: Standout at powerhouse Shawnee High School where she contributed to winning championships in each of her four years for head coach Renee Phelps • four-year starter who led field hockey team to four-year record of 70-16, three conference titles, and a Central Jersey title in 2010 • earned second team All-State Group 4, first team All-South Jersey, first team All-Burlington County, first team All-Courier Post as a senior, and first team all-conference as a senior • first team All-Burlington County and all-conference as a junior • scored 41 career goals and dished out 102 assists • key member of Spirit of USA Field Hockey Club under the leadership of Nancy McHale and Lori Hillman • also competed in track & field (long jump, 100 meters, javelin) and lacrosse at Shawnee • did design and layout for school yearbook.

Personal: Emily Rose Arnot ("are-not") • daughter of Tom and Ann Arnot • born Dec. 30, 1993 • exercise science major at Delaware • youngest of three children • sister, Betsy, ran cross country and track & field at Quinnipiac University • both parents are graduates of Georgian Court College • worked as a camp counselor and coached at the Hollyshore's Field Hockey Academy during the summer • enjoys reading and art • fan of the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL).

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FRESHMAN (R) • FORWARD WILMINGTON, DEL. • CONCORD At Delaware: Second-year member of the squad as a redshirt freshman • will look to challenge for playing time on the Blue Hen forward line.

2011 Season: Did not see game action and retained freshman eligibility • team earned a Colonial Athletic Association Tournament berth for first-year head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof.

High School: Second team All-State selection in 2009 before earning first team honors in 2010 at nearby Concord High School • selected second team All-Blue Hen Conference as a sophomore and was named to the first team her final two years • started all four years at Concord, finishing her career with 28 goals and 22 assists • was a part of 40 victories during her career and helped Concord to state tournament appearances from 2007-09 • received DIAA Academic Award during all four years • four-year USAFH National Futures Participant • was a National Futures Championship Tournament selection in 2009 and 2010 • also was a four-year starter on the Concord lacrosse team • scored over 50 career goals and was an all-conference selection in 2010.

FRESHMAN • DEFENSE/MIDFIELD MULLICA HILL, N.J. • CLEARVIEW REGIONAL At Delaware: One of 11 newcomers on the Delaware roster this fall • will battle for playing time at both the defense and midfield positions • smart player with great communication skills.

High School: Earned All-South Jersey and All-Tri County honors as a senior at Clearview Regional High School for head coach Britney Ewan • also earned Royal Division all-conference honors and competed in region Senior All-Star Game • recorded 18 goals and 15 assists for career • National Honor Society • member of the Varsity Club • participated in the USA Field Hockey’s Futures Program and played for Model Field Hockey Club.

Personal: Alexa Christine Branco • daughter of Chris and Lori Branco • born July 28, 1994 • has not declared a major at Delaware • has two older sisters • oldest sister Brittany is a senior field hockey player at Miami (Ohio) and sister, Courtney, is a freshman at Delaware rival Towson • works as a lifeguard and waitress during the summer • enjoys sewing, swimming, and going to the beach • fan of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Personal: Morgan Lee Hudson • daughter of Guy and Lauren Hudson • born June 8, 1993 • has a brother, Taylor, who plays soccer at NCAA Division II Shippensburg (Pa.) University • health behavior science major at Delaware • works as a YMCA Camp counselor during the summer.

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FRESHMAN • FORWARD LEWES, DEL. • CAPE HENLOPEN At Delaware: One of 11 newcomers on the Delaware roster this fall • will battle for playing time at forward position • one of six team members from state of Delaware, including three from Cape Henlopen High School • has the strong skills, understanding, and mentality to score and assist.

High School: Led Cape Henlopen High School to a perfect 18-0 record and the state title as a senior in 2011 for head coach Nicole Hughes • four-year starter in field hockey who scored 74 goals and 23 assists for her

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career • scored 20 goals as a sophomore, 25 as a junior, and 19 as a senior when she missed four games with an injury • earned second team All-American honors in field hockey as a senior when she also earned All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors • three-time All-State pick, earning first team honors as a junior and senior and second team honors as a sophomore • 2011 Delaware Field Hockey Player of the Year • three-time AllHenlopen Conference selection • competed in U.S. Junior Olympics as a freshman • also played basketball and lacrosse at Cape Henlopen • Key Club • National Honor Society • President of Marine Science Team • Student Council President.

Personal: Jaclyn Francis "Jackie" Coveleski ("co-vuh-leski") • daughter of Peter and Staci Coveleski • born July 3, 1994 • business major at Delaware • fourth of six children with two sisters and three brothers • older sister, Kaci, plays field hockey at CAA rival Northeastern • older sister, Samantha, played field hockey at Villanova and older brother, Max, played football and ran track at NCAA Division III Moravian College • father is a physician •mother graduated from Delaware and cousin, Josh Coveleski, played lacrosse for the Blue Hens • works at Beach Shacks at popular resort Dewey Beach, Del. during the summer • enjoys snowboarding, surfing, and archery • Philadelphia sports fan.

High School: Led Harrisburg Christian High School to four CCAC conference championships and was selected to the All-CCAC first team each year during a stellar career • played for head coach Debbie Bassoff • earned second team Harrisburg Patriot News Big 11 honors • dished out a school-record 19 assists as a senior in 2011 • three-year starter in soccer who led team to two league titles and was a two-time all-league selection • played for Bill Gaudette as part of East Coast Field Hockey Club program • traveled with team to compete in Barbados and Germany • National Honor Society • Student Council President.

Personal: Janell Joy Holmes • daughter of John and Shari Holmes • born Aug. 22, 1993 in Indianapolis, Ind. • nursing major at Delaware • has an older brother • father is CFO of Ephrata Community Hospital • worked as a babysitter during the summer • enjoys watching movies, reading, and swing dancing.

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High School: Led Hempfield High School to the 2011 Pennsylvania PIAA state title • also led the team to state semifinals in 2010 and state quarterfinals in 2009 • three-year starter for head coach Julianne Bojanic • second team All-State pick as a senior in 2011 when she led the team in scoring • also named to state Field Hockey Coaches Association Academic squad • Lancaster-Lebanon League Academic All-Star • also competed in track & field • qualified for state track meet as part of the 4 x 800 meter relay • relay team was district runner-up and ranked No. 13 in the state • part of the No. 2 best indoor 4 x 800 relay team in school history • member of Lanco Premier team under coach Bree Gillespie • National Honor Society • Varsity Club • Class Steering Committee.

FRESHMAN • DEFENSE MONTCLAIR, N.J. • MORRISTOWN-BEARD SCHOOL At Delaware: One of 11 newcomers on the Delaware roster this fall • will battle for playing time on defense • hard worker and a strong leader.

High School: Served as captain for Morristown-Beard School that captured the state prep championship her senior year in 2011 • second team All-State and All-Preps pick as a senior • three-year starter for head coach Kim Babbitt • four-year starter on defense for ice hockey team and led squad to state titles in 2009 and 2010 for head coach Bruce Driver • team captain and Most Valuable Player for both field hockey and ice hockey teams • member of Spirit Eagles Club field hockey team for head coach Bobby Issar • Spanish Honor Society • Peer Leader.

Personal: Margaret Rosemarie "Maggie" McDonagh (“mick-dunna”) • daughter of Chris and Andrea McDonagh • born Jan. 4, 1994 • fashion merchandising major at Delaware • father is an investment banker and mother is a sales manager • mother competed in gymnastics at Michigan State and father played ice hockey at Northeastern • middle of three children • sister, Mallory, is a sophomore field hockey player at Michigan State • uncle, Ted McDonagh, played club ice hockey at Delaware • works at a clothing store at the beach during the summer • knows how to ride a unicycle • fan of New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), New York Giants (NFL), and New York Yankees (MLB).

Personal: Morgan Elyse Hilliard • daughter of Douglas and Colleen Hilliard • born Apr. 16, 1994 • apparel design major at Delaware • aspires to be a fashion designer • father is a 1983 Delaware graduate • father is COO for Rutters Holdings Inc. and mother is a nurse • has a younger sister • enjoys traveling, photography, and fashion • fan of the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers.

28 23 FRESHMAN • DEFENSE HARRISBURG, PA. • HARRISBURG CHRISTIAN At Delaware: One of 11 newcomers on the Delaware roster this fall • will battle for playing time on defense • energetic player who makes people around her better.

FRESHMAN • MIDFIELD MACUNGIE, PA. • EMMAUS At Delaware: One of 11 newcomers on the Delaware roster this fall • will battle for playing time at the midfield position • has good skills and field awareness and can create offensive opportunities while closing down opponents.

High School: Led state power Emmaus High School to three conference titles, three district titles, and three state tournament appearances during her career • team won state title in 2010 and was a state semifinalist for legendary head coach Sue Butz-Stavin • earned first team All-State, first team all-area, and first team

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all-conference honors as a senior • three-year starter • scored 49 goals and dished out 26 assists in her career • also a two-year starter in lacrosse who led team to 2010 conference and district titles and to a state playoff berth • member of Firestyx Club team.

Personal: Allison Jaye "Allie" Mikelson ("michael-sun") • daughter of Scott and Nadine Mikelson • born Aug. 19, 1994 • university studies major at Delaware • worked at italian water ice store during the summer • enjoys snowboarding • fan of the NFL champion New York Giants.

at midfield • scored 23 goals in two seasons • led team to fourth place finish at German high school championship in 2008.

Personal: Michaela (“muh-kale-uh”) Maria Patzner • daughter of Reinhard and Eva Patzner • born Feb. 1, 1994 • has a younger brother • English major at Delaware • would like to become a journalist or teacher • enjoys reading and Taekwondo • favorite team is the Munich Sports Club • both parents are public officials in Germany.

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FRESHMAN • MIDFIELD/FORWARD VIENNA, VA. • GEORGE C. MARSHALL At Delaware: One of 11 newcomers on the Delaware roster this fall • will battle for playing time at the midfield and forward positions.

High School: Three-year starter and two-time team Most Valuable Player at Marshall High School for head coach Christina Carroll • team went 14-5 her senior year • enjoyed her best season as a senior when she collected first team All-Liberty District, first team All-Northern Region, and second team All-State honors • earned all-district and all-region honors as a junior three-year starting guard in basketball • four-year starter in soccer as a forward and goalkeeper • three-time all-district selection who was team Most Valuable Player as a junior • competed at the National Futures Championships through USA Field Hockey and played club hockey with Capitol Pegasus • Optimist Club Award for Sports Excellence.

Personal: Madison McDowell "Maddie" O'Beirne (“oh-beern”) • daughter of Bill and Eileen O'Beirne • born Nov. 1, 1993 • environmental studies major • would like to go into teaching after college • father is a National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administrator as a Coastal Zone Management Specialist and mother is a family therapist • mother attended Drew University where she played field hockey and lacrosse • has an older brother and younger sister • worked as a lifeguard during the summer • enjoyed movies, reading, and dancing • was a model when she was age 10.

17 FRESHMAN • MIDFIELD/FORWARD VIENNA, VA. • GEORGE C. MARSHALL At Delaware: One of 11 newcomers on the Delaware roster this fall • will battle for playing time at midfield position • has great knowledge of the game and international experience • first player from Germany in school history.

German National Team: Former member of the German Under-18 Junior National Team • represents Munchner Sportclub (Munich) at the junior (Under-19) and senior levels and has been playing at the highest level in her age category for several years • had two Final Four appearances and won the national championship once while playing in Germany.

High School: Played two seasons of field hockey at Karolinen Gymnasium High School in Rosenheim, Germany • players compete in high school field hockey until the age of 15 in Germany • two-year starter

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At Delaware: One of 11 newcomers on the Delaware roster this fall • will battle with junior Sarah Scher to take over starting goalkeeper spot after graduation of four-year starter and All-Colonial Athletic Association selection Nicole Diana • first Belgium native in Delaware field hockey history • has good decision-making skills in the cage.

Belgium National Team: Member of the Belgium Junior National Team (Under 21) • represents Braxgata Hockey Club at the Belgium Honors Division • duringthree recent indoor seasons, contributed to winning championships after losses in the semifinals the two previous seasons.

High School: Played at Sint-Gummarus College School for head coach Mathieu Van Mulders • played key role and help team secure three school league championships in 2007-08, 2008-09, and 2009-10 while advancing to the semifinals in 2010-11 • team won three cup finals and captured a 2010-11 indoor title with two other trips to the quarterfinals • team placed fifth in Belgium national championships.

Personal: Mégane ("may-gahn") Simons • daughter of Patrick Simons and Karen Van Den Bossche • born Sept. 13, 1994 • sociology major at Delaware • has an older sister and younger brother • sister, Maïté, plays field hockey in the highest division in Belgium.

29 FRESHMAN • FORWARD AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS • HET AMSTERDAMS LYCEUM At Delaware: One of 11 newcomers on the Delaware roster this fall • will battle for playing time at forward position • has world competition experience.

Club: Has played for Hockey Club Hurley in Amsterdam since the age of six • represented the top Under12, Under-14, Under-16 and Under-18 junior teams in the nation • still currently plays with the top Under18 team and trains and plays with the second senior team.

High School: Attended Het Amsterdams Lyceum.

Personal: Anne Paula van Stapele (“sta-puh-luh”) • daughter of Krien van Stepele and Marie-Anne van Defesche • born Jan. 29, 1994• psychology major at Delaware • would like to become a child psychologist • parents run an interior design company • enjoys dancing and playing the piano.

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OFFENSIVE STATISTICS ## 11 22 24 19 3 9 18 10 12 20 2 5 21 1 14 13 4 23 7

PLAYER Kelsey McKee Kasey Prettyman Tory Sharpless Amanda McCardell Toni Popinko Nicole Onorato Carley Hecht Kayla Schweitzer Clare O’Malley Meredith Bonnell Hannah Pepper Taylor Claybrook Melissa LeNoir Heather Hartman Rebecca Pepper Laura Ewell Mallory Elliott Bryn Posch-Tafuri Chelsea Davis Delaware Opponents

GP-GS 20-20 20-20 20-18 20-20 16-5 20-19 20-14 19-19 15-7 15-3 20-5 9-1 12-9 20-20 20-20 7-0 8-0 4-0 6-0 20 20

G 9 6 6 5 4 4 1 0 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 47 57

A 6 2 1 3 2 1 7 7 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 35 39

GP-GS 20-20 5-0 0-0 20 20

MINUTES 1337:45 71:47 0:00 1409:32 1409:32

PTS 24 14 13 13 10 9 9 7 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 129 153

SH 71 25 23 40 20 14 6 4 13 6 5 5 17 12 4 2 1 0 0 268 304

SHOT% .127 .240 .261 .125 .200 .286 .167 .000 .231 .500 .200 .400 .059 .083 .250 .000 .000 .000 .000 .175 .188

SOG 44 17 15 17 11 9 3 2 9 6 3 5 9 8 4 2 0 0 0 164 186

SOG% .620 .680 .652 .425 .550 .643 .500 .500 .692 1.000 .600 1.000 .529 .667 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .612 .612

GW 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 11

PS-ATT 3-3 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 0-0 3-3 2-2

GOALKEEPER STATISTICS ## 51 89 TM

PLAYER Noelle Diana Sarah Scher Team Delaware Opponents

TEAM STATISTICS

DELAWARE

OPP

SHOT STATISTICS GOALS-SHOT ATTEMPTS GOALS SCORED PER GAME SHOT PCT. SHOTS ON GOAL-ATTEMPTS SOG PCT. SHOTS/GAME ASSISTS

47-268 2.35 .175 164-268 .612 13.4 35

57-304 2.85 .188 186-304 .612 15.2 39

PENALTY CORNERS GOALS OFF CORNERS

7

6

PENALTIES GREEN CARDS YELLOW CARDS RED CARDS

9 7 0

16 5 0

ATTENDANCE TOTAL DATES/AVG PER DATE NEUTRAL SITE #/AVG

4053 12/338 1/162

1337 7/191

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GA 52 5 0 57 47

GAAVG 2.72 4.88 0.00 2.83 2.33

SAVES 122 5 2 129 117

SAVEPCT .701 .500 1.000 .694 .713

W 9 0 0 9 11

L 11 0 0 11 9

SHUTOUTS 2 0 0 2 4

TEAM BY-PERIOD STATISTICS GOALS BY PERIOD DELAWARE OPPONENTS

1ST 17 27

2ND 30 29

OT 0 1

TOTAL 47 57

SHOTS BY PERIOD DELAWARE OPPONENTS

1ST 111 147

2ND 157 155

OT 0 2

TOTAL 268 304

SAVES BY PERIOD DELAWARE OPPONENTS

1ST 65 46

2ND 64 71

OT 0 0

TOTAL 129 117

CORNERS BY PERIOD DELAWARE OPPONENTS

1ST 68 76

2ND 80 62

OT 0 1

TOTAL 148 139

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SCORE

OVERALL

CONF.

ATTEND

Aug. 26, 2011

BRYANT

W 7-1

1-0

0-0

200

Aug. 29, 2011

at Rutgers

W 4-2

2-0

0-0

114

Sept. 3, 2011

#15 DUKE

L 2-5

2-1

0-0

375

Sept. 4, 2011

VILLANOVA

W 5-0

3-1

0-0

350

Sept. 9, 2011 Sept. 16, 2011 Sept. 18, 2011

#1 NORTH CAROLINA TEMPLE APPALACHIAN STATE

L 0-6 L 1-2 W 2-1

3-2 3-3 4-3

0-0 0-0 0-0

350 275 469

Sept. 21, 2011

MONMOUTH

L 2-3 (OT)

4-4

0-0

239

Sept. 24, 2011

at Saint Joseph’s

W 5-4

5-4

0-0

467

*

Sept. 25, 2011 Sept. 30, 2011

WAKE FOREST WILLIAM & MARY

L 1-7 W 3-1

5-5 6-5

0-0 1-0

400 245

* * *

Oct. 2, 2011 Oct. 7, 2011 Oct. 9, 2011

#1 OLD DOMINION at Northeastern at Hofstra

L 0-5 L 2-4 L 2-7

6-6 6-7 6-8

1-1 1-2 1-3

460 105 101

* *

Oct. 16, 2011 Oct. 21, 2011

at #16 Albany DREXEL

L 0-4 W 3-0

6-9 7-9

1-3 2-3

187 255

*

Oct. 23, 2011

TOWSON

W 3-1

8-9

3-3

435

* *

Oct. 28, 2011 Oct. 30, 2011

at James Madison at VCU

L 0-1 W 4-1

8-10 9-10

3-4 4-4

150 213

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Nov. 3, 2011

vs. James Madison

L 1-2

9-11

4-4

162

GOALS SCORED Tory Sharpless Rebecca Pepper Toni Popinko Kelsey McKee (penalty stroke) Meredith Bonnell (Hannah Pepper) Tory Sharpless Amanda McCardell (Nikki Onorato) Kasey Prettyman (Tory Sharpless) Kelsey McKee (Kayla Schweitzer, Hannah Pepper) Nikki Onorato (Kasey Prettyman) Carley Hecht Kelsey McKee (Carley Hecht, Heather Hartman) Tory Sharpless Amanda McCardell (Carley Hecht, Kayla Schweitzer) Heather Hartman (Carley Hecht) Kasey Prettyman (Toni Popinko) Tory Sharpless (Kasey Prettyman) Toni Popinko (Melissa LeNoir) Tory Sharpless (Toni Popinko) Toni Popinko (Amanda McCardell, Kayla Schweitzer) Meredith Bonnell (Kelsey McKee) Kelsey McKee (Kayla Schweitzer, Amanda McCardell) Meredith Bonnell Taylor Claybrook Hannah Pepper (Kelsey McKee) Taylor Claybrook (Amanda McCardell) Melissa LeNoir (Hannah Pepper) Kelsey McKee (penalty stroke) Kasey Prettyman (Kelsey McKee) Kasey Prettyman (Rebecca Pepper) Kasey Prettyman (Kelsey McKee) Kelsey McKee (Carley Hecht, Kayla Schweitzer) Kelsey McKee (Carley Hecht, Kayla Schweitzer) Kelsey McKee (penalty stroke) Clare O’Malley Amanda McCardell Kasey Prettyman Amanda McCardell Kelsey McKee (Kayla Schweitzer, Carley Hecht) Nikki Onorato Clare O’Malley (Carley Hecht) Toni Popinko Amanda McCardell Nikki Onorato (Kelsey McKee, Amanda McCardell) Clare O’Malley (Kelsey McKee) Tory Sharpless

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answered with four consecutive goals to put the game away.

Kasey Prettyman opened the scoring for the Blue Hens, as she

later. Nicole Onorato set up the play nicely with a maneuver at the top of the circle and a low blast to the far post. Her shot rang off the post

knotted the score on a shot from five yards out. Her first goal of the season came on a nice one-touch setup from Tory Sharpless at the 28:22 mark of the first half.

and right to the stick of Sharpless who stuffed it home into the open net.

Emmie Le Marchand capped the scoring on the afternoon in the

Kelsey McKee scored less than four minutes later, which would eventually become the game-winner. McKee slammed a shot home from the top of the circle, as Hannah Pepper inserted a penalty corner

54th minute, closing the door on any comeback bid. Off another penalty corner, Brenna Rescigno took a shot that deflected off the foot of a Delaware defender. No call was made due to Duke advantage as the

to Kayla Schweitzer. With her stick parallel to the ground, Schweitzer stick-stopped the ball to set up McKee’s shot.

ball went right to the stick of Le Marchand who was able to beat Diana stick side.

The six-goal difference was the largest margin of victory in a season opener since 1998 when the Blue Hens defeated Ursinus, 6-0. The margin was also the largest since the 2009 campaign when the team

Out of the halftime break, Nicole Onorato quickly gave the Blue Hens a 3-1 lead on a nice end line pass from Prettyman. Onorato tipped in the pass that made its way through the defense.

Diana made 10 stops for the Blue Hens while Nelson needed to only make one save for Duke.

defeated Brown, 10-2, in that season’s home opener.

Tory Sharpless, who moved to the front line after playing her first

Seeming to put the game away only 2:45 minutes later, Carley Hecht collected a rebound and finished into the left corner of the cage

two seasons on defense, scored two goals in the victory to lead the Blue Hens (1-0).

Bryant (0-1) got on the board first, scoring 1:58 into the match as

for the 4-1 lead.

Delaware goalkeeper Noelle Diana made three saves on the afternoon while her counterpart, Sarah Stuby, stopped six shots.

Game #1

Bryant 1 Delaware 7

Aug. 26, 2011 Newark, Del.

NEWARK, Del. - Five first half goals propelled Delaware past Bryant, 7-1, in the 2011 season opener in Rullo Stadium.

The win served as head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof’s first victory as a Blue Hen, while the seven goals were the most in any season opener in program history.

Rosie Bird rifled in a shot from ten yards out that rattled the net above the boards.

The home team came back with an onslaught, scoring seven unanswered goals and putting the game away in the first half.

Sharpless scored her first goal of the game less than five minutes later as she knocked home a rebound from 10 yards out to knot the game at one a piece.

Rebecca Pepper scored the eventual game-winner 13:57 into the contest. Pepper took the ball into the circle herself, ripping a shot from straight away to beat Bryant’s Megan Hancock for the 2-1 lead.

Delaware proceeded to pour it on from there, as Toni Popinko, Kelsey McKee, and Meredith Bonnell all tallied a goal in the first half.

Sharpless tallied her second goal of the game 21 minutes into the second half to continue the strong start by the Blue Hens. Amanda McCardell tipped in a shot by Nicole Onorato to the far post, capping the game’s scoring in the 63rd minute.

The Blue Hens outshot the Bulldogs, 22-8, putting 14 on goal.

They also recorded more penalty corners, 11-4, then the visitors.

Noelle Diana and Sarah Scher split the game in goal for Delaware, as Diana recorded six saves in earning the victory.

Bryant Delaware

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Game #3

#15 Duke 5 Delaware 2

Sept. 3, 2011 Newark, Del.

NEWARK, Del. - A second half comeback fell short for Delaware as Duke posted a 5-2 victory at Rullo Stadium to hand the Blue Hens their first loss of the season.

Delaware (2-1) was out matched in the first half by the 15thranked Blue Devils (2-1), as Duke went into the half leading 2-0.

The Blue Devils outshot the Blue Hens 13-1 in the opening half, but Delaware goalkeeper Noelle Diana made six saves to keep the visitors off the scoreboard until the 28th minute.

After the halftime break, Kelsey McKee got the Hens on the board and back into the game just after the five-minute mark. Carley Hecht

Nelson in cage.

However Duke responded with two goals in the next nine minutes, deflating the chance of a comeback by the Blue Hens.

Mary Nielsen gave Duke a 3-1 lead 10:23 into the second half with a tip in off a penalty corner shot. Rhian Jones blasted a low shot from the striker position on the corner and Nielsen was ready with her

Aug. 28, 2011 Piscataway, N.J.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Four different Blue Hens scored a goal to secure a 4-2 victory over Rutgers at the Bauer Track & Field/Field Hockey Complex.

Delaware (2-0) won its first two games to open a season for the first time since 2007 when that Blue Hen squad started 7-0.

Rutgers (1-1) scored the opening goal on a penalty stroke as Gia Nappi tallied the first mark of the contest. However Delaware

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was the inserter on the penalty corner who slid a pass to Heather Hartman at the top of the circle. Hartman stick-stopped a perfect ball to McKee who went above a sprawled Duke goalkeeper Samantha

1 7

Game #2

Delaware 4 Rutgers 2

Delaware Rutgers

#15 Duke Delaware

2 0

3 2

-

5 2

Game #4

Villanova 0 Delaware 5

Sept. 4, 2011 Newark, Del.

NEWARK, Del. - Delaware dominated the action on both sides of the field at Rullo Stadium, getting goals from five different players and holding Villanova to just eight shots en route to a 5-0 victory.

Amanda McCardell, Heather Hartman, Kasey Prettyman, Tori Sharpless, and Toni Popinko each found the back of the cage during the sultry afternoon with Popinko and Prettyman each contributing assists and Carley Hecht adding two assists. The Hens (3-1) scored two of their goals off penalty corners.

Delaware outshot the Wildcats (1-2) by a 20-8 margin and held an 11-6 advantage in corners. Goalkeeper Noelle Diana needed to make just two saves to record the shutout, the sixth of her career.

The Hens scored their two first half goals on penalty corners as McCardell took feeds from Hecht and Kayla Schweitzer to score just 7:49 into the game and Hartman scored her first goal of the season off a Hecht insert with just 5:03 left in the stanza.

Delaware extended the margin just under five minutes into the second half as Popinko issued a short pass to Prettyman in close with Prettyman beating Villanova goalkeeper Megan Goelz. Sharpless scored her team-high fourth goal of the game with 12:33 left to play off an assist from Prettyman and Popinko capped the scoring when she rifled a shot from 15 yards out past Goelz with just 14 seconds left to play.

stick on the ground, deflecting the shot up and over Diana into the net.

Jessica Buttinger made it 4-1 with her second goal of the game three minutes later, with some help from the Delaware defense.

Dribbling down the right end line, Buttinger put the ball in front with a shot, and got a deflection from a Blue Hen defender, and into the back of the cage for the goal.

Tory Sharpless pulled the Hens to within 4-2 less than a minute

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0 3

-

0 5

Game #5

#1 North Carolina 6 Delaware 0

Sept. 9, 2011 Newark, Del.

NEWARK, Del. - North Carolina forward Jaclyn Gaudioso Radvany scored twice in the opening 17 minutes and the Tar Heels tacked on four more goals as top-ranked UNC recorded a 6-0 shutout over Delaware at sunny Rullo Stadium.

The Tar Heels (4-0) won for the third time in four all-time meet-

Delaware, which tied the game on a rocket shot from Tory Sharpless early in the second half, dropped its second straight game

chance to tie things up with 3:35 left to play but Diana came way out of the cage near the circle to knock the ball way from Lesley Thomas

and fell to 3-3.

The game was an evenly-matched affair all night with both teams taking 11 shots and Temple holding a slim 7-5 advantage in corners.

who had driven past a UD defender.

Delaware put eight shots on goal over the final eight minutes of action but could not get another one past ASU netminder Bridgette

Delaware goalkeeper Noelle Diana posted four saves on the night while her counterpart, Lizzy Millen, stopped six shots for Temple.

Temple broke the ice when Settles fed Carissa Young off a penal-

Street, who posted 10 saves, including three in the late UD flurry.

ings with the Blue Hens. Delaware dropped to 3-2 on the year, with both losses coming to nationally-ranked ACC programs Duke and North Carolina.

Delaware came back to tie things when Toni Popinko spotted Sharpless to the left side and Sharpless rifled a shot past Millen from 15 yards out just two minutes and 21 seconds into the second stanza.

The Tar Heels wasted little time in taking control, as Radvany tipped in a shot from Marta Malmberg past Blue Hen goalkeeper

The game appeared to be headed to overtime but Temple dashed the Hens hopes as Settles took a crossing pass from Shearer and

Noelle Diana and into the top right corner of the cage just 5:19 into the contest to put UNC in front for good.

Less than 12 minutes later Radvany struck again, finishing a 2 on

tipped-in a waist high shot right in front of the cage past Diana.

Delaware had the chance to tie things one last time but Millen stopped a hard shot by Amanda McCardell off a penalty corner with only 1:48 left to play to preserve the Owl victory.

1 break by taking a feed from Samantha Travers and beating Diana to the lower right side of the cage to make it a 2-0 game.

At the 22:39 mark the Tar Heels added a third goal when Kelsey Kolojejchick deflected a shot from Caitlin Van Sickle into the cage, and less than five minutes later Malmberg collected a pass from Abby Frey in front of the goal and fired a shot into the bottom left corner of the cage to give North Carolina a four-goal lead at the break.

Kolojejchick notched her second goal of the contest 11:47 into the second period with a blast into the right side of the cage from 12 yards out. The Tar Heels’ Katie Plyler capped the scoring with 13:44 remaining when she dribbled in from the left endline and jammed a shot past Diana for her first goal of the year.

The Tar Heels enjoyed a commanding 34-1 shot advantage, with the Blue Hens’ lone shot coming from Kasey Prettyman with 7:49 remaining. North Carolina also recorded 10 penalty corners in the contest while holding Delaware to just one.

Diana made a season-high 15 saves in the Delaware cage, the second highest total of her career. The Blue Hens also received a defensive save from Rebecca Pepper, who stopped a shot from the Tar Heels’ Sinead Loughran with less than five minutes remaining. #1 North Carolina Delaware

4 0

2 0

-

6 0

Temple Delaware

1 0

1 1

-

2 1

Game #7

Appalachian State 1 Delaware 2

Sept. 18, 2011 Newark, Del.

NEWARK, Del. - Delaware scored twice in the opening half and then held on in the late-going to bounce back from a tough loss two days earlier and post a 2-1 victory over Appalachian State at Rullo Stadium.

A pair of Blue Hen freshmen teamed up to score the eventual game-winner as Meredith Bonnell took a feed from Kelsey McKee and scored with 11:45 left in the first to give Delaware the 2-0 lead.

Delaware (4-3) snapped a two-game losing streak that included a 2-1 loss to Temple two days earlier. Appalachian State (0-6) remained winless on the season with the loss.

The Blue Hens dominated most of the statistical categories but could never pull away. Delaware held a 24-11 advantage in shots, including nine by Amanda McCardell, and a 10-3 lead in penalty corners. Goalkeeper Noelle Diana posted five saves to earn the win for Delaware.

Game #6

Temple 2 Delaware 1

Delaware jumped out to a 1-0 lead just over nine minutes into the contest, scoring off a penalty corner opportunity. Kayla Schweitzer set up a shot by McCardell, who rifled a shot toward the goal that was

Sept. 16, 2011 Newark, Del.

NEWARK, Del. - Delaware suffered a tough loss to Temple at Rullo Stadium as the Owls scored the game-winner with just over three minutes left to play to claim a 2-1 victory over the Blue Hens.

Temple’s leading scorer, Bridget Settles, tipped in a pass from Mandi Shearer right in front of the net with just 3:01 left to play to break a 1-1 tie and send the Owls (3-4) to their second straight win.

Appalachian State Delaware

ty corner and Young fired a shot past Diana from the left side just under 25 minutes into the contest.

tipped in by Toni Popinko. The goal was the third of the season for Popinko.

The lead doubled with 11:45 left in the opening stanza as Bonnell scored her second goal of the season, tipping in a long backhanded pass from McKee. The Mountaineers narrowed the deficit to 2-1 with 19:46 left to

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1 0

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1 2

Game #8

Monmouth 3 Delaware 2 (OT)

Sept. 21, 2011 Newark, Del.

NEWARK, Del. - Two unfinished penalty corners at the end of regulation sent the game into overtime before Delaware dropped a hard fought 3-2 decision to Monmouth at Rullo Stadium.

In a game between two evenly matched squads, the Blue Hens (44) were unable to capitalize on two penalty corners at the end of regulation and earn the come-from-behind victory. Red-hot Monmouth won its fifth straight game.

Monmouth (6-3) goalkeeper Teresa Mathews saved the first and defender Nicole Manziano kept one from the back of the cage on the second to send the game into overtime.

In the extra session, Michelle Pieczynski had an open breakaway, broke right past a sliding Noelle Diana in goal, and slid home the game winner with 7:28 remaining in the first overtime. It was Piecynski’s third goal of the game.

Piecynski started the scoring with the lone goal of the first half.

Off a pass from Kimmy Baligian in the circle, Piecynski backhanded a shot from five yards out off the left post to beat Diana for the 1-0 lead.

After the break, the Blue Hens got on the board off a penalty corner and a shot from Kelsey McKee. Amanda McCardell inserted the ball to a crouched Kayla Schweitzer. After the stick-stop by Schweitzer, McKee rocketed a shot past Mathews to knot the game at 1-1 with 23:57 remaining.

The Hawks retook the lead in the 60th minute as Pieczynski dribbled down the left end line and slid home a shot to the near post.

Delaware responded less than two minutes later however as Meredith Bonnell notched her third goal of the season by stuffing home a loose ball after a scramble in front of the cage. Kasey Prettyman took the initial shot that was saved to start the scramble and the ball wound up on Bonnell’s stick from eight yards out.

But the Blue Hens couldn’t complete the comeback and the sevenon-seven overtime period went Monmouth’s way.

Diana made eight saves in goal for the Blue Hens while Mathews stopped five for the Hawks. Manziano saved a pair of goals with two defensive saves on the night.

play, snapping the Hens’ shutout bid as Dana Wetmore scored her first goal of the season on a rebound in front of the cage. ASU had a good

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Wake Forest’s Emily Cummings, who entered the game without a

Game #9

Delaware 5 Saint Joseph’s 4

goal on the season, tallied a hat trick while Lizzie Rae contributed a goal and three assists to pace the Demon Deacons (2-7), who snapped a five-game losing streak.

Sept. 24, 2011 Merion Station, Pa.

MERION STATION, Pa. - Trailing 4-0 with seven minutes and twenty-nine seconds remaining in regulation, Delaware stormed back to shock Saint Joseph’s, 5-4, at brand new Ellen Ryan Field.

Scoreless through the first half, Saint Joseph’s (2-5) scored four goals in the first 17 minutes only to watch Delaware (5-4) steal the show on a day in which the Hawks christened Ryan Field.

Kelsey McKee completed the monstrous comeback with 13 seconds remaining in the game, converting on a penalty stroke to take the lead. McKee took a shot off a corner that was saved, and after a scrum in front of the net, the referee signaled for a penalty stroke.

The comeback started in the 62nd minute as Taylor Claybrook scored the Blue Hens’ first goal of the afternoon, beating Hawk goalkeeper Liz Messaros one-on-one. It was Claybrook’s first career goal and came with 7:29 left on the clock.

Hannah Pepper put the thought of a comeback into the minds of the Blue Hens with her first goal of the season 2:54 later on a penalty corner. McKee blasted a shot from the top of the circle and the freshman-to-freshman connection was successful as Pepper tipped the ball past Messaros.

The comeback became real less than two minutes later as Claybrook tallied her second goal of the game with 3:37 remaining in regulation. Amanda McCardell sent a long pass into the circle and Claybrook got her stick on it and redirected into the cage.

Exactly two minutes later, with 1:37 on the clock, Melissa LeNoir knotted the game at 4-4 with her first goal of the season. The Blue Hens converted on another penalty corner, this time after Hannah Pepper took a shot with the tip in goal by LeNoir. In all, the Blue Hens had 16 penalty corners on the afternoon.

One minute and 14 seconds later, McKee put home her second stroke of the year to remain perfect on the season, and give the Hens a 5-4 lead.

The Blue Hens had 11 of their 16 penalty corners in the second half while the Hawks totaled seven on the afternoon. Delaware also outshot the home squad, 22-15.

Noelle Diana moved to 5-4 on the season, making six saves.

Messaros made nine saves for the day, seven in the second half.

Delaware Saint Joseph’s

0 0

5 4

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5 4

left end line and shoveled a pass in front, giving Kyle the chance to even the score.

Delaware goalkeeper Noelle Diana made four saves to pick up the win while Hill made three saves for the Tribe.

Delaware (5-5), which rallied from a four-goal deficit by scoring five goals in just under eight minutes in a wild 5-4 win over Saint

William & Mary Delaware

Joseph’s the previous afternoon, could not find that magic for the second straight day and suffered the loss.

Delaware forward Kasey Prettyman scored the Hens’ lone goal as she took a feed from Kelsey McKee and tipped the ball into the cage past Wake Forest netminder Katilyn Ruhf with 25:37 left to play to cut the lead to 5-1. The goal was Prettyman’s third of the season while McKee notched a point for the fourth straight game.

Wake Forest took advantage of almost every opportunity on the day as it outshot Delaware by a slim 17-13 margin while the Blue Hens held a 9-5 advantage in penalty corners. Ruhf posted seven saves while Delaware starter Noelle Diana stopped three shots and backup Sarah Scher turned away two Wake Forest attempts.

Christine Conroe, Adelaide Knott, and Kari Walkley also scored goals for Wake Forest with Cristen Atchison and Faith Adams adding assists.

Wake Forest Delaware

3 0

4 1

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7 1

Game #11

William & Mary 1 Delaware 3

Sept. 30, 2011 Newark, Del.

NEWARK, Del. - Despite being outshot and having to defend more penalty corners, Delaware defeated William & Mary, 3-1, in its Colonial Athletic Association opener at Rullo Stadium.

Delaware (6-5, 1-0 CAA) was outshot 12-7 and William & Mary (6-3, 1-2 CAA) finished with more penalty corners by a 9-7 margin, but it was the Blue Hens who took advantage of their opportunities.

Kasey Prettyman tallied two goals, including the game-winner in the 52nd minute. Both of her goals came as the result of being at the right place at the right time with her stick on the ground.

Prettyman’s game-winner came off a perfect penalty corner setup as the entire defense shifted towards Kelsey McKee, who was set to

#1 Old Dominion 5 Delaware 0

Newark, Del.

NEWARK, Del. - Wake Forest jumped out to a 3-0 lead at the half and put the game away with consecutive goals two minutes apart early in the second half in downing host Delaware 7-1 in non-conference field hockey action at Rullo Stadium.

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Monarchs outshot the Hens 25-3 and held a 10-2 advantage in corners.

Five different ODU players notched goals on the afternoon with Condie being joined by Lydia Velzian, Kelsey Smither, Maartje van Rijswijk, and Emma Batten. Batten, the nation’s No. 5 leading goalscorer with 13, and Smither also added assists.

Delaware goalkeeper Noelle Diana (at right) and backup Sarah Scher combined to record 11 saves with Diana turning back 10 shots in 57 minutes of action and Scher posting one stop over the final 13 minutes of play. Diana reached double figures in saves for the third time on the season. Old Dominion goalkeeper Devon Seifert needed to make just one save to post the shutout.

Kelsey McKee had two of the Hens’ three shots for the game while Kasey Prettyman collected the other.

ner. Carley Hecht inserted the ball to Kayla Schweitzer, who controlled the pass with a stick stop. A short pass to McKee set up the low, hard shot, beating Tribe goalkeeper Camilla Hill to her left side.

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NEWARK, Del. - Delaware battled No. 1 ranked and undefeated Old Dominion straight up for the first half of the game before the Monarchs used a late second half scoring flurry to post a 5-0 Colonial Athletic Association victory over the Blue Hens at Rullo Stadium.

The Monarchs (12-0, 3-0 CAA) did not score until no time was left on the clock in the first half when Rebecca Condie broke the drought by scoring off a rebound following a penalty corner attempt. Old Dominion added a second goal just five minutes into the second half and pulled away with a three-goal flurry in a span of 10 minutes over the final 18 minutes of the contest.

Delaware fell to 6-6 on the season and evened its league slate at 1-1.

Old Dominion posted its fifth shutout of the season as the

2-1 lead.

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Both of Delaware’s second half goals came while playing in a manup situation. The Tribe’s Leah Zamesnik and Ashley Kyle each received 10-minute yellow cards to give the Blue Hens the extra advantage.

Kyle tied the game at 1-1 in the first half with a goal from three yards out directly in front of the cage. Jess Ebner dribbled down the

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Oct. 7, 2011 Boston, Mass.

BOSTON, Mass. - Four first half goals were too much to overcome as Delaware fell to Northeastern, 4-2, in a Colonial Athletic Association matchup at Sweeney Field.

Delaware (6-7, 1-2 CAA) dominated the stat sheet but could not keep Northeastern (8-5, 3-2 CAA) from out of the back of the cage in the first half, as the Blue Hens fell behind early and were unable to rally in the second half.

The Blue Hens outshot the Huskies, 23-18, including an 11-7 advantage in the second half, but were only able to tally one goal in the second frame. The Hens also held an 8-5 advantage for the game in penalty corners.

The Huskies’ Crystal Poland got the Huskies on the board first only 1:36 into the game. The senior’s 20th goal of the season came off a penalty corner as Carolyn Malloy and Nicky Graham picked up the assists.

Kelsey McKee evened the match at one apiece 13 minutes into the contest, with the score coming off the Blue Hens’ first corner of the afternoon. It was the McKee’s team-leading seventh goal of the season with Carley Hecht and Kayla Schweitzer picking up the assists.

Less than four minutes later, the Huskies reclaimed the lead as Pam Aldridge notched her fifth goal of the season. Malloy recorded her second assist on the goal while Poland tallied her fourth on the year.

Before heading into the half, Northeastern put two more shots past Blue Hen goalkeeper Noelle Diana as both Lindsay Bennett and Graham scored their first goals of the season. Bennett’s came with 7:27 left on the clock while Graham’s mark was with 2:13 on the board.

It seemed as if Delaware was poised to make a run in the second half as Nicole Onorato made it 4-2 just 1:17 into the second half on an unassisted goal. It was her second goal of the season.

Delaware recorded 11 shots in the second half but were only able to beat NU goalkeeper Lizzie Priest that one time in the early going.

The Blue Hens earned one penalty corner in the half and made Priest make six stops to earn the win.

For the game, Priest recorded 11 saves while Diana made seven stops.

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Delaware (6-8, 1-3 CAA) gave up four first half goals for the second consecutive game, but had it at 4-2 early in the second half before

After the Blue Hens fail to convert on a pair of opportunities in the circle, Albany came back to make it 2-0 with 8:04 left in the first half.

Hofstra (11-5, 4-1 CAA) pulled away.

Kovar added two assists on the afternoon, helping her take sole possession of Hofstra’s career points mark and season goals record.

A long shot from Taylor Luke was tipped up and over Blue Hen goalkeeper Noelle Diana by Nina Walters, who threw her stick in front of the shot for her third goal of the season.

The Blue Hens cut the lead in half, 2-1, in the 16th minute with a goal from Kelsey McKee. Following a save from Pride goalkeeper Amanda Heyde on a shot from Tory Sharpless, Hofstra was unable to

With less than three minutes to play before the break, the Danes were awarded a penalty stroke. Corrine McConville converted the stroke for the 3-0 lead.

clear the ball legally, causing a penalty stroke. McKee sent in her teamleading third stroke and eighth goal of the season with 19:02 left.

Delaware dominated the stat sheet over the next five minutes, but

After the break, Katharina Helling capped the scoring off a loose ball in front of the cage, placing it home into the high right corner.

was unable to knot the score. Taylor Claybrook, McKee, and Sharpless all had shots that were stopped from reaching the back of the cage.

Hofstra’s Amy-Lee Levey had a defensive save in that span to help Before the end of the half, Hofstra would put two more shots passed Blue Hen goalkeeper Noelle Diana to extend the lead to 4-1.

Clare O’Malley made it a two-gal game with her first goal of the second half, but Delaware would not get closer.

On the team’s second penalty corner of the second half, O’Malley collected a rebound off a shot from McKee in the middle of the circle and finished it off with 30:02 remaining in regulation.

The Blue Hens recorded the next two shots of the game, but Kasey Prettyman sent her chance wide of the cage and McKee had a shot blocked in front off another penalty corner.

After that point, the home squad took over the half and dominated the statistics. Hofstra went on to score three more goals as Kovar and Layne finished off their hat tricks. Darrah Rachman tallied her sixth goal of the season in the 68th minute to cap the scoring.

Hofstra out shot the Blue Hens, 24-17, and earned more penalty corners, 13-10, on the afternoon.

Diana and Heyde made nine saves a piece, while Sarah Scher relieved Diana for the final 12:08 and stopped two shots.

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Delaware 0 Albany 4

Oct. 16, 2011 Albany, N.Y.

contest while Albany (12-5) made it four straight victories.

The Great Danes scored three times in the first half to set the tone before adding their final tally midway through the second half in each

Oct. 9, 2011 Hempstead, N.Y

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Hat tricks by Hofstra’s Krizia Layne and Genna Kovar helped drop Delaware, 7-2, in Colonial Athletic Association action at the Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium.

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Drexel 0 Delaware 3

Oct. 21, 2011 Newark, Del.

NEWARK, Del. - Amanda McCardell (at right) scored twice as Delaware snapped its four-game losing streak in impressive fashion by posting a 3-0 shutout of rival Drexel at chilly Rullo Stadium.

Kasey Prettyman scored the other goal for the Blue Hens, who improved to 7-9 overall and 2-3 in the Colonial Athletic Association.

Drexel, which had defeated Delaware in five of the last six meetings, dropped to 10-6 overall and 3-3 in league play.

The first half was tightly contested and did not feature many scoring opportunities for either squad, although a shot by the Blue Hens’ Nicole Onorato hit the crossbar 11:44 into the game.

However Delaware would score the only goal it would need 9:49 into the second period. Onorato fired a shot from 10 yards out that was saved by Drexel goalkeeper Kim Chiarelli, but McCardell was there to knock home the rebound to put the Blue Hens ahead for good.

Delaware maintained its one-goal cushion for the next 18 minutes, until a ball came to forward Tory Sharpless near the midfield line.

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to make four saves for the shutout.

keep the score at 2-1.

recover from, as 16th-ranked Albany went on to win, 4-0, in the Blue Hens’ final non-conference action of the season at Alumni Turf Field.

With the loss, Delaware (6-9 overall) dropped its fourth straight

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Delaware was outshot, 15-8, as Kelsey McKee and Tory Sharpless recorded two shots apiece to lead the team.

Diana made eight saves while Albany’s Sammie Rimback needed

of the teams’ final non-conference bout.

Christina Patrick scored the eventual game-winner in the 11th

Sharpless then fed Prettyman who dribbled toward the goal, maneuvered to the left side and lifted a beautiful shot past Chiarelli into the top right corner of the cage to make it a 2-0 game.

McCardell then put the game away with just 1:29 remaining by dribbling to the center of the field and blasting a shot from eight yards away into the cage to give Delaware the three-goal victory. The contest was McCardell’s first two-goal game of her career.

Delaware goalkeeper Noelle Diana and the Delaware backfield would make the lead hold up, allowing just 12 Drexel shots to preserve the shutout. Diana made six saves in the Blue Hen cage to post her third shutout of the season and the eighth of her career.

minute of action. Patrick would take a quick pass from Daphne Voormolen off a rebound and put away her 13th goal of the season.

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Delaware shots. Delaware goalkeeper Noelle Diana stopped four shots in goals for the Blue Hens.

After the Dukes took the lead, the Hens had three shots on net but

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could not connect. A shot by Tory Sharpless just 22 seconds after the goal was saved by JMU defender Rachel Palumbo, a shot by Nicole Onorato with 1:05 left to play was wide, and another attempt by

NORFOLK, Va. - Fourth-seeded James Madison scored the gamewinner with 16 minutes remaining and Delaware could not cash in on

Oct. 23, 2011 Newark, Del.

NEWARK, Del. - Delaware continued its hot late-season play and celebrated Senior Day in style as the Blue Hens knocked off Colonial Athletic Association rival Towson 3-1 at sun-drenched Rullo Stadium.

The Hens (8-9, 3-3 CAA) got first half goals from Kelsey McKee, Nicole Onorato, and Clare O'Malley while cruising to the win.

Towson (8-9, 2-4 CAA), which lost its third straight game, got its lone goal from Janice Kovach 10 minutes into the second half put could never muster any more offense the rest of the afternoon.

Sharpless with just 36 seconds left was saved by Savage.

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Blue Hen senior goalkeeper Noelle Diana, who was honored before the game along with fellow seniors Amanda McCardell and Kayla Schweitzer, picked up the win by posting six saves on the day.

Delaware held a slim 12-10 advantage in shots and a 6-4 margin in penalty corners but made almost every one of them count. Carley Hecht added two assists on the day, upping her team-leading total to seven in that category, while Schweitzer also added an assist.

The Hens struck early, going up 2-0 in the first 11 minutes of the game as McKee scored off a penalty corner as she took feeds from Schweitzer and Hecht and sent the ball past Towson goalkeeper Christina Siwiec (four saves) just 3:24 into the game. The Hens upped the lead to 2-0 just seven minutes later when Onorato rifled a shot into the cage from close range.

Delaware increased the advantage to 3-0 with 5:41 left in the first half as O’Malley scored her second goal of the season, tipping in a long pass from the right side from Hecht.

McKee’s team-high nine goals are the most for a Blue Hen freshman since former All-American Leah Geib netted 10 goals for the 2001 squad. McKee became the first Blue Hen to lead the squad in goals scored as a freshman since Melissa Hefner tied for the team lead with seven in 1993.

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Harrisonburg, Va.

HARRISONBURG, Va. - Delaware fell to James Madison 1-0 in a Colonial Athletic Association field hockey battle.

James Madison’s Ysaline Nobels scored the game’s only goal off a feed from Dana Allaband off a penalty corner with 13:31 left to play to lift the Dukes to the victory over Delaware in a game that was played in 40 degree temperatures with a light rain and snow flurries.

The Blue Hens (8-10, 3-4 CAA), who had a two-game win streak snapped after defeating Drexel and Towson last week, held a 13-10

a number of second half opportunities as the No. 5 seed Blue Hens were knocked out of the CAA Tournament quarterfinals, 2-1, at Old Dominion's Powhatan Sports Complex.

JMU’s Courtney Versfield tallied her third goal of the season off her own rebound to send the Dukes (9-9) into the semifinals. The Hens, making their second CAA Tournament appearance in three years,

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Delaware 4 VCU 1

Oct. 30, 2011 Richmond, Va.

RICHMOND, Va. - Delaware entered its regular season finale Sunday at Virginia Commonwealth knowing it needed a win to clinch a spot in the upcoming Colonial Athletic Association Tournament.

The Blue Hens left little doubt that they deserved a spot in the sixteam field as Delaware scored all four of its goals in a span of 10 minutes in the second half on the way to a 4-1 season-extending victory over the host Rams.

Delaware (9-10, 4-4 CAA) earned the No. 5 seed for the CAA Tournament, played at the Powhatan Sports Complex at regular season champion and national No. 1 Old Dominion.

The Hens, who won CAA titles in 2004 and 2009, qualified for their sixth CAA Tournament appearance joining the league in 2002.

Delaware got goals from four different players with Amanda McCardell recording a goal and an assist and Kelsey McKee dishing out two assists. Virginia Commonwealth (5-13, 2-6 CAA) ended its season with its second straight loss.

Neither team could reach the back of the cage during the first half and for the first 20 minutes of the second stanza before a flurry of five goals in a span of just under 10 minutes decided the contest.

The Hens finally broke the scoreless string when Toni Popinko tallied her first goal since Sept. 18 with an unassisted goal with 14:37 left

she netted an unassisted goal with 11:17 left to play to give the Hens a 2-1 lead and Nicole Onorato scored just 66 seconds later on a penalty corner off feeds from McCardell and McKee to up the lead to 3-1.

minute of the second half on a rocket shot from the top of the circle, but the Hens could not produce any more offense. JMU goalkeeper Margo Savage got a left pad on it, but the ball had enough force to continue past the line and into the back of the cage. The goal was the sixth of the year for Sharpless.

Delaware continued to carry the momentum through the second half, out-shooting the Dukes, 8-6, and taking one more penalty corner, 3-2, in the final 35 minutes of play. For the game, the teams had the same number of shots, 14, but the Blue Hens held the advantage in corners, 8-7.

Blue Hen goalkeeper Noelle Diana made two saves on the night as JMU only had four shots on goal. The Blue Hens tested Savage all night, forcing her to keep the Dukes in the game. Savage recorded six saves on the night, including four in the first half.

Ysaline Nobels put James Madison on the board in the 13th minute of the game off a penalty corner. Dana Allaband and Jenna Taylor set up Nobels, who scored her fifth goal of the season. The Dukes went into the halftime break leading 1-0.

After the Sharpless strike knotted the game at 1-1, Versfield tallied the game-winner on her third goal of the season as she scored off her own rebound. Diana was able to make two consecutive stops, but the rebound returned right to Versfield's stick and she slid one past Diana for the go-ahead goal.

The loss ended the careers for three Blue Hens as Diana, Amanda McCardell, and Kayla Schweitzer played their final game at Delaware.

Diana finished fifth all-time at Delaware in goalie saves, stopping 343 career shots. McCardell scored 17 career goals while adding five assists for 49 points. Schweitzer had a career year on the scoreboard, tallying a career-best seven assists on the season.

Clare O’Malley then capped the scoring with a goal off an assist from McKee off another corner with 4:46 left in the game.

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advantage in shots and took one more penalty corner than James Madison (8-9, 4-4 CAA) but could never find the back of the cage.

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ended the season with a record of 9-11.

Delaware's Tory Sharpless tied the match at 1-1 in the sixth

to play before VCU’s Kelsey Scherrer answered just 34 seconds later with a goal of her own to knot things at 1-1.

Delaware’s McCardell followed with the eventual game-winner as

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2011 CAA FIELD HOCKEY FINAL STANDINGS CAA TEAM Old Dominion Northeastern Hofstra Towson James Madison Delaware Drexel VCU William & Mary

W 8 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 1

L 0 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 7

OVERALL PCT. 1.000 .625 .625 .500 .500 .500 .375 .250 .125

GF 37 18 28 12 13 17 17 12 12

GA 5 18 19 14 19 20 20 28 23

W 22 14 13 10 9 9 10 5 6

L 3 8 9 10 10 11 9 13 11

PCT. .880 .636 .591 .500 .474 .450 .526 .278 .353

GF 92 51 83 33 27 47 40 28 30

2011 CAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS

2011 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS

FIRST ROUND Nov. 3

FIRST ROUND Nov. 12

SEMIFINALS Nov. 5 CHAMPIONSHIP Nov. 6

#4 James Madison 2, #5 Delaware 1 #3 Hofstra 3, #6 Towson 0

GA 27 44 58 41 51 57 40 55 38

Old Dominion 5, Ohio State 0 Penn State 1, Northeastern 0

#1 Old Dominion 6, #4 James Madison1 #2 Northeastern 4, #3 Hofstra 2

QUARTERFINALS Nov. 13

Old Dominion 2, Duke 1

#1 Old Dominion 5, #2 Northeastern 1

SEMIFINALS Nov. 18

Maryland 4, Old Dominion 0

2011 CAA GOALKEEPER LEADERS AND STATISTICS

2011 CAA OFFENSIVE LEADERS AND STATISTICS

GOALS AGAINST AVG. Devon Seifert, DU Lizzie Priest, NU Christina Siwiec, Towson Kim Chiarelli, Drexel Camilla Hill, W&M

GP 25 22 20 15 17

GA 27 44 41 31 36

MINS. 1777:03 1574:32 1391:43 1014:03 1134:01

AVG. 1.27 1.23 1.08 0.91 0.61

SAVE PERCENTAGE Lizzie Priest, NU Margo Savage, JMU Christina Siwiec, Towson Camilla Hill, W&M Noelle Diana, Delaware

GP 22 19 20 17 20

SV 148 104 105 86 122

GA 44 40 41 36 52

AVG. 0.82 0.82 0.77 0.59 0.52

SAVES PER GAME Lizzie Priest, NU Noelle Diana, Delaware Erin Jablonski, VCU Margo Savage, JMU Amanda Heyde, Hofstra

GP 22 20 18 19 22

SV 148 122 109 104 117

SPG 6.73 6.10 5.47 5.47 5.32

POINTS PER GAME Genna Kovar, Hofstra Crystal Poland, NU Krizia Layne, Hofstra Emma Batten, ODU Kelsey Scherrer, VCU

GP 22 22 22 25 18

G 28 27 20 27 11

A 18 3 13 6 2

GOALS PER GAME Genna Kovar, Hofstra Crystal Poland, NU Emma Batten, ODU Krizia Layne, Hofstra Kelsey Scherrer, VCU

GP 22 22 25 22 18

G 28 27 27 20 11

ASSISTS PER GAME Nicky Graham, NU Genna Kovar, Hofstra Carolyn Malloy, NU Krizia Layne, Hofstra Kelsey Smither, ODU

GP 22 22 22 22 25

A 18 18 17 13 13

PTS. 74 57 53 60 24

AVG. 3.36 2.59 2.41 2.40 1.33

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GAA 1.06 1.96 2.06 2.14 2.22 SV% .771 .722 .719 .705 .701

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2011 ALL-CAA FIELD HOCKEY TEAMS FIRST TEAM PLAYER, SCHOOL Emma Batten, Old Dominion Katie DeFilippo, Towson Amanda Fleishcut, Drexel Genna Kovar, Hofstra Stephanie Kratzer, Old Dominion Crystal Poland, Northeasatern Kelsey Scherrer, VCU Jenna Taylor, James Madison Leah Zamesnik, William & Mary Lizzie Priest, Northeastern

CL Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

POS F F M F M/B F F M M/F GK

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Oxford, United Kingdon/Oxford Mt. Airy, Md./South Carroll Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West Hampton Bays, N.Y./Hampton Bays Lititz, Pa./Warwick Crofton, British Columbia/Cowichan Secondary Chesapeake, Va./Cape Henry Collegiate Midlothian, Va./James River Norfolk, Va./Granby North Vancouver, British Columbia/Sutherland

SECOND TEAM PLAYER, SCHOOL Pam Aldridge, Northeastern Monica Baick, Drexel Kaela Barker, Northeastern Krizia Layne, Hofstra Amy Lee Levey, Hofstra Amanda McCardell, Delaware Kelsey McKee, Delaware Kati Nearhouse, Old Dominion Sofia Sanguinetti, Drexel Maartje van Rijswijk, Old Dominion Noelle Diana, Delaware Devon Seifert, Old Dominion

CL Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr.

POS M M M F B M B F B F GK GK

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Richmond, British Columbia/Hugh McRoberts Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard North Vancouver, British Columbia/Sutherland Arima, Trinidad/St. Augustine Harare, Zimbabwe/Dominican Convent Elkton, Md./North East Gap, Pa./Coatesville Nanticoke, Pa./Greater Nanticoke Montevideo, Uruguay/The British School Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne Flanders, N.J./Mount Olive Marmora, N.J./Ocean City

ALL-ROOKIE TEAM PLAYER, SCHOOL Jonel Boileau, Hofstra Emma Clifton, William & Mary Kendell Combs, VCU Christina Conrad, Drexel Jesse Ebner, William & Mary Kelsey McKee, Delaware Marta Penas, Hofstra Meghan Plank, Drexel Kelsey Smither, Old Dominion Lydia Velzian, Old Dominion Taylor West, James Madison

CL Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

POS F M/F F/M/B F M/B B M M/F M/B M/B M/F

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Kelowna, British Columbia/Kelowna Secondary Loomberah, Australia/Calrossy Anglican Suffolk, Va./Lakeland Fallston, Md./Fallston Sinking Spring, Pa./The Hill School Gap, Pa./Conestoga Barcelona, Spain/IES Joaquim Blume Glen Mills, Pa./West Chester Suffolk, Va./Lakeland Hamilton, New Zealand/Waikato Diocesan Princess Anne, Md./Pocomoke

2011 CAA Player of the Year: Emma Batten, Old Dominion 2011 CAA Defensive Player of the Year: Stephanie Kratzer, Old Dominion 2011 CAA Rookie of the Year: Kelsey Smither, Old Dominion 2011 CAA Coach of the Year: Beth Anders, James Madison

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NOELLE DIANA Second Team All-CAA

AMANDA MCCARDELL Second Team All-CAA

KELSEY MCKEE Second Team All-CAA CAA All-Rookie Team

The Colonial Athletic Association has built a reputation as one of the nation’s top collegiate conferences both athletically and academically.

The CAA encompasses five of the nation’s nine largest metropolitan areas with a geographic footprint that stretches from Boston to Atlanta. The conference has produced 16 national team champions in five different sports, 33 individual national champions, 12 national players of the year, 12 national coaches of the year and 12 Honda Award winners. Just as impressive, however, are the honors accumulated away from competition, which include five Rhodes Scholars and 22 NCAA post-graduate scholars. In 2011-12, more than 1,900 of the league’s 4,000 student-athletes received the Commissioner’s Academic Award after posting at least a 3.2 grade point average while lettering in a varsity sport. The conference had 19 teams in 13 different sports receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards based on the latest Academic Progress Report released in 2012.

The landscape of the conference stretches along the majority of the East Coast, and includes six of the nation’s top 25 media markets – New York (1), Philadelphia (4), Boston (7), Atlanta (8), Washington, D.C. (9) and Baltimore (25). The number of television homes in the CAA market exceeds 20 million.

The CAA conducts championships in 23 sports. Male athletes compete for championships in baseball, basketball, cross country, CAA COMMISSIONER football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & Tom Yeager field and wrestling. Female athletes battle for conference titles in basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball. In 2011-12, 24 teams earned NCAA Tournament berths and 51 student-athletes received All-America honors in 16 different sports.

The conference has made its presence known nationally in men’s basketball with two teams – George Mason (2006) and VCU (2011) – advancing to the NCAA Final Four over the past six years. Three CAA teams earned NCAA Tournament berths for the first time in 2011 as conference champion Old Dominion was joined

by VCU and George Mason. VCU knocked off USC, Georgetown, Purdue, Florida State and top-seeded Kansas, while Mason defeated Villanova. In 2006, George Mason captured the nation’s imagination by becoming the first mid-major program since 1979 to reach the Final Four, posting victories over Michigan State, North Carolina, Wichita State and Connecticut along the way. At least five CAA teams have reached postseason play for the past four years.

The CAA has also had great success in women’s basketball, with six teams making the postseason in 2011-12. Conference champion Delaware advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time and was ranked #7 in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll. James Madison beat two ACC and two Big East teams to reach the championship game of the WNIT. Drexel, Hofstra, UNCW and VCU joined the Dukes in the WNIT. Old Dominion, which won an NCAA-record 17 straight CAA titles from 1992-2008, boasts three national championships (1979, 1980, 1985) and was national runner-up in 1997.

The conference also excels in many other sports. CAA squads have combined to win 10 field hockey national titles since the championship began in 1981 and ODU reached the national

Colonial Athletic Association 8625 Patterson Ave. Richmond, VA 23229 Phone: 804-754-1616 Fax: 804-754-1830 www.caasports.com Commissioner ............................................................................................................Tom Yeager Deputy Commissioner for Basketball ......................................................................Ron Bertovich Chief Operating Officer..........................................................................................Cindy Williams Senior Associate Commissioner, Compliance & Governance/SWA ......................Kathleen Batterson Senior Associate Commissioner, Marketing/Development ....................................Robert Goodman Associate Commissioner, Communications ..............................................................Rob Washburn Associate Commissioner, Integrated Digital Strategies..................................................Scott Meyer Associate Commissioner, Broadcast Services..................................................................Peter Hock Assistant Commissioner, Championships ..................................................................Steve Kanaby Assistant Commissioner, Championships......................................................................J.P. Williams Assistant Commissioner, Creative Services/Communications ......................................Niki DeSantis Assistant Commissioner, Creative Services/Video..................................................Kelly Bowmaster Director of Basketball Strategies..................................................................................Katie Lowe Director of Communications - Football ....................................................................................TBA Director of Corporate Partnerships ........................................................................Brian Edmonds Assistant Director of Compliance & Student-Athlete Services ..................................Vincent Pierson Assistant Director of Video Services ........................................................................Bobby Broyles Officiating Administrator ........................................................................................Pamela Stone Communications Intern ..................................................................................Jonathan Davidson Operations Intern..................................................................................................Courtney Melia

semifinals in 2011. Four men’s soccer teams earned NCAA Tournament berths last season and James Madison became the seventh CAA team to reach the final 16 of the event in the past decade. Hofstra’s softball team won the Los Angeles Regional and became the first CAA squad to advance to the NCAA Super Regionals. At least two women’s soccer teams have reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament in three of the past five seasons. William & Mary’s men’s cross country squad has made the NCAA Championship in 12 of the past 13 years. In the pool, George Mason’s Ashley Danner finished second in the 100 breaststroke and fifth in the 200 breaststroke at the 2012 NCAA Championship and received AllAmerica honors. Delaware and Towson have each reached the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship. On the track, Mason’s David Verburg placed fourth in the 400 meters at the NCAA Championship. The CAA has sent multiple teams to the NCAA Baseball Championship in nine of the last 15 years and has had at least 12 players selected in the eight of the last 10 Major League Baseball drafts. The conference also boasts numerous All-Americans in lacrosse, tennis, golf, women’s lacrosse and wrestling.

CAA member institutions are committed to excellence in the classroom. The Colonial Academic Alliance was created in 2002 by the league’s presidents with a goal of expanding their partnership to all aspects of university life outside of intercollegiate athletics. Among the programs that have been established are an undergraduate research conference, coordination of study abroad programs and granting visiting academic status to student-athletes traveling to an away contest so that they have access to libraries, academic resource centers and computer labs.

Commissioner Thomas E. Yeager has guided the CAA since its inception. The conference traces its roots back to 1983 when three of its current members- George Mason University, James Madison University, and the College of William and Mary - were aligned with East Carolina University, the United States Naval Academy and the University of Richmond as a basketball league (ECAC South). During the next two years, the league added 11 sports, acquired two new members (the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and American University) and decided to form a new association. The transformation from ECAC South to CAA took place on June 6, 1985.

Charter members George Mason, James Madison, UNC Wilmington and William and Mary were joined

by Old Dominion University in 1991 and by Virginia Commonwealth University in 1995. The conference added the University of Delaware, Drexel University, Hofstra University and Towson University in 2001.

Georgia State University and Northeastern University became members of the conference on July 1, 2005.

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at Michigan (Sept. 1)

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OPPONENT Boston University Albany vs. Central Michigan (@ Michigan) at Michigan Saint Joseph’s North Carolina Monmouth at Temple at Princeton at Appalachian State at Wake Forest at *William & Mary at *Old Dominion *Northeastern *Hofstra at *Drexel at *Towson *James Madison CAA Quarterfinals CAA Semifinals CAA Championship

* Colonial Athletic Association Game

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5 p.m.

2 p.m.

2 p.m.

7 p.m.

4 p.m.

7 p.m.

3 p.m.

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

7 p.m.

1 p.m.

7 p.m.

12 noon 7 p.m.

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Location: Ann Arbor, Mich.

Nickname: Wolverines Conference: Big Ten Head Coach: Marcia Pankratz 2011 Record: 15-7

Saint Joseph’s at Delaware (Sept. 5) Location: Philadelphia, Pa. Nickname: Hawks Conference: Atlantic 10 Head Coach: Michelle Finegan 2011 Record: 6-11

North Carolina at Delaware (Sept. 7) Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Nickname: Tar Heels Conference: Atlantic Coast Head Coach: Karen Shelton 2011 Record: 23-2

Home Games Played at Rullo Stadium

Boston University

Monmouth

at Delaware (Aug. 24)

at Delaware (Sept. 7)

Location: Boston, Mass.

Nickname: Terriers Conference: America East Head Coach: Sally Starr 2011 Record: 11-9

Location: West Long Branch, N.J. Nickname: Hawks Conference: Northeast Head Coach: Carli Figlio 2011 Record: 15-6

Albany

Temple

at Delaware (Aug. 26)

at Temple (Sept. 14)

Location: Albany, N.Y. Nickname: Great Danes Conference: America East Head Coach: Phil Sykes 2011 Record: 13-7

Location: Philadelphia, Pa. Nickname: Owls Conference: Atlantic 10 Head Coach: Amanda Janney 2011 Record: 9-13

Central Michigan

Princeton

at Michigan (Aug. 31)

at Princeton (Sept. 16)

Location: Mount Pleasant, Mich.

Nickname: Chippewas Conference: Mid-American Head Coach: Cristy Freese 2011 Record: 9-11

Location: Princeton, N.J. Nickname: Tigers Conference: Ivy Head Coach: Kristen Holmes-Winn 2011 Record: 10-8

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Appalachian State

Drexel

at Appalachian State (Sept. 22)

at Drexel (Oct. 19)

Location: Boone, N.C. Nickname: Mountaineers Conference: NorPac Head Coach: Brandi Alexander Kist 2011 Record: 2-18

Location: Philadelphia, Pa. Nickname: Dragons Conference: CAA Head Coach: Denise Zelenak 2011 Record: 10-9

Wake Forest

Towson

at Wake Forest (Sept. 23)

at Towson (Oct. 21)

Location: Winston-Salem, N.C. Nickname: Demon Deacons Conference: Atlantic Coast Head Coach: Jennifer Averill 2011 Record: 10-9

Location: Towson, Md. Nickname: Tigers Conference: CAA Head Coach: Michelle Webber 2011 Record: 10-10

William & Mary

James Madison

at William & Mary (Sept. 26)

at Delaware (Oct. 26)

Location: Williamsburg, Va. Nickname: Tribe Conference: CAA Head Coach: Peel Hawthorne 2011 Record: 6-11

Location: Harrisonburg, Va. Nickname: Dukes Conference: CAA Head Coach: Antoinette Lucas 2011 Record: 9-10

Old Dominion at Old Dominion (Sept. 30) Location: Norfolk, Va. Nickname: Monarchs Conference: CAA Head Coach: Beth Anders 2011 Record: 22-3

Northeastern

2012 COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT DATE Nov. 1 Nov. 3 Nov. 4

OPPONENT CAA Quarterfinals CAA Semifinals CAA Championship

at Delaware (Oct. 5)

2012 NCAA TOURNAMENT

Location: Boston, Mass.

Nickname: Huskies Conference: CAA Head Coach: Cheryl Murtagh 2011 Record: 14-8

DATE Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Nov. 16-18

TIME tba tba tba

OPPONENT TIME NCAA 1st Round tba NCAA Quarterfinals tba NCAA Championships (Powhatan Sports Complex - Norfolk Va.)

Hofstra at Delaware (Oct. 7) Location: Hempstead, N.Y. Nickname: Pride Conference: CAA Head Coach: Kathy De Angelis 2011 Record: 13-9

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L

T

PCT.

HEAD COACH

1971

7

1

0

.875

Gillian Rattray

1972

6

2

3

.682

Barbara Viera

1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

6 10 11 12 12 16 10 12 11 16 13 9 15 14 13 16

2 2 5 7 5 4 4 6 4 5 6 10 4 5 4 3

5 2 0 1 5 2 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 2

.654 .786 .733 .694 .659 .773 .687 .650 .694 .750 .684 .475 .789 .725 .725 .809

Mary Ann Hitchens Mary Ann Hitchens Mary Ann Hitchens Mary Ann Hitchens Mary Ann Hitchens Mary Ann Hitchens Mary Ann Hitchens Mary Ann Hitchens Mary Ann Hitchens Mary Ann Hitchens Mary Ann Hitchens Mary Ann Hitchens Mary Ann Hitchens Mary Ann Hitchens Mary Ann Hitchens Mary Ann Hitchens

1989 1990 1991 1992

7 11 5 6

10 5 10 12

1 3 2 0

.417 .657 .352 .333

Mary Beth Holder Mary Beth Holder Mary Beth Holder Mary Beth Holder

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

9 14 11 13 13 15 9 8 13 10 14 15 8 7 10 3 14 8 9

8 6 8 6 7 6 12 12 8 10 7 7 11 12 9 15 6 10 11

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

.529 .700 .579 .684 .650 .714 .429 .400 .619 .500 .667 .682 .421 .368 .526 .167 .700 .444 .450

Carol Miller Carol Miller Carol Miller Carol Miller Carol Miller Carol Miller Carol Miller Carol Miller Carol Miller Carol Miller Carol Miller Carol Miller Carol Miller Carol Miller Carol Miller Carol Miller Carol Miller Carol Miller Rolf van de kerkhof

441

287

39

.600

41 Years

HIGHLIGHTS

4th, Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (EAIAW) 4th, Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Tournament 3rd, AIAW Tournament 2nd, AIAW Tournament; 3rd, AIAW Poll EAIAW Quarterfinals; Highest Rank: 3rd 3rd, AIAW Tournament; 10th, AIAW Poll 5th, NCAA Poll; Highest Rank: 4th 3rd, NCAA Tournament; 6th, NCAA Poll 12th, NCAA Poll Highest Rank: 17th 13th, NCAA Poll; Highest Rank: 12th 14th, NCAA Poll; Highest Rank: 8th 12th, NCAA Poll; Highest Rank: 9th NCAA Tournament; 6th, NCAA Poll; HR: 3rd

ECC Champions; Highest Rank: 15th Highest Rank: 20th (NCAA Poll)

Highest Rank: 15th 11th, NCAA Poll; Highest Rank: 10th 19th, NCAA Poll 14th, NCAA Poll 15th, NFHCA Poll; Highest Rank: 6th Highest Rank NFHCA Poll: 20th America East Tournament Runner-up; Highest Rank NFHCA Poll: 20th 4th Place, Colonial Athletic Association 3rd Place, CAA, CAA Tournament Runner-up; Highest Rank NFHCA Poll: 12th NCAA Tournament; 3rd Place CAA, CAA Tournament Champs; Highest Rank NFHCA Poll: 12th Highest Rank NFHCA Poll: 19th 6th Place, Colonial Athletic Association, CAA Tournament Quarterfinals Highest Rank NFHCA Poll: 14th NCAA Tournament; CAA Tournament Champs; Highest Rank NFHCA Poll: 11th CAA Tournament Quarterfinals

All-Time Delaware Coaching Records W

L

T

Pct.

Years as coach

Gillian Rattray ..................................7 Barbara Viera....................................6 Mary Ann Hitchens ........................196

1 2 76

0 3 33

.875 .682 .697

1 (1971) 1 (1972) 16 (1973-88)

Mary Beth Holder............................29 Carol Miller ..................................194

37 159

6 0

.444 .550

4 (1989-92) 18 (1993-2010)

Rolf van de Kerkhof ..........................9

11

0

.450

1 (2011-Present)

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– AAA – Lynne Acton (1974) Jennifer Adamek (2002) Kelly Adams (1996-98) Cathy Alderman (1990-91) Megan Allen (2003-05, 07) Joanne Ambrogi (1986) Jenn Amoroso (1996-98) Judy Anderson (1972, 1974) Debbie Aptt (1971-73) – BBB – Jessi Balmer (2001-04) Rachel Barger (1997-99) Tiffany Bashore (1985-86) Lauren Baugher (1992-95) Stephanie Beaudet (1971-74) Irene Berardelli (1990-91) Dipi Bhaya (1984-85) Lisa Blanc (1979-82) Meredith Bonnell (2011) Andrea Bradley (1985-87) Jessica Breault (2000-03) Amy Brewer (2005, 07-08) Anne Brooking (1980-81) Molly Burke (2004-07) Nari Bush (1985-88) Jennifer Butch (1994-95) Jodi Byrd (1995-98) Juli Byrd (1998-2001) – CCC – Mia Callahan (1997-99) Carly Campana (2002, 04-05) Caroline Campbell (2009) Kacie Campbell (2007-08) Donna Carr (1973) Lauren Carr (2001-04) Terri Cavender (1983-85) Kelly Cawley (1995-98) Maggi Chamberlain (2005-06) Laura Chirnside (1973-76) Diane Christian (1972-75) Gloria Compello (2000, 2002) Jessica Cortellino (2005-08) Kelly Coyle (1999-2002) Jennifer Coyne (1983-86) – DDD – Susan Daddona (1991-94) Jennifer Daggett (1989-92) Shala Davis (1985-86) Martha Dell (1976) Amber Deimler (2002, 04-05) June DeMaria (1971-72) Michele DeMito (1993-94) Kathy Devenney (1971) Martha Dell (1976-79) Noelle Diana (2009-11) Barbara Dick (1973-74) Joanne Dobson (1988-91) Mary Anne Doll (1976) Laura Domnick (1985-88) Theresa Donovan (1994) Stephanie Dorsch (1999-2001) Susie Driebelbis (1974) Pat Drozdowski (1971) Michelle Drummonds (2007-10)

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– EEE – Marie Episcopo (1973) Alexis Esbitt (2006-09) Katie Evans (2003-06) Rae Everson (2006-09) – FFF – Lynn Farrand (1982) Joy Fehlinger (1982-84) Mary Fifer (1971) Patricia Fichter (1992-94) Gwen Fisher (1974) Deb Flanagan (1974) Megan Fortunato (1997-2000) Jenn Fotiou (1998-2001) Sue Foster (1974-75) Kelly Frey (1993) Jill Fuchs (1982-83) – GGG – Jolene Garman (1993) Leah Geib (2001-04) Candy Geise (1973-76) Sandra Gibney (1979) Alexis Goldsborough (1996-99) Juli Grandell (1974-77) Andrea Grasso (2000) Arlene Gregory (1990-92) – HHH – Amanda Hall (2006, 09) Kathleen Harmon (1984) Nancy Harrington (1977-81) Heather Hartman (2010-11) Carley Hecht (2009-11) Melissa Hefner (1993-96) Karen Henry (1989) Megan Henry (2000-03) Cassie Herr (1990-92) Jill Hershey (1987, 89-90) Deb Hertsch (1973) Heidi Hibshman (2001) Sara Hills (1996-99) Nikki Hinsley (2005) Gail Hoffer (1982-85) Pippy Hoffman (1974) Kathy Hogshead (1971) Kelly Hollinger (1990-92) Casey Howard (2005-07, 09) Katherine Hubin (1981-82) Kathleen Hudson (1979-82) Linda Hughes (1974) Missy Hukill (1988) – III – Christa Iaccio (1990) Jennifer Iaccio (1989-90) Lynn Iannotta (1987-88) Stacie Indelicarto (1982-83) Lecia Inden (1987-88) Pamela Irvine (1990) – JJJ – Kate Johnson (1998-2001) Suzanne Jones (1980) Stephanie Judefind (2000-02)

– KKK – Kaili Kao (2003-06) A.J. Karsten (2005-06) Tori Karsten (2006-09) Katie Kelly (1999-2002) Joey Kenney (1974) Linda King (1971) Sandra Klein (1979) Audie Kujala (1973-76) – LLL – Erica LaBar (2001-04) Beth Langerak (1974) Liz Laquer (1971-72) Brenda Lear (1991-94) Melissa LeNoir (2010-11) Lynda LeVan (1983) Lizzie Lewis (2006, 08-09) Kim Lockbaum (1992-95) – MMM – Debbie Mack (1971) Anita Magat (1974) Carol Maloney (1988) Beth Manley (1983-86) Erin Marihugh (2005, 08) Amanda McCardell (2008-11) Kirsten McEntee (1993-96) Megan McGuin (1999-2001) Kelsey McKee (2011) Ellen McLean (1974) Missy Meharg (1982-84) Cathleen Michaud (1989-90) Carol Miller (1978-81) Sarah Mills (2004) Joan Molaison (1975-78) Melissa Molloy (1996-99) Bethann Moore (1991-92) Sheila Moore (1987) Patti Jo Morrow (1997-99) Meghan Mulqueen (1990-91) Cassie Musselman (1992-95) – NNN – Judith Neiger (1984-86) Elizabeth Newby (1977-78) Caroline Nichols (1992-94) – OOO – Jeanne O'Donnell (1973-74) Clare O’Malley (2010-11) Meghan O’Meara (2000) Nicole Onorato (2010-11) Emily Ortega (2008) Kelly Ottati (1996-98) – PPP – Katherine Partlow (1991) Laura Peirson (1988-89) Jeanne Pemberton (1972-75) Hannah Pepper (2011) Rebecca Pepper (2011) Julie Perrelli (1994-95) Laura Perry (1993-96) Paula Petrie (1975-78) Katie Phillips (1998-2000) Lindsey Piester (2005-06) Elaine Pomian (1980-81)

Donna Pini (1974) Toni Popinko (2011) Cheryl Prescott (1985-88) Kasey Prettyman (2010-11) Chrissi Pruitt (1996-97) – RRR – Teri Reath (1974-75) Michelle Reilly (1980-81) Erin Reist (1996-98) Pat Rockel (1974-75) Cindy Rhoades (1972) Nikki Rhoades (2006-08) Jennifer Root (1990-91) Michele Rosenbaum (1987-88) – SSS – Susan Samuel (1979-81) Nicole Sauder (1994-95) Meli Sayegh (1974) Leslie Saylor (1990) Monique Scally (1986-87) Sarah Scher (2011) Rachel Schexnayder (2006-09) Joan Schimpf (1976-78) Kimberly Schlezes (2006-09) Linda Schmidt (1981-83) Lorrie Schonour (1984-86) Kayla Schweitzer (2008-11) Erin Shaklee (2000-03) Tory Sharpless (2009-11) Phyllis Shomo (1971-72) Carli Shutter (2009-10) Florence Sijbrandij (2007-08) Brooke Simonovich (2010) Gale Sparks (1974) Alex Spiess (1990-92) Joyce Starkey (1971) Jillian Stevens (2002-03) Karen Stout (1978-81) Stephanie Swain (2003-06) Denise Swift (1982-83)

– TTT – Jackie Tait (2007) Betsy Taylor (1995-96) Stacey Thomas (2000-02) Marcie Tobin-Fraser (1993-95) Jane Trainer (1971-72) Kathy Tucci (1987-89) – UUU – Tara Urbano (1996-98) – VVV – Dusti Vanderwende (2006) Cassie Vogt (1987-88) – WWW – Kim Wagaman (1999-2002) Emily Wagner (2009-10) Amanda Warrington (2003-05, 07) Sylvia Wasylyk (1972-73) Jenny Watt (1975-78) Stormy Weber (1974-77) Jan Weitz (1972-73) Karlyn Wesley (1987) Debbie White (1977-80) Sue Whitesell (1971) Sharon Wilkie (1979-82) Anne Wilkinson (1982-85) Maureen Wilkinson (1983-84) Patricia Wilkinson (1977-80) Katie Wirth (1997-98) Becky Wolf (1993-96) Barbara Wolffe (1987-89) Lisa Wood (1992) Missy Woodie (2007-10) – ZZZ – Karen Zurlo (1984) Active players in bold

UD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS 1976 - Audie Kujala 1977 - Julie Grandell 1978 - Jennifer Watt 1979 - Sandy Klein 1980 - Patti Wilkinson 1981 - Anne Brooking 1982 - Sharon Wilkie 1983 - Stacie Indelicarto 1984 - Missy Meharg 1985 - Terri Cavender 1986 - Beth Manley 1987 - Ange Bradley 1988 - Nari Bush 1989 - Kathy Tucci 1990 - Jill Hershey 1991 - Cathy Alderman 1992 - Kelly Hollinger 1993 - Kim Lockbaum

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1994 - Kim Lockbaum 1995 - Lauren Baugher 1996 - Melissa Hefner 1997 - Jodi Byrd 1998 - Jodi Byrd 1999 - Kelly Ottati 2000 - Megan Fortunato 2001 - Juli Byrd 2002 - Kim Wagaman 2003 - Jessi Balmer 2004 - Amanda Warrington 2005 - Molly Burke 2006 - Casey Howard 2007 - Casey Howard 2008 - Florence Sijbrandij 2009 - Casey Howard 2010 - Michelle Drummonds 2011 - Noelle Diana

1975 GOALS Julie Grandell..................11 Joan Molaison ................10 ASSISTS No Assists kept POINTS Julie Grandell..................22 Joan Molaison ................20 1976 Statistics Not Available 1977 GOALS Julie Grandell..................12 Joan Molaison ................12 Debbie White ..................12 ASSISTS No Assists kept POINTS Julie Grandell..................24 Joan Molaison ................24 Debbie White ..................24 1978 GOALS Carol Miller ....................15 Betty Newby....................11 ASSISTS Carol Miller........................5 Debbie White ....................5 POINTS Carol Miller ....................35 Betty Newby....................23 Debbie White ..................19 1979 GOALS Sharon Wilkie..................17 Martha Dell ......................8 ASSISTS Sandy Gibney....................6 POINTS Sharon Wilkie..................36 Martha Dell ....................17 SV. PCT. Buzz Harrington.. .755 (71) 1980 GOALS Carol Miller ....................15 Sharon Wilkie..................14 ASSISTS Susan Samuel..................10 POINTS Carol Miller ....................31 Sharon Wilkie..................30 Debbie White ..................18 SV. PCT. Elaine Pomian .. .829 (126) 1981 GOALS Sharon Wilkie..................13 Carol Miller ....................11 ASSISTS Susan Samuel....................8 POINTS Sharon Wilkie..................26 Carol Miller ....................23 Susan Samuel..................16 SV. PCT. Elaine Pomian.... .821 (87) 1982 GOALS Missy Meharg..................16 Sharon Wilkie..................15 Anne Wilkinson ..............10 ASSISTS Lisa Blanc..........................9 POINTS Missy Meharg..................33 Sharon Wilkie..................31 Lisa Blanc........................25 SV. PCT. S. Indelicarto .... .842 (144)

1983 GOALS Missy Meharg..................17 Anne Wilkinson ..............11 ASSISTS Missy Meharg....................9 POINTS Missy Meharg..................43 Anne Wilkinson ..............26 SV. PCT. Stacie Indelicarto.817 (107)

1990 GOALS Kelly Hollinger ..................9 Jennifer Daggett ..............4 ASSISTS Joanne Dobson..................5 POINTS Kelly Hollinger ................19 Joanne Dobson................11 SV. PCT. Leslie Saylor .... .878 (158)

1984 GOALS Beth Manley....................13 Anne Wilkinson ................9 ASSISTS Missy Meharg....................4 POINTS Beth Manley....................26 Anne Wilkinson ..............20 Missy Meharg..................18 SV. PCT. Karen Zurlo ...... .846 (138)

1991 GOALS Meghan Mulqueen ............3 Jen Rinnander ..................3 ASSISTS Cathy Alderman ................2 POINTS Meghan Mulqueen ............6 Jen Rinnander ..................6 SV. PCT. Katie Partlow .. .834 (126)

1985 GOALS Anne Wilkinson ..............14 Laura Domnick................10 ASSISTS Beth Manley....................11 POINTS Anne Wilkinson ..............30 Beth Manley....................23 Laura Domnick................20 SV. PCT. Ange Bradley .....893 (159) 1986 GOALS Laura Domnick..................8 Monique Scally..................8 Beth Manley......................7 ASSISTS Beth Manley......................7 POINTS Beth Manley....................21 Monique Scally................18 Laura Domnick................17 SV. PCT. Ange Bradley .. .899 (143) 1987 GOALS Michele Rosenbaum ........12 Monique Scally..................7 Nari Bush ..........................7 ASSISTS Monique Scally..................4 Laura Domnick..................4 POINTS Michele Rosenbaum ........25 Monique Scally................18 SV. PCT. Ange Bradley .. .909 (160) 1988 GOALS Michele Rosenbaum ........20 Lynn Iannotta....................7 ASSISTS Joanne Dobson..................7 POINTS Michele Rosenbaum ........44 Nari Bush........................18 SV. PCT. Caroline Maloney .900 (105) 1989 GOALS Laura Peirson....................5 Jill Hershey ......................4 ASSISTS Cassie Herr........................3 POINTS Laura Peirson..................10 Jill Hershey ......................9 SV. PCT. Karen Henry.... .898 (106)

1992 GOALS Kelly Hollinger ..................6 Jennifer Daggett ..............4 ASSISTS Sue Daddona ....................5 POINTS Kelly Hollinger ................16 Jennifer Daggett ............11 SV. PCT. Kim Lockbaum .. .897 (87) Lisa Wood ........ .843 (107) 1993 GOALS Melissa Hefner ..................7 Lauren Baugher ................7 ASSISTS Brenda Lear ......................6 POINTS Sue Daddona ..................17 Lauren Baugher ..............16 Melissa Hefner ................15 SV. PCT. Kim Lockbaum ...892 (207) 1994 GOALS Lauren Baugher ................9 Sue Daddona ....................8 ASSISTS Sue Daddona ..................10 Brenda Lear ......................9 POINTS Sue Daddona ..................26 Lauren Baugher ..............22 SV. PCT. Kim Lockbaum .934 (212) 1995 GOALS Melissa Hefner ................14 Lauren Baugher ..............10 ASSISTS Lauren Baugher ..............11 POINTS Melissa Hefner ................32 Lauren Baugher ..............31 Kelly Cawley....................17 SV. PCT. Kim Lockbaum .853 (163) 1996 GOALS Melissa Hefner ................18 Kelly Cawley....................12 ASSISTS Kelly Cawley......................8 POINTS Melissa Hefner ................37 Kelly Cawley....................32 Betsy Taylor ....................23 SV. PCT. Kelly Ottati ........ .867 (72) Kelly Adams........ .788 (82)

1997 GOALS Jodi Byrd ........................18 Kelly Cawley....................10 ASSISTS Kelly Cawley....................21 POINTS Kelly Cawley....................41 Jodi Byrd ........................37 Sara Hills ........................17 SV. PCT. Kelly Adams...... .831 (152) Kelly Ottati.......... .786 (22) 1998 GOALS Jodi Byrd ........................13 Rachel Barger ................11 ASSISTS Kelly Cawley....................19 POINTS Kelly Cawley....................37 Jodi Byrd ........................32 Rachel Barger ................28 SV. PCT. Kelly Adams...... .840 (121) Kelly Ottati ......... 1.000 (8) 1999 GOALS Juli Byrd............................9 ASSISTS Rachel Barger....................9 POINTS Rachel Barger ................19 Juli Byrd ........................18 Mia Callahan ..................18 SV. PCT. Kelly Ottati........ .809 (148) Andrea Grasso .... 1.000 (1) 2000 GOALS Juli Byrd ........................10 ASSISTS Megan Fortunato ..............9 POINTS Juli Byrd ........................20 Jessica Breault ................16 Megan Fortunato ............13 SV. PCT. Andrea Grasso .... .734 (52) Steph. Judefind .. .710 (76) 2001 GOALS Juli Byrd ........................13 ASSISTS Kelly Coyle ........................9 POINTS Juli Byrd ........................30 Leah Geib........................24 Kim Wagaman ................17 SV. PCT. Heidi Hibshman .. .768 (43) Steph. Judefind .. .701 (47) 2002 GOALS Erica LaBar......................11 ASSISTS Erica Labar........................9 Kim Wagaman ..................9 POINTS Erica LaBar......................31 Jessi Balmer....................15 Kim Wagaman ................15 SV. PCT. Steph. Judefind .. .695 (89) 2003 GOALS Erica LaBar......................11 ASSISTS Erica LaBar......................12 POINTS Erica LaBar......................34 Jessi Balmer....................27 Jessica Breault ................24 SV. PCT. Megan Allen........ .689 (64)

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2004 GOALS Lauren Carr ....................11 Erica LaBar......................11 ASSISTS Katie Evans ....................12 POINTS Lauren Carr ....................27 Erica LaBar......................26 Amanda Warrington........24 SV. PCT. Megan Allen...... .781 (107) 2005 GOALS Molly Burke ......................9 ASSISTS Katie Evans ......................6 Amanda Warrington..........6 POINTS Molly Burke ....................20 Amanda Warrington........18 Casey Howard ................16 SV. PCT. Megan Allen...... .742 (132) 2006 GOALS Casey Howard ..................9 ASSISTS Katie Evans ......................7 POINTS Casey Howard ................19 Katie Evans ....................19 Molly Burke ....................16 SV. PCT. Nikki Rhoades .. .747 (109) 2007 GOALS Casey Howard ................13 ASSISTS Jackie Tait ........................5 POINTS Casey Howard ................29 Tori Karsten ....................19 SV. PCT. Nikki Rhoades .... .652 (60) 2008 GOALS Alexis Esbitt ......................5 ASSISTS Florence Sijbrandij ............2 Missy Woodie ....................2 Rae Everson ......................2 POINTS Alexis Esbitt ....................10 Florence Sijbrandij ..........10 SV. PCT. Nikki Rhoades .. .745 (111) 2009 GOALS Casey Howard ................22 ASSISTS Missy Woodie ....................8 POINTS Casey Howard ................51 Amanda McCardell ..........18 Kim Schlezes ..................17 SV. PCT. Noelle Diana ...... .674 (93) 2010 GOALS Michelle Drummonds ......10 ASSISTS Missy Woodie ....................6 POINTS Michelle Drummonds ......25 Melissa LeNoir ................15 SV. PCT. Noelle Diana .... .686 (109) 2011 GOALS Kelsey McKee ....................9 ASSISTS Carley Hecht......................7 Kayla Schweitzer ..............7 POINTS Michelle Drummonds ......24 SV. PCT. Noelle Diana .... .701 (122)

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All-Americans

Casey Howard

WomensFieldHockey.com, Second Team, 2009

Leah Geib

NFHCA Second Team, 2004

Conference MVP

Amanda Warrington

NFHCA Second Team, 2004

Jessi Balmer

NFHCA Third Team, 2003

Jodi Byrd - 1998 Jill Hershey - 1990 Nari Bush - 1988 Ange Bradley - 1987 Beth Manley - 1986 Anne Wilkinson - 1985 Missy Meharg - 1983, 1984 Sharon Wilkie - 1982

Conference Tournament MVP Amanda Warrington - 2004

All-Conference Colonial Athletic Association Erica LaBar

NFHCA Third Team, 2002

NFHCA Second Team, 1998

CFHCA, Second Team, 1993 CFHCA, Second Team, 1994

Anne Wilkinson

Moe Scally

Nari Bush

CFHCA Hon. Mention, 1988

Brenda Lear

Jodi Byrd

CFHCA Hon. Mention, 1987

CFHCA Hon. Mention, 1985

First Team

Michelle Michelle Drummonds - 2009 Rosenbaum Missy Woodie - 2009

CFHCA First Team, 1988

Missy Meharg

CFHCA Second Team, 1983

Casey Howard - 2007, 2009 Molly Burke - 2005 Megan Allen - 2004 Amanda Warrington - 2004 Jessi Balmer - 2003 Erica LaBar - 2002, 2003, 2004 Kim Wagaman - 2002 Leah Geib - 2002 Second Team Amanda McCardell - 2011 Kelsey McKee - 2011 Noelle Diana - 2011 Michelle Drummonds - 2010 Missy Woodie - 2008, 2010 Stephanie Swain - 2006 Jessi Balmer - 2004 Leah Geib - 2004 Katie Evans - 2003, 2005 Jess Breault - 2003

America East / North Atlantic Conference

Sharon Wilkie

Mitchell & Ness, 1981 CFHCA, 1981 Mitchell & Ness, 1982 CFHCA, 1982

Anne Brooking

Mitchell & Ness, 1980 Mitchell & Ness, 1981

Carol Miller

Mitchell & Ness, 1978 Mitchell & Ness, 1979 Mitchell & Ness, 1981

Paula Petrie

Mitchell & Ness, 1978

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All-Rookie Colonial Athletic Association

All-Region Selections (since 1990) Michelle Drummonds..............First Team, 2009 Florence Sijbrandij ..............Second Team, 2008 Casey Howard ....First Team, 2006, 2007, 2009 Stephanie Swain ................Second Team, 2006 Katie Evans ........................Second Team, 2005 Molly Burke ........................Second Team, 2005 Megan Allen ............................First Team, 2004 Amanda Warrington ..............First Team, 2004 ..............................................Second Team, 2005 Lauren Carr..........................Second Team, 2004 Jessi Balmer ............................First Team, 2003

Kelly Coyle - 2001 Leah Geib - 2001 Megan Fortunato - 2000 Juli Byrd - 1999, 2000, 2001 Rachel Barger - 1999 Kelly Cawley -1997, 1998 Jodi Byrd - 1997, 1998 Becky Wolf - 1996 Sue Daddona - 1994 Brenda Lear - 1992, 1993

Erica LaBar ..........First Team, 2002, 2003, 2004 Kelly Coyle ..........................Second Team, 2002 Leah Geib ..................Second Team, 2002, 2003 ..................................................First Team, 2004 Kim Wagaman ....................Second Team, 2002 Jessica Breault..........Second Team, 2002, 2003 Jessi Balmer........................Second Team, 2002 Megan Fortunato................Second Team, 2000 Juli Byrd ........................First Team, 1999, 2000 Rachel Barger .................. Second Team, 1999 Kelly Cawley............ Second Team, 1996, 1997

..................................................First Team, 1998 Jodi Byrd ..................Second Team, 1996, 1997 ..................................................First Team, 1998 Kelly Adams ............................First Team, 1998 Erin Reist ............................Second Team, 1997 Melissa Hefner ......................First Team, 1996 Kirsten McEntee ................Second Team, 1996 Sue Daddona ..........................First Team, 1994 Kim Lockbaum ....................Second Team, 1994 Joanne Dobson....................Second Team, 1991 Jill Hershey ............................First Team, 1990

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Kelsey McKee - 2011 Clare O’Malley - 2010 Kayla Schweitzer - 2008 Michelle Drummonds - 2007 Missy Woodie - 2007 Tori Karsten - 2006 Casey Howard - 2005 Molly Burke - 2004

America East Leah Geib - 2001 Erica LaBar - 2001 Jessica Breault - 2000 Megan Henry - 2000

Team Records SCORING Most Goals, Game: ................................................................................10 vs. Brown, 9/6/09 Most Goals, Season: ........................................................................................63, 1982; 1998 Most Consecutive Games Scoring A Goal: ....................................................58, 2000-2003 Most Goals Allowed, Game: ............................................................8 vs. Maryland, 9/25/97 ........................................................................................................8 vs. Maryland, 9/8/2000 Most Goals Allowed, Season: ................................................................51, 2006 (19 games) Fewest Goals, Season: ..............................................15, 1973 (9 games); 2008 (18 games) Fewest Goals Allowed, Season: ..............................................................3, 1972 (11 games) Most Assists, Game:..............................................................................8 vs. Brown, 9/6/2009 Most Assists, Season: ................................................................................................51, 1998 SHOTS Most Shots, Game (since 1985): ............................................................65 vs. La Salle, 9/8/88 Most Shots, Allowed, Game (since 1985):......................................38 by Penn State, 9/26/85 Most Shots on Goal, Season ....................................................................................704, 1984 Most Shots on Goal Allowed, Season ....................................................................312, 1984 PENALTY CORNERS Most Penalty Corners, Game (since 1985): ..............................................................37, 1992 Most Penalty Corners, Season: ..............................................................................284, 1984 Most Penalty Corners Allowed, Season: ..............................................................204, 1980 SHUTOUTS Most Shutouts, Season: ............................................................................................12, 1988 Fewest Shutouts, Season: ......................................................................1, 2005, 2006, 2010 Most Shutouts Against, Season: ................................................................................8, 2008 Most Consecutive Shutouts: ...................................................................................... 5, 1985 Most Consecutive Shutout Minutes: ......................................................................439, 1994 Most Consecutive Games Shutout: ....................................3, 1973, 1975, 1989, 1995, 2006 VICTORY MARGINS Largest Margin of Victory: ........................................................9, (9-0) over American, 1983 ................................................................................................9, (9-0) over Towson State, 1983 Largest Margin of Defeat: ....................................................8, (8-0) vs. Maryland, 9/8/2000 ................................................................................................7, (8-1) vs. Maryland, 9/25/97 ....................................................................................................7 (7-0) vs. Maryland, 10/14/07 ....................................................................................................7 (7-0) vs. Maryland, 10/19/08 WINNING PERCENTAGES Most Wins, Season: ....................................16, (16-3-2) 1988; (16-5-1) 1982; (16-4-2) 1978 Most Losses, Season: ......................................................................................15, (3-15) 2008 Most Ties, Season: ......................................................................................5, (12-5-5), 1977 Most Games Played: ....................................................................22, 1977; 1978; 1982; 2004 Best Record: ....................................................................................................7-1 (.875), 1971 Worst Record: ................................................................................................3-15 (.167), 2008 STREAKS Most Consecutive Wins: ......................................................................................11, 1985-86 Most Consecutive Wins During a Season: ......................................................9, 1998, 2009 Most Consecutive Wins to Begin a Season: ..................................................7, 1994, 2007 Most Consecutive Games Without a Loss: ........................................................11, 1985-86 Most Consecutive Losses: ............................................................................................8, 2008 Most Consecutive Losses to Begin a Season: ..........................................................3, 1995 Most Consecutive Games Without a Win: ................................................................8, 2008 Most Consecutive Ties: ......................................................................................2, 1977; 1981 Most Consecutive Winning Seasons: ..................................................................13, 1971-83 Consecutive League Wins: ....................................................................................15, 1982-83 Consecutive League Losses: ..............................................................5, 1998-99, 2005, 2008 Longest League Unbeaten Streak: ......................................................................17, 1985-86 Consecutive Home Wins: ......................................................................................14, 1982-84 Consecutive Road Wins: ........................................................................................8, 1985-86

Kelly Hollinger scored three goals as Delaware set a school-record with nine goals in a 9-2 win over Vermont in 1992.

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Individual Records Most Games Played, Season:..........................................................................22, by many players Most Games Played, Career:..............................................................84, Erica LaBar*, 2000-2004 ................................................................................................................84, Jessi Balmer, 2000-2004 ....................................................................................................................84, Leah Geib, 2000-2004 ......................................................................................................82, Megan Fortunato*, 1997-2000 ....................................................................................................................82, Juli Byrd, 1998-2001 * All consecutive starts Most Goals, Game: ..............................................................5 by Casey Howard vs. Brown, 9/6/09 ........................................................................................4 by Melissa Hefner vs. Vermont, 10/14/95 ............................................................................................4 by Sharon Wilkie vs. West Chester, 1979 ....................................................................................................4 by Sharon Wilkie vs. Towson, 1979 ........................................................................................4 by Anita Magat vs. William Paterson, 1974 ........................................................................................4 by Judy Anderson vs. Catonsville CC, 1972 ............................................................................................3 by Casey Howard vs Towson, 10/23/09 ..................................................................................3 by Rachel Schexnayder vs. Towson, 10/23/09 ......................................................................................3 by Casey Howard vs. Monmouth, 10/16/09 ..........................................................................................3 by Casey Howard vs. La Salle, 10/29/06 ......................................................................................3 by Amanda Warrington vs. Rutgers, 9/9/05 ..............................................................................................3 by Lauren Carr vs. Monmouth, 9/1/04 ........................................................................................................3 by Juli Byrd vs. Penn, 10/6/98 ..................................................................................................3 by Juli Byrd vs. Boston U., 9/28/01 ................................................................................................3 by Kelly Cawley vs. Temple, 9/16/98 ......................................................................................3 by Alexis Goldsborough vs. Ursinus, 9/1/98 ....................................................................................................3 by Jodi Byrd vs. Temple, 9/13/97 ..............................................................................................3 by Jodi Byrd vs. Wm. & Mary, 9/6/97 ..................................................................................................3 by Betsy Taylor vs. Drexel, 11/2/96 ........................................................................................3 by Lauren Baugher vs. Hofstra, 10/21/95 ............................................................................................3 by Sue Daddona vs. Vermont, 10/8/94 ............................................................................................3 by Melissa Hefner vs. La Salle, 9/18/93 ........................................................................................3 by Kelly Hollinger vs. Vermont, 10/11/92 ..................................................................................3 by Michele Rosenbaum vs. Maryland, 9/29/88 ....................................................................................3 by Michele Rosenbaum vs. Ursinus, 9/15/88 ......................................................................................3 by Michele Rosenbaum vs. La Salle, 9/8/88 ................................................................................................3 by Nari Bush vs. Bucknell, 10/24/87 ....................................................................................3 by Michele Rosenbaum vs. Lehigh, 10/13/87 ..............................................................................................3 by Anne Wilkinson vs. American, 1983 ..................................................................................................3 by Sharon Wilkie vs. La Salle, 1982 Most Goals, Season: ..............................................................................22 by Casey Howard, 2009 Most Goals by a Freshman, Season: ....................................................17 by Sharon Wilkie, 1979 Most Goals, Career: ..........................................................................59 by Sharon Wilkie, 1979-82 Most Game-Winning Goals, Season: ..............................................................8, Erica LaBar, 2002 Game-Winning Goals, Career: ..........................................................16 by Erica LaBar, 2001-2004 Consecutive Games Scoring a Goal:................................................11 by Melissa Hefner, 1995-96

Most Points, Game: ............................................................12 by Casey Howard vs. Brown, 9/6/09 Most Points, Season: ....................................................................44 by Michele Rosenbaum, 1988 Most Points, Career: ..........................................................................127 by Kelly Cawley, 1995-98 Most Shots, Game (since 1985): ................................16, Jennifer Daggett vs. Lehigh, 10/15/92 ..................................................................................16, Michelle Rosenbaum vs. Hofstra, 9/17/88 Most Shots, Season:..............................................................................143 by Missy Meharg, 1984 Most Shots, Career: ........................................................................326 by Missy Meharg, 1981-84 Most Goalie Minutes, Season:................................................................1,597, Megan Allen, 2004 Most Goalie Minutes, Career:........................................................4,619, Kim Lockbaum, 1992-95 Most Goalie Saves, Game: ......................................................................................28, Kim Lockbaum vs. Maryland, 9/13/94 ......................................................................................25, Kim Lockbaum vs. Maryland, 9/11/93 ......................................................................................................25, Jaren Zurlo vs. Temple, 1984 ..........................................................................................22, Kelly Adams vs. Maryland, 9/22/98 ..........................................................................................22, Kim Lockbaum vs. Rutgers, 9/27/94 ........................................................................................22, Kim Lockbaum vs. Princeton, 10/6/93 Most Goalie Saves, Season: ..................................................................212, Kim Lockbaum, 1994 Most Goalie Saves, Career: ..............................................................669, Kim Lockbaum, 1992-95 Most Goalie Shutouts, Season: ............................................................12, Caroline Maloney, 1988 Most Goalie Shutouts, Career:..............................................................26, Ange Bradley, 1984-87 Goalie Save Pct., Season: .................................................................... .934, Kim Lockbaum, 1994 Goalie Save Pct., Career: .............................................................. .895, Kim Lockbaum, 1992-95 Lowest GAA, Season: ........................................................................0.62, Caroline Maloney, 1988 Lowest GAA, Career: ..........................................................................0.91, Ange Bradley, 1984-87

Missy Meharg

Erica LaBar

Lauren Carr

Megan Fortunato

Most Assists, Game: ................................................4 by Kelly Cawley vs. William & Mary, 9/6/97 ..............................................................................................3 by Kim Schlezes vs. Towson, 10/23/09 ......................................................................................3 by Katie Evans vs. Michigan State, 8/26/06 ..............................................................................................3 by Katie Evans vs. Rutgers, 9/9/05 ..............................................................................................3 by Erica LaBar vs. La Salle, 9/29/03 ................................................................................................3 by Kelly Cawley vs. Penn, 10/6/98 ............................................................................................3 by Kelly Cawley vs. Ursinus, 10/1/98 ............................................................................................3 by Kelly Cawley vs. Temple, 9/13/97 ......................................................................................3 by Sara Hills vs. William & Mary, 9/6/97 ..............................................................................................3 by Sue Samuel vs. Penn State, 1981 Most Assists, Season: ..............................................................................21 by Kelly Cawley, 1997 Most Assists by a Freshman, Season: ..........................................................7 by Juli Byrd, 1999 Most Assists, Career: ..........................................................................48 by Kelly Cawley, 1995-98

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Season Points Casey Howard (2009) ....................................................51 Michelle Rosenbaum (1988) ............................................44 Missy Meharg (1983)......................................................43 Kelly Cawley (1997)........................................................41 Jodi Byrd (1997) ............................................................37 Kelly Cawley (1998)........................................................37 Melissa Hefner (1996) ....................................................37 8. Sharon Wilkie (1979)......................................................36 9. Carol Miller (1978) ........................................................35 10. Erica LaBar (2003)..........................................................34 1.

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Season Assists 1. Kelly Cawley (1997)........................................................21 2. Kelly Cawley (1998)........................................................19 3. Erica LaBar (2003)..........................................................12 Katie Evans (2004) ........................................................12 5. Sara Hills (1997) ............................................................11 Lauren Baugher (1995) ..................................................11 7. Beth Manley (1985)........................................................11 8. Sue Daddona (1994) ......................................................10 Sue Samuel (1980) ........................................................10 10. Erica LaBar (2002)............................................................9 Kim Wagaman (2002) ......................................................9 Megan Fortunato (2000) ..................................................9 Brenda Lear (1994) ..........................................................9 Sara Hills (1998) ..............................................................9 Rachel Barger (1999)........................................................9 Missy Meharg (1983)........................................................9 Lisa Blanc (1982)..............................................................9 Kelly Coyle (2001) ............................................................9

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Career Points Name (Years) G Kelly Cawley (1995-98) ..................39 Sharon Wilkie (1979-82) ................59 Casey Howard (2005-09) ................51 Julie Grandell (1974-77) ................52 Anne Wilkinson (1982-85) ..............44 Carol Miller (1978-81) ....................46 Missy Meharg (1981-84) ................42 Erica LaBar (2001-04) ....................34 Melissa Hefner (1993-96)................43 Juli Byrd (1998-2001) ....................39 Beth Manley (1983-86) ..................33 Jodi Byrd (1995-98)........................35 Katie Evans (2003-06) ....................21 Lauren Baugher (1992-95)..............27 Michele Rosenbaum (1987-88) ........32

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Pts. 127 123 115 104 100 100 98 95 94 89 84 79 72 71 69

Career Goals Sharon Wilkie (1979-82)....................................................59 Julie Grandell (1974-77)....................................................52 Casey Howard (2005-09) ..................................................51 Carol Miller (1978-81) ......................................................46 Anne Wilkinson (1982-85) ................................................44 Melissa Hefner (1993-96) ..................................................43 Missy Meharg (1981-84)....................................................42 Kelly Cawley (1995-98) ....................................................39 Juli Byrd (1998-2001) ......................................................39 10. Jodi Byrd (1995-98) ..........................................................35 1.

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Season Goalkeeper Saves Kim Lockbaum (1994) ..................................................212 Kim Lockbaum (1993) ..................................................207 Kim Lockbaum (1995) ..................................................163 Ange Bradley (1987) ....................................................160 Ange Bradley (1985) ....................................................159 Leslie Saylor (1990)......................................................158 Kelly Adams (1997) ......................................................152 Kelly Ottati (1999)........................................................148 Stacie Indelicarto (1982) ..............................................144 Ange Bradley (1986) ....................................................143

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1971 7-1 Head Coach: Gillian Rattray at Western Maryland ................W 1-0 at Millersville............................W 2-1 Trenton State ............................W 4-1 Catonsville ................................W 5-0 at Goucher................................W 5-0 at Glassboro ............................W 2-1 West Chester ..............................L 1-6 at Essex....................................W 9-0 1972 6-2-3 Head Coach: Barbara Viera Western Maryland ....................W 2-0 at Trenton State ........................T 1-1 at Catonsville............................W 6-0 Goucher....................................W 4-0 Millersville ................................L 0-4 Glassboro ..................................T 1-1 Montclair State..........................W 2-0 William Paterson ......................W 1-0 Fairleigh Dickinson....................W 4-0 at Towson State ..........................T 1-1 at West Chester ..........................L 0-4 1973 6-2-5 Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captains: Debbie Aptt, Marie Episcopo Franklin & Marshall ..................W 2-0 at Western Maryland ................W 1-0 at Millersville ............................L 1-2 Trenton ......................................T 1-1 at Salisbury ..............................W 4-0 at Glassboro ..............................T 1-1 at Wesley..................................W 3-2 Towson State ............................W 3-0 at Maryland ..............................T 1-1 West Chester ..............................L 0-3 *Douglass ..................................T 0-0 *Princeton..................................T 0-0 *Centenary ..............................W 1-0 *All College Tournament 1974 10-2-2 Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captain: na Franklin & Marshall ..................W 2-0 Millersville ................................W 6-2 at William Paterson ..................W 8-0 at Trenton ................................W 2-0 Salisbury ..................................W 5-0 Glassboro ..................................L 1-2 Goucher....................................W 7-1 at Towson State ........................W 5-2 Maryland..................................W 2-1 Ursinus ......................................T 1-1 at West Chester ..........................L 0-1 *Montclair ................................W 4-1 *Rutgers ....................................T 1-1 *Kean ......................................W 2-0 *All College Tournament

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1975 11-5 Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captains: Audie Kujala, Diane Christian Franklin & Marshall ..................W 4-1 Towson State ............................W 6-0 at William Paterson ..................W 2-0 Trenton State ............................W 3-0 at Salisbury State......................W 4-1 Rutgers ....................................W 4-2 at Ursinus ..................................L 0-3 at Millersville............................W 2-0 at Maryland..............................W 4-1 at Glassboro ..............................L 0-2 West Chester ..............................L 0-1 Montclair ..................................W 5-1 #Trenton ..................................W 3-1 #Glassboro..........................W 0-0 ($) #West Chester ............................L 0-2 #Lock Haven..............................L 0-1 #EAIAW Regional (4th place) $Won on penetration time 1976 12-7-1 4th Place • AIAW National Tournament Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captains: Laura Chirnside, Audie Kujala, Caroline Geise at Franklin & Marshall ..............W 4-1 Ursinus ......................................L 0-1 Paterson ..................................W 5-0 at Trenton ................................W 1-0 Salisbury State..........................W 5-1 at Towson State ........................W 2-0 at Rutgers..................................L 1-3 Maryland..................................W 2-1 Glassboro ................................W 3-0 at West Chester ..........................T 1-1 at Lock Haven............................L 0-2 at Montclair ..............................W 2-0 #Gettysburg..............................W 1-0 #Penn State..............................W 1-0 #West Chester ............................L 0-3 #Lock Haven..............................L 0-2 !Springfield ........................W 1-1 (%) !Virginia ............................W 2-2 (%) !Ursinus ....................................L 0-5 !Lock Haven ..............................L 0-2 #EAIAW Regional (4th place) !AIAW National Tournament (4th) %Won on penetration time 1977 12-5-5 3rd Place • AIAW National Tournament Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captains: Juli Grandell, Patricia Weber Franklin & Marshall....................T 2-2 at Ursinus ..................................T 2-2 at William Paterson ..................W 7-0 Trenton ....................................W 5-2 at Salisbury State......................W 4-0 at Maryland ..............................T 1-1

Towson State ............................W 3-0 Rutgers......................................T 1-1 Lock Haven................................L 1-2 at Millersville............................W 4-0 at Glassboro ............................W 2-1 West Chester ............................T 0-0 at Penn State ............................L 1-4 Montclair ..................................W 5-0 #Lafayette................................W 4-0 #Slippery Rock..........................W 4-3 #West Chester ............................L 1-2 #Lock Haven..............................L 1-2 !Massachusetts..........................W 3-0 !Central Michigan......................W 3-1 !West Chester ............................L 0-2 !San Jose State ........................W 3-0 #EAIAW Regional (4th place) !AIAW National Tournament (3rd) 1978 16-4-2 AIAW National Runner-ups Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captains: Elizabeth Newby, Joan Schimpf Connecticut ..............................W 1-0 at Franklin & Marshall ..............W 1-0 Ursinus ....................................W 3-1 at Trenton State ........................W 3-0 Penn State ................................T 1-1 Maryland ..................................L 1-2 at Towson State ........................W 4-1 at La Salle ................................W 3-1 at Rutgers ................................W 4-0 at Lock Haven ..........................T 1-1 Millersville ................................W 2-1 at Glassboro ............................W 4-0 at West Chester ..........................L 0-2 Salisbury State..........................W 2-1 #Millersville ..............................W 5-1 #Ursinus ..................................W 1-0 #West Chester ............................L 0-4 #Lock Haven ............................W 3-1 !California ................................W 2-0 !Connecticut..............................W 1-0 !Massachusetts..........................W 2-0 !West Chester ............................L 0-3

at Glassboro ............................W 2-1 #Ursinus ....................................L 0-4 (FF) - Franklin Field, Philadelphia #EAIAW Regional ^UConn Tournament 1980 12-6-2 3rd Place • AIAW National Tournament Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captains: Patti Wilkinson Carol Miller, Nancy Harrington New Hampshire..........................L 1-2 Connecticut ................................T 2-2 at Franklin & Marshall ..............W 6-2 Penn State ................................L 0-1 Glassboro ................................W 4-1 Maryland..................................W 2-0 at La Salle ................................W 5-2 at Rutgers ................................W 3-1 at West Chester ..........................L 0-1 at Temple ................................W 2-1 at Lock Haven............................T 1-1 Ursinus ......................................L 0-1 Salisbury State..........................W 4-1 #Pennsylvania ..........................W 2-0 #Penn State ..............................L 0-2 #Lock Haven ............................W 2-0 !Iowa........................................W 3-0 !Connecticut ......................W 4-3 (PS) !Penn State ........................L 2-3 (ot) !San Jose State ..................W 3-2 (ot) #EAIAW Regional (3rd place) !AIAW National Tournament (3rd) 1981 11-4-3 Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captains: Carol Miller, Sue Samuel ^Ohio State..............................W 5-0 ^Connecticut..............................L 0-2 La Salle ....................................W 1-0 at Pennsylvania ........................W 4-1 West Chester ..............................T 2-2 Franklin & Marshall ..................W 6-0

at Penn State ............................L 1-4 at Maryland..............................W 2-1 at Virginia ................................W 2-1 Rutgers......................................T 2-2 Old Dominion (FF)......................T 1-1 at Ursinus ..................................L 1-2 North Carolina ..........................W 3-1 Temple ....................................W 1-0 at American..............................W 5-0 #Ursinus ..................................W 3-0 #Penn State..............................W 4-1 #Temple ....................................L 0-1 ^Connecticut Tournament #EAIAW Regional (FF) - Franklin Field, Philadelphia 1982 16-5-1 (5-0 ECC) East Coast Conference Champions 3rd Place • NCAA Tournament Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captains: Lisa Blanc, Kathy Hubin, Sharon Wilkie *Lafayette ........................W 3-2 (ot) at *La Salle ..............................W 7-1 Iowa ..........................................L 1-3 Connecticut........................L 3-4 (3ot) Pennsylvania ............................W 2-0 at West Chester ........................W 3-1 at Princeton ..............................T 1-1 Penn State ................................L 0-1 Maryland..................................W 3-0 Virginia ....................................W 3-1 at Rutgers..........................W 2-1 (ot) at *Towson State ......................W 6-0 Ursinus (FF)..............................W 3-2 at Temple ..................................L 0-2 *American ................................W 6-1 at *Bucknell ....................W 2-1 (2ot) $La Salle ..................................W 5-0 $Lafayette................................W 3-0 #Princeton ................................W 3-2 #Temple ..................................W 3-2 #Connecticut ..............................L 0-2 #Penn State..............................W 4-0

#EAIAW Regional (3rd place) !AIAW National Tournament (2nd) 1979 10-4-2 Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captains: Martha Dell, Sandy Klein ^Colgate ..................................W 2-1 ^Connecticut..............................L 1-3 Franklin & Marshall ..................W 3-2 at Ursinus ..................................L 0-4 at Penn State ............................L 2-5 at Maryland ..............................T 2-2 La Salle ....................................W 7-1 Rutgers ....................................W 2-1 West Chester (FF)......................W 4-1 at Millersville............................W 3-0 at Salisbury State......................W 2-0 Lock Haven................................T 0-0 Towson State ............................W 6-1 Trenton State ............................W 3-1

In 1978, the Fightin’ Blue Hens finished second in the AIAW National Tournament. The team finished 16-4-2, with three of those losses coming against national champion West Chester.

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*East Coast Conference Games (1st) $ECC Championship at Rider (1st) #NCAA Tournament at Temple (3rd) (FF) - Franklin Field, Philadelphia 1983 13-6 (5-0 ECC) ECC Regular Season Champions Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captains: Stacie Indelicarto, Jill Fuchs, Linda Schmidt at *Lafayette ............................W 3-2 La Salle ....................................W 7-1 ^Purdue ..................................W 2-1 ^Connecticut..............................L 0-1 at Pennsylvania ..................L 0-1 (ot) West Chester ............................W 1-0 Princeton ..................................W 2-1 at Penn State ............................L 1-4 at Virginia..................................L 4-5 at Maryland ..............................L 0-2 Rutgers ....................................W 1-0 *Towson State ..........................W 9-0 Ursinus ....................................W 2-1 Temple ....................................W 3-2 *Lehigh ....................................W 2-0 at *American ............................W 9-0 *Bucknell..................................W 4-0 $Rider ......................................W 2-1 $Lehigh ....................................L 1-2 *ECC Games (1st) $ECC Championships at Lafayette (2nd) ^UConn Tournament 1984 9-10-1 (3-2 ECC) Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captains: Missy Meharg, Maureen Wilkinson *Lafayette ................................W 3-1 at LaSalle ................................W 5-0 Connecticut ................................L 0-3 Pennsylvania ............................W 3-1 at Ursinus ..................................L 1-3 at Princeton ..............................W 2-1 Penn State ........................T 2-2 (2ot) Virginia......................................L 0-1 at West Chester ..........................L 1-2 Maryland ..................................L 1-2 *Rider ......................................W 4-0 at Rutgers..................................L 1-3 at *Towson State ......................W 5-0 at Temple ..................................L 0-2 at *Lehigh..................................L 1-4 American ................................W 5-0 at *Bucknell ........................L 4-5 (ot) $Rider ......................................W 4-2 $Bucknell ................................W 7-1 $Lehigh ............................L 1-2 (3ot) *ECC Games (4th) $ECC Championship (2nd)

1985 15-4 (7-0 ECC) ECC Champions Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captains: Terri Cavender, Anne Wilkinson La Salle ....................................W 3-1 at Pennsylvania ........................W 2-1 Ursinus ......................................L 1-3 at *Hofstra ..............................W 2-1 Princeton ..................................W 2-0 at Penn State ......................L 2-3 (ot) West Chester ............................W 2-1 at Maryland ..............................L 1-4 at Virginia ................................W 2-1 Rutgers ....................................W 2-1 *Towson State ..........................W 4-0 Temple ......................................L 0-1 at *Lafayette ............................W 2-0 *Lehigh ....................................W 4-0 at *Drexel ................................W 3-0 at *Rider ..................................W 2-0 *Bucknell..................................W 3-0 $Lehigh ....................................W 2-1 $Lafayette................................W 2-1 *ECC Game (1st) $ECC Championships at Lehigh (1st) 1986 14-5-1 (6-0-1 ECC) ECC Regular Season Champions Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captains: Shala Davis, Beth Manley at La Salle ................................W 3-0 Pennsylvania ............................W 1-0 at Ursinus ................................W 2-1 at Princeton ..............................W 1-0 Penn State ................................L 1-2 at West Chester ..........................L 2-3 Maryland..................................W 1-0 Virginia ....................................W 4-0 at Rutgers ..........................L 0-1 (ot) at *Towson State ......................W 5-0 San Jose State ..........................W 5-2 at Temple ..................................L 1-2 *Lafayette ................................T 1-1 *Hofstra ..................................W 1-0 at *Lehigh..........................W 1-0 (ot) *Drexel ....................................W 4-0 *Rider ......................................W 3-0 at *Bucknell..............................W 3-1 $Hofstra ..........................W 3-2 (3ot) $Lehigh ....................................L 0-1 *ECC Game (1st) $ECC Championship at Delaware (2nd) 1987 13-4-3 (6-0-1 ECC) ECC Regular Season Champions Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captains: Nari Bush, Ange Bradley La Salle ....................................W 3-0 Ursinus..............................T 0-0 (2ot) at *Hofstra ..............................W 2-1 Princeton ..................................W 1-0 at Penn State............................W 2-0

Stanford ..................................W 1-0 West Chester ....................T 1-1 (2ot) at Maryland ..............................L 1-2 Rutgers............................W 3-2 (2ot) *Towson State ..........................W 3-2 *Lehigh ....................................W 8-2 Temple ....................................W 2-1 at Virginia..................................L 0-1 at *Lafayette ....................T 0-0 (2ot) *Bucknell..................................W 5-1 at *Drexel ................................W 3-0 at *Rider ..................................W 2-0 at Pennsylvania ........................L 1-2 $Lehigh ....................................W 1-0 $at Lafayette ....................L 1-2 (2ot)

Delaware’s returned to the NCAA Tournament in 1988. The Blue Hens won the East Coast Conference title but lost in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, 3-1, to Penn State.

*ECC Games (1st) $ECC Championships at Lafayette (2nd) 1988 16-3-2 (6-0-1 ECC) ECC Champions NCAA Tournament Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captains: Lynn Iannotta, Nari Bush, Cassie Vogt at La Salle ................................W 6-0 Iowa ........................................W 3-0 at Ursinus ................................W 4-1 *Hofstra ..................................W 2-0 at Princeton ..............................W 5-0 Penn State................................W 1-0 at West Chester ..........................L 0-1 Maryland..................................W 3-1 at Rutgers..........................W 1-0 (ot) at *Towson State ......................W 3-2 at *Lehigh ................................W 6-1 Temple (FF)................................T 1-1 Virginia ....................................W 3-1 *Lafayette ................................W 2-0 at *Bucknell ..............................T 0-0 *Drexel ....................................W 3-0 *Rider ......................................W 4-0 Pennsylvania ............................L 2-4 $Bucknell ................................W 2-0 $Rider ..............................W 1-0 (ot) #Penn State (FF) ........................L 1-3 *ECC Game (1st) $ECC Championships at Lehigh (1st) #NCAA Tournament at, Phila., PA (FF) - Franklin Field, Philadelphia 1989 7-10-1 (3-4 ECC) Head Coach: Mary Ann Hitchens Captains: Kathy Tucci, Barbara Wolffe La Salle ....................................W 1-0 Ursinus ....................................W 1-0 at *Hofstra ................................L 1-3 at Penn State ............................L 0-3 West Chester ..............................L 0-2 at Maryland ..............................T 0-0 *Lehigh......................................L 1-2 Rutgers ....................................W 2-0 *Towson State ..........................W 2-0 at Pennsylvania ........................L 0-1 Princeton ..........................W 3-2 (ot) Temple ......................................L 1-3

at Virginia..................................L 0-1 *Bucknell ............................L 0-1 (ot) at *Drexel ................................W 1-0 at *Rider ..................................W 1-0 at *Lafayette ......................L 1-2 (ot) at $Lehigh ................................L 1-3 *ECC Games (5th) $ECC Championships at Lehigh 1990 11-5-3 (4-0 ECC) ECC Champions Head Coach: MaryBeth Holder Captains: Jill Hershey, Christa Iaccio at La Salle ................................W 2-1 at Ursinus ..........................W 3-2 (ot) *Hofstra ..................................W 5-0 Penn State ................................L 1-2 at West Chester ..........................L 2-3 Maryland ..................................T 0-0 at Princeton ..............................W 1-0 at Rutgers..................................L 0-4 at *Towson State ......................W 1-0 Pennsylvania......................W 2-1 (ot) at Temple ..................................L 0-4 Virginia......................................T 0-0 Lafayette ..................................L 1-2 at Lehigh ..................................W 3-2 at Bucknell ................................T 0-0 *Drexel ....................................W 2-1 *Rider ......................................W 1-0 $Towson State ..........................W 1-0 $Rider ......................................W 3-0 *ECC Games (1st) $ECC Championships at Hofstra (1st) 1991 5-10-2 (2-4 NAC) Head Coach: MaryBeth Holder Captains: Renee Berardelli, Cathy Alderman, Meghan Mulqueen Ursinus ......................................T 2-2 at Virginia ..........................L 0-1 (ot)

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at Penn State ............................L 0-4 La Salle ....................................W 3-1 West Chester ..............................L 1-4 at Maryland ................................L1-2 at Pennsylvania ........................W 2-0 Rutgers......................................L 0-3 *Maine ......................................L 0-1 *Boston University ....................W 2-1 Princeton ..................................T 0-0 at *Vermont ..............................L 0-1 at Lafayette ..............................L 1-3 at *New Hampshire....................L 1-2 at *Northeastern ........................L 1-4 *Drexel ....................................W 2-0 UMass (CP) ........................W 2-1 (ot) *North Atlantic Conference Games (5th) (CP) - College Park, MD 1992 6-12 (3-3 NAC) Head Coach: MaryBeth Holder Captains: Cassie Herr, Kelly Hollinger at Ursinus ................................W 2-1 Virginia (at Maryland)................L 1-2 Maryland ..................................L 1-2 at La Salle ................................W 1-0 at West Chester ..........................L 1-3 Pennsylvania ......................L 0-1 (ot) at Rutgers..................................L 0-2 at *Maine ................................W 2-1 at *Boston University ................L 1-4 at Princeton ..............................L 1-2 *Vermont..................................W 9-2 Lafayette ..................................L 1-3 Lehigh ................................L 1-2 (ot) at Syracuse ................................L 0-1 *New Hampshire........................L 1-2 *Northeastern ..........................W 1-0 at *Drexel..................................L 1-3 at Saint Joseph’s ......................W 4-0 *NAC Games (5th)

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1993 9-8 (3-3 NAC) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captains: Brenda Lear, Sue Daddona Ursinus ....................................W 5-0 at Maryland ..............................L 0-2 at Penn......................................L 0-4 La Salle ....................................W 3-0 West Chester ............................W 1-0 Rutgers ....................................W 3-1 *Boston University ....................L 0-2 *Maine ....................................W 2-1 Princeton ..................................W 2-1 at *Vermont..............................W 2-0 at Lehigh ..................................W 4-1 at Lafayette ..............................L 0-2 at *New Hampshire....................L 1-2 at *Northeastern ........................L 0-4 *Drexel ....................................W 2-0 at Virginia..................................L 2-4 Saint Joseph’s ............................L 0-1 *NAC Games (5th) 1994 14-6 (5-1 NAC) North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions Head Coach: Carol Miller Captains: Brenda Lear, Sue Daddona Rider (at West Chester) ............W 3-1 at Ursinus ................................W 1-0 Maryland ................................W 1-0 Pennsylvania ............................W 3-0 at West Chester ........................W 1-0 at La Salle ................................W 2-0 at Rutgers ................................W 2-1 at *Boston University ................L 0-1 at *Maine ..........................W 1-0 (ot) at Princeton ..............................L 0-1 *Vermont..................................W 5-0 Lehigh ..............................W 2-1 (ot) Lafayette..................................W 1-0 Ball State (at Syracuse) ..............L 0-1 at Syracuse ................................L 0-4 *New Hampshire ......................W 1-0 *Northeastern ..........................W 2-1 at *Drexel ................................W 5-0 at Saint Joseph’s..................L 1-2 (ot) $New Hampshire........................L 1-2 *NAC Games (1st) $NAC Championships at Boston U. 1995 11-8 (4-4 NAC) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captains: Lauren Baugher, Kim Lockbaum at Maryland ..............................L 0-5 at Michigan................................L 1-2 vs. Michigan State (AA) ..............L 0-3 Ursinus ....................................W 3-0 *New Hampshire (NU) ........L 0-1 (ot) at *Maine..........................L 1-2 (2ot) West Chester ............................W 5-1 at Pennsylvania ................W 3-2 (ot) at *Towson State ......................W 3-1

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Princeton ..................................L 0-2 *Northeastern ..........................L 1-2 *Boston University ....................L 0-4 at Lehigh ..................................W 5-0 at *Vermont..............................W 5-0 at Lafayette..............................W 2-0 *Hofstra ..................................W 7-0 *Drexel..............................W 2-1 (ot) Saint Joseph’s ..........................W 3-1 Temple ....................................W 2-1 *NAC Games (5th) AA- Ann Arbor, MI NU-Northeastern University, Boston 1996 13-6 (5-2 America East) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captains: Kirsten McEntee, Becky Wolf Lehigh ......................................W 6-0 at Pacific ..................................W 5-1 at Stanford ................................L 1-3 *New Hampshire ......................W 2-1 *Maine ......................................L 2-5 at West Chester ........................W 3-0 at Princeton (13)........................L 2-5 at Ursinus ................................W 5-1 *Towson State ..........................W 2-0 *Vermont..................................W 2-1 at *Northeastern (7) ..................L 0-4 Lafayette (20) ..................W 3-2 (ot) Pennsylvania ............................W 3-1 at *Hofstra ..............................W 5-0 at Temple ..........................W 2-1 (ot) at Maryland (6) ........................L 0-3 at *Drexel ................................W 4-1 at Saint Joseph’s ......................W 1-0 at $Boston University (8) ..........L 1-4 * America East Games (4th) $ America East Championships at Boston University 1997 13-7 (6-2 America East) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captains: Jodi Byrd, Kelly Cawley vs. ^William & Mary ................W 5-3 at Richmond ............................W 2-1 at Lehigh ..................................W 5-0 at $Temple ..............................W 4-2 at $North Carolina ....................L 0-5 at *New Hampshire (13) ....W 3-2 (ot) at *Maine ................................W 3-0 at Maryland (3) ........................L 1-8 West Chester ..............................L 1-3 Princeton (7)..............................L 3-5 Ursinus ....................................W 4-0 at Pennsylvania ................W 1-0 (ot) at *Towson................................W 2-1 at *Vermont..............................W 4-0 *Northeastern (9) ......................L 1-2 *Boston University ....................W 2-1 at Lafayette ..............................L 0-1 *Hofstra ..................................W 2-1 Saint Joseph’s ..........................W 1-0 #Boston University (18) ............L 0-2 * America East Games (2nd)

$ Temple Tournament (2nd) # America East Champ. at NU ^ Richmond, VA 1998 15-6 (6-2 America East) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captains: Jodi Byrd, Kelly Cawley, Tara Urbano at Ursinus ................................W 6-0 Providence (at UConn) ..............W 2-1 at Connecticut (8) ......................L 1-3 +Lehigh....................................W 8-0 Saint Joseph’s ..........................W 4-1 Temple ....................................W 5-0 *at Hofstra ..............................W 5-0 Maryland (10)..........................W 2-1 at West Chester ........................W 3-0 *Vermont..................................W 4-0 *Towson....................................W 3-0 Pennsylvania ............................W 5-3 Duke (12) ..........................L 1-2 (ot) at Princeton ..............................L 1-3 at *Drexel ................................W 1-0 Lafayette..................................W 4-0 *Maine ....................................W 3-0 *New Hampshire ......................W 3-2 at *Boston University (16) ..........L1-3 at *Northeastern (11) ................L 0-2 #Northeastern (11)....................L 1-2 *America East Games (tie, 2nd) +First Field Hockey Game in Fred P. Rullo Stadium #America East Champs at Hofstra 1999 9-12 (4-4 America East) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captains: Rachel Barger, Melissa Molloy, Erin Reist at Lehigh ..................................W 5-0 ^Northwestern ................W 3-2 (2ot) at Ball State ......................L 2-3 (2ot) at Temple..................................W 2-0 Iowa (10) ..................................L 1-3 at Maryland (4) ........................L 0-4 *Northeastern ............................L 0-2 *Boston University (15)..............L 1-4 Princeton (16) ..........................L 1-2 James Madison (9) ....................L 0-4 at Pennsylvania ........................W 1-0 at Saint Joseph’s ........................L 0-1 at *Vermont..............................W 1-0 West Chester ............................W 3-1 at *Towson................................W 2-0 *Hofstra ..................................W 4-0 *Drexel ....................................W 4-0 at Lafayette ..............................L 0-3 at *New Hampshire....................L 1-2 at *Maine ..................................L 0-2 at $Boston University (14) ........L 1-2 *America East Games (4th) ^ Muncie, IN $America East Champ. at Boston U.

2000 8-12 (5-3 America East) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captains: Juli Byrd, Megan Fortunato, Katie Phillips William & Mary..........................L 1-2 #Syracuse ..................................L 2-3 #Ball State................................W 4-2 Maryland (1) ............................L 0-8 at ^Iowa....................................L 1-6 at ^Northeastern (13) ..............W 1-0 at *Boston University (17)..........L 2-3 Saint Joseph’s ....................L 2-3 (ot) Pennsylvania ............................L 0-4 *Vermont..................................W 4-2 Lafayette..................................W 3-2 *Towson....................................W 4-0 at *Hofstra ..............................W 2-1 at Princeton (7) ........................L 0-5 at *Drexel (FF) ..................W 2-1 (ot) *New Hampshire........................L 0-2 *Maine ......................................L 3-4 at $Boston University ................L 1-2 *America East Games (3rd) # Blue Hen Tournament (Newark, DE) ^ Big East Challenge (Iowa City, IA) (FF) - Franklin Field, Philadelphia $ America East Champ. at Boston University 2001 13-8 (5-3 America East) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captains: Juli Byrd, Jenn Fotiou Pacific (at Stanford)..................W 4-0 at Stanford ..............................W 1-0 California (at Stanford) ........L 1-2 (ot) at Rutgers ..................................W 5-1 at Temple (17) ..........................W 2-1 at *Maine ..................................W 4-1 at *New Hampshire ....................W 1-0 *Boston University ................L 4-5 (ot) *Northeastern....................W 2-1 (2ot) at West Chester ..........................W 2-1

at *Albany ..................................L 1-3 at *Vermont ..............................W 2-0 Princeton (7) ..............................L 2-3 Virginia Commonwealth..............W 3-1 at Lafayette ........................L 2-3 (2ot) *Hofstra ..............................W 2-1 (ot) at *Towson ................................W 3-0 at Maryland (1) ..........................L 1-4 *Drexel ......................................W 3-1 $Boston University......................W 2-1 $Northeastern..............................L 1-4 * America East Games (2nd) $ America East Champ. at Northeastern 2002 10-10 (4-4 CAA) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captains: Kim Wagaman, Kelly Coyle West Chester ............................W 2-0 Duke ........................................L 2-4 !Villanova ................................W 1-0 !Richmond ........................W 2-1 (ot) La Salle ....................................W 4-0 Wake Forest (7) ........................L 2-6 at Louisville (4) ........................W 3-2 Maryland (1) ............................L 1-3 Temple ................................L 2-3 (ot) Dartmouth................................W 3-0 *Old Dominion (4) ....................L 1-5 at Princeton (15) ......................L 1-5 at *Towson ................................L 1-2 Lafayette ..........................L 2-3 (2ot).. at *James Madison (7)..............W 1-0 *William & Mary ..............L 2-3 (2ot) *Hofstra ..................................W 5-0 *Drexel ....................................W 4-1 at *Virginia Commonwealth ......W 1-0 %William & Mary (20) ..............L 1-4 *CAA Games (3rd) ! Blue Hen Classic at Delaware % CAA Tournament at Old Dominion

In 1994, head coach Carol Miller’s second season, Delaware won the North Atlantic Conference regular season title. The Blue Hens set a school record with seven straight wins to open the season, including five consecutive shutouts.

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The 2004 Blue Hens advanced to the NCAA Division I Tournament for the first time since 1988 by winning the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament.

2003 14-7 (5-3 CAA) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captains: Erica LaBar, Jessica Breault, Megan Henry !Duke ......................................L 1-3 !Rutgers ..................................W 5-0 at Pennsylvania ........................W 4-1 Villanova ..................................W 4-3 Pacific ................................L 1-2 (ot) #Ball State................................W 3-1 at Northwestern (19) ................W 2-1 Northeastern (12) ....................W 4-3 at Temple ................................W 2-1 La Salle ....................................W 6-3 *James Madison ......................W 2-1 *Virginia Commonwealth ..........W 1-0 *William & Mary (19) ................L 1-2 at *Old Dominion (7) ..........L 5-6 (ot) at Lafayette ..............................L 2-4 at Maryland (4) ........................L 0-4 at *Hofstra ..............................W 2-0 at *Drexel ................................W 2-0 *Towson....................................W 2-0 %William & Mary (8) ......W 2-1 (2ot) at %Old Dominion (14) ..............L 0-5 * CAA Games (3rd) ! Blue Hen Classic at Delaware # Evanston, IL % CAA Tournament at Old Dominion 2004 15-7 (5-2 CAA) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captains: Erica LaBar, Jessi Balmer, Leah Geib at !Michigan State......................L 1-3 vs. !Louisville............................W 5-0 Monmouth................................W 4-1 at Princeton ..............................W 4-3 North Carolina ....................L 1-2 (ot) Saint Joseph’s ..........................W 3-1 Maryland (2)............................W 2-1 Temple ....................................W 4-3 Pennsylvania ............................W 2-1 at Rutgers ................................W 6-3 at James Madison ....................W 2-1

at *Virginia Commonwealth ......W 1-0 *William & Mary (16) ................L 1-2 *Old Dominion (8) ..............L 5-6 (ot) La Salle......................................L 2-4 Lafayette ..................................L 0-4 *Hofstra ..................................W 2-0 *Drexel ....................................W 2-0 at *Towson................................W 2-0 %Old Dominion ................W 2-1 (2ot) %Hofstra....................................L 0-5 at ^Maryland (2) ......................L 2-5 * CAA Games (3rd) ^ NCAA Championship at Maryland % CAA Tournament at William & Mary ! The Championship Tournament at Michigan State 2005 8-11 (2-6 CAA) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captains: Amber Deimler, Carly Campana vs. !Pacific ........................W 3-2 (ot) at California ......................W 2-1 (ot) at Stanford ..............................W 5-1 #Duke ......................................L 2-7 #Richmond ................................L 2-3 Rutgers ....................................W 4-1 at Saint Joseph’s ........................L 1-2 at Lafayette..............................W 5-1 at Temple ..................................L 0-1 at *Hofstra........................L 1-2 (3ot) at *Va. Commonwealth ....W 2-1 (3ot) *Northeastern (12) ....................L 1-5 at *William & Mary....................L 1-2 at *Old Dominion (8) ................L 2-6 at Maryland (2) ........................L 0-5 *Towson ....................................L 2-3 *James Madison (19) ................L 2-3 *Drexel..............................W 2-1 (ot) La Salle ....................................W 3-0 ! Berkeley, CA * CAA Games (8th) # The Championship Tournament at Michigan State

2006 7-12 (3-5 CAA) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captains: Kaili Kao (Head), Stephanie Swain (Asst.), Amanda Warrington (Asst.) vs. !Michigan State (16)............W 5-4 at !Duke (3) ..............................L 1-5 ^Ohio State (15) ......................L 1-2 ^Syracuse ........................W 4-3 (so) at Rutgers ........................L 4-5 (2ot) at Maryland (1) ........................L 0-3 Albany ......................................L 2-3 Saint Joseph’s ....................W 3-2 (so) Temple ......................................L 1-2 *Hofstra (19) ....................W 3-2 (ot) *Virginia Commonwealth ..........W 4-2 at *Northeastern ........................L 0-5 *William & Mary (17) ..............W 2-0 *Old Dominion (3) ....................L 0-2 at *Towson ................................L 0-2 at *James Madison (16) ............L 0-3 at *Drexel..................................L 1-2 La Salle ....................................W 5-2 at %Hofstra (18)........................L 1-2 ! Duke Champions Tournament ^ Blue Hen Classic at Delaware % CAA Tournament Quarterfinals 2007 10-9 (3-5 CAA) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captains: Casey Howard, Amanda Warrington at !Ohio State (13) ..................W 4-0 vs. !Kent State ..........................W 3-2 at Richmond ............................W 1-0 vs. Longwood (at Richmond) ....W 3-1 Rutgers ....................................W 4-0 Bucknell ..................................W 4-2 Monmouth................................W 8-2 at Saint Joseph’s ........................L 1-2 at *James Madison (8) ..............L 0-1 at *VCU ..........................W 5-4 (2ot) *William & Mary ......................W 4-2 *Old Dominion (13) ..................L 0-1 at *Northeastern ........................L 1-2 Pennsylvania..............................L 2-3 Maryland (2) ............................L 0-7 Duke (10)..................................L 3-5 at *Towson ........................W 2-1 (ot) *Drexel......................................L 1-4 *Hofstra ....................................L 1-2

*Virginia Commonwealth ....W 2-1 (ot) at *William & Mary............W 3-2 (so) at *Old Dominion ......................L 1-2 *Northeastern ............................L 0-2 at Rutgers (19) ..........................L 1-2 vs. California (15)......................L 0-2 at Maryland (2) ........................L 0-7 *Towson ....................................L 2-3 at *Drexel (15)..........................L 0-3 at *Hofstra ................................L 1-3 *CAA Games (7th) ! Louisville Classic %Blue Hen Classic 2009 14-6 (6-2 CAA) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captain: Casey Howard vs. !Michigan State (8) ..............L 2-7 vs. !Louisville (12) ....................L 2-5 Brown ....................................W 10-2 Rutgers ....................................W 2-1 at Saint Joseph’s ......................W 4-2 Temple ....................................W 3-0 California..................................W 2-1 at *VCU ............................W 3-2 (ot) at *James Madison (14)............W 2-1 *Old Dominion (12)..................W 4-0 *William & Mary ......................W 2-0 at *Northeastern ........................L 0-1 Monmouth................................W 3-1 Maryland (1) ............................L 0-4 *Towson....................................W 6-5 *Hofstra ..................................W 4-1 *Drexel (10)..............................L 2-4 vs. $James Madison (11) ..W 2-1 (ot) at $Drexel (10) ........................W 1-0 vs. ^Michigan State (6)..............L 0-7 *CAA Games (2nd) ! Duke Tournament $CAA Tournament at Drexel ^NCAA Touranment at Virginia

Cornell ................................L 3-4 (ot) Rider ........................................W 2-1 at Monmouth ............................L 1-3 at Temple ..........................W 2-1 (ot) Saint Joseph’s ..........................W 3-1 *VCU ................................L 1-2 (2ot) *James Madison (20) ................L 1-7 at *Old Dominion (20) ..............L 0-6 at *William & Mary ....................L 0-1 Pacific ......................................W 2-0 *Northeastern ..........................W 2-1 Penn ........................................W 2-1 at Maryland (2) ........................L 2-7 at *Towson ..........................L 2-3 (ot) at *Hofstra ..............................W 3-2 *CAA Games (5th) ! New Hampshire Tournament 2011 9-11 (4-4 CAA) Head Coach: Rolf van de Kerkhof Bryant......................................W 7-1 at Rutgers ................................W 4-2 Duke (15)..................................L 2-5 Villanova ..................................W 5-0 North Carolina (1)......................L 0-6 Temple ......................................L 1-2 Appalachian State ....................W 2-1 Monmouth ..........................L 2-3 (ot) at Saint Joseph’s ......................W 5-4 Wake Forest ..............................L 1-7 *William & Mary ......................W 3-1 *Old Dominion (1) ....................L 0-5 at *Northeastern ........................L 2-4 at *Hofstra ................................L 2-7 at Albany (16) ..........................L 0-4 *Drexel ....................................W 3-0 *Towson....................................W 3-1 at *James Madison ....................L 0-1 at *VCU ....................................W 4-1 vs. $James Madison ..................L 1-2 * CAA Games (T-4th) $ CAA Tournament at Old Dominion

2010 8-10 (2-6 CAA) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captain: Noelle Diana vs. !Vermont ............................W 4-2 vs. !New Hampshire ..................L 1-2

*CAA Games (5th) ! Ohio State Buckeye Classic 2008 10-9 (3-5 CAA) Head Coach: Carol Miller Captains: Casey Howard, Amanda Warrington vs. !Michigan State (10) ............L 2-3 vs. !Duke (12) ..........................L 0-2 %Ohio State ....................L 1-2 (2 ot) %Boston University (14) ............L 0-1 vs. Syracuse (7) ........................L 1-5 at Temple ................................W 2-1 Saint Joseph’s ............................L 0-1 *James Madison (7) ..................L 0-5

Delaware captured the 2009 CAA Tournament by defeating James Madison in the semifinals and shutting out Drexel, 1-0, in the final.

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Over 89 percent hold a terminal degree in their field. Though many professors have gained national and international prominence for research contributions in their disciplines, teaching remains a primary concern.

At Delaware students are exposed to the most experienced professors throughout their academic career.

THE UNDERGRADUATES Maintaining an exciting academic environment requires not only outstanding and dedicated professors, but talented students willing to accept academic challenge.

By national standards, the University's student body is well qualified: the average SAT scores are well above the national average. Students entering the University typically average nearly 1,200 on the SAT. Over 70 percent maintained an average of B or better during their high school years; and the University attracts more national merit scholars then most comparable institutions and more than some Ivy League schools.

MAJOR PROGRAMS With eight distinct undergraduate colleges offering 124 degree programs from which to choose, Delaware allows study in everything from accounting to agriculture, English to engineering, philosophy to physical therapy.

The approved list of University courses totals over 4,000.

Although University of Delaware class sizes can range from a minimum of one (independent study) to a lecture class of 300, more than 70 percent of class sections have fewer than 30 students.

Classes are usually organized to include small-group discussions and the average class size is between 24 to 38 with the faculty-to-student ratio approximately 1 to 16.

Students who choose Delaware are obviously impressed by what they find here. The average five-year graduation is almost 75 percent and the average retention rate for students from the freshman to the sophomore year is 89 percent.

Additionally, approximately 90 percent of University of Delaware athletic letterwinners graduate with a degree.

LOCATION Our location in Newark, Delaware, provides a comfortable small town college atmosphere. Newark, with a population of approximately 30,000, is midway between New York City and Washington, DC, and in close proximity to both Philadelphia and Baltimore.

You can enjoy the educational and recreational advantages of these major metropolitan areas, as well as the white sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast or the ski resorts of the Poconos.

The campus is only minutes from Interstate 95 in one of the most heavily populated corridors in the country, and the University is an active participant in a state that is one of the nation's top corporate centers.

Our students and graduates are exposed to many research and internship opportunities just minutes from campus at major corporations such as the Bank of America, DuPont Co., Hercules, ICI Americas Inc., Morgan Bank, Chase Manhattan, and a host of others.

In addition, more than 700 companies regularly recruit employees from the University's graduating senior class, putting the University of Delaware among the top schools in the Mid-Atlantic area for career placement.

Sixteen University buildings are listed on the National Register of Historical Places.

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE MEASURES OF SUCCESS • Best buy and more –The Princeton Review’s 2005 annual college guide, The Best 357 Colleges, gave UD four-star rankings for campus life and selectivity. Only about 15 percent of American undergraduate institutions are included in the guide.

• The University of Delaware is the 11th best value in the country for out of state students at public colleges, and 13th best for in-state students, according to a listing of the top 100 schools in the January 2006 issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. According to the magazine’s article on best values in public colleges, “Our exclusive survey of U.S. public college and universities shines a spotlight on schools that combine great academics with reasonable costs.” For its rankings, Kiplinger’s looked at several measures of academic quality, including admission rates, student-faculty ratios, percentage of faculty with the highest degrees in their field, amount spent on instruction for each student, amount spent on library facilities and four- and sixyear graduation rates.

• UD was rated a “best value” in the 2003 edition of Kaplan’s The Unofficial, Unbiased Insider’s Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges.

• The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) gave UD’s professional education programs an outstanding evaluation after visiting the campus in the fall of 2003. The team studied the overall organization of professional education and reviewed all UD’s programs that educate prospective teachers, administrators and school psychologists. Only about a third of the institutions offering professional education programs in the nation are NCATE accredited, and only about 20 NCATE-approved institutions have achieved an assessment as strong as the University of Delaware's. In addition, UD’s secondary social studies program in teacher education earned high praise from the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). Reviewers there were so impressed with the program that they asked permission to share the report on it with other universities as a model.

• UD’s Elementary Teacher Education Program received top ratings from the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI), the specialty organization of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, the only accrediting organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. The ACEI report said, in part, “The overall assessment plan was well done…as most universities/colleges are beginCAMPUS The quality of education at the University of Delaware is enhanced by its Newark campus, a 1,000-acre ning their assessment plans, the University of Delaware is probably ahead of most. Very well done.” tract featuring stately elm trees and Georgian architecture that gives the University its picturesque and traditional atmosphere.

• The school psychology graduate program in the College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy’s The Delaware campus is one combining beauty and function – an ideal learning environment.

(CHEP) was named one of the best in the nation by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP).

At the University of Delaware you learn, but you learn about more than books – you learn about life. The three-year, specialist-level graduate program was scrutinized by NASP as part of the National Council for Interacting within the diverse 16,000 undergraduate student population provides growth for the total per- Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) accreditation process. Of all programs evaluated in fall 2003, son.

UD’s was the only one to receive an ‘A’ in every area evaluated, and according to NASP, that is “extremely Students have opportunities to become involved in government or planning the activities and policies of rare.” Only 57 percent of the reviewed programs received full approval. campus residence halls, dining halls, and more than 175 registered student organizations.

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Stony Brook • UD’s Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management was ranked seventh among the top 25 hospitality programs in the country, tying with one of the oldest such programs in the nation and placing ahead of many well-known programs. The survey, published in 2002 in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, gave UD high marks for its faculty, curriculum and students. Vita Nova, the restaurant in the Trabant University Center run by HRIM students, won the honor for best lunch buffet in Delaware Today’s 2004 Best of Delaware competition. One of the most popular restaurants in Newark, Vita Nova is consistently booked well in advance.

• In the 2005 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Graduate Schools,” three UD graduate programs were ranked among the top 10 in the nation: physical therapy, fourth; and urban affairs and chemical engineering, both ranked ninth. In the 2006 edition, chemical engineering held on to its ninth place ranking, the College of Engineering was ranked 42nd and the School of Education was ranked 39th.

• Careers and Colleges Magazine selected UD as one of its “Cool Schools,” calling it “academically rigorous” and one of the “underrated gems” among American colleges and universities.

• Alumni and friends value UD–UD’s first major capital campaign, the Campaign for Delaware, which began in 1998 as a five-year, $225 million fund-raising effort, far surpassed its original goal and generated more than $431 million. Since its inception, the Campaign has targeted key areas for funding: academic support through undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships, discovery-based learning initiatives, improved library facilities, faculty support through endowed chairs and named professorships, facilities, equipment and unrestricted general support. The Campaign for Delaware has been successful in all these aspects and has, for example, made it possible to increase the number of endowed faculty positions from fewer than 10 to 106. University investments are now in excess of $1 billion, as recognized in a 2006 report of the National Association of College and University Business Officers.

• Recognition by our peers–Some of the most influential groups in higher education today have great things to say about UD: • “Better than any University we are familiar with, Delaware has a clear sense of what it wants to be, namely, a University that offers a high quality undergraduate education with targeted areas of excellence in graduate education and research…. Today, the University is seen as a national model for the integration of information technology in every aspect of University life: teaching and learning, research and service, academic support and campus administration….” The evaluation team wrote that “these substantial achievements could not have happened without extraordinary leadership from the senior administration.” —Middle States Commission on Higher Education, April 2001 • “For several years now, both the members of the Boyer Commission and Reinvention Center constituents have been impressed and even inspired by the examples set by the University of Delaware in the reform and enrichment of undergraduate education. [UD’s Undergraduate Research Program is] one of the best in the country.” —Wendy Katkin, director of The Reinvention Center–The State University of New York at

• Beautiful and well-maintained campus–UD was singled out by The Chronicle of Higher Education as an institution dedicated to maintaining and preserving its campus, in contrast to the national problem of deteriorating facilities for higher education. Descriptions of UD in college guides invariably mention the beauty of the campus: The Princeton Review said that “the majority of UD students are pleased with the quality of life on campus and rave about ‘absolutely the most gorgeous campus anywhere.’” The Fiske Guide to Colleges wrote that UD has “all that the traditional college portrait entails: solid academics, rowdy athletic traditions, Northeastern beauty and all. Delaware’s spacious 1,000-acre campus is an attractive mix of Colonial and modern geometric buildings.”

• Undergraduate research at UD is a national model–At any given time, at least 600-700 undergraduates are actively involved in research on the UD campus. Two-thirds of the faculty—and 90 percent of the engineering and science faculty—regularly work with undergraduates in research. Each year, about 300 undergraduate researchers present papers and posters at UD's Undergraduate Research Symposium, and undergraduates are routinely included as authors or co-authors with their faculty mentor on about 50-60 professional publications and presentations each year. Several students have gone on to receive national recognition for their work.

• UD students are responsible computer users–UD is a leader in instilling in students the importance of responsible computing behavior. Before students can open an e-mail account on the campus, they must pass an online test that outlines the rights and responsibilities of computer use. UD offers a special educational campaign, called “The Code of the Web,” to raise awareness about responsible computing use issues such as bandwidth abuse and copyright infringement. The humor-based campaign features UD’s award-winning mascot YoUDee as an old-time Western sheriff using catch phrases from the era to make serious points, and it has received a positive response from students and faculty alike. The campaign has been promoted widely on shuttle buses, T-shirts, posters and coffee mugs, as well as in commercials that run during previews in the campus movie theatre and between technology assistance videos played on the campus cable television network. In August 2003, The Chronicle of Higher Education wrote about the campaign. In May 2005, UD was host to James Spertus, vice president of the Motion Picture Association of America and director of its U.S. anti-piracy efforts, and Richard L. Taylor, MPAA senior vice president of external affairs and education, who spoke openly with students about the problems associated with the piracy of entertainment products on college campuses.

• Leading by example–The EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) features the University of Delaware in a 2004 case study about campuses that are highly regarded for their ability to align Information Technologies efforts and investments with institutional goals and priorities.

• Responsible behavior –The University of Delaware’s aggressive campaign to fight binge drinking has won it national attention. Since the beginning of the campaign, surveys on high-risk drinking conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health show significant declines in destructive behaviors by UD students. Data indicate that students are drinking alcohol more moderately, drinking alcohol with the express purpose of getting drunk has decreased, fewer students report having hangovers, missing classes and doing something they later regret and there has been a decrease in incidents in which students were insulted by others, became involved in serious arguments or quarrels, were hit or assaulted, had personal property damaged, had their sleep or study interrupted, were expected to “baby-sit” a drunken friend or experienced an unwanted sexual advance.

• In 2004, the Education Development Center’s Center for College Health and Safety presented its Presidents Leadership Group Award to UD President David P. Roselle in recognition of the fact that UD was the first in the country to adopt a policy of parental notification when students break campus rules, particularly if they involve potentially dangerous activities.

• Supportive parents –Parents of UD students put their money where their pride is! The Council in Aid of Education recently released a report that ranks the University of Delaware number one nationally in giving by parents of students and alumni to a public university.

• Marine excellence–UD’s College of Marine and Earth Studies earned high honors from a national Sea Grant college review team that, after a campus visit, said the UD program is “in all respects considered excellent.” UD’s program is “unique and one of a kind in terms of its administrative structure within the University, its management, its high level of research, its outreach and its translation of science to its con-

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• When the Founding Fathers were young–The University of Delaware traces its origins to a small private academy founded by the Rev. Francis Alison in 1743. The Rev. Alison’s first class was a remarkable one, possibly the most distinguished of any other class in any school in America. The class of 10 went on to become statesmen, merchants and scholars of reputation. Three of them--George Read, Thomas McKean and James Smith—signed the Declaration of Independence, and Mr. Read also signed the Constitution. Those three names are being memorialized on three new residence halls on the Laird Campus, one of which, George Read Hall, opened for the 2005-06 academic year.

• Genius Award-winners–Two UD alumni have won the prestigious MacArthur Fellowships—the so-called “genius award.” Jacqueline Jones, a 1970 graduate who is now Truman Professor of American Civilization and chair of the Department of History at Brandeis University, won the award in 1999, and Charles Lewis, a 1975 graduate and founder and executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Public Integrity, received the honor in 1998. Peter Jeffery, an assistant professor of music at UD from 1984-87, received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1987.

The Student Services for Athletes Program is committed to having Blue Hen athletes become champions • Accreditation–The Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics is one of only 400 institutions throughin the classroom as well as on the field. out the world accredited by AACSB International, the premier accrediting agency for bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting programs. Other agencies that accredit UD programs include the THE WRITING CENTER Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology Inc.; the American Dietetic Association, Commission on The Writing Center provides a place for students to seek help regarding any paper, thesis or writing projAccreditation/Approval for Dietetics Education; the American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on ect. Full-time professors are available at the center to assist the student free of charge.

Accreditation in Education; the American Psychological Association, Committee on Accreditation; the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education; the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences; ACADEMIC the National Association of Schools and Music, Commission on Accreditation; the National Council for ADVANCEMENT OFFICE Accreditation of Teacher Education; and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.

This office provides academic assistance in the area of study skills, time management, test taking, note taking and test anxiety.

To learn even more about the impressive recent accomplishments by students and faculty on the University It also has a tutoring system for individuals and groups and a professional counseling center. This servof Delaware campus, check out the UD website at: www.udel.edu/PR/bragging/academic.html. ice is free and available to all interested students.

ACADEMICS & ATHLETICS

COUNSELING CENTER

The University of Delaware offers student-athletes an exceptional opportunity. As a medium-sized This office offers individual counseling to all students free of charge in all areas pertaining to academUniversity, it offers the advantages of a small college with reasonable class size, particularly in a student's ics and career options, as well as assistance toward personal adjustments to college. major, while also providing course selection in over 100 academic majors.

Additionally the University offers an excellent support system designed to assist all students.

CAREER SERVICES CENTER The coaching staff at Delaware encourages team members to take advantage of the following programs: The University of Delaware Career Services Center provides an exceptional service to students in the areas of job interview preparation, resume development and career decisions. The annual Career Plans ATHLETIC SUPPORT SERVICES Survey indicates that over 90 percent of the students seeking employment have done so successfully.

The Student Services for Athletes Program is designed to assist student-athletes to make the best possi- Students in many majors at the University are actively sought by major corporations. ble academic and personal adjustment to the University of Delaware.

The University is committed to both the academic and athletic excellence of all student-athletes.

MATHEMATICAL The coordinator of Student Services for Athletes works closely with coaches, faculty, and student servicSCIENCES TEACHING AND es personnel to help student-athletes balance the demands of their academic responsibilities and participaLEARNING CENTER tion in Blue Hen athletics.

The center is designed to assist students encountering difficulties with math. This center is similar to the The Student Services for Athletes Program sponsors a fall orientation session for all new Blue Hen student-athletics.This session introduces students to information about the academic, administrative, social, and Writing Center where a student can either drop in or make an appointment for any problems they may have in the math area. athletic community at the University of Delaware.

In addition to orientation, workshops focusing on academic, personal, and career development are READING STUDY CENTER offered throughout the year. When a student-athlete discovers the need for assistance outside the classroom, The Reading Student Center offers diagnostic and remedial services in areas of academic achievement he or she is assisted in obtaining a tutor at no personal cost. and literacy. Any reading or learning problems can be evaluated through this program. Students can find help Advisement about how best to use tutoring time is also provided. with the basics of reading, handwriting and spelling.

The Student Services for Athletes Program monitors the academic progress of all Blue Hen athletes.

Faculty provide information about current grades, class standing, and the nature of any difficulty a student-athlete may be encountering.

If problems are discovered, individual conferences are held to develop strategies for alleviating them.

There are times when a student-athlete may need help not directly provided by the Student Services for Athletes Program.

When this occurs the coordinator of the program will assist the student-athlete in obtaining the best service from the most appropriate office on campus.

Frequent referrals are made to academic advisement centers, the Center for Counseling, and the Academic Studies Assistance Program.

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Joe Biden Mike Koplove Olympic Medalist

Vice President

Joe Flacco NFL Quarterback

Susan Stroman Tony Award Winner

Chris Christie New Jersey Governor

Photos Courtesy of: Bob Burleigh (Koplove); Mark Campbell (Flacco); AP (Biden); Getty Images (Stroman); AP (Christie)

Since 2008, the NCAA has recognized the thousands of student-athletes who have succeeded off the field through a campaign known as...

Going Pro In Something Other Than Sports Below are a few of Delaware’s most celebrated student-athletes who went on to have succesful careers off the field...

Dave DeWalt CEO, McAfee, Inc. Robin Miller Host, Food Network

Delaware ‘86 Wrestling All-American

Dave Raymond Original Phillie Phanatic

Delaware ‘78 Men’s Lacrosse Captain Delaware ‘86 Women’s Lacrosse Captain

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John Wallace Former NJ Supreme Court Justice

Steve Mosko President, Sony Television

Delaware ‘64 Football Halfback Delaware ‘79 Football Punter

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ince its inception in 1743, the University of Delaware has steadily produced some of the most productive and accomplished members of our society. From statesmen to scientists to sports figures, the Blue Hen family boasts a lengthy list of prominent alumni.

Delaware is one of only five colleges in the nation to have produced a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Secretary of State, and a Vice President. Harvard, Princeton, William & Mary, and Yale are the only other institutions to have a similarly prestigious alumni base.

The Blue Hen family also consists of several worldrenowned inventors and a pioneer in the computer industry. Astronauts and acclaimed aeronautical experts also have been known to call Newark home during their collegiate careers.

In the entertainment industry, Delaware has been a steady producer of both top-flight athletes and award-winning entertainers. From Hall of Fame professional athletes to Emmy-nominated actors, Delaware has continued to supply the world with entertainment.

Scott Green ................................................Referee, Super Bowl XLIV

Below is a list of some prominent Blue Hen alumni:

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Steve Harris ......................................................Actor, “The Practice” Page Kennedy ....................................Actor, “Desperate Housewives” Mike Koplove..................................2008 Olympic Medalist, Baseball Scott Levy ............................................................Raven of the WWE Thomas McKean ....................Signer of Declaration of Independence Louis McLane ........................................................Secretary of State Tom Mees..........................................................Original ESPN Anchor Kevin Mench ..................................................Former Major Leaguer Robin Miller ..........................Host, Food Network’s “Quick Fix Meals” Steve Mosko..............................................President, Sony Television

Adam Osborne ......................................................Computer Pioneer Mike Adams................................................Safety, Cleveland Browns Kurt Akeley ........................................Principal Researcher, Microsoft Susan Barnett..................................Emmy-winning Co-Anchor, CBS 3 Joe Biden......................................................................Vice President Scott Brunner ..............................................Former NFL Quarterback Thomas Carper ..............................................................U.S. Senator Bob Carpenter Jr. ......................Former Owner, Philadelphia Phillies Chris Christie ..................................................Governor, New Jersey Kenneth Daly....President, National Association of Corporate Directors Richard Dean ..................................................Fashion Photographer Dave DeWalt..........................................................CEO, McAfee, Inc. John Elias ..................................Co-Inventor, Touchscreen Technology Joe Flacco ..........................................Quarterback, Baltimore Ravens Yvette Freeman ............................................................Actress, “ER” Rich Gannon ......................................2002 NFL Most Valuable Player Bryan Gordon..........Emmy-nominated director, Curb Your Enthusiasm Robert Gore..........................................................Inventor, Gore-Tex

Ben Patrick ............................................Tight End, Arizona Cardinals Jeff Pearlman ....................................................................Journalist Larry Probst ..................Chairman, United States Olympic Committee Dave Raymond ............................................Original Phillie Phanatic George Read ..........................Signer of Declaration of Independence Omer Sabanci................................................Billionaire Businessman James Smith............................Signer of Declaration of Independence LizAnn Sonders ..............Chief Investment Strategist, Charles Schwab Susan Stroman....................................................Tony Award Winner Mark Swinger ........................................................Pilot, Blue Angels George Thorogood ................................Musician, “Bad to the Bone” Dilshad Vadsaria ....................................................Actress, “Greek” Lodewijk van den Berg ..................................Astronaut, Challenger John Wallace......Former Associate Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court Wayne Westerman ..................Co-Inventor, Touchscreen Technology Marna Whittington ..........................................Director, Macy’s, Inc. Vic Willis ..............................National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee

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