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Eastern University Eagles: 2007 PAC Women's Lacrosse Champions!

2007 PAC Women's Lacrosse Standings

Games through 05/13/07

Institution	PAC	PAC %	Overall	Overall %
1. Cabrini	10-0	1.000	16-5	0.762
2. Eastern	9-1	0.900	15-3	0.833
3. Gwynedd-Mercy	8-2	0.800	12-6	0.667
4. Neumann	6-4	0.600	9-6	0.600
5. Misericordia	6-4	0.600	7-8	0.467
6. Wesley	5-5	0.500	6-9	0.429
Alvernia	5-5	0.500	6-5	0.545
Immaculata	3-7	0.300	4-9	0.307
Arcadia	2-8	0.200	2-13	0.133
Cedar Crest	1-9	0.111	0-15	0.000
Rosemont	0-10	0.000	0-3	0.000

* - Clinched berth in PAC Championship at respective seed; PAC Champion in bold

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2007 PAC Women’s Lacrosse Coaches' Pre-Season Poll

PAC Coaches Select Cavaliers as Pre-Season Women’s Lacrosse Favorite
Aston, PA – Cabrini College’s women’s lacrosse team has been selected as the pre-season favorite in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) coaches’ poll. The 2006 runner-up Cavaliers received nine of the eleven first-place votes for a total of 118 points to finish ahead of Eastern University.

Under Head Coach Jackie Neary, the Cavaliers have made 10 straight appearances in the PAC championship game, winning eight of the last nine titles. Cabrini has made five trips to the NCAA Division III Championship during that time.
“It's an honor to be selected by our peers as the best pre-season team,'' said Neary. ”But the reality is that our conference just keeps getting stronger and stronger every year.''

Eastern, the defending conference champion, earned a total of 108 points including two first-place votes to finish in second place in the poll. Neumann Collegewas selected third with 93 points.

Gwynedd-Mercy College (92), Alvernia College (77), Rosemont College (55), Wesley College (55), Immaculata University (44), College Misericordia (42), Arcadia University (29) and Cedar Crest College (13) rounded out the voting.
The 2007 PAC Championship begins with first round action on Saturday, April 28th. The PAC Championship Game is set for Saturday, May 5th.

Institution (First Place vote)	Points
Cabrini (9)	118
Eastern (2)	108
Neumann	93
Gwynedd-Mercy	92
Alvernia	77
Rosemont	55
Wesley	55
Immaculata	44
Misericordia	42
Arcadia	29
Cedar Crest	13

2007 Women's Lacrosse Final Statistics

Team Leaders

Individual Leaders

2007 Women's Lacrosse Awards

PAC Announces Women’s Lacrosse Awards

Player of the Year: Kate Hoy (Eastern University)
Rookie of the Year: Shannon Tinkham (College Misericordia)
Coach of the Year: Jackie Neary (Cabrini College)

First Team All-PAC

Katelyn Penrose (Cabrini College), Attacker
Kerri Ricker (Cabrini College), Attacker
McKenna Shafer (Alvernia College), Attacker
Shannon Tinkham (College Misericordia), Attacker
Jessie Basch (Eastern University), Midfielder
Amanda Felte (College Misericordia), Midfielder
Emilie Greto (Cabrini College), Midfielder
Kate Hoy (Eastern University), Midfielder
Meg Volz (Gwynedd-Mercy College), Midfielder
Melissa Senick (Alvernia College), Defender
Caitlin Volz (Gwynedd-Mercy College), Defender
Brooke Bennett (Wesley College), Defender
Kate Schmid (Cabrini College), Goalie

Second Team All-PAC

Leslie Cervenka (Wesley College), Attacker
Kirsten Gustafson (Cedar Crest College), Attacker
April Kaufmann (Cabrini College), Attacker
Gabby D'Ambrosio (Neumann College), Midfielder
Jade Martin (Wesley College), Midfielder
Jamie Stevenson (Arcadia University), Midfielder
Lisa Ross (Alvernia College), Midfielder
Jamie Wargo (College Misericordia), Midfielder
Sarah Hager (Eastern University), Defender
Helen Luu (Cedar Crest College), Defender
Kerri Sinclair (Neumann College), Defender
Jenn Van Ness (Eastern University), Goalie

Honorable Mention

Rachel DiCiccio (Neumann College), Attacker
Claire Lichty (Immaculata University), Attacker
Kaitlin Pope (Gwynedd-Mercy College), Attacker
Courtney Murphy (Neumann College), Midfielder
Melissa Burks (Gwynedd-Mercy College), Midfielder
Brittany Schorr (College Misericordia), Defender
Tami Scanlan (Cabrini College), Defender
Stacy Spezzano (Arcadia University), Defender
Caitlin O'Shea (Neumann College), Goalie

Push the Rock Sportsmanship Awards

Kristen Rutledge, Alvernia College
Jackki Timony, Arcadia University
Tami Scanlan, Cabrini College
Jen Woytach, Cedar Crest College
Amy Norman, Eastern University
Kaitlin Pope, Gwynedd-Mercy College
Danielle Meadows, Immaculata University
Jessy Schwenk, College Misericordia
Caitlin O'Shea, Neumann College
Patty Sheridan, Wesley College

April 30, 2007
Player of the Week
Eastern University’s Kate Hoy (Sr, M, Tully, NY/ Tully High School) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week for the week ending April 29th. Hoy tallied 14 goals and three assists for the Eagles in a 2-0 non-conference week. On Monday, Hoy surpassed the 250 career goal mark as she recorded four goals and three assists to lead the Eagles over Haverford College 14-10. In the 14-12 overtime win over Lycoming College, Hoy scored ten goals, including a pair in overtime.

Honor Roll
McKenna Shafer, Alvernia College (Jr, A, Delran, NJ/ Cinnaminson) – had eight goals, including one game-winner and two assists for the Crusaders in a 2-0 (1-0) PAC week.

April 23, 2007
Player of the Week
Eastern University’s Kate Hoy (Sr, M, Tully, NY/ Tully High School) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week for the week ending April 22nd. Hoy tallied 15 goals and four assists for the Eagles in a 3-0 (2-0 PAC) week.

Honor Roll
Erin Nollen, Cabrini College (Fr, A, West Chester, PA/ West Chester) – had eleven goals and four assists for the Cavaliers in a 3-0 (2-0 PAC) week. Nollen scored a career-high six goals in the 13-8 win over Neumann College.

McKenna Shafer, Alvernia College (Jr, A, Delran, NJ/ Cinnaminson) – had 15 goals, including one game-winner and three assists for the Crusaders.

April 16, 2007
Co-Player of the Week
Cabrini College’s Katelyn Penrose (Jr, A, Springfield, PA/ Springfield) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Women’s Lacrosse Co-Player of the Week for the week ending April 15th. Penrose tallied eleven goals and three assists for the Cavaliers in a 3-0 PAC week. This is the second time Penrose received the PAC honor.

Eastern University’s Jessie Basch (So, M, Zionsville, IN/ Zionsville) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Women’s Lacrosse Co-Player of the Week for the week ending April 15th. Basch notched seven goals and twelve assists for the Eagles in a 2-0 (1-0 PAC) week. This is the second time Basch received the PAC honor.

April 10, 2007
Neumann College’s Gabby D'Ambrosio (So, M, Mount Laurel, NJ/ Holy Cross) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week for the week ending April 8th. D'Ambrosio tallied 18 goals and one assist for the Knights in a 2-1 (1-1 PAC) week. Against Alvernia College, D'Ambrosio broke Neumann College’s game scoring record as she notched eight goals.

Honor Roll
Lisa Ross, Alvernia College (Sr, M, Quakertown, PA/ Quakertown) - notched five goals, three draw controls and a caused turnover in a 16-14 win over Neumann College.

Amanda Felte, College Misericordia (Sr, A/M, Hatboro, PA/ Hatboro-Horsham) - had six goals against Neumann College.

April 3, 2007
Eastern University’s Jessie Basch (So, M, Zionsville, IN/ Zionsville) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week for the week ending April 2nd. Basch tallied ten goals and eight assists for the Eagles in a 2-0 PAC week. Basch scored seven goals and added five assists in the 22-9 win over College Misericordia and scored three goals and added three assists in the 18-4 win over Immaculata University.

March 26, 2007
Player of the Week
Cabrini College’s Katelyn Penrose (Jr, A, Springfield, PA/ Springfield) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week for the week ending March 25th. Penrose scored ten goals for the Cavaliers in a 3-0 (1-0 PAC) week. Penrose scored five goals in the 16-7 win over Stevens Tech, three goals in the 9-6 win over #20 Rowan and two goals in the 11-8 win over conference-rival Eastern University.

Honor Roll
Shannon Tinkham, College Misericordia (Fr, A, Cortland, NY/ Homer) – had eleven goals for the Cougars in a 2-0 conference week.

March 19, 2007
Player of the Week
College Misericordia’s Shannon Tinkham (Fr, A, Cortland, NY/ Homer) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week for the week ending March 18th. Tinkham scored eleven goals and added two assists for the Cougars in a 2-1 non-conference week.

Honor Roll
Kate Hoy, Eastern University (Sr, M, Tully, NY/ Tully) – Had six goals and two assists for the Eagles in a 1-0 week.

Meghan Volz, Gwynedd-Mercy College (Jr, F, Warminster, PA/ Arch. Wood) – Had 12 goals and three assists for the Griffins in a 3-1 (2-0 PAC) week.

2007 Women's Lacrosse Regular Season Game Results

04/27/07
Eastern 14, Lycoming 12 (OT)

04/26/07
King's 17, Misericordia 6

04/25/07
Alvernia 19, Immaculata 9

04/24/07
Bryn Mawr 12, Arcadia 2
Gettysburg 20, Cabrini 5

04/23/07
Cabrini 16, Arcadia 3
Eastern 14, Haverford 10
Muhlenberg 16, Neumann 8
Immaculata 20, Lancaster Bible 3

04/22/07
Bridgewater 18, Arcadia 8
Alvernia 15, Centenary 8

04/21/07
Gwynedd-Mercy 14, Bridgewater 11
Cabrini 16, Immaculata 5
Misericordia 14, Cedar Crest 8
Eastern 20, Alvernia 11
Neumann 18, Lancaster Bible 1

04/19/07
Gwynedd-Mercy 21, Alvernia 14
Wesley 16, Trinity 1
Chestnut Hill 24, Misericordia 8
Haverford 18, Immaculata 3
Moravian 19, Cedar Crest 4
Cabrini 13, Neumann 8
King's 21, Arcadia 5

04/18/07
Immaculata 9, Cedar Crest 8

04/17/07
Immaculata 14, Arcadia 8
Cabrini 16, Widener 7
Eastern 17, Neumann 5
Kean 14, Gwynedd-Mercy 12, (OT)
Villa Julie 18, Wesley 7

04/14/07
Misericordia 18, Wesley 16
Eastern 22, Arcadia 1
Cabrini 13, Gwynedd-Mercy 10
Alvernia 21, Cedar Crest 10

04/13/07
Neumann 14, Arcadia 5

04/12/07
Eastern 13, Rowan 12

04/11/07
Gwynedd-Mercy 17, Misericordia 12
Arcadia 20, Cedar Crest 9
Chestnut Hill 20, Immaculata 4

04/10/07
Cabrini 15, Alvernia 3
Neumann 13, Wesley 11

04/09/07
Gwynedd-Mercy 15, Chestnut Hill 12
Cabrini 19, Misericordia 9

04/05/07
Alvernia 16, Neumann 14

04/04/07
Eastern 15, Cedar Crest 4

04/03/07
Gwynedd-Mercy 14, Cedar Crest 3
Swarthmore 13, Eastern 11
Neumann 14, Misericordia 13 (OT)

04/02/07
Gwynedd-Mercy 16, Arcadia 8
Cabrini 13, Scranton 9
Neumann 13, Chestnut Hill 12

03/31/07
Alvernia 23, Arcadia 6
Misericordia 19, Immaculata 6
Gwynedd-Mercy 13, Wesley 7
Cabrini 18, Cedar Crest 4

03/29/07
Alvernia 17, Lancaster Bible 0
College of Notre Dame 16, Wesley 6
Eastern 22, Misericordia 9
Wilmington College (DE) 13, Arcadia 6
College of New Jersey 11, Cabrini 3

03/27/07
Chestnut Hill 24, Cedar Crest 6
Gwynedd-Mercy 18, Moravian 12
Eastern 18, Immaculata 4
Wesley 15, Alvernia 14
Misericordia 17, Arcadia 12

03/26/07
Neumann 18, Trinity 0

03/25/07
Centenary 22, Rosemont 6
Bryn Mawr College 18, Cedar Crest 7

03/24/07
Cabrini 11, Eastern 8
Wesley 19, Arcadia 11
Swathmore 16, Cedar Crest 0
Mount Holyoke College 19, Cedar Crest 8
Misericordia 21, Rosemont 5

03/23/07
Immaculata 8, Centenary 6

03/22/07
Chestnut Hill 25, Arcadia 6
Eastern 18, Wesley 6
Misericordia 12, Alvernia 10

03/21/07
Neumann 7, Immaculata 6 (OT)
Eastern 20, Gwynedd Mercy 3

03/20/07
Cabrini 9, Rowan 6
Washington 17, Wesley 10

03/17/07
Cabrini 17, Wesley 8

03/15/07
Eastern 16, Manhatanville 3

03/14/07
Neumann 15, Cedar Crest 6
Cabrini 18, Rosemont 6
Gwynedd-Mercy 18, Immaculata 5
York 17, Misericordia 10

03/13/07
Centenary 18, Cedar Crest 5
Ursinus 14, Cabrini 13 (OT)

03/12/07
Gwynedd-Mercy 16, Neumann 12
Wesley 14, Immaculata 10
Centenary 18, Cedar Crest 5

03/10/07
Wesley 17, Cedar Crest 5

03/07/07
King's 20, Gwynedd-Mercy 9

03/05/07
Gwynedd-Mercy 15, North Carolina Wesleyan 3
Misericordia 14, Methodist 9

03/03/07
Wesley 1, Shenandoah 0
Misericordia 16, Savannah College of Art & Design 7

2007 Women's Lacrosse Championships

Championships PAC | NCAA | ECAC

2007 PAC Women's Lacrosse Championship

PAC Championship Game

Saturday, May 5, 2007

#2 Eastern University 12, #1 Cabrini College 11

After coming from behind to win in 2006, the Eastern University Women's Lacrosse team needed a pair of late goals to win their second straight PAC Championship Saturday afternoon. In a thrilling back and forth game, Eastern was able to take the final lead of the game with thirty-three seconds remaining on Kate Hoy's seventh goal of the game.

The Eagles took the first lead of the game on a Christine Hickman goal seven minutes into the contest, but the host Cavaliers battled back with two straight to take the lead with 9:43 gone. On the ensuing draw Hoy found Jessie Basch in front of the goal, and Basch fought off a check while turning and firing her first of two goals for the contest. Basch then fed Hoy for two straight goals as the Eagles pushed ahead. Katie Choquette scored on another Basch assist with eleven minutes to play to give the Eagles the biggest lead either team would have at 5-2.

After an extended period of physical defending, the host Cavaliers showed their toughness as they bounced back with three goals in a minute to tie the game at five with two and a half minutes to play. After an Eastern turnover deep in the Cabrini end, Kerri Ricker carried the ball the length of the field and set up Christina Romano for the go ahead goal with two seconds on the clock.

The Cavaliers outshot the Eagles 14-10 in the opening frame, but Jenn Van Ness made eight of her sixteen saves to keep the Eagles in the game.

Hoy seized command of the game early in the second half with a pair of unassisted goals to lift the Eagles back to a 6-5 advantage. Cabrini standout Katelyn Penrose scored her second of the game to tie the game off the draw of Hoy's second. Basch picked up her 62nd assist of the season when she found Hoy in front of the goal to give the Eagles the lead with just over 25 minutes left.

Cabrini again tied the game at eight when Penrose set up Erin Nollen for her third of four goals on the afternoon. Basch then put away her 58th goal of the year to give the Eagles the lead again with just over seventeen to play. Emilie Greto and Nollen scored in quick succession to lift the Cavaliers to a 10-9 lead with 16 minutes to play.

The Eagles earned possession back and Hoy buried her sixth goal of the day on a free position shot to tie the game at ten with ten minutes left. April Kaufman scored her first goal of the contest for Cabrini with just under five minutes to play to give the the hosts the lead. After Cabrini controlled the ensuing draw, the Eastern defense needed to force a turnover against a stalling Cabrini team, and they were able to do that deep in their own end, and the ball came to Katie Choquette on the right wing. The sophomore attacker carried the ball in deep, and as the Cabrini defenders looked to find Hoy and Basch, Choquette attacked the goal. She dodged a pair of defenders and spun in front of the cage before firing her twentieth of the year to tie the game with 2:08 on the clock.

The Eagles still needed to earn possession back after losing the draw. After forcing a turnover, the Eagles pushed the ball up the field, and had two shots saved before the Cavaliers took possession of the ball on a violation. As the hosts were working the ball out of their end, Erin Fries and Choquette double-teamed the defender and popped the ball free. Choquette scooped up the ground ball and lobbed a pass over a couple defenders to Hoy who had found a hole in the defense. The senior attacked the goal immediately dodged two defenders and fired a side armed shot just as she and the goalie collided 5 meters from the goal. Hoy's seventh of the game is her 84th of the season, and gave the Eagles the lead they would need to advance to the NCAA Tournament this upcoming week.

The Cavaliers had thirty seconds left to work for a tie, and they earned the draw. Linnea Davis ripped a ball free after a double violation caused a jump ball situation outside the restraining line, and the Eagles ren out the clock. Eastern Goalie Jenn Van Ness, who missed last year's title while working toward her athletic training degree, made several huge saves in the second half to give the Eagles a chance to win on her birthday.

Coach Azzarano, who also won a field hockey title this fall, said of the game, "I am so proud of the way this group of girls fought back. Their passion and commitment to each other is just amazing." The Eagles (15-2) will find out their next game when the NCAA Committee announces seeds late Sunday night.

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PAC Semifinal

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

#1 Cabrini College 19, #4 Neumann College 6

RADNOR Pa. (May 2) -- The Cabrini Cavaliers earned their 10th straight trip to the conference championship game with a 19-6 win over visiting Neumann College Wednesday afternoon in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference women’s lacrosse semi-finals.

Cabrini advances to Saturday’s championship game (12 p.m.) where they will take on Eastern College. Eastern topped Gwynedd Mercy, 19-12 in the other semi-final game.

The Cavaliers, winners of eight straight conference titles (1998-2005) lost a one-goal heart-breaker to Eastern College in last year’s PAC championship. Coach Jackie Neary’s team went undefeated in regular season play this season and entered the playoffs determined to regain that title.

Cabrini (15-3, 10-0 PAC regular season) opened play in the first minute playing like a team on a mission as freshman Erin Nollen scored on a feed from Kerri Ricker just 40 seconds into the game. Thirty-five seconds later Katelyn Penrose scored on an unassisted goal to give Cabrini a 2-0 with less than a minute played.

Cabrini never looked back as Ricker collected a first half hat trick and fed Nollen for three more Cabrini goals to help Cabrini cruise to a 13-0 first half lead.

Nollen opened the second half scoring before Neumann’s Gabby D’Ambrosio got the Knights on the board with 27 minutes left in the game. Dominque Thompson scored back to back goals for Neumann to cut the lead to 14-3 but the Cavaliers reeled off the next five goals to end the flurry.

Nollen finished with five goals and one assist while Ricker fired in three goals and assisted on five. April Kauffman scored three goals and collected one assist. Other scorers for Cabrini were Anna Scholl (one goal, one assist), Emilie Greto (one goal, one assist), Christina Romano (one goal, two assists) and Allison Sachs. Danielle Rothermel and Kelli Wilson each collected an assist.

Gabby D’Ambrosio and Dominque Thompson each scored two goals for Neumann.

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#2 Eastern University 19, #3 Gwynedd-Mercy College 12

ST. DAVID'S, Pa.(May 2) -- When the Eastern University Women's Lacrosse Team and the Gwynedd-Mercy Griffins stood tied 8-8 at the half, Head Coach Camrin Azzarano told her girls to breathe. The Eagles had battled back from a 3-0 deficit to take the lead at 8-7, before surrendering a late goal. The coach's advice worked as the Eagles stormed out of the gate in the second half and earned a 19-12 win over a very competitive Gwynedd-Mercy team. the win sets up a rematch of last year's PAC Championship game at Cabrini on Saturday.

Jessie Basch continued her stellar sophomore campaign with a four goal and seven assist effort to lift her season point total to 114. A strong second half defense and improvement on draw controls allowed the Eagles to gain possession and take over the second frame. Coach Azzarano said of the game, "At the half we just needed to remember who we were at what we try to do. Kate [Hoy] made some adjustments on the draws, but most importantly we needed to find our 'A-game,' Gwynedd played a tremendous first half, and we needed to match their intensity while maintaining a sense of calm. We found that in the second half."

The Griffins scored the first three goals of the match in the opening five minutes. Eastern didn't pick up their first goal of the game until the tenth minute when Basch found Amy Norman in front of the cage for the first of her two goals on the afternoon. Meghan Volz responded for the Griffins with her second of four goals on the day to bump the visitor's lead back to three.

Erin Reimel scored her first of three on the day for the Eagles in the 14th minute on a pass from fellow sophomore Erin Fries, but the Griffins answered back to keep the lead at 5-2. Every quarterback has a favorite receiver, and Basch connected with Hoy for the first of four connections on the afternoon with 15:15 on the clock. The Eagles then took the draw and Hoy found Fries for her first of three on the afternoon to make it 5-4.

Caitlin Volz then scored for the Griffins to push the lead back to 6-4 before Hoy scored two straight to tie the game. the first came on a pass from Basch and the second came on a free position shot. The Griffins refused to go away and retook the lead on a nice combination in front of the goal. Hoy then returned the favor to Basch with 4:10 remaining to tie the game.

Reimel's free position goal with 1:35 to play in the first gave the Eagles their first lead of the game. In the game between the two teams in March, the Eagles won 20-3 on a day with piles of snow surrounding Eastern's turf field. The Griffins had lost just a pair of games since then, and they battled back to tie the game again on a quick stick goal from Kaitlin Pope of a nice pass from behind the cage by Lauren Sheils with ten seconds left in the half.

Azzarano then made her team inhale and exhale. The second half was all Eagles. Coach Azzarano commented "Gwynedd did a really good job unsettling us early, and we needed to make some adjustments to regain spacing on the field. Out of halftime, the girls did a better job of understanding what to run when, and we were able to get the opportunities we needed. Courtney [Brennan] Linnea [Davis], and Sarah [Hager] each helped us to earn possession back on numerous occasions." Brennan lead the team with five caused turnovers, and picked up three ground balls and three draw controls. Davis caused a pair of turnovers and collected four draws and four ground balls. Hagar picked up five ground balls and caused three turnovers.

Basch found Hoy to open the half and give the Eagles the lead for good. Katie Choquette then batted in a ball in front of the cage from Fries with 26:40 to play. Fries scored her second of the day from Hoy, and then Hickman converted a Basch pass to make it 12-8. Basch scored her second of the game from Choquette before Sheils answered with a free-position goal.

The Eagles ended the game with solid possession and a 6-3 run over the last seventeen minutes. Hoy finished the day with four goals and three assists to give her 77 goals and 31 assists on the year. As of the last NCAA reporting period, Hoy's 73 goals was tops in the country. She and Basch were among just three players to have eclipsed the 100 point mark.

The Eagles travel across the street to take on Cabrini at a to be determined time on Saturday.

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PAC Quarterfinal

Saturday, April 28, 2007

#3 Gwynedd-Mercy College 17, #6 Wesley College 10

GWYNEDD VALLEY, PA (April 28) -- Led by senior Melissa Burks' (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) two goals and four assists, third-seeded Gwynedd-Mercy defeated sixth-seeded Wesley, 17-10, in a first-round game of the 2007 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Tournament.

With the win, the Griffins (12-4) will play at #2-seeded Eastern in a semifinal matchup on Wednesday.

Burks collected a game-high and season-high six points. Teammate Meghan Volz (Warminster, Pa./Archbishop Wood) added four goals as Gwynedd held the Wolverines to just four second-half goals.

The Griffins led 8-6 at the half before Volz started the scoring just 12 seconds into the second stanza. She would add another just over a minute later as GM held a four-goal cushion the rest of the way.

Jade Martin led Wesley with three scores and two assists. Stacey Johnson also netted three goals while Brittany Block notched a goal and two helpers.

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#4 Neumann College 16, #5 College Misericordia 12

ASTON, Pa.(April 28)-- In their seventh consecutive PAC Championship Tournament appearance the No. 4 Neumann Knights women's lacrosse team hosted No. 5 College Misericorida in the quarterfinals this afternoon. In the match up today, the Knights defeated College Misericordia 16 to 12.

An early goal three minutes in to the game by Dominique Thompson gave the Knights a 1-0 lead. Misericordia then tied up the game up at 11:59 but Neumann answered quickly, scoring three consecutive goals by Gabby D'Ambrosio, Dominique Thompson, and Nicole Feby to take a 4-1 lead. Misericordia answered right back scoring two goals of their own by Jessy Schwenk and Kathryn Wallace. The Knights then expanded their lead back to three with goals from Collen Finnegan and Courtney Murphy. As halftime approached, the Knights' Colleen Finnegan scored to give Neumann a 7-4 lead at half.

Kerri Sinclair got Neumann started in the second half scoring 2:10 in the half but Misericordia answered with a goal by Shannon Tinkham to keep Misericordia within three. The Knights struck back scoring an unanswered six goals growing their lead to 14-5. Misericordia made a four goal run that was halted by Kerri Sinclair on a free position shot giving the Knights control and a 15-9 lead.

Misericordia added three goals late in the game to cut the lead to 15-12 but Neumann's Gabby D'Ambrosio came up big for the Knights scoring the final goal of the day at with less then a minute to go to put the game away 16-12.

With the win Neumann advances to the PAC Championship Tournament Semifinals on Wednesday, May 2 at Cabrini College. The Game time will be announced on Monday.

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2007 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

University of Mary Washington 19, Eastern University 9

When they drew The University of Mary Washington for the first round game of the NCAA tournament, the Eastern University Women's Lacrosse team knew they would have to deal with a very strong and deep squad. The Eastern team started the match with a strong defensive effort, but the deeper Eagles of Mary Washington exploded for nine goals in the last twelve minutes of the first half to take a 10-6 lead into the break on the way to a 19-9 win.

The Eastern team, which set a school record with 15 wins on the year and earned their second consecutive PAC title, got six goals from Kate Hoy, and a twenty save effort from fellow senior Jenn Van Ness in the cage. The hosts jumped to a quick one goal lead in the opening moments on an unassisted goal from Kaitlyn Barker. Hoy struck back with two straight to give the visiting Eagles a 2-1 lead. Solid play from the Eastern defense and several great saves from Van Ness allowed that lead to stand until into the 18th minute of the match.

Mary Washington scored three straight goals in a two minute spell to seize a 4-2 lead.

Hoy took the ensuing draw the length of the field for her third of the match to close the deficit to 4-3 with just under eleven minutes left in the first half. Margaret Murray set up Emily Talbot for two consecutive goals to stretch the Mary Washington lead to 6-3. Hoy then scored on an Erin Fries pass, and Jessie Basch put in her first of two on the afternoon to cut the deficit to 6-5 with seven minutes to play.

The superior depth of the hosts seemed to take effect as Mary Washington scored four straight goals in a five minute spell to seize control of the game with a 10-5 lead. Christine Hickman gave the visiting Eastern squad a glimmer of hope when she buried a rebound of her own shot with twenty seconds to play in the half.

The second half saw Mary Washington answer every shot from the Eagles with two of their own, and they outscored their guests 9-3 in the second frame. Basch set up Hoy and scored an unassisted goal in the second half. Hoy closed out the scoring with her 90th goal of the season with just under two minutes to play on a pass from Katie Choquette.

The Eagles graduate five seniors including Hoy, Van Ness, Hickman, Amy Norman, and defender Jenessa Winter.

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2007 ECAC Women's Lacrosse Championship

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Stevens Tech 16, Gwynedd-Mercy College 12

GWYNEDD VALLEY, PA. - A five-goal spurt early in the second half helped erase a deficit as Stevens Tech defeated Gwynedd-Mercy, 16-12, in a quarterfinal game of the 2007 ECAC South Tournament Wednesday afternoon.

The Griffins' Lauren Sheils netted a game-high six goals but just one in the second half. Liz Mather led the Ducks with three goals and four assists, while teammates Katie Lalli and Kara Borzillo each added four scores apiece.

Sheils' free-position goal with under a minute left in the first stanza gave the Griffins an 8-7 lead at the break. Junior Kalli Bass scored 59 seconds into the second period but it would be the last score over the next 17 minutes as Stevens (12-7) rallied with five-straight goals.

Bass added two assists while junior Meg Volz chipped in three goals.

Stevens advances to the semifinal round where they will take on top-seeded Cabrini this Saturday on the campus of McDaniel College. The Griffins end the 2007 season at 12-6 under seventh-year head coach Sarah Quintois.

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Saturday, May 12, 2007

Cabrini College 9, Stevens Tech 7

WESTMINSTER, MD. (May 12) – The Cabrini College women’s lacrosse team rallied from a one-goal halftime deficit to defeat Stevens Tech 9-7 Saturday afternoon in the semi-finals of the ECAC South Regional Division III women’s lacrosse tournament.

With the win, the Cavaliers (16-3) advance to the championship game where they will take on host McDaniel College at 1 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. McDaniel bumped off Dickinson, 14-8 in the other semi-final game earlier in the day.

Freshman Erin Nollen paced the Cavaliers with three goals while Emilie Greto chipped in with two goals and an assist. Ridley graduate Kerri Ricker added one goal and one assist while Katelyn Penrose, Anna Scholl and Kellie Levy added solo tallies for the Cavs. Freshman keeper Kate Schmid turned back seven shots in the win.

Cabrini trailed 4-2 before Ricker found Scholl out front to make it 4-3 with 6:02 left in the first half.

Nollen opened up the scoring in the second half to start a string of goal exchanges between the two teams. Tech’s Katie Lallie put her team up 5-4 but then Emilie Greto tied it at up at the 26:40 mark of the second half.

Katelyn Penrose gave Cabrini its first lead of the game when she scored at the 18:59 mark. Ricker followed up three minutes later to give the Cavaliers a two-goal cushion with 15:26 left in the game. Nollen and Levy followed up with two more goals and Cabrini led 9-5 with just 7:41 to play.

Stevens Tech got a pair of late goals from Kara Borzillo and Dana Perriello but the Cavaliers managed to run out the clock and now advance to take on McDaniel in tomorrow’s championship game. Perriello finished with three goals for Tech while Alyssa Pigotti added two more.

The Cavaliers advanced to the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference finals for a record setting 11th straight year this spring under head coach Jackie Neary. They dropped a one-goal decision to Eastern in last week’s PAC championship game and then were awarded the top seed in the ECAC tourney. McDaniel (13-5) enters tomorrow’s game as the tourney’s number two seed.

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Sunday, May 13, 2007

McDaniel College 19, Cabrini College 14

WESTMINSTER, MD. (May 13) – The Cabrini College women’s lacrosse team gave host McDaniel College all it could handle before bowing, 19-14 Sunday afternoon in the championship game of the ECAC South Regional Division III women’s lacrosse tournament.

With the loss, the Cavaliers end the season with a 16-5 record. McDaniel, the runner-up in the Centennial Conference, finishes out at 14-5

Cabrini, which advanced to the championship game after bumping off Stevens Tech, 9-7, in Saturday’s semi-finals, trailed 9-6 at halftime but rallied back to tie the game at 11-11 early in the second half. Cabrini trailed 11-7 but went on a four goal run to knot the score at the 25:07 mark of the second half.

Katelyn Penrose ignited the rally when she scored off a Kerri Ricker feed. Erin Nollen followed with a goal and then Ricker added two more to tie the game. The two teams stayed close over the next four minutes but Cabrini never managed to take the lead. Nollen’s goal at the 8:22 mark cut the lead to 14-13 but that was as close as Cabrini would get.

“It was a great effort,’’ said Cabrini coach Jackie Neary, who led her team to a record-setting 11th straight Pennsylvania Athletic Conference championship this year. “Our senior class should be very proud to be a part of this effort. We have nothing to hang our heads about.’’

Senior Emilie Greto, Cabrini’s Senior Athlete of the Year, capped her career with a three-goal, one-assist effort. Ridley graduate Kerri Ricker (one assist) and Springfield Delco grad Katelyn Penrose each added three goals.

Erin Nollen, a freshman out of West Chester Henderson, led all Cabrini scorers with four goals. Alison Sachs chipped in with one goal while Danielle Rothermel came off the bench to provide a key assist for the Cavaliers. Freshman keeper Kate Schmid, a graduate of St. Hubert’s, proved worthy of her first-team All-PAC selection as she turned back 13 shots.

The Cavaliers have won eight of the last 10 PAC championships and have advanced to the NCAA tournament five times under Neary. This is their second trip to the ECAC tournament since the program was founded in 1996.