Women’s Lacrosse Faces No. 5 North Carolina Friday and No. 8 Maryland Sunday in ACC-ALC Challenge at Maryland – Ohio State Buckeyes
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March 21, 2006
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State (0-5 overall, 0-1 American Lacrosse Conference) women’s lacrosse squad will play in the Atlantic Coast Conference/American Lacrosse Conference Challenge hosted by Maryland this weekend. Play begins Friday with Ohio State facing No. 5 North Carolina (5-2) at 5 p.m. at the Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex in College Park, Md. No. 15 Penn State (3-3) will play host No. 8 Maryland (5-3) at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday the Buckeyes will face Maryland at 2 p.m. with Penn State playing North Carolina at Noon. Last week Ohio State lost, 17-4 at Virginia Tech.
A LOOK AT OHIO STATE
The head coach for the Buckeyes is Sue Stimmel. Ohio State is 0-5 overall after a 17-4 loss at Virginia Tech Saturday. KC Carter (Sr., Birchrunville, Pa.) leads the team in points with 16 with a team-high 15 goals and an assist. Jessica Patane (So., Farmingdale, N.Y.) is second in points with eight with five goals and three assists. Kristen Slahor (So., Ellicott City, Md.) is third in points with seven with three goals and a team-high four assists. Carter has a team-high eight ground balls for the Buckeyes. Kim Hastings (Sr., Sewickley, Pa.) ranks second with seven. Carter has a team-high 14 draw controls with Kristen Hannon (So., Sykesville, Md.) second with nine. Carter also leads the team in caused turnovers with five. In goal, Hastings has played in five games with four starts and has a 0-4 record. She has a 14.88 goals against average while recording a .454 saves percentage. Kristen Gilwee (Fr., Hunt Valley, Md.) has played in two games and has an 15.52 goals against average and a .476 saves percentage. Joy DeMarco (Jr., Hudson, Ohio) has started one game for OSU and is 0-1 on the season. She has a 21.47 goals against average and a .222 saves percentage.
A LOOK AT NORTH CAROLINA
The fifth-ranked Tar Heels are coached by Jenny Slingluff Levy. North Carolina is 5-2 on the season having won its last two games. Last week the Tar Heels defeated Virginia Tech, 18-11, in Chapel Hill and won at Virginia, 20-9. Stephanie Scurachio has a team-high 21 points for the Tar Heels with a team-high 16 goals and five assists. Melissa McCarthy is second in scoring with 14 points with 10 goals and four assists. Ranking third in points is Christina Juras with 13. She has seven goals and a team-high six assists. Jenn Cook leads the squad with a team-high 18 ground balls with Amber Falcone second at 15. Cook has a team-high 14 draw controls with Julie Ryan second with 10. Jamie Hanssen and Falcone share team-high honors with nine caused turnovers each. In goal, Kristen Hordy has a 4-2 record and has played in all seven games. She has a 6.97 goals against average and a .592 saves percentage. Amanda Barnes has played in two games and has a 1-0 record. She has a 7.21 goals against average and a .533 saves percentage.
OHIO STATE – NORTH CAROLINA SERIES
North Carolina has a 7-1 lead in the series with Ohio State. The Tar Heels have won the last two meetings with the Buckeyes. Ohio State’s 10-8 win came in 2003, in Columbus. Last season, North Carolina won 10-9 in a game played in Annapolis, Md.
NORTH CAROLINA 10, OHIO STATE 9, March 25, 2005
The 13th-ranked Ohio State (4-3 overall, 2-0 American Lacrosse Conference) women’s lacrosse team fell short in a 10-9 loss to fifth-ranked North Carolina (7-2) Friday evening in the ALC-Atlantic Coast Conference Challenge hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. OSU’s Regina Oliver scored a career-high five goals for the Buckeyes while Jess Allen had a team-high three goals for the Tar Heels.
North Carolina opened the scoring with 2:28 gone in the contest on a goal by Christina Juras, assisted by Allison Higgins. OSU’s Oliver at 3:43 tied the game at one. The Tar Hells took a 2-1 lead at 5:49 with a free position goal by Jess Allen. UNC’s Gina Allen took the lead to 4-1 with back-to-back goals, the first at 10:00 that was assisted by Meg Freshwater and the second at 15:22, assisted by Higgins. OSU’s Natale Miller, with a free position goal at 17:17 cut the lead to 4-2. North Carolina’s Julie Gladchuk scored at 21:03 to make it 5-2. Buckeye Kelly Kremer made it 5-3 with an unassisted goal at 22:56. A Higgins’ goal at 27:18 put North Carolina ahead by three, 6-3, as the half ended.
The second half opened with Ohio State cutting the UNC lead to 6-5. Kelly Kremer scored on a free position attempt at 32:28 and Miller’s second goal at 33:32 cut the Tar Heel lead to one. Jess Allen’s second goal on a free position shot at 35:17 gave North Carolina a 7-5 lead. Oliver’s second goal at 39:16 cut the lead to one at 7-6. Higgins’ second goal of the game, assisted by Jenn Cook at 48:36 and a Chrissy Rude goal at 39:11, assisted by Juras built a three-goal lead for North Carolina at 9-6. Buckeye Oliver added her third (50:34) and fourth (53:15) goals of the game to trim the Tar Hell lead to one at 9-8. North Carolina’s Jess Allen scored the winning goal for the Tar Heels at 58:38 to take the lead to 10-8. OSU’s Oliver again cut the lead to one at 59:12 with her fifth goal to close out the scoring at 10-9 Tar Heels. North Carolina controlled the final draw of the game to run out the clock.
In goal for North Carolina, Kristen Hordy picked up the win (7-2) while making four saves. OSU’s Kim Hastings took the loss (4-3) and recorded 10 saves.
A LOOK AT MARYLAND
The eighth-ranked Terrapins are coached by Cindy Timchal. Maryland is 5-3 overall and hosts Dartmouth Tuesday. Last week the Terrapins defeated Old Dominion, 19-7, at home. Delia Cox has a team-high 33 points for Maryland with a team-high 24 goals and nine assists. Kelly Kasper and Krista Pellizzi are tied for second in points with 27 each. Kasper has 17 goals and 10 assists while Pellizzi has 16 goals and a team-high 11 assists. Goalie Allie Buote leads the team in ground balls with 23. Cox is second with 22. Cox and Kasper share team-high honors in draw controls with 16 each. Kasper has a team-high 18 caused turnovers with Cox second with 12. In goal, Buote has started all eight games and has a 5-3 record. She has an 8.14 goals against average and a .496 saves percentage. Lynne Cooper has played in four goals and has a 15.00 goals against average and a .600 saves percentage.
OHIO STATE – MARYLAND SERIES
Maryland leads the series with Ohio State, 4-1. The Terrapins have won the last three meetings with the Buckeyes. Ohio State’s 12-11 win came at Maryland in 2002. Last season, Maryland won 13-8 in a game played in Annapolis, Md.
MARYLAND 13, OHIO STATE 8, March 27, 2005
The 13th-ranked Ohio State (4-4 overall, 2-0 American Lacrosse Conference) women’s lacrosse team held a 6-4 lead early in the second half before an 8-0 run by 11th-ranked Maryland (6-4) helped give the Terrapins a 13-8 win in the final game of the ALC/Atlantic Coast Conference Challenge played at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. OSU’s Kristen Slahor scored a team-high three points with a goal and two assists while Ashley Evans had two goals and Regina Oliver, a goal and an assist. Maryland’s Acacia Walker and Annie Collins shared game-high honors with four points each. Walker had three goals and an assists while Collins recorded four assists.
Ohio State opened the scoring with a free position goal by Slahor with 6:07 gone in the half. Maryland responded at 7:07 with a Walker goal. The Terrapins made it 2-1 with a goal by Krista Pellizzi, assisted by Walker at 12:07. Delia Cox made it 3-1 at 18:37 on an assist by Brooke Richards. OSU’s Kelyn Laws cut the lead to 3-2 with a goal at 25:00, assisted by Slahor. Maryland countered at 25:34 with a goal by Greta Sommers. Trailing, 4-2, Ohio State with goals by Oliver (28:38) and Evans (28:55) on a free position shot tied the game at halftime.
The Buckeyes continued a 4-0 run at the beginning of the second half as OSU took a 6-4 lead. Kelly Kremer scored a 31:45 with an assist from Slahor. Evans made it 6-4, OSU, at 33:24 on an assist by Oliver. Maryland then began an 8-0 to take control of the game. Jessica Dorney’s goal at 34:13 on a pass from Kelly Kasper made it 6-5. The Terrapins tied the game at six with Katie DooLittle’s goal, assisted by Annie Collins. Dorney’s second goal at 35:33 gave the Terrapins a 7-6 lead with a Richards’ assist. Walker continued the run, scoring at 36:05, assisted by Collins. Maryland made it 9-6 on a goal by Kelly Kasper at 36:53, assisted by Richards. Walker scored for the third time at 39:46, assisted by Collins. Casey Major, with Collins’ fourth assist, scored at 40:56. Doolittle’s second goal completed the 8-0 run at 45:44, assisted by Kasper. OSU stopped the scoring run at 51:31 with a goal by KC Carter. OSU cut the Maryland lead to 12-8 with a free position goal by Molly Gilbert at 59:11. The Terrapins closed out the scoring with a Dorney goal, her third, at 59:56 for the 13-8 final score.
In goal for Maryland, Kirah Miles took the win (6-3) while making nine saves. OSU’s Kim Hastings took the loss (4-4), giving up 12 goals in 45:44, recording three saves. Joy DeMarco finished out the game (14:16), giving up a goal and making one saves.
CARTER RECORDS A GOAL IN HER FIFTH CONSECUTIVE GAME
KC Carter scored a goal to end the first half against Virginia Tech to give her a team-high 15 goals this season. She has had one or more goals in each of the five games this season. Additionally, Carter recorded a season-high three caused turnovers against the Hokies. She added two ground balls and four draw controls in the game. Carter has a team-high 16 points on the season and has team-highs of eight ground balls, 14 draw controls and five caused turnovers.
SLAHOR IS TEAM LEADER IN ASSISTS WITH FOUR
Kristen Slahor recorded an assist at Virginia Tech last week to give her a team-high four for the season. She is third on the team in points with seven with her three goals.
KREMER SCORES SECOND GOAL OF THE SEASON
Kelly Kremer (So., Kennett Square, Pa.) picked up her second goal of the season against Virginia Tech last week. Kremer, the American Lacrosse Conference Rookie of the Year in 2005 has started all five games this season.
WEINER SCORES HER THIRD FREE POSITION GOAL OF THE SEASON
Lindsay Weiner (Jr., Eldersburg, Md.) scored a goal against Virginia Tech on a free position shot last week. It was her third free position goal in four attempts this season. Weiner has four goals on the season.
PATANE IS SECOND ON THE TEAM IN POINTS
Jessica Patane ranks second on the team in points with eight. Her goal against Virginia Tech gives her five on the season with three assists. She added three ground balls and a caused turnover against the Hokies.
HASTINGS RANKS THIRD IN CAREER WINS FOR THE BUCKEYES
With 11 victories on the last four years, Kim Hastings ranks third all-time in career wins for the Buckeyes. She had five wins (5-9) in 2004 and six (6-10) in 2005. She is 11-24 in her career. Hastings stands third in OSU career saves with 270 and is fifth in career goals against average at 10.27. She was one of three OSU goalies to play against Virginia Tech. She played 23:42 making five saves and giving up four goals. Hastings has a 14.88 goals against average and a .454 saves percentage this season.
DEMARCO HAS FIRST START AT VIRGINIA TECH
Joy DeMarco had her first start of her career against Virginia Tech last week, taking the loss in playing 19:34. She gave up seven (21.47 goals against average) goals while making two saves (.222 saves percentage).
GILWEE SEES ACTION AGAINST VIRGINIA TECH
Kristen Gilwee saw action in her second match of the season. She played 16:44 against Virginia Tech, making three saves and giving up six goals. For the season, Gilwee has a 15.52 goals against average and a .476 saves percentage.
KREMER NAMED TO 2006 ALC PRESEASON TEAM
Kelly Kremer has been named to the 2006 American Lacrosse Conference Preseason Team by a vote of the league coaches. In her freshman season with the Buckeyes, she was named the ALC Rookie of the Year and a second team ALC selection. Kremer started all 16 games last season, recording team-highs of 38 goals and 44 points, adding six assists, 22 ground ball, 17 draw controls and 12 caused turnovers. She was named to the 2005 National All-Rookie Team by womenslacrosse.com. Also named to the 2006 American Lacrosse Conference Preseason Team were Sarah Albrecht, Northwestern; Renee Cipro, Penn State; Margie Curran, Vanderbilt; Dana Dobbie, Ohio; Lori Havrilla, Penn State; Kate Hickman, Vanderbilt; Mary Key, Johns Hopkins; Kristen Kjellman, Northwestern; Jessi Lieb, Penn State; Lindsey Munday, Northwestern and Lauren Schwarzmann, Johns Hopkins
OHIO STATE PICKED FIFTH IN THE ALC
Ohio State was picked to finish fifth in the conference by a vote of the league coaches. NCAA and ALC defending champion Northwestern was tabbed to win the conference, received 36 votes and all six first place ballots. Penn State, with 27 votes, was picked to finish second, one point ahead of third place John Hopkins with 26. Vanderbilt was selected to finish fourth with 19 votes, Ohio State fifth with 10 votes and Ohio sixth with 8 votes.
HEAD COACH Sue Stimmel
Sue Stimmel is in her 11th season as the head coach for the Ohio State women’s lacrosse team. A 1984 graduate of Temple University, Stimmel is the only coach that the Buckeye program has had. She spent six years has the head coach of Denison prior to coming to OSU. Stimmel is 79-76 at Ohio State (11 years) and is 155-94 in her 16-year career. The 2003 season was her most successful with a program-high 14 wins, finishing the regular season ranked 11th nationally and making the school’s second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship, advancing to the quarterfinals. Her squad won the 2003 American Lacrosse Conference Championship and she was named the ALC Coach of the Year and was later named the 2003 Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year.
REVIEWING THE VIRGINIA TECH GAME
Ohio State (0-5 overall) lost a 17-4 decision at Virginia Tech (4-3) Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg, Va. The Buckeyes had goals scored by Jessica Patane, KC Carter, Kelly Kremer and Lindsay Weiner in the contest. Lindsay Pieper had a game-high four goals for Virginia Tech with Britt Faulkner, Katie Boyle and Rachel Culp adding two goals each for the Hokies.
Virginia Tech opened the game by scoring eight consecutive goals. Hokie Stephanie Jones opened the scoring with a goal with 4:06 gone on an assist by Kady McBearty. Faulkner made it 2-0 at 7:26 with an assist by Jackie Gray. Unassisted goals by McBrearty (9:15) and Culp (11:34) made it 4-0. Gray added a free position goal at 15:18 and Pieper scored unassisted at 17:53 to take the lead to 6-0. Culp added a free position goal at 19:34 and Faulkner, on an assist from McBrearty, scored at 20:51 to make it 8-0. Ohio State scored at 22:58 on a free position shot by Weiner. Ohio State made it 8-2 with a Carter goal at 25:12, assisted by Kelyn Laws (Jr., Ellicott City, Md.).
The Hokies opened the scoring in the second half at 32:56 with a Boyle goal assisted by Natasha Fuchs. A minute later (33:56) Patane scored on a Kristen Slahor (So., Ellicott City, Md.) assist to make it 9-3. Virginia Tech expanded their lead with the next five goals to take a 14-3 lead. Pieper scored at 34:22 and Kate Schilling at 34:47 on unassisted goals. Boyle, with a Gray assist at 35:07 made it 12-3. Fuchs, on an unassisted goal at 36:18 and Pieper at 45:00 on a free position shot made it 14-3. A Kremer unassisted goal at 49:00 stopped the run at 14-4. Virginia Tech closed out the scoring with three unassisted goals by Jenna Reich (50:52), Terri Coover (52:37) and Pieper (57:02) for the final 17-4 score.
Ohio State’s Joy DeMarco started in goal for the Buckeyes, taking the loss while playing 19:34. She gave up seven goals while making two assists. Kristen Gilwee played the next 16:44 in the game giving up six goals while making three saves. Kim Hastings played the final 23:42 of the game and gave up four goals while making five saves. For Virginia Tech, Carrie Hill had the victory while playing 52:37. She gave up four goals and made eight saves. Caitlin Thomas played the final 7:23 of the game and recorded three saves.
2005 PLAYER NOTES
#0 Kristen Gilwee (Fr., Hunt Valley) 2006 – Played in two games – 25:37 at Johns Hopkins making seven saves and giving up five goals – 16:44 at Virginia Tech making three saves and giving up six goals.
#1 Kim Hastings (Sr., Sewickley, Pa.) 2006 – Played in five games, starting four – record is 0-4 – career-high 16 saves at California 2005 – Started all 16 games, 6-10 record – 9.80 goals against average and a .459 save percentage – career-high 14 saves against Johns Hopkins – named the womenslacrosse.com National Player of the Week (March 14) – the American Lacrosse Conference Player of the Week (March 15). 2004 – Played in 16 games – starting 14 – 5-9 record – 9.52 goals against average and a .483 save percentage. 2003 – Played in six games – record 0-1 – starting one – 8.56 goals against average and a .355 save percentage
#2 Joy DeMarco (Jr., Hudson, Ohio) 2006 – Started at Virginia Tech playing 19:34 – had two saves, giving up seven goals. 2005 – Played in six games – 7.22 goals against average and a .524 save percentage. 2004 – Played in two games – 11.74 goals against average and a .500 save percentage.
#3 Allyson Vernon (So./Jr. eligibility, Voorhees, N.J.) 2006 – Has not played. 2005 – Played in 11 games – 4 goals, 1 assist.
#4 Kristen Hannon (So., Sykesville, Md.) 2006 – Played in five games, starting four – career-high two goals against Penn – one assist at California – two draw in four games. 2005 – Played in 16 games with two starts.
#5 Andrea Fischer (Sr., Cleveland Heights, Ohio) 2006 – Started one game – two draw controls at Virginia Tech. 2005 – Played in 14 games with one start – 5 goals, 4 assists. 2004 – Played in nine games, starting five – 2 goals, 4 assists. 2003 – Played in 10 games – 5 goals, 1 assist..
#6 Kristen Slahor (Fr., Ellicott City, Md.) 2006 – Played in five games, starting four – two goals and two assists at California. 2005 – Started 15 games – 9 goals, 20 assists.
#7 Danielle Gibson (Jr., Springfield, Pa.) 2006 – Played in five games, starting two – two draw controls at California. 2005 – Played in six games. 2004 – Played in two games.
#8 Bethany Carey (So., Eldersburg, Md.) 2006 – Played in five games – scored a goal and added two ground balls and two draw controls at California. 2005 – Played in one game.
#9 Lindsay Weiner (Jr., Eldersburg, Md.) 2006 – Started five games – career-high three draw controls against Penn – scored goals in the last three games. 2005 – Started all 16 games – 11 goals, 6 assists. 2003 – Played in 11 games at James Madison – 1 goal, 1 assist.
#10 Margaret Prunte (Fr., Columbus, Ohio) 2006 – Has not played.
#11 Kelly Kremer (So., Kennett Square, Pa.) 2006 -Started five games – scored a goal at California and at Virginia Tech – had an assist against Penn. 2005 – Started all 16 games – American Lacrosse Conference Rookie of the Year – a second-team ALC selection – ALC Player of the Week (Apr. 4) – named to womenslacrosse.com Honor Roll (Feb. 28) – insidelacrosse.com Honorable Mention (Feb. 28) – insidelacrosse.com National Player of the Week (March 14) – womenslacrosse.com National All-Rookie Team – 38 goals, 6 assists.
#12 Kacie Caldwell (So./Fr. eligibility, Lutherville, Md.) 2006 – Played in five games, starting four – two ground balls at California. 2005 – Did not Play.
#13 Alicia Meredith (Sr., Prospect, Ky.) 2006 – Played in five games, starting three – career-high three ground balls at California. 2005 – Played in all 16 games with 15 starts – 13 ground balls. 2004 – Played in three games. 2003 – Played in three games.
#14 Libby Graf (Fr., Delaware, Ohio) 2006 – Played in three games, starting two – career-high two ground balls against Penn – career-high two caused turnovers at Johns Hopkins.
#15 Jessica Patane (So., Farmingdale, N.Y.) 2006 – Started five games – career-high three points (one goal, two assists) at Stanford – career-high three ground balls at Virginia Tech. 2005 – Played in seven games – 2 goals.
#16 Lauren Traficant (Jr./So. eligibility, Dublin, Ohio) 2006 – Played in three games – one ground ball at California and at Virginia Tech – one draw control against Penn. 2005 – Did not play. 2004 – Played in 7 games – 2 goals, 1 assist.
#17 KC Carter (Sr., Birchrunville, Pa.) 2006 – Started five games – tied career-high of four goals at Stanford and at California – career-high five points (four goals, one assist) at California – season-high three ground balls at Johns Hopkins – season-high three caused turnovers at Virginia Tech. 2005 – Played in 15 games, starting 14 – 15 goals, 4 assists. 2004 – Started all 16 games – 12 goals, 6 assists. 2003 – Started all 18 games – American Lacrosse Conference Rookie of the Year – womenslacrosse.com All-Rookie Team – 18 goals, 3 assists.
#18 Jacqueline Cook (Fr., Pocopson, Pa.) 2006 – Has not played.
#19 Sarah Wilcox (Fr., Toledo, Ohio) 2006 – Has not played.
#20 Ally MacMeekin (Jr., Baltimore, Md.) 2006 – Has not played. 2005 – Played in seven games. 2004 – Played nine games with three starts.
#21 Keri Yourick (Fr., Castle Rock, Colo.) 2006 – Has not played.
#22 Mindy Kittle (Sr., Hockessin, Del.) 2006 – Played one game. 2005 – Played in two games. 2004 – Played in 11 matches with seven starts – 16 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers. 2003 – Played in six games.
#23 Rachel Hawes (Fr., Eldersburg, Md.) 2006 – Has not played.
#24 Emily Rosen (Sr., Baltimore, Md.) 2006 – Has not played. 2005 – Played in one game. 2004 – Played in two games. 2003 – Played in three games.
#25 Amanda Shimp (So., Endicott, N.Y.) 2006 – Played in five games, starting three – career-high two goals at Stanford – career-high two draw controls at California. – 2005 – Played in one game.
#26 Natale Miller (So., Birmingham, Pa.) 2006 – Played in five games, starting two – one goal at California. 2005 – Played in 16 games, starting 13 – 15 goals, 2 assists. 2004 – Played in 16 games with 11 starts – 13 goals, 3 assists.
#27 Mallory Mayhew (Fr., Liverpool, N.Y.) 2006 – Has not played.
#28 Kelyn Laws (Jr., Ellicott City, Md.) 2006 – Played in four games, starting one – one assist at California and at Virginia Tech – one goal against Penn. 2005 – Played in 14 games with two starts – 4 goals, 1 assist. 2004 – Played in 16 games with 13 starts – 12 goals, 4 assists, 20 ground balls.
#29 Alicia McClure (Sr., Hatboro, Pa.) 2006 – Played in five games, starting four. 2005 – Played in 11 games with eight starts – 14 ground balls. 2004 – Played in 11 matches with eight starts – 18 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers. 2003 – Played in five games.
#30 Kendall Gysin (Fr., Noblesville, Ind.) 2006 – Started five games – one goal at Stanford and at California – two ground balls at California – two draw controls at Stanford and at California.
