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Monday, November 13, 2000
Renee Heath Named to NFHCA Regional All-American Team
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore forward Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine) of the
University of Southern Maine field hockey team has been named to the 2000
AstroTurf/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III
Regional All-America first team for the New England West region. Heath was
selected by members of the NFHCA.
The regional All-America first and second teams were announced Monday
(November 13) by NFHCA Executive Director Jennifer Goodrich. Players named to
the six Regional All-America first teams are eligible for national All-America
honors that will announced later this month.
Since 1986, fourteen different USM players have earned 19 regional All-
America citations. Heath is the only Husky player to earn a spot on the
regional All-America team this season.
A first-year forward, Heath led the Huskies in scoring with 11 goals,
including three game winners, and fives assists for 27 points. She previously
had been named to the All-Little East Conference second team. Two of her game
winning goals came in dramatic fashion against Worcester State College and
Framingham State College when she scored in the second sudden death overtime
period. She also had the game winner in a 1-0 win over Wheaton.
"Renee came into our program this year after transferring from UMaine and
had an instant impact on our team. She has great speed, skills and always plays
with intensity. What makes her such an outstanding player is she has that
unique ability to raise the team's level of play and make the other players
around her that much better," said head coach Bonny Brown-Denico.
Southern Maine finished the 2000 season 12-10 overall and 8-2 in the
Little East Conference. The third-seeded Huskies advanced to the LEC tournament
semifinals before being knocked out by Keene State College, 2-1, in overtime.
University of Southern Maine Field Hockey All-Americans
1986
Kris Potito Regional All-American
1987
Georgia Gould Regional All-American
Kris Potito Honorable Mention All-American
Regional All-American
1988
Kathy Corbin All-American, Second Team
Regional All-American
Ashley Hayes Regional All-American, Second Team
Kris Potito All-American, First Team
Regional All-American
1989
Bonny Brown Regional All-American, Second Team
Ashley Hayes All-American, First Team
Regional All-American
1990
Bonny Brown All-American, Second Team
Regional All-American
Tiffany Dickinson Regional All-American
1991
Tiffany Dickinson Regional All-American
Kim Shaw All-American, Second Team
Regional All-American
1993
Melissa Emery Regional All-American
Anna Struck Regional All-American
1994
Denise Arsenault Regional All-American, Second Team
1996
Erika Allen Regional All-American, Second Team
1997
Meredith Bradley All-American, Third Team
Regional All-American
1999
Alison Drury Regional All-American
2000
Renee Heath Regional All-American
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Wednesday, November 1, 2000
Huskies Place Six on All-Little East Field Hockey Team
GORHAM, Maine -- Six members of the University of Southern Maine field
hockey team have been named to the 2000 Little East Conference field hockey
first and second all-star teams. William M. Moore, commissioner of the Little
East Conference, made the announcement Wednesday afternoon following a vote of
the conference's 11 head coaches.
Named to the All-Little East first team were junior midfielders Sasha
Ilkovich (Wellfleet, Mass.) and Becky Manson (Limington, Maine).
Collecting spots on the second team were sophomore forward Renee Heath
(Brunswick, Maine), junior forward Laura Jurkowski (East Longmeadow, Mass.),
junior back Aimee Sharrow (Framingham, Mass.) and junior goalie Andrea Guerette
(Fairfield, Maine).
This is the first time that any of these players has been named to the
All-LEC team.
Ilkovich, who transferred to USM this year after spending two years at
Radford College (Radford, Va.), was the team's third leading scorer this fall
with 17 points on four goals and nine assists. Manson, a three-year regular,
was next on the scoring list with two goals and a school record 11 assists for
15 points.
Heath, who transferred from the University of Maine, led the Huskies in
scoring during her first season of collegiate competition with 11 goals and five
assists for 27 points. Jurkowski, who transferred from Sacred Heart University,
was the team's second leading scorer with eight goals and three assists for 19
points. Each had three game winning goals during the season.
Guerette, a three-year starter, compiled a 1.01 goals against average
allowing just 16 goals in over 1100 minutes of play. She made 126 saves and had
four shutouts. Sharrow, another three-year starter, was one of the mainstays of
the Huskies defense. She played in all 22 games without scoring and made one
defensive save.
The Huskies finished their season with a 12-10 overall record. They ended
up in third place in the final Little East standings and advanced to the
semifinal round of the championship tournament before being eliminated by Keene
State College, 2-1, in overtime.
Keene State senior forward Kelly Smith was named the conference Player of
the Year for the second straight year. Westfield State College freshman forward
B.J. Dion was picked as the Rookie of the Year, and first-year Plymouth State
College coach Bonnie Lord, who guided her team to the conference regular season
and tournament championships without losing a game, was selected as the Coach of
the Year.
2000 Little East Conference Field Hockey All-Stars
First Team
Name Position Class Institution
Kelly Smith Forward Senior Keene State College
Carrie Trudeau Forward Senior Keene State College
Kerri Tarpy Forward Senior Plymouth State College
B.J. Dion Forward Freshman Westfield State College
Megan Fournier Midfield Junior Plymouth State College
Jennifer McGuinness Midfield Senior University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Sasha Ilkovich Midfield Junior University of Southern Maine
Becky Manson Midfield Junior University of Southern Maine
Leanne Lehtinen Back Senior Fitchburg State College
Carolyn Costello Back Senior Keene State College
Brooke Wadhams Back Senior Westfield State College
Ellen Ward Goalie Freshman Plymouth State College
Second Team
Name Position Class Institution
Jill Moisuk Forward Freshman Bridgewater State College
Erin McDonald Forward Senior University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Courtney O'Sullivan Forward Senior Plymouth State College
Renee Heath Forward Sophomore University of Southern Maine
Laura Jurkowski Forward Junior University of Southern Maine
Emily Howland Midfield Junior Fitchburg State College
Sarah Lynch Midfield Junior Plymouth State College
Jen Tremblay Midfield Senior Worcester State College
Beth Chase Back Senior Keene State College
Kristle Wheeler Back Sophomore Plymouth State College
Aimee Sharrow Back Junior University of Southern Maine
Andrea Guerette Goalie Junior University of Southern Maine
Player of the Year
Kelly Smith, Senior, Forward, Keene State College
Rookie of the Year
B.J. Dion, Freshman, Forward, Westfield State College
Coach of the Year
Bonnie Lord, Plymouth State College
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Friday, October 27, 2000
Little East Conference Semifinal
Smith Leads Nationally-Ranked Owls Past Huskies in OT, 2-1
PLYMOUTH, N.H. -- Senior forward Kelly Smith (Lisbon, N.H.) scored 2:05
into sudden death overtime to lead the nationally-ranked Keene State College
Owls to a 2-1 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in the first
semifinal game of the third annual Little East Conference Field Hockey
Tournament Friday afternoon at Panther Field on the campus of Plymouth State
College.
Smith, last season's LEC Player of the Year, drove to the right end line
on a breakaway and fired the ball from a near impossible angle low into the left
corner past the Huskies' junior goalie, Andrea Guerette (Fairfield, Maine), for
the game-winner.
Keene State, ranked 16th in the nation in the latest STX/NFHCA Division
III National Coaches Poll, is now 16-4 overall. The Owls will play the top-
seeded Plymouth State College Panthers at noon Saturday (October 28) for the LEC
championship. Plymouth State, unbeaten in Little East play this season, punched
its ticket into the final with a 2-0 triumph over fifth-seeded Worcester State
College, 2-0, in the other semifinal game.
The overtime loss, which snapped USM's four-game winning streak, dropped
the Huskies to 12-10 for the season. USM has played nine overtime games this
season, winning four. Seven of the Huskies' ten losses have been by one goal.
Southern Maine will await word on a possible ECAC tournament bid to be announced
sometime Monday (October 30).
Second-seeded Keene State struck first when senior Ally Huetz (South
Burlington, Vt.) deflected freshman Nichole Dallas' (Marlow, N.H.) shot from the
top of the circle high into the right side of the cage during a penalty corner
with 25:17 remaining in the first half.
Third-seeded Southern Maine tied the game early in second half when
sophomore Brittany McClure (Belfast, Maine) notched her first goal of the
season, beating Owls' sophomore goalie Lindsay Hamilton (Brattleboro, Vt.) low
to the left during a scramble in front of the net.
USM carried the play at times against the defending champion Owls, but was
unable to beat Hamilton again. The Owls out shot the Huskies 17-13 and held a
14-11 advantage in penalty corners.
Guerette stopped nine shots while Hamilton was credited with six saves.
The winner of the Little East Tournament will receive an automatic bid to
the NCAA Division III national tournament.
at Plymouth, N.H. 1 2 OT Final
Southern Maine (12-10) 0 1 0 1
Keene State (16-4) 1 0 1 2
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 15:17 KS Ally Huetz (Nichole Dallas)
2nd 31:33 SM Brittany McClure (unassisted)
OT 12:55 KS Kelly Smith (unassisted)
Saves: SM Andrea Guerette 9 KS Lindsay Hamilton 6
Penalty Corners: SM 11 KS 14 Shots: SM 13 KS 17
Defensive Saves: none
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Tuesday, October 24, 2000
Huskies Edge Corsairs on Penalty Strokes
McClure, Guerette Shine in Little East Quarterfinal
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore Brittany McClure (Belfast, Maine) scored the
tying and clinching goals during two rounds of penalty strokes as the University
of Southern Maine Huskies downed the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Corsairs, 1-0, in an exciting Little East Conference Tournament quarterfinal
round game Tuesday afternoon at Paula Hodgdon Field.
With the victory Southern Maine, 12-9 on the season, advances to the
semifinal round Friday against the winner of Tuesday night's quarterfinal game
between Fitchburg State College and Keene State College. UMass Dartmouth
concluded its season at 7-11
Regular season champion Plymouth State College will host the tournament
semifinal games on Friday and the championship game on Saturday. The Panthers
will play the winner of the quarterfinal game between Worcester State College
and Westfield State College.
Southern Maine and UMass Dartmouth battled evenly through regulation and
two sudden-death overtime periods. Each team had several good scoring
opportunities, but Husky junior goalie Andrea Guerette (Fairfield, Maine) and
Corsair freshman Annette Niemczyk (Blackstone, Mass.) kept both teams off the
scoreboard. Guerette finished with 12 saves while Niemczyk had ten.
Freshman sweeper Amy Ouellette (Jay, Maine) aided Guerette with a key
defensive save in the second overtime period.
In the first round of five penalty strokes, UMass Dartmouth, shooting
first, had a 3-2 lead heading into the final USM shooter. McClure beat Niemczyk
to force a second round of strokes.
In the second round, junior Sasha Ilkovich (Wellfleet, Mass.) and freshman
Darci Holland (Buckfield, Maine) scored for USM. Juniors Amanda Panek (Foxboro,
Mass) and Deanna White (Essex, Mass.) countered for UMD, leaving the round tied
at 2-2 after three shooters. Freshman Deedra Beveridge (Camden, Maine), USM's
fourth shooter, put the Huskies ahead 3-2. Guerette then stopped sophomore Erin
Dziedzic (Palmer, Mass) to set the stage for McClure, who drove the ball low
past Niemczyk for the clinching goal.
Southern Maine advances to the semifinal round of the Little East
tournament for the third time in the tournament's three-year history. This
year's tournament winner will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III
national tournament.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 OT OT PS Final
UMass Dartmouth (7-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Maine (12-9) 0 0 0 0 1 1
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
no scoring
Saves: UMD Annette Niemczyk 10 SM Andrea Guerette 12
Penalty Corners: UMD 11 SM 6 Shots: UMD 20 SM 16
Defensive Saves: SM Amy Ouellette
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Saturday, October 21, 2000
Beveridge, Ilkovich Power Huskies Over Falcons, 2-0
Huskies to Host UMD Corsairs Tuesday
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman Deedra Beveridge (Camden, Maine) and junior
Sasha Ilkovich (Wellfleet, Mass.) each scored to lead the University of Southern
Maine to a 2-0 victory over the Fitchburg State College Falcons in women's
Little East Conference field hockey action Saturday afternoon at Paula Hodgdon
Field.
With the victory Southern Maine is 11-9 overall and 8-2 in conference
play. The Huskies finished third in the LEC and will host a quarterfinal
tournament game on Tuesday (October 24) at 2:30 p.m. against the sixth seed, the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs.
Fitchburg State dips to 9-7 for the year and 4-6 in LEC play. The Falcons
finished seventh in the conference and will travel to second-seed Keene State
College for a quarterfinal game Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. Westfield State will host
Worcester State in other quarterfinal action.
Regular season champion Plymouth State College will receive a first round
bye and hosts the tournament semifinal games on Friday (October 27) and the
championship game on Saturday.
Beveridge gave the Huskies a lead they would never relinquish eight
minutes into the contest when she took a cross from Ilkovich at the top of the
circle and fired the ball past Falcons' goalie Angela Buffington (Carver, Mass.)
for her third goal of the season.
Ilkovich added an insurance tally for the Huskies 12 minutes into the
second half, scoring unassisted on a low, hard drive into the left corner. It
was her fourth goal of the season.
Southern Maine outshot Fitchburg 19-8 and held a 10-2 advantage in penalty
corners.
Buffington kept the Falcons in the game with eight saves in the first
half, including a save on a penalty stroke by Ilkovich with 4:36 remaining in
the half. She finished with nine total saves.
USM junior netminder Andrea Guerette (Fairfield, Maine) kicked aside four
shots to record her third shutout of the year.
Summary 1 2 Final
Fitchburg State (9-7: 4-6 LEC) 0 0 0
Southern Maine (11-9; 8-2 LEC) 1 1 2
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 27:00 SM Deedra Beveridge (Sasha Ilkovich)
2nd 22:49 SM Sasha Ilkovich
Saves: FS Angela Buffington 9 SM Andrea Guerette 4
Penalty Corners: FS 2 SM 10 Shots: FS 8 SM 19
Defensive Saves: SM Tara Giroux
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Tuesday, October 17, 2000
Heath Saves Huskies in Double Overtime
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Sophomore Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine) scored the
winning goal with four seconds left in the second sudden death overtime period
to give the visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies a 2-1, come-from-
behind victory over the Framingham State College Rams in a Little East
Conference field hockey game at Maple Street Field Tuesday afternoon.
The win improved Southern Maine's overall record to 10-9. The third place
Huskies are 7-2 in Little East play and clinched a home field berth in the first
round of next week's Little East Conference tournament. Framingham State,
winless in the conference at 0-9 and out of the playoff picture, fell to 4-12
overall.
Heath redirected a cross from the left side by junior Laura Jurkowski
(East Longmeadow, Mass.) past the surprised Ram goalie, sophomore Meagan Johnson
(South Dennis, Mass.), for her second goal of the game and her team-leading 10th
of the season. Heath had tied the game early in the second half knocking in the
rebound of her own shot.
Sophomore Kristine White (Holliston, Mass.) gave the upset-minded Rams a
1-0 lead less than ten minutes into the game when she scored her 13th goal of
the season from a scramble in front of the goal.
Johnson played a strong game in goal for the Rams making 15 saves,
including eight in overtime. Freshman Jessie Superchi (Campton, N.H.) was
called upon to make just three saves. Southern Maine had a 34-9 advantage in
shots and a 15-7 edge in penalty corners.
Southern Maine closes its regular season this Saturday afternoon hosting
Little East foe Fitchburg State College at 1:00 p.m. Framingham State will
travel to Salve Regina University on Thursday for a non-conference game.
Summary 1 2 OT OT Final
Southern Maine (10-9, 7-2 LEC) 0 1 0 1 2
Framingham State (4-12, 0-9 LEC) 1 0 0 0 1
Scoring Pd. Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 25:53 FS Kristine White (unassisted)
2nd 31:37 SM Renee Heath (unassisted)
2OT 0:04 SM Heath (Laura Jurkowski)
Saves: SM Jessie Superchi 3 FS Meagan Johnson 15
Penalty Corners: SM 15 FS 7 Shots: SM 34 FS 9
Defensive Saves: FS Jamie Shannon
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Saturday, October 14, 2000
Holland Goal Lifts Huskies Past Corsairs
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- Freshman forward Darci Holland (Buckfield,
Maine) scored off a penalty corner restart with 7:01 left in regulation to lift
the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 2-1, come-from-behind win over the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs in a Little East Conference field
hockey game Saturday afternoon.
The win got the Huskies back to the .500 mark for the season at 9-9. USM
is 6-2 in Little East play with games at Framingham State College (Tuesday) and
at home against Fitchburg State College (Saturday) to play before the postseason
conference tournament. UMass Dartmouth dropped to 7-8 overall and 4-4 in Little
East play.
Holland scored her third goal of the season with a low, hard drive past
UMD goalie Annette Niemczyk (Blackstone, Mass.). Sophomore Renee Heath
(Brunswick, Maine) and junior Becky Manson (Limington, Maine) picked up the
assists.
After a scoreless first half, the Corsairs took a 1-0 lead less than four
minutes into the second half when freshman Wendy Crowther (Dartmouth, Mass.)
scored out of a scramble in front of USM junior goalie Andrea Guerette
(Fairfield, Maine). Senior Erin McDonald (Greenfield, Mass.) was credited with
the only assist.
Southern Maine tied the game with 28:35 left when Heath hit a shot past
Niemczyk into the left corner. The goal was her team-leading ninth of the
season.
Guerette finished the game with eight saves for the Huskies. Niemczyk
kicked out 10 shots.
Summary 1 2 Final
Southern Maine (9-9, 6-2 LEC) 0 2 2
UMass Dartmouth (7-8, 4-4 LEC) 0 1 1
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
2nd 31:32 UMD Wendy Crowther (Erin McDonald)
2nd 28:35 SM Renee Heath (unassisted)
2nd 7:01 SM Darci Holland (Becky Manson, Renee Heath)
Saves: SM Andrea Guerette 8 UMD Annette Niemczyk 10
Penalty Corners: SM 5 UMD 7 Shots: SM 19 UMD 15
Defensive Saves: none
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Wednesday, October 11, 2000
White Mules Edge Huskies, 2-1
WATERVILLE, Maine -- Sophomore Lyndsay Peters (Freeport, Maine) scored
with 21 minutes left in the game to snapped a 1-1 tie and give the Colby College
White Mules a come-from-behind, 2-1 victory over the University of Southern
Maine Huskies in non-conference college field hockey action Wednesday afternoon.
The win improved the White Mules overall record to 5-6. Southern Maine
slipped to 8-9 with three Little East Conference games remaining on the regular
season schedule.
Peters scored the deciding goal when she deflected a drive from the top of
the circle by junior Brook Brisson (Lincoln, Vt.) past USM freshman goalie
Jessie Superchi (Campton, N.H.).
Southern Maine took a 1-0 lead midway through the first half when junior
Sasha Ilkovich (Wellfleet, Mass.) deflected a pass from junior Becky Manson
(Limington, Maine) into the goal. The assist extended Manson's single-season
assist record to 10.
The Huskies' lead lasted just 64 seconds as Colby junior Marcia Ingram
(Georgetown, Mass.) scored off a penalty corner. Peters and junior Kara Hubbard
(Windham, N.H.) picked up the assists.
Superchi kept the game close with 28 saves as Colby outshot USM, 36-4.
Colby junior goalie Carrie Torrisi (Andover, Mass.) made two saves before giving
way to senior Jane Stevens (Chevy Chase, Md.) with six minute left in the first
half. Stevens was not forced to make any stops over the final 41 minutes.
Southern Maine travels to Dartmouth, Mass., this Saturday to play the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in a critical Little East Conference game.
Summary 1 2 Final
Southern Maine (8-9) 1 0 1
Colby (5-6) 1 1 2
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 19:22 SM Sasha Ilkovich (Becky Manson)
1st 18:18 C Marcia Ingram (Lyndsay Peters, Kara Hubbard)
2nd 21:03 C Peters (Brook Brisson)
Saves: SM Jessie Superchi 28 C Carrie Torrisi 2, Jane Stevens 0
Penalty Corners: SM 1 C 18 Shots: SM 4 C 36
Defensive Saves: SM Tara Giroux C Mary Zito
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Monday, October 9, 2000
Huskies Use Big Second Half to Knock Off Bears
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies exploded for
five second half goals to defeat the visiting Bridgewater State College Bears,
5-1, in a Little East Conference field hockey game at chilly Paula D. Hodgdon
Field Monday afternoon.
The win snapped the Huskies' three-game losing streak and leveled their
overall record at 8-8. Bridgewater State dipped to 2-10 overall.
After a scoreless first half, the Huskies got on the board three minutes
into the second half as junior Laura Jurkowski (East Longmeadow, Mass.) knocked
home a pass from sophomore Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine) for her eighth goal of
the season.
Less than two minutes later, freshman Deedra Beveridge (Camden, Maine)
made it 2-0 when she deflected a shot from senior Becky Manson (Limington,
Maine) past Bridgewater State sophomore goalie Johannah Price (Shannock, R.I.).
Sophomore Sarah Dolley (Oakland, Maine) scored the next two goals for the
Huskies to make it 4-0.
Freshman Jill Moisuk (Uxbridge, Mass.) spoiled USM freshman goalie Jessie
Superchi's (Campton, N.H.) bid for a shutout knocking home a pass from freshman
Elizabeth Johnson (Northboro, Mass.) with 7:46 to play.
Heath picked up her eighth goal of the season, assisted by Dolley, to
close the scoring.
Superchi finished the match with eight saves while Price was credited with
16 saves. USM held a 27-11 advantage in shots.
Summary 1 2 Final
Bridgewater State (2-10, 1-6 LEC) 0 1 1
Southern Maine (8-8, 5-2 LEC) 0 5 5
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
2nd 32:11 SM Laura Jurkowski (Renee Heath)
2nd 30:18 SM Deedra Beveridge (Becky Manson)
2nd 18:32 SM Sarah Dolley (Jurkowski)
2nd 9:46 SM Dolley (unassisted)
2nd 7:46 B Jill Moisuk (Elizabeth Johnson)
2nd 5:36 SM Heath (Dolley)
Saves: SM Jessie Superchi 8 B Johannah Price 16
Penalty Corners: SM 7 B 3 Shots: SM 27 B 11
Defensive Saves: B Colleen Bateson
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Saturday, October 7, 2000
Harnch-Smith and Trudeau Power Owls Over Huskies
KEENE, N.H. -- Sophomore Melissa Harnch-Smith (Newburyport, Mass.) and
senior Carrie Trudeau (Saco, Maine) combined for two goals and three assists to
lead the nationally-ranked Keene State College Owls past the University of
Southern Maine Huskies 3-2 in Little East Conference field hockey action
Saturday afternoon.
The loss, the Huskies' third in a row by one goal, drops Southern Maine to
7-8 on the season, 4-2 in Little East play. Keene is now 10-2 overall, 5-1 in
the LEC.
Harnch-Smith slipped the ball past Huskies' starting goalie Andrea
Guerette (Fairfield, Maine) during a scramble in front of the net with 7:22
remaining in the first half to give KSC a 1-0 lead. Trudeau pick up the lone
assist.
Senior forward Kelly Smith (Lisbon, N.H.) scored on a direct corner from
Trudeau at 27:43 of the second half, beating USM freshman goalkeeper Jessie
Superchi (Campton, N.H.) low to the left side.
Trudeau picked up her third assist of the day eight minutes later, driving
the ball from the top of the circle to Harnch-Smith who angled it past Superchi
for her second goal.
Southern Maine got on the board with 12:29 remaining in the game when
junior Laura Jurkowski (East Longmeadow, Mass.) tipped the ball into the right
side on a deflection from senior Erin Whitish (Fairfield, Maine).
Freshman Darci Holland (Buckfield, Maine) scored for the Huskies on a
direct corner with no time remaining. Juniors Sasha Ilkovich (Wellfleet, Mass.)
and Becky Manson (Limington, Maine) assisted.
Keene, the defending LEC champion, is ranked 12th in the nation in the
latest STX/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll. The Owls out-shot the
Huskies 37-8 and held a 28-4 advantage in penalty corners.
Guerette stopped 20 shots for Southern Maine, while Superchi added four
saves. Owls' sophomore goalie Lindsay Hamilton (Brattleboro, Vt.) turned-aside
four USM drives. Sophomore Amy Carroll (Brunswick, Maine) had no saves in
relief of Hamilton.
The Huskies host conference opponent Bridgewater State College in holiday
action at 1:00 p.m. Monday (October7). Keene travels to Salem State College
Monday in their next action.
at Keene, N.H. 1 2 Final
Southern Maine (7-8, 4-2 LEC) 0 2 2
Keene (10-2, 5-1 LEC) 1 2 3
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 7:22 K Melissa Harnch-Smith (Carrie Trudeau)
2nd 27:43 K Kelly Smith (Trudeau)
2nd 19:47 K Harnch-Smith (Trudeau)
2nd 12:29 SM Laura Jurkowski (Erin Whitish)
2nd 0:00 SM Darci Holland (Sasha Ilkovich, Becky Manson)
Saves: SM Andrea Guerette 20, Jessie Superchi 4
K Lindsay Hamilton 4, Amy Carroll 0
Penalty Corners: SM 4 K 28 Shots: SM 8 K 37
Defensive Saves: SM Amy Ouellette
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Thursday, October 5, 2000
Cougars Bite Huskies in Double OT, 3-2
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Freshman Jessica Petitt (Hatfield, Mass.) scored for
the Clark University Cougars 7:35 into the second sudden-death-overtime period
to hand the University of Southern Maine Huskies a heartbreaking 3-2 loss in
women's college field hockey action Thursday afternoon.
Petitt tipped the ball into the left corner past the Huskies' hard-working
freshman goalie, Jessie Superchi (Campton, N.H.), for the game-winner.
Sophomore Jane Geary (Shoreham, N.Y.) passed across the circle from the left
side to Petitt for the assist.
The Huskies dominated play in the first half, outshooting the Cougars 6-3
to take a 2-0 lead. Junior Laura Jurkowski (East Longmeadow, Mass.) put USM on
the board first, beating Cougars' senior goaltender Lynne Bachand (Worcester,
Mass.) to the right side at 29:49. Sophomore Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine)
scored the Huskies second goal of the half on a penalty corner from the top of
the circle with 3:42 remaining. Juniors Becky Manson (Limington, Maine) and
Sasha Ilkovich (Wellfleet, Mass.) assisted.
Clark responded with an offensive flurry in the second half, outshooting
Southern Maine 12-1. Sophomore Julie Mazeika (Manchester, N.H.) tallied on a
penalty corner at 21:19, assisted by junior Lynne Casey (Leominster, Mass.).
Senior Lisa Boyington (Fryeburg, Maine) tied the game with just 4:28 remaining
in regulation, banging home a rebound off Guerette's pads.
The beleaguered Superchi kept the Huskies in the game. She finished with
19 saves on the day, including ten in the second half of regulation and eight in
the first overtime period. Bachand had five saves for Clark.
The Cougars outshot USM 9-2 in the first overtime period and finished with
a 25-11 total shot advantage.
The loss evened Southern Maine's record at 7-7 for the season. Clark is
now 6-4.
The Huskies travel to Keene State College for a key Little East Conference
matchup next play on Saturday (October7). Game time is 1:00 p.m. Clark hosts
Salve Regina University on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
at Worcester, Mass. 1 2 1OT 2OT Final
Southern Maine (7-7) 2 0 0 0 2
Clark (6-4) 0 2 0 1 3
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 29:49 SM Laura Jurkowski (unassisted)
1st 3:42 SM Renee Heath (Becky Manson, Sasha Ilkovich)
2nd 21:19 C Julie Mazeika (Lynne Casey)
2nd 4:28 C Lisa Boyington (unassisted)
2OT 7:25 C Jessica Petitt (Jane Geary)
Saves: SM Jessie Superchi 19 C Lynne Bachand 5
Penalty Corners: SM 10 C 14 Shots: SM 11 C 25
Defensive Saves: none
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Tuesday, October 3, 2000
Templeton Leads Polar Bears Past Huskies in O.T., 1-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore midfielder Jackie Templeton (Middlebury,
Conn.) scored just 1:07 into the first sudden-death-overtime period to lead the
nationally-ranked Bowdoin College Polar Bears to a hard-fought 1-0 victory over
the University of Southern Maine Huskies in non-conference field hockey action
Tuesday afternoon at Paula Hodgdon Field.
Templeton took a crossing pass from sophomore forward Leah McClure
(Rothesay N.B.) at the top of the circle on a breakaway and drove the ball past
Huskies' junior goalie Andrea Guerette (Fairfield, Maine) for the winning tally.
Both teams had several scoring opportunities in regulation. Bowdoin
outshot USM 17-6.
Guerette played very well for Southern Maine, kicking out 14 Polar Bears
shots. Bowdoin freshman goalie Jill McDonald (Hudson, Quebec) turned aside five
Huskies attempts. McDonald made the best save of the day late in regulation,
knocking away a low, hard shot off the stick of Southern Maine senior co-captain
Cory Merrill (Naples, Maine) that was headed for the right corner of the net.
The Polar Bears are ranked 15th in the country in the latest STX/NFHCA
Division III National Coaches Poll released today, tied with Williams College.
Bowdoin has defeated Southern Maine in their last ten meetings.
Southern Maine now stands at 7-6 for the season. Bowdoin is 8-1.
The Huskies next play on Thursday (October 5) at Clark University. Game
time is 4:00 p.m. Bowdoin hosts Tufts University on Saturday (October 7) at
12:30 p.m. in their next action.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 OT Final
Bowdoin (8-1) 0 0 1 1
Southern Maine (7-6) 0 0 0 0
Scoring Period Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1OT 13:53 B Jackie Templeton (Leah McClure)
Saves: B Jill McDonald 5 SM Andrea Guerette 14
Penalty Corners: B 13 SM 3 Shots: B 17 SM 6
Defensive Saves: B none SM 1 Amy Ouellette
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Saturday, September 30, 2000
Heath Gives Huskies Win in Double OT
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Sophomore midfielder Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine)
scored her second goal of the game four minutes into the second sudden death
overtime period to give the visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies a 2-1
victory over the Worcester State College Lancers in a Little East Conference
game Saturday night.
The win improved the Huskies overall record to 7-5, and was their first
win on artificial turf since 1993. USM is 4-1 in Little East play. The Lancers
slipped to 4-4 overall and 3-2 in the conference.
Heath scored the game winner off a penalty corner set up by junior Sasha
Ilkovich (Wellfleet, Mass.) and sophomore Brittany McClure (Belfast, Maine).
Southern Maine took a 1-0 lead with 6:21 left in the first half when Heath
scored off a penalty corner assisted by Ilkovich and junior Becky Manson
(Limington, Maine).
Senior Jen Tremblay (Rehobeth, Mass.) forced the game into overtime when
she tallied an unassisted goal midway through the second half.
USM junior goalie Andrea Guerette (Fairfield, Maine) finished the night
with 12 saves, including stopping Tremblay on a penalty stroke in the first
half. Worcester State junior goalie Katie DeSimone (North Brookfield, Mass.)
had 10 saves.
Summary 1 2 OT OT Final
Southern Maine (7-5, 4-1 LEC) 1 0 0 1 2
Worcester State (4-4, 3-2 LEC) 0 1 0 0 1
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 6:21 SM Renee Heath (Becky Manson, Sasha Ilkovich)
2nd 19:40 WS Jen Tremblay (unassisted)
2OT 10:50 SM Heath (Brittany McClure, Ilkovich)
Saves: SM Andrea Guerette 12 WS Katie DeSimone 10
Penalty Corners: SM 11 WS 15 Shots: SM 17 WS 16
Defensive Saves: SM Aimee Sharrow WS none
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Wednesday, September 27, 2000
Lynch Powers Panthers Past Huskies, 3-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Sarah Lynch (Belgrade Lakes, Maine) scored twice
to give the Plymouth State College Panthers sole possession of first place in
the Little East Conference with a convincing 3-0 victory over the University of
Southern Maine Huskies in women's field hockey action Wednesday afternoon at
Paula Hodgdon field.
The Panthers struck quickly, scoring twice in the first two minutes and
five seconds to sieze an insurmountable 2-0 lead.
Lynch banged home the game-winner just 1:30 into the match, taking a
rebound off the pads of Huskies' junior goalie Andrea Guerette (Fairfield,
Maine) and driving it into the right corner. Senior forward Courtney O'Sullivan
(East Kingston, N.H.) followed with a goal just 35 seconds later, tallying
unassisted after dribbling in from the top of the circle.
Southern Maine threatened twice on direct penalty corners but was unable
to find the net.. Lynch closed out Plymouth's scoring with 7:33 remaining in
the second half, again slapping a rebound past Guerette.
Guerette knocked aside four Panthers' shots. Freshman Jessie Superchi
(Campton, N.H.) relieved Guerette for the final six minutes and was untested.
Freshman goalie Ellen Ward (Thorndike, Maine) played the entire game for
Plymouth, making three saves to record her second collegiate shutout.
Southern Maine now stands at 6-5 for the season, 3-1 in Little East play.
Plymouth State is 5-3 overall and 4-0 in the LEC.
The Huskies next play on Saturday (September 30) in a conference match at
Worcester State College. Game time is 6:00 p.m. PSC hosts Salem State at 3:30
p.m. Saturday.
at Gorham, Maine 1 2 Final
Plymouth (5-3; 4-0 LEC) 2 1 3
Southern Maine (6-5; 3-1 LEC) 0 0 0
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 33:30 PSC Sarah Lynch (unassisted)
1st 32:55 PSC Courtney O'Sullivan (unassisted)
2nd 7:33 PSC Lynch (unassisted)
Saves: PSC Ellen Ward 3 SM Andrea Guerette 4 (63:50), Jessie
Superchi 0 (6:10)
Penalty Corners: PSC 5 SM 6 Shots: PSC 8 SM 7
Defensive Saves: none
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Saturday, September 23, 2000
Manson Sparks Huskies Past Warriors, 3-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior midfielder Becky Manson (Limington, Maine)
assisted on all three goals to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to
3-0 victory over the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors in Little
East Conference women's field hockey action Saturday afternoon at Paula Hodgdon
Field.
Junior Laura Jurkowski (East Longmeadow, Mass.) tallied first for the
Huskies, deflecting a Manson drive from the top of the circle past Warriors'
senior goalie Stacey Bulkeley (Pawcatuck, Conn.) with 26:40 remaining in the
first half.
Huskies' sophomore Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine) scored on a direct
corner four minutes later. Manson and junior Sasha Ilkovich (Wellfleet, Mass.)
provided the assists.
Southern Maine closed out the scoring with 16:09 left in the first period
when freshman Darci Holland (Buckfield, Maine) drove a low, hard shot into the
left corner. Manson and Ilkovich again assisted on the direct corner.
The teams played a scoreless second half. Southern Maine held the overall
edge in shots taken, 15-5.
Freshman goalie Jessie Superchi (Campton, N.H.) turned aside four Warriors
drives to record her first collegiate shutout for the Huskies. Bulkeley was
credited with six saves. Sophomore Jennifer Makwana (Stamford, Conn.) knocked
out two shots in relief of Bulkeley.
Southern Maine now stands at 6-4 for the season, 3-0 in Little East play.
Eastern Connecticut is 1-8 overall and 0-3 in conference.
Southern Maine next plays Wednesday (September 27) at home against Little East
rival Plymouth State College. Game time is 4:00 p.m.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 Final
Eastern Connecticut (1-8; 0-3 LEC) 0 0 0
Southern Maine (6-4; 3-0 LEC) 3 0 3
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 26:40 SM Laura Jurkowski (Becky Manson)
1st 22:56 SM Renee Heath (Sasha Ilkovich, Manson)
1st 16:09 SM Darci Holland (Ilkovich, Manson)
Saves: EC Stacey Bulkeley 6 (18:51), Jennifer Makwana 2 (51:09) SM
Jessie Superchi 4
Penalty Corners: EC 7 SM 11 Shots: EC 5 SM 15
Defensive Saves: EC 1 Christina Pannone SM 1 Amy Ouellette
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Friday, September 22, 2000
Cummings Goal in OT Gives UMF Win
FARMINGTON, Maine -- Senior forward Kristie Cummings (Oxford, Maine)
scored the only goal of the game 1:39 into the first sudden death overtime
period to give the University of Maine at Farmington Beavers a 1-0 victory over
the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference college field
hockey game at Prescott Field Friday afternoon.
The win improved the Beavers overall mark to 3-2. UMF travels to Husson
College in Bangor on Sunday. The loss snapped the Huskies' two-game winning
streak and left USM with a 5-4 overall mark heading into Saturday's home game
against Little East Conference rival Eastern Connecticut State University.
Junior Katie Bernier (Windham, Maine) picked up a loose ball from a
scramble in front of the USM cage and crossed the ball to Cummings who put her
shot past USM junior goalie Andrea Guerette (Fairfield, Maine).
Sophomore goalie Fawn Albert (Cornville, Maine) backstopped the Beavers
defense to make 13 saves for the shutout. Guerette finished the match with nine
saves.
Summary 1 2 OT Final
Southern Maine (5-4) 0 0 0 0
UMaine Farmington (3-2) 0 0 1 1
Scoring Period Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1OT 13:21 UMF Kristie Cummings (Katie Bernier)
Goalie Saves: SM Andrea Guerette 9 UMF Fawn Albert 13
Penalty Corners: SM 8 UMF 10 Shots: SM 13 UMF 10
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Tuesday, September 19, 2000
Huskies Blank Vikings 2-0
SALEM, Mass. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies scored once in
each half and goalies Andrea Guerette (Fairfield, Maine) and Jessie Superchi
(Campton, N.H.) combined to stop 10 shots as the Huskies blanked the Salem State
College Vikings, 2-0, in a Little East Conference field hockey game Tuesday
afternoon at Alumni Field.
The win improved the Huskies overall record to 5-3. USM remained unbeaten
in Little East play at 2-0. Salem State slipped to 1-3 overall. The game was
the Vikings first conference game.
Guerette played the first half and turned aside three shots as USM built a
1-0 lead on junior forward Laura Jurkowski's (East Longmeadow, Mass.) goal eight
and a half minutes into the game.
Superchi played the second half and made seven saves. It was the second
time this season that the two goalies have combined for a shutout.
Jurkowski scored her team-leading fourth goal of the campaign when she
deflected a shot taken from the top of the circle by junior Becky Manson
(Limington, Maine) past Salem State freshman goalie Emily King (Wilmington,
Mass.).
The Huskies got an insurance goal ten minutes into the second half as
freshman Deedra Beveridge (Camden, Maine) scored her first collegiate goal by
deflecting a crossing pass from junior Sasha Ilkovich (Wellfleet, Mass.) into
the left corner.
King finished the game with 12 saves for the Vikings.
Southern Maine travels to the University of Maine at Farmington on Friday
for its next game. Salem State hosts Gordon College on Thursday.
Summary 1 2 Final
Southern Maine (5-3; 2-0 LEC) 1 1 2
Salem State (1-3; 0-1 LEC) 0 0 0
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 26:32 SM Laura Jurkowski (Becky Manson)
2nd 24:32 SM Deedra Beveridge (Sasha Ilkovich)
Saves: SM Andrea Guerette (35 min.) 3 Jessie Superchi (35 min.) 7
SS Emily King 12
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Saturday, September 16, 2000
Huskies Edge Owls on Penalty Strokes
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies outscored the
Westfield State College Owls in the second series of penalty strokes to gain a
1-0 victory in a Little East Conference field hockey game Saturday afternoon at
Paula D. Hodgdon Field.
The game was scoreless through 70 minutes of regulation play and two 15-
minute sudden death overtime periods before being decided on penalty strokes.
In the first series of five penalty strokes, neither team could put a shot
passed the goalies.
In the second series of strokes, USM sophomore Brittany McClure (Belfast,
Maine) and junior Sasha Ilkovich (Wellfleet, Mass.), the Huskies' first two
shooters, put shots passed Westfield State sophomore goalie Jill Annunciata
(Waltham, Mass.). Only junior Terri Phipps (Hopkinton, Mass.), Westfield's
second shooter, was able to get the ball passed USM junior keeper Andrea
Guerette (Fairfield, Maine).
Annunciata finished the game with 12 saves, and stopped seven of the nine
penalty strokes she faced, for Westfield State. Guerette, who stopped nine of
ten strokes, made six saves in the game.
The win snapped the Huskies two-game losing skid and improved their
overall record to 4-3. Westfield State slipped below .500 at 2-3. It was the
opening game in conference play for both teams.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 OT OT PS PS Final
Westfield State (2-3; 0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Maine (4-3, 1-0) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
No scoring
Goalie Saves: SM Andrea Guerette 6 WS Jill Annunciata 12
Penalty Corners: SM 9 WS 3 Shots: SM 15 WS 6
Defensive Saves: WS Brooke Wadhams
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Thursday, September 14, 2000
Bates Knocks Off Southern Maine 3-1
LEWISTON, Maine -- Freshman Andrea Noyes' (Avon, Conn.) goal with just
under six minutes left in regulation proved to be the game winner as the Bates
College Bobcats defeated the University of Southern Maine Huskies, 3-1, Thursday
afternoon in the inaugural game on the Bobcats' new John Bertram AstroTurf
Field.
Bates remained unbeaten at 2-0 heading into Saturday's early-season
showdown with conference rival and 1999 NCAA runner-up Amherst College.
Southern Maine dropped its second straight game to fall to 3-3. The Huskies
open their Little East Conference schedule Saturday when they host Westfield
State College.
Noyes' goal with 5:49 left gave the Bobcats a 2-0 lead. She converted a
pass from sophomore Kathrene Tiffany (Boston, Mass.) for the score.
The Huskies made things interesting when junior Laura Jurkowski (East
Longmeadow, Mass.) scored her third goal of the season off USM's lone penalty
corner of the second half with 2:47 to play.
Bates dashed any hopes of a USM comeback when freshman Lori Jessop
(Hatboro, Pa.) scored off a penalty corner with 1:07 left.
The Bobcats got the only goal of the first half when sophomore Johie
Farrar (West Paris, Maine) converted a feed from sophomore Kat Bennett
(Yarmouth, Maine).
USM freshman goalie Jessie Superchi (Hampton, N.H.) played a strong game
in her first collegiate start making 12 saves. Bates senior goalie Peggy Ficks
(Washington, Conn.) was credited with two saves.
at Lewiston, Maine 1 2 Final
Southern Maine (3-3) 0 1 1
Bates (2-0) 1 2 3
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 24:55 B Johie Farrar (Kat Bennett)
2nd 5:49 B Andrea Noyes (Kathrene Tiffany)
2nd 2:47 SM Laura Jurkowski (unassisted)
2nd 1:07 B Lori Jessop (Nicole St. Jean)
Goalie Saves: SM Jessie Superchi 12 B Peggy Ficks 2
Penalty Corners: SM 2 B 19 Shots: SM 6 B 16
Defensive Saves: B St. Jean
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Tuesday, September 12, 2000
Pilgrims Feast on Huskies
GORHAM, Maine -- The New England College Pilgrims scored six unanswered
goals to defeat the University of Southern Maine Huskies 6-1 in women's field
hockey action Tuesday afternoon at Paula D. Hodgdon Field.
Southern Maine (3-2) struck first. Senior forward Erin Whitish (Fairfield,
Maine) drove home her second goal of the season six minutes into the first half.
Whitish beat Pilgrims sophomore goalie Krista Milroy (West Springfield, Mass.)
to the right side. Junior Laura Jurkowski (East Longmeadow, Mass.) assisted.
Senior Beth Howe (Bryant Pond, Maine) answered for New England College (3-
1) ten minutes later. Howe drove home a rebound off the pads of Southern Maine
netminder, junior Andrea Guerette (Fairfield, Maine), to tie the game.
Neither team scored again in the first half, although the Pilgrims tested
Guerette repeatedly, outshooting the Huskies 8-2.
Sophomore Laura Buffa (Wolfeboro, N.H.), who had a hat-trick on the day, notched
the game-winner for New England after just four minutes of play in the second
half. Sophomore Erica Neily (Canaan, N.H.) had the assist.
Senior Jill Jones (East Andover, N.H.) followed with an insurance tally
three minutes later. Junior Kendra Read (Northfield, N.H.) made the pass.
Junior forward Liza Barker (Greene, Maine) scored unassisted with 12:44 to
play.
Buffa completed the Pilgrims' scoring, tallying her second and third
goals in the final ten minutes.
New England again dominated play in the second half, launching 12 shots to
Southern Maine's two.
Guerette turned aside 11 Pilgrims' volleys in 61 minutes. Huskies'
freshman goalie Jessie Superchi (Campton, N.H.) stopped one shot in the final
nine minutes.
Milroy was credited with one save for the Pilgrims.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 Final
New England College (3-1) 1 5 6
Southern Maine (3-2) 1 0 1
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 28:56 SM Erin Whitish (Laura Jurkowski)
1st 18:50 NE Beth Howe (unassisted)
2nd 31:21 NE Laura Buffa (Erica Neily)
2nd 27:44 NE Jill Jones (Kendra Read)
2nd 12:44 NE Liza Barker (unassisted)
2nd 9:56 NE Buffa (Kristen Reynolds)
2nd 6:56 NE Buffa (Howe)
Saves: NE Krista Milroy 1 SM Andrea Guerette 11 (61:12), Jessie Superchi
1 (8:48)
Penalty Corners: NE 9 SM 5 Shots: NE 20 SM 3
Defensive Saves: SM Renee Heath
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Saturday, September 9, 2000
Huskies Blank Lyons 1-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore Renee Heath (Brunswick., Maine) scored the
game's only goal in the first half as the University of Southern Maine Huskies
blanked the Wheaton College Lyons 1-0 in a college field hockey match at Paula
D. Hodgdon Field Saturday afternoon.
The win improved the Huskies overall record to 3-1. Wheaton, playing its
first game in nine days, slipped to 0-2.
Heath collected a loose ball inside the circle and drove a hard shot past
freshman goalie Gillian Lay (North Eastham, Mass.) into the corner of the net.
The goal was Heath's team-leading third of the season.
The Lyons had some good opportunities in the second half. Their best
chance came on a quick counter-attack with about five minutes left in
regulation, but the shot sailed wide to the left.
USM junior goalie Andrea Guerette (Fairfield, Maine) kicked out five shots
to post her first shutout of the season.
Lay played the first half for Wheaton and was credited with one save.
Sophomore Amy Haller (Hudson, Ohio) came on in the second half to make five
saves.
at Gorham, Maine 1 2 Final
Wheaton (0-2) 0 0 0
Southern Maine (3-1) 1 0 1
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 12:47 SM Renee Heath (unassisted)
Saves: SM Andrea Guerette 5 W Gillian Lay (35 min) 1, Amy Haller (35 min)
5
Penalty Corners: SM 6 W 7 Shots: SM 7 W 7
Defensive Saves: none
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Wednesday, September 6, 2000
Jurkowski Leads Huskies Past Monks, 4-1
STANDISH, Maine -- Junior transfer forward Laura Jurkowski (East
Longmeadow, Mass.) scored a pair of goals late in the first half to erase a one-
goal deficit and propel the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 4-1
victory over the St. Joseph's College Monks in a college field hockey match
Wednesday afternoon.
The win improved the Huskies' overall record to 2-1 heading into
Saturday's home match against Wheaton College. The match was the season opener
for the Monks.
Trailing 1-0, Jurkowski, who came to USM this fall after spending two
years at Sacred Heart University, got the Huskies even with 9:10 remaining in
the first half when she knocked home a pass from sophomore Renee Heath
(Brunswick, Maine). Less than six minutes later, Jurkowski put the Huskies
ahead for good. Junior Tara Giroux (Greene, Maine) picked up the assist.
Senior Erin Whitish (Fairfield, Maine) increased the Huskies' lead to 3-1
five minutes into the second half deflecting home a pass from freshman Darci
Holland (Buckfield, Maine). Heath closed the scoring with an unassisted goal
six minutes later.
Sophomore Sarah Ouellette (Jay, Maine) gave the Monks a 1-0 lead with
23:40 left in the first half as she knocked home a pass from senior Jen Small
(Turner, Maine).
USM junior goalkeeper Andrea Guerette (Fairfield, Maine) was credited with
six saves. Junior Laura Lombardi (Westport, Mass.) had seven saves for St.
Joseph's.
at Standish, Maine 1 2 Final
Southern Maine (2-1) 2 2 4
St. Joseph's (0-1) 1 0 1
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 23:40 St.J Sarah Ouellette (Jen Small)
1st 9:10 SM Laura Jurkowski (Renee Heath)
1st 3:14 SM Jurkowski (Tara Giroux)
2nd 30:10 SM Erin Whitish (Darci Holland)
2nd 24:13 SM Heath (unassisted)
Saves: SM Andrea Guerette 6 St. J Laura Lombardi 7
Penalty Corners: SM 8 St. J 7
Defensive Saves: St. J Veronica Newport
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Sunday, September 3, 2000
River Hawks Win Hodgdon Tournament in OT, 1-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Nicole LeBlanc (Amesbury, Mass.) scored 1:47
into the first sudden death overtime period to give the University of
Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks a 1-0 victory over the University of Southern
Maine Huskies in the championship game of the third annual Paula Hodgdon
Invitational Field Hockey Tournament Sunday afternoon.
LeBlanc fired a hard shot from the right side on a breakaway to beat
Southern Maine junior goalie Andrea Guerette (Fairfield, Maine) for the game's
only goal.
Each team had several scoring chances in the hard-fought, intensely-played
championship game, but neither could find the net in regulation.
Guerette registered three saves for the Huskies. Her River Hawk
counterpart, freshman Patrice Mendoza (Wilmington, Mass.), kicked aside five
shots.
LeBlanc and Mendoza were selected to the all-tournament team. UML senior
midfielder Kelly Ward (Byfield, Mass.) was named the tournament's Most Valuable
Player.
Junior back Aimee Sharrow (Framingham, Mass.) and sophomore forward Sasha
Ilkovich (Wellfleet, Mass.) of Southern Maine were selected to the all-
tournament team.
The championship was the first for the River Hawks in the three-year
history of the tournament. UMass Lowell finished third in the previous two
Hodgdon Classics.
In the third place game, freshman Katie Keane (Pleasantville, N.Y.) scored
a pair of goals to lead the Fairleigh Dickinson University-Madison Devils to a
5-1 win over the Thomas College Terriers.
FDU-Madison, the tournament runner-up in the inaugural event in 1998,
jumped out to a 1-0 lead when senior Ericka Gates (Folsom, N.J.) scored off a
direct corner just 2:10 into the match. Keane scored twice late in the half to
give the Devils a 3-0 lead at the break. Junior Denise VonEnde (Southbury,
Conn.) set up Keane's first goal, and Gates was credited with the only assist on
the second.
Freshmen Lisa Parry (Gloucester City, N.J.) and Anne Reilly (Vienna, Va.)
scored goals within a span of 2:10 midway through the second half to make it
5-0.
Sophomore Erin Lovely (Oxford, Maine) finally got the Terriers onto the
board with just 2:22 to play.
FDU-Madison junior goalie Jacqueline Cassano (Moorestown, N.J.) made four
saves while her Thomas' counterpart, sophomore Dierdre Kelly (Foxboro, Mass.),
had 15 saves.
Southern Maine next plays Wednesday September 6 at St. Joseph's College in
Standish. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
Paula Hodgdon Invitational Field Hockey Tournament
at Gorham, Maine
Third Place Game 1 2 Final
Thomas (0-2) 0 1 1
FDU-Madison (2-0) 3 2 5
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 32:50 FD Ericka Gates (unassisted)
1st 6:19 FD Katie Keane (Denise Von Ende)
1st 2:07 FD Katie Keane (Ericka Gates)
2nd 17:03 FD Lisa Parry (Nicolette Schellato)
2nd 14:53 FD Anne Reilly (unassisted)
2nd 2:22 T Erin Lovely (unassisted)
Saves: T Dierdre Kelly 15 FD Jacqueline Cassano 4
Penalty Corners: T 5 FD 14 Shots: T 10 FD 36
Defensive Saves: none
Championship Game 1 2 OT Final
UMass Lowell (2-0) 0 0 1 1
Southern Maine (1-1) 0 0 0 0
Scoring Period Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
OT 13:13 UML Nicole LeBlanc (unassisted)
Saves: UML Patrice Mendoza 5 SM Andrea Guerette 3
Penalty Corners: UML 5 SM 8
Defensive Saves: SM Brittany McClure
All-Tournament Team: Erin Lovely, Deirdre McCormack, Thomas; Amy Banghart,
Ericka Gates, FDU-Madison; Aimee Sharrow, Sasha Ilkovich, Southern Maine;
Nicole LeBlanc, Patrice Mendoza, Kelly Ward, UMass Lowell
Most Valuable Player: Kelly Ward, UMass Lowell
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Saturday, September 2, 2000
Huskies Overwhelm Terriers, 6-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Juniors Becky Manson (Limington, Maine) and Sasha
Ilkovich (Wellfleet, Mass.) each scored two goals and assisted on another to
lead the University of Southern Maine to a convincing 6-0 season opening victory
over Thomas College in the first round of the Third Annual Paula Hodgdon
Invitational Field Hockey Tournament.
The University of Massachusetts Lowell edged Fairleigh Dickinson
University-Madison 1-0 in the other opening round game.
Southern Maine will meet UMass Lowell Sunday at 1:00 p.m. in the
championship game. Fairleigh Dickinson - Madison takes on Thomas College in the
consolation contest at 11:00 a.m. Sunday.
Four different Huskies scored goals, with five contributing assists,
against the Terriers. Manson and Ilkovich, a transfer from Radford University,
tied the tournament record for goals scored in a game (two) and both set a
record for total points in a game with five. Sarah Dolley (Oakland, Maine), a
sophomore transfer from UMaine Farmington, and Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine), a
sophomore transfer from the University of Maine, each had two assists to set
another tournament single-game record.
Manson opened the Huskies scoring with 12:05 left in the first half on an
assist from Dolley. Ilkovich followed with a goal on a direct corner set up by
Manson and senior Erin Whitish (Fairfield, Maine) with 2:20 remaining in the
half.
Ilkovich scored her second goal five minutes into of the second half on
cross by Dolley. Heath followed with an unassisted tally four minutes later.
Dolley scored on a breakaway from Heath, and Manson slammed in her second goal
on a direct corner, assisted by Ilkovich and Heath, in the final ten minutes of
play to close out the scoring.
Huskies starting junior goalkeeper Andrea Guerette (Fairfield, Maine) was
untested, playing only the first half. Freshman goalie Jessica Superchi
(Campton, N.H.) recorded two saves playing the second half. Terriers sophomore
keeper Deirdre Kelly (Foxboro, Mass.) notched three saves.
Southern Maine outshot the Terriers 12-2. The Huskies also dominated in
penalty corners 10-5.
In the earlier game, junior midfielder Sarah Ouellet (Amesbury, Mass.)
scored on a scramble in front of the goal mouth with 3:18 remaining in the first
half to lead UMass Lowell over Fairleigh Dickinson-Madison in a closely
contested game. Freshman Laura Petros (Tewksbury, Mass.) picked up the only
assist..
The River Hawks defense, paced by freshman goalkeeper Patrice Mendoza
(Wilmington, Mass.), made that lone tally stand up. The Devils outshot the River
Hawks 20-11, with 13 of those coming in the frantic, scoreless second half.
Mendoza recorded seven saves, while senior FDU-Madison keeper Amy Banghart (Budd
Lake, N.J.) had nine.
UMass Lowell has participated in the Hodgdon Classic since its inception,
twice finishing third. This is the River Hawks first appearance in the final.
Southern Maine is the defending tournament champion, defeating Babson College
3-1 last year. The Huskies finished fourth in 1998's inaugural tournament,
losing to UMass Lowell 3-1 in overtime in the consolation round.
At Gorham, Maine
Game One 1 2 Final
FDU - Madison (0-1) 0 0 0
UMass Lowell (1-0) 1 0 1
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 3:18 UML Sarah Ouellet (Laura Petros)
Saves: FDU-M Amy Banghart 9 UML Patrice Mendoza 7
Penalty Corners: FDU-M 12 UML 13
Defensive Saves: none
Game Two 1 2 Final
Thomas (0-1) 0 0 0
Southern Maine (0-1) 2 4 6
Scoring Half Time Left Team Goal (Assists)
1st 12:05 SM Manson (Dolley)
1st 2:20 SM Ilkovich (Manson, Whitish)
2nd 30:09 SM Ilkovich (Dolley)
2nd 26:22 SM Heath (unassisted)
2nd 8:38 SM Dolley (Heath)
2nd 3:36 SM Manson (Ilkovich, Heath)
Saves: T Deirdre Kelly 3 SM Andrea Guerette 0, Jessie Superchi 2
Penalty Corners: T 5 SM 10
Defensive Saves: none
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Tuesday, August 29, 2000
Merrill, Sharrow Named USM Field Hockey Captains
Huskies Host Hodgdon Tournament This Weekend
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior forward Cory Merrill (Naples, Maine) and junior
back Aimee Sharrow (Framingham, Mass.) have been named captains of the
University of Southern Maine Huskies field hockey team for the upcoming 2000
season. Third-year head coach Bonny Brown-Denico made the announcement.
The Huskies, who began preseason training camp on August 24, open the 2000
season this weekend (Saturday-Sunday, September 2-3) when they host the third
annual Paula Hodgdon Invitational Tournament on the Gorham campus. In
Saturday's first round games, the University of Massachusetts Lowell will play
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Madison at 1:00 p.m. followed by USM playing
Thomas College. The two losers will battle for third place honors at 11:00 a.m.
Sunday prior to the two winners playing in the championship game at 1:00 p.m.
Merrill scored three goals and two assists for eight points in 19 games
last season. She has four goals and two assists in 41 career games. She earned
a spot on the Little East Conference weekly honor roll (September 26). Merrill
was the 1998 recipient of the program's most improved player award.
Sharrow is a two-year starter at back, and has one goal in 40 career
games. She did not score a point during the 1999 season when the Huskies
finished 10-10. Last season, Sharrow was named to the all-tournament team at
Hodgdon Invitational and was on the Little East Conference weekly honor roll one
time (October 3).
"Aimee is a leader who gives confidence to her teammates with consistent
and constant encouragement," commented Brown-Denico who brings a 19-22 career
coaching record into her third season.
"Cory is a player who wants what's best for the team, and will do whatever
it takes to make the team better.
"Both are outstanding at pulling the team together, and that's something
we'll need this season with so many new players," added Brown-Denico. The
Huskies returned only six players from last season's 10-10 squad.
The remainder of the Huskies' 2000 schedule is as follows: Sept. 6, at
St. Joseph's (3:30); Sept. 9, Wheaton (2:00); Sept. 12, New England College
(4:00); Sept. 14, at Bates (4:00); Sept. 16, Westfield State (1:00); Sept.
19, at Salem State (4:00); Sept. 22, at UMaine Farmington (3:30); Sept. 23,
Eastern Connecticut (1:00); Sept. 27, Plymouth State (4:00); and Sept. 30, at
Worcester State (6:00).
Also Oct. 3, Bowdoin (4:00); Oct. 5, at Clark (4:00); Oct. 7, at Keene
State (1:00); Oct. 9, Bridgewater State (1:00); Oct. 11, at Colby (4:00);
Oct. 14, at UMass Dartmouth (1:00); Oct. 17, at Framingham State (4:00); and
Oct. 21, Fitchburg State (1:00).
The Little East Conference tournament will begin with first round games
October 24. The semifinals and championship game will be played October 27-28.
The 11-member field league includes the five Little East Conference schools that
play field and the six Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference
institutions playing field hockey. The tournament winner receives an automatic
berth in the NCAA Division III tournament.
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Friday, April 14, 2000
Allison Drury Named GTE Academic All-America
GORHAM, Maine -- University of Southern Maine senior field hockey
standout Alison Drury (Canton, Maine) has been named to the 2000 GTE Academic
All-America College Division Women's Fall/Winter At-Large third team as selected
by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Steve Easton,
national coordinator for CoSIDA, made the announcement.
Drury is the first USM student-athlete to ever receive GTE Academic All-
America honors. The women's Fall/Winter At-Large team is comprised of student-
athletes from eight different fall and winter sports from the college division
(NCAA Divisions Two and Three and all NAIA schools).
A nursing major with a 3.92 cumulative grade point average, Alison led the
Huskies in scoring last fall with 14 goals and two assists for 30 points. She
was named to the All-Little East Conference team for the second straight year,
and was picked as a National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Regional
All-American.
She has been a Dean's List student all seven semesters that she has
attended Southern Maine, and has achieved a 4.00 four times. She is a three-
time winner of the USM Athletic Department's William B. Wise Scholar-Athlete
Award, and has been named to the NFHCA National Academic squad three times. She
was named to GTE/CoSIDA District One Fall/Winter At-Large second team last year.
In 79 career games, Drury had 34 goals and 14 assists for 82 points, and
she has nine career game winning goals. Her 82 points places her third on the
Huskies' all-time scoring list.
Alison's twin sister, Sarah, was a third team Academic All-District One
selection this year.
The GTE Academic All-America program is conducted annually by the College
Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). To be nominated by their
respective schools, student-athletes must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative
grade point average and be a starter or important reserve with legitimate
athletic credentials.
CoSIDA selects GTE Academic All-America teams in ten programs: football,
women's volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball,
fall/winter men's at-large, fall/winter women's at-large, spring men's at-large
and women's spring at-large.
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