Showing posts with label notebook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label notebook. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Soccer Notebook 9.19


pictured: Brandon Corday, Franklin & Marshall


At the Polls
NSCAA National Men: Johns Hopkins (9), Franklin & Marshall (18)
NSCAA Regional Men: Johns Hopkins (2), Franklin & Marshall (3), Dickinson (5), Swarthmore (7), Muhlenberg (8)
D3kicks.com National Men: Johns Hopkins (3), Franklin & Marshall (16)
D3kicks.com Regional Men (uses NCAA Index): Franklin & Marshall (2), Johns Hopkins (3), Dickinson (4), Muhlenberg (6)
NSCAA National Women: Johns Hopkins (18), Swarthmore (T23)
NSCAA Regional Women: Johns Hopkins (3), Swarthmore (4), Dickinson (T10)
D3kicks.com National Women: Johns Hopkins (16)
D3kicks.com Regional Women (uses NCAA index): Swarthmore (7)

Statistically Speaking
Franklin & Marshall's Ryan McGonigle (Chadds Ford, PA / Unionville) leads the Conference in goals (8) and points (18), while Hopkins' freshmen duo of Scott Bukoski (Sagamore, MA / Bourne) and David Drake (Medford, NJ / Shawnee) each have six goals ... the Jays' Nick Gauna (Evanston, IL / Evanston) tops the assist chart (5) ... Diplomat GK Zack Zamek (Hillsborough, NJ / Hillsborough) has a 0.00 goals against average through 459:47 ... on the women's side, Dickinson's Lisa Nichols (North Granby, CT / Granby Memorial) has 5-7-17 to lead all scorers, while Muhlenberg's Valerie Patriarca (Hedding, NJ / Hun School) also has five goals ... Swarthmore GK Lauren Walker (Fallston, MD / Hotchkiss School) did not allowed a goal in 344:04, but surrendered a goal vs. Albright on Tuesday night, ending a 402:07 streak dating to last season.

Heard on the Pitch
The Swarthmore women have received goals from five first-year players this season - Hannah Purkey (Palo Alto, CA / Palo Alto), Elizabeth Mills (San Diego, CA / The Bishop's School), Kirsten Peterson (Fenton, MI / Powers Catholic), Kelsey Cline (Stanwood, WA / Stanwood) and Megan Colombo (Arcadia, CA / Arcadia) ... Johns Hopkins' Kim Lane (Hazlet, NJ / Raritan) broke the program record for points in a game with 3-4-10 vs. Washington ... Muhlenberg's Kasey Hacker (Greenville, DE / Archmere Academy) scored both goals in the overtime win vs. McDaniel ... Washington College GK Marc Petrucci (Avondale, PA / Avon Grove) made a career-high 16 saves in the 1-0 loss to Dickinson ... Haverford rookie Max Stossel (New York, NY / Dalton School) scored in the 77th minute to give the Fords a 1-1 draw with McDaniel, snapping Haverford's four-year losing streak to McDaniel ... Gettysburg made it 15 straight victories in Conference openers with a 5-0 triumph at home vs. Ursinus ... Chris Bayon (Langhorne, PA / Lawrenceville School, NJ) and Matt Varner (Medford, NJ / Shawnee) each scored twice for the Bullets ... Franklin & Marshall has not allowed a goal in its six victories ... Dickinson, who has five straight shutouts, got the third game-winning goal of the season from first-year Thomas Parkinson (Westfield, NJ / Westfield) in the 1-0 win at Washington ... Unbeaten streak abound at Hopkins, as the Blue Jays are unbeaten in their last 21 regular season matches and their last 18 Centennial Conference matches ... in addition, Johns Hopkins has not lost a CC match at Homewood Field since Oct. 11, 1995 - a streak of 52 consecutive contests.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Soccer Notebook 9.11


pictured: Lisa Nichols, Dickinson


This is the first of our weekly Soccer Notebooks ... hope you enjoy.

Going Polling
The Centennial women have one team that is nationally ranked and three that are regionally ranked this week ... Johns Hopkins comes in at No. 19 in the NSCAA Division III poll, while the Blue Jays are third in the Mid-Atlantic region ... Swarthmore is ranked #5 and Muhlenberg holds down the No. 9 position.

On the men's side ... Johns Hopkins is ranked 10th nationally, while Franklin & Marshall moves into the national poll at No. 18 ... CC teams hold down five of the top eight spots in the regional poll ... Hopkins and F&M are 2-3, followed by Swarthmore (T-4), Dickinson (7) and Muhlenberg (8).

By the Numbers
Dickinson F Lisa Nichols (North Granby, CT / Granby Memorial) leads the CC in scoring with 5-5-15, while Muhlenberg's Christina O'Grady (Mechanicsburg, PA / Cumberland Valley) is next with 3-3-9 ... Swarthmore GK Lauren Walker (Fallston, MD / Hotchkiss School)and Ursinus GK Ashley Potter (East Stroudsburg, PA / East Stroudsburg) have yet to allow a goal this season ... Franklin & Marshall F Ryan McGonigle (Chadds Fords, PA / Unionville) has 7-2-16 to lead the men in scoring, while Hopkins' Scott Bukoski (Sagamore, MA / Bourne) has 5-1-11 ... three keepers have yet to allow a goal in men's play.

Odds and Ends
Swarthmore's Lauren Walker (Fallston, MD / Hotchkiss School) has a scoreless streak of 266:37 dating to last season ... the Muhlenberg women are undefeated through four games for the first time since 1991, including a 1-0-1 record against two teams that made the NCAA tournament a year ago ... Hopkins has 92 all-time Centennial victories and is eight shy of becoming the second CC team to reach 100 (Gettysburg) ... Haverford junior GK Lindsay Festa (Old Field, NY / Stony Brook School) set a program record with her 15th career shutout in the 1-0 win at Pomona-Pitzer ... Dickinson F Lisa Nichols (North Granby, CT / Granby Memorial) scored four goals and added five assists in a 2-0 weekend.

Did you know that Johns Hopkins' men's team has never won a Centennial title in an odd-numbered year? ... the Blue Jays have won six Conference championships in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006 ... Hopkins is unbeaten in its last 23 games at Homewood Field ... under coach Matt Smith, the Jays are 134-10-10 at home ... Smith is now the winningest coach in Centennial history with 226 wins, one better than Muhlenberg's Jeff Tipping (1986-01) ... Dickinson's Magen Mintz (Cherry Hill, NJ / East) scored a natural hat trick in a span of 11:09 in the win over Delaware Valley ... Franklin & Marshall F Ryan McGonigle (Chadds Ford, PA / Unionville) scored five goals and dished out a pair of assists as the Diplomats won the Blue Jay Classic at Elizabethtown last weekend ... Muhlenberg won its third straight 2-0 match to open the season - the third straight year in which 'Berg began with three shutouts ... Washington senior GK Marc Petrucci (Avondale, PA / Avon Grove) has a 94.6 save percentage.

Games to Watch
Saturday opens Conference play on the men's side with two matches pitting undefeated opponents ... Swarthmore (3-0-2) welcomes Johns Hopkins (5-0) to Clothier Field, while Muhlenberg (3-0) comes to Lancaster to face Franklin & Marshall (4-0).