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Salisbury State University will serve as host for
this week’s NCAA Division III Field Hockey national semifinals and
championship, Saturday and Sunday, November 11-12. The championship
schedule is a follows:
Saturday
11 am
William Smith 3, Salisbury State 1
2 pm
Springfield 2, Rowan 1
Sunday
1 pm
National Championship Game
William Smith 1, Springfield 0
Tickets
are $5, general admission; and $3
for students from the participating schools with a valid ID.
Salisbury State is making its fifth national
semifinal appearance overall and its first since 1992. The Sea Gulls are
hosting the championship for the first time.
Salisbury State has a 21-15 all-time record in NCAA Tournament
competition, and won the national championship with a perfect 21-0
record in 1986.
Road to the Finals
Salisbury advanced to this week’s championship round with a
pair of 1-0 wins over William Paterson and Lebanon Valley in last
week’s regionals in Annville, PA.
Sophomore midfielder Lindsay
Bard tallied the game-winner in Saturday’s win over Paterson,
while sophomore forward Jill Cressor
registered the winner in Sunday’s win over host Lebanon Valley.
Junior goalie Joanna Fenske recorded
her ninth and 10th shutouts of the season in goal.
Cressor leads the Sea Gulls in scoring this season
with 21 goals and 45 points. Freshman Lindsey
Elliott has 12 goals and 29 points, while juniors Marie
Brewington and Tara Webster have
registered nine goals each. Salisbury
averages 3.05 goals per game and has outscored its opponents 61-19 on
the year.
Gulls Against the Field
Salisbury is 0-2 all-time against William Smith, with the last
meeting between the teams coming in the 1992 national semifinals.
William Smith won that game 2-1 in overtime.
The Sea Gulls have a 13-9 series edge against Rowan. The Profs
defeated the Gulls 2-1 in overtime earlier this season.
SSU and Springfield have never played.
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NCAA DIVISION III FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Salisbury, Maryland
Saturday-Sunday, November 11-12, 2000
National Championship Game
William Smith 1, Springfield 0
Sophomore Erin Weir scored the game’s only goal on a deflection
with 10:34 remaining in the second half to lift William Smith to a 1-0
victory over Springfield in the NCAA Division III Tournament’s
National Championship Game, Sunday in Salisbury, MD. Weir’s goal, her
seventh of the year, redirected the shot of junior Nicky Livingston high
into the cage past Springfield goalie Liz Sena.
William Smith, which finished the year 20-1 overall with a 20-match
winning streak, claimed its third national championship. The Herons were
also NCAA champs in 1992 and 1997. Springfield finishes 20-6 for the
year and earned its first NCAA runner-up trophy.
The evenly played game remained scoreless throughout the first half
and through the first 24 minutes of the second, despite a number of
close scoring chances by both teams. William Smith outshot Springfield
5-2 in the first half and finished the game with a slight 11-9 advantage
in total shots. The Herons also had a 5-3 edge in penalty corners in the
first half, but both teams finished with 14 corners for the game.
William Smith’s Marjie MacVean finished with five saves in goal,
while Springfield’s Sena had two saves in the game.
Joining Livingstone on the all-tournament team from William Smith
were seniors Jess Dascano and Lauren VonBereghy. Springfield
representatives on the squad were Sena, junior Caroline Black, senior
Liz Kyle, and senior Abby Perham. Rounding out the 11-person team were
seniors Kelly Engelbart and Moriah Holmstrom from third-place finisher
Rowan, and juniors Kristen Seaton and Tara Webster from third-place
Salisbury State.
Scoring Summary
H Time Team Goal
Assist
2 10:34 WS Erin Weir
Nicky Livington
Goalies
WS Marjie MacVean 5 saves, 0 goals, 70 minutes
SP Liz Sena 2 saves, 1 goal, 70 minutes
National Semifinal Game #1
William Smith 3, Salisbury State
1
Junior forward Jackie Hall scored two goals, both in the second half,
to lead #1 ranked William Smith to its 19th straight victory, 3-1 over
#3 Salisbury State in the semifinals of the NCAA Division III
Championship Tournament on Saturday. William Smith (19-1) advances to
the national championship game for the third time in four years.
Salisbury, making its first semifinal appearance since 1992, finishes
its season with a 17-4 record.
Senior Lauren vonBereghy opened the scoring for William Smith just
1:46 into the contest, scoring her 18th goal of the season to give the
Herons an early 1-0 advantage. The lead remained intact through the
first half.
Hall extended the lead to 2-0 with 25:31 left in the second half with
her first marker. Salisbury then cut the margin in half on junior
forward Tara Webster’s 10th goal of the season with 16:46 remaining.
Hall then added an insurance goal for William Smith, her team-leading
20th of the year, at the 8:11 mark on a penalty stroke.
Salisbury finished with a 13-10 edge in shots and a 12-9 advantage in
penalty corners. William Smith goalie Marjie MacVean finished with two
saves, while Salisbury’s Joanna Fenske recorded four saves.
William Smith faces the winner of Saturday’s second semifinal
between #2 Rowan and #4 Springfield in Sunday’s 1 p.m. championship
game.
Scoring Summary
1 33:14 WS Lauren vanBereghy, unassisted
2 25:31 WS Jackie Hall, unassisted
2 16:46 SS Tara Webster, Marie Brewington
2 8:11 WS Jackie Hall, unassisted
Saves
WS Marjie MacVean 2
SS Joanna Fenske 4
National Semifinal Game #2
Springfield 2, Rowan 1
Senior Abby Perham scored the game-winning goal with 26:56 remaining
in the second half to lead #4 Springfield past #2 Rowan 2-1 in the
semifinals of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament on Saturday.
Springfield (20-5), making its third NCAA Tournament appearance,
advances to the national championship game for the first time. Rowan,
which entered the match with a 12-game winning streak, finishes its
season with a 17-2 record.
Junior Melissa Rogers gave Springfield the first half lead, scoring
her team-leading 15th goal of the year, unassisted, with 17:48 left
before halftime. Rowan tied the score a little over six minutes later on
a goal by senior Michele Bilbow at 11:28, assisted by Kelly Engelbart.
The game remained deadlocked until early in the second when Perham
tallied the eventual game winner. Rowan finished with a 16-8 edge in
shots and a 10-5 advantage in penalty corners. Goalie Liz Sena finished
with eight saves for Springfield, while Rowan’s Lesley Snock had three
saves.
Springfield faces William Smith in Sunday’s 1 p.m. championship
game. William Smith defeated host Salisbury 3-1 in the first semifinal
match.
Scoring Summary
1 17:48 SP Melissa Rogers unassisted
1 11:28 RU Michele Bilbow Kelly Engelbart
2 26:56 SP Abby Perham Melissa Beals
Saves
SP Liz Sena 8
RU Lesley Snock 3
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