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11-20-02

DELAWARE GOAL SCORERS

Ashley Smeltzer     St Elizabeth 21
Ashley Rowell     Concord 18
Jessica Zutz     Archmere 16
Jamie Zubrow     Brandywine 16
Paige Schmidt     Tower Hill 16
Amanda Warrington     Cape Henlopen 14
Kate Dougherty     Archmere 11
Brenna Dolphin     Archmere 11
Megan Dowling     Mt Pleasant 11
Jackie Gray     Indian River 11
Ali Ambrose     Indian River 11
Stephanie Popejoy     Newark 11
Unek Brown     Seaford 10
LeighAnn Ambrose     Indian River 10
Dani Vincent     Lake Forest 10

Caesar Rodney’s Heather Rogers and her cannon were the difference as the Gold All-Stars topped the Blue 1-0. Ten minutes in she boomed a penalty corner drive off the post. She recalibrated at halftime and got the evening’s only goal on a PC feed from William Penn’s Stephanie Swain.

Ms Rogers was selected the Gold Player of the Game. Joining her from the Blue All-Stars was Jen Perno of Caravel.

11-19-02

Delmar 1
Tower Hill 3

Tower Hill captured their 13^th State championship but it wasn’t easy. Jen Hastings’ goal at the fifteen-minute mark of the first half gave Delmar a 1-0 lead and had Tower trailing for the first time ever on the turf. But the lead was short-lived, as less than two minutes later, Lauren McCrery and Paige Schmidt combined on a penalty corner conversion. Tower was unfortunate not to grab the lead when Leigh Giacco’s slow roller eluded GK Kristin Wheatley but was disallowed and ruled to have come from outside the circle. The half ended 1-1.

Leigh Giacco finally did give Tower Hill the lead with twelve minutes remaining on a high flick through a forest of defenders. After consultation, the umpires allowed the goal. Paige Schmidt finished the scoring, beating two defenders, on a nifty PC maneuver in the 57^th minute. Tower Hill hoisted the trophy for the third year in a row.

Tower Hill remains perfect on the turf, 8-0 in four Final Fours at Rullo. In the four years prior to Rullo, on grass, Tower Hill was 5-3 with three overtime defeats in the final.

The 3-1 score is identical to Tower Hill’s win last year and to their first state championship win in 1973, in the tournament’s first year.

In thirty years of State Finals, the winner has never scored more than three goals.

11-15-02

The 2002 DIAA Field Hockey Tournament finishes up Saturday but for many Delaware collegians the 2002 postseason is just beginning. The NCAA Division 1 and 3 Tournaments start this weekend. Both divisions feature 16 teams in a four-round playoff. In Division 1, nine teams roster fifteen Delaware players:

Harvard Beth Sackovich Fr. Tower Hill
Jane Sackovich Fr. Tower Hill
James Madison Casey Cahill Fr. Cape Henlopen
Val Cohen Jr. Brandywine
Michigan State Maggie Giddens Fr. Tower Hill
Michelle Huynh-Ba Fr. St Mark’s
Old Dominion Cora Gerardi So. Lake Forest
Penn State Michele Rigby So. Caesar Rodney
Princeton Maren Ford Fr. Cape Henlopen
Hillary Schmidt Fr. Tower Hill
Maryland Jackie Ciconte Fr. Tatnall
Richmond Danica Haupt So. Archmere
Whitney Wells Fr. Smyrna
William & Mary Carly Falgowski Fr. St Mark’s
Jill Hocutt So. Tower Hill

In Division 3, four teams roster eighteen players:

McDaniel Kim Camponelli Jr. William Penn
Laura Ford So. Indian River
Laura Hollingsworth So. Cape Henlopen
Heather Nichols So. St Mark’s
Kristin Ramey So. Christiana
Lindsay Schreiber Fr. Dover
Melanie Thompson Sr. Caesar Rodney
Dani Unflat Fr. William Penn
Rebecca Young Fr. Dover
Messiah Danae Chambers So. Wilmington Christian
Jenna Schwind Fr. Wilmington Christian
Kelly Stanwell Jr. Wilmington Christian
Salisbury Erin Budd So. Delmar
Brittany Elliott Fr. Delmar
Lindsey Elliott Jr. Delmar
Susquehanna Jacqui DeLorbe So. Mount Pleasant
Caitlin Meara Fr. Concord

11-14-02

Semifinal Scores

Delmar 1
Archmere 0

Junior centerback Ashley Campbell was woman of the match. In the eighth minute, her long hit set up Becca Gum for the game’s only goal and all night long her 16-yard hits consistently relieved Archmere offensive pressure. The game was strangely uneventful for long periods but the final minutes were frantic as Archmere fought to equalize. Archmere was awarded a series of penalty corners and free hits into the circle but couldn’t breach the Wildcat defense. The game ended when an Archmere PC drive went wide and Delmar was through to their first final.

Tower Hill 4
Friends 0

Tower’s dangerous penalty corner became deadly on the turf. Paige Schmidt struck twice within 20 seconds in the game’s first five minutes, the first cleanly into the cage, the second on a high deflection off the flier’s stick. PCs led to two more goals, as Paige collected her hat trick on a penalty stroke and Mauri Liberati tapped home a rebound into a yawning cage.

Tower Hill and Friends had battled for 120 minutes this season to a 1-1 standoff, on the turf it was all Paige and Tower Hill. The much-anticipated drama lasted barely five minutes before all knew this would not be Friends’ night.

11-11-02

Two very different match ups in the Semifinals. Tower Hill and Friends are neighbors, next-door neighbors as high schools go. Delmar and Archmere, at opposite ends of the state, couldn’t be further apart. Tower Hill and Friends meet twice a season and couldn’t be more familiar with one another. Delmar and Archmere have never met and, in all likelihood, know nothing of each other. Tower Hill and Friends expected, and were expected, to be here. Delmar, perhaps, they were a Preseason Top Ten pick in both polls. But Archmere no!

The Independent Conference put two teams into the FF for the first time since 1992.

The last time any conference had two FF teams was 1996 when two Henlopen Conference teams, Cape Henlopen and Milford, made it.

In 1999, the exact same four seeds (not teams) advanced, Nos. 2,3,4 and 8. Eight and three moved on, with eight, in the form of Wilmington Christian, winning it all.

Tower Hill is the only returnee from the 2001 FF. Delmar’s last trip was 1999, Archmere’s 1994 and Friends’ 1986.

For the second time since 1992, Archmere advanced to the FF without having qualified for the tournament the prior year. Only Milford, in 1994 and 1996, can make a similar claim.

Tower Hill 9
Cape Henlopen 5
William Penn 4
Wilmington Christian 4
Archmere 3
Delmar 3
Brandywine 2
Milford 2
St Mark’s 2
Sussex Central 2
Caravel 1
Concord 1
Friends 1
St Andrew’s 1

DELAWARE GOAL SCORERS

Through Nov 9

Ashley Smeltzer         St Elizabeth 21
Ashley Rowell         Concord 18
Jessica Zutz         Archmere 16
Jamie Zubrow         Brandywine 16
Amanda Warrington         Cape Henlopen 14
Paige Schmidt         Tower Hill 12
Kate Dougherty         Archmere 11
Brenna Dolphin         Archmere 11
Megan Dowling         Mt Pleasant 11
Jackie Gray         Indian River 11
Ali Ambrose         Indian River 11
Stephanie Popejoy         Newark 11
Unek Brown         Seaford 10
LeighAnn Ambrose         Indian River 10
Dani Vincent Lake         Forest 10

11-10-02

Quarterfinal Results

The opening round saw four lower seeds advance, not so the second, as all the higher seeds prevailed.

William Penn 0
Tower Hill 2

William Penn started quickly and had Tower Hill off balance but a rapid counterattack forced a penalty corner, which Paige Schmidt dutifully converted. The Colonials visibly sagged. Two minutes before halftime, when Carolina Jolly tapped home a free hit into the circle, all knew there would be no upset today.

Caesar Rodney 0
Archmere 3

Caesar Rodney, fresh from their finest effort of the fall, had Archmere on the ropes and forced a series of penalty corners and ferocious free hits into the circle. But the Auks slipped the noose and went to locker room even on the scoreboard while trailing in possession, territory and chances.

The Riders desperately needed a first-half reward for their efforts for in the second half, two
games in two days quickly took its toll, and the balance of play would turn 180 degrees. The first goal would be decisive and Archmere got it through Brenna Dolphin’s penalty corner drive 15 minutes in. Kate Dougherty added the insurance five minutes later and Jessica Zutz closed the book two minutes from full time.

Wilmington Christian 0
Friends 3

Friends came out flying, determined to avoid last year’s three-overtime, penalty-stroke-off thriller.

Mary Ting put Friends on top at the eleven-minute mark when she stuffed home a rebound. Caeli Rubens, whose first goal of the season ended Indian River’s dreams, struck again just before halftime, extinguishing Wilmington Christian’s hopes. The Warriors, who had scored more than one goal in a game only four times all season, would never rally from 0-2 against the state’s most parsimonious defense. Lindsay Moyer’s added a late penalty stroke and Friends was on their way to Rullo and a much-anticipated rubber match with Tower Hill.

Sussex Central 1
Delmar 2

Delmar’s Jen Hastings scored first, assisted by Sarah Webb, fifteen minutes in. SC’s GK Ashley Jones foiled the Wildcat’s bid to double their advantage when she stopped a penalty stroke. Then it was Sussex Central’s turn and the Knights drew even in the half’s dying seconds on Beth Moore’s goal. Becca Gum scored the game-winner on a penalty corner six minutes into the second half. The Wildcats weathered SC’s frantic finish and could pack their bags for Wednesday’s return to Rullo.

11-9-02

First Round Score

Caesar Rodney 3
St Mark’s 0

After two false starts, Caesar Rodney finally played their first-round game with St Mark’s and CR turned in a season’s best performance. Behind goals from a trio of sophomores, Casey Howard, Jamie Denman and Sonsecharae Everson, the hard-hitting Riders dominated the action and emerged convincing winners.

St Mark’s 11-3-2 season was bookended by 1-0 and 3-0 losses to CR. The Riders make their third trip to Northern Delaware in three days when the visit Archmere today.

11-8-02

Quarterfinal Preview

Two of four quarterfinal matches are regular season encores. The first round saw regular season losers turn the tables in two of four matches.

William Penn at Tower Hill

Penn and Tower are frequent Tournament foes and met in the state finals three times in the 1990s (Tower Hill 2, William Penn 1). In 2000, Tower Hill defeated Penn 4-0 in the quarterfinals on goals from Hillary and Paige Schmidt. Tower Hill, the tournament favorite as a three seed, was in control against Concord in the first round. William Penn’s 1-0 victory over Caravel was reminiscent of three regular season 1-0 defeats in all but the outcome. This may be the last, and is certainly the best, chance to knock off Tower Hill. They’re perfect at Rullo!

Wilmington Christian at Friends

The third consecutive year these teams have met in the Tournament. WCS ousted Friends in 2000, 2-0. Friends returned the favor in 2001, 2-1 on strokes. Friends won the annual regular season match 1-0, although WCS carried the play for large stretches and deserved a better fate. It will be low scoring. Friends has the better eleven but this is anyone’s game.

Sussex Central at Delmar

Both avenged regular season defeats in advancing, Sussex Central remarkably so in eliminating the No.1 seed. Delmar won 1-0 in the regular season, but that means little.

A win will see Delmar’s seniors through to their second Final Four. Sussex Central’s last FF was in 1998.

Caesar Rodney at Archmere

Archmere advanced in the Tournament’s only laugher. CR, twice delayed, repeated their win over St Mark’s on the season’s opening weekend, in the most emphatic fashion. Archmere has risen from the ashes to win fourteen games this season. In 2000 a visit to Tower Hill ended CR’s season, the subsequent first-round Tournament loss was a mere formality. This year a bitter OT defeat at Tower Hill may prove a steppingstone to much greater things.

First Round Scores

Caesar Rodney 3  St. Marks 0

Concord 1
Tower Hill 3

Tower Hill grabbed a 3-0 lead on a pair from Alex Albright and one from Paige Schmidt.

Jackie Allmond scored late for Concord.

Wilmington Christian 1 (OT)
Brandywine 0

Freshman Katie Love converted a penalty corner in the second minute of extra time for the game’s only goal. The win was the Warriors’ third 1-0 OT win of the season. The Bulldogs were blanked in the first round for the third straight year.

William Penn 1
Caravel 0

Nicki Tiberi scored on a penalty corner in the 59^th minute to win it for William Penn.

Smyrna 0
Archmere 6

Archmere led 1-0 at the intermission and scored three quick second-half goals to break the game open. Brenna Dolphin scored three, Kate Dougherty two and Jessica Zutz one for the Auks.

DELAWARE GOAL SCORERS

Through Nov 7

Ashley Smeltzer             St Elizabeth 21
Ashley Rowell             Concord 18
Jamie Zubrow             Brandywine 16
Jessica Zutz             Archmere 15
Amanda Warrington             Cape Henlopen 14
Paige Schmidt             Tower Hill 11
Megan Dowling             Mt Pleasant 11
Jackie Gray             Indian River 11
Ali Ambrose             Indian River 11
Stephanie Popejoy         Newark 11
Unek Brown             Seaford 10
Kate Dougherty             Archmere 10
Brenna Dolphin             Archmere 10
LeighAnn Ambrose             Indian River 10
Dani Vincent             Lake Forest 10

11-7-02

First Round Scores

It doesn’t get any better than this!

#16 Sussex Central 1
#1 Cape Henlopen 0

An unprecedented result. Kim Jones’ penalty stroke in the 58^th minute wins it for Sussex Central. SC GK Ashley Jones turned away ten shots.

#15 Indian River 1 (OT)
#2 Friends 2

Indian River jumped on Friends early with a goal from Leighann Ambrose. Friends drew level though Sarah Schmidt and the first thirty ended at 1-1, though momentum had clearly swung. Friends dominated the second half with one-sided advantages in territory, possession, shots and corners. Only IR’s GK Lisa Morrissey’s heroics kept Friends at bay. In the extra time, Friends first OT of the season, Friends was quicker to the ball. The end came on a goalmouth scramble, when Caeli Rubens tapped home a loose ball.

#9 Delmar 4 (Strokes)
#8 Lake Forest 3

On a day of thrillers this was the most exciting match! Tracey Lloyd’s second half strike put Delmar two goals to the good at 3-1 but Lake Forest drew within one on a goal from Jessica Cortellino, just two minutes later and equalized in the 56^th minute through Ashley Carey. Three ten-minute overtime periods saw plenty of action but no goals. Delmar won the stroke of 2-1 on goals by Jen Hastings and Ashley Campbell.

Both of Wednesday’s rematches saw the regular season outcomes reversed.

11-6-02

ANSWERS FROM YESTERDAYS TRIVIA QUESTIONS

1. Fifteen seed Indian River never appeared on a Top Ten list.
2. Sanford, Seaford and Ursuline made both lists but not the Tournament.
3. DelawareSports 18 different teams News Journal 17 different teams
4. Sussex Central only appeared on the DelawareSports list.

11-5-02

DELAWARE GOAL SCORERS

Regular Season

Ashley Smeltzer         St Elizabeth 21
Ashley Rowell           Concord 18
Jamie Zubrow           Brandywine 16
Amanda Warrington   Cape Henlopen 14
Jessica Zutz              Archmere 14
Megan Dowling          Mt Pleasant 11
Jackie Gray               Indian River 11
Ali Ambrose               Indian River 11
Stephanie Popejoy     Newark 11
Unek Brown               Seaford 10
Paige Schmidt           Tower Hill 10

Which tournament team never appeared on either Delaware Sports’ or the News Journal’s Top Ten lists this season?

Which three teams made both lists but not the Tournament?

How many different teams appeared on the DS list? The NJ list?

Which team only appeared on one list?

Answers tomorrow.

11-4-02

Very unusual brackets this year. The top bracket is the Henlopen Conference bracket with six Henlopen teams and two Catholic Conference teams. The bottom bracket is the NCC bracket with both Independent Conferences teams, all three Blue Hen Conference teams, both non-conference teams and only one Henlopen Conference team.

Fourteen of the sixteen tournament teams are returnees. Archmere and Indian River are the newcomers, Milford and Mt Pleasant the absentees.

Four first-round games are rematches of regular season encounters. All four were close one-goal games.

Over the past five years, 24 of 40 Delaware teams have appeared in the tournament. Only six have appeared all five years. Can you name them? Answer below.

1) Cape Henlopen (15-0-1), perennial #2 seed, made it to the top in 2002 but finishing there won’t be easy. Midfielder Amanda Warrington is the axis of the Viking attack. She gets plenty of help from sophomores Lisa Williams and Amanda Haxton. GK Nicole Rhoades is tournament-tested. Cape 2002 was as successful as ever but not as dominating. Seven of fifteen wins were by a single goal. Cape played very well against tournament teams going 7-0-1. Cape faces only Henlopen Conference opposition on the road to Rullo and should make their third straight Final Four appearance.

2) Friends (14-2) enjoyed their best season in years, winning the Independent Conference, but anything less than a state championship will be a disappointment. Friends is very strong down the middle with Lindsay Moyer and Sarah Schmidt, doing the heavy lifting, and Jessica Cowperthwait in goal. Jamie Jacobs on the left wing leads the team with nine goals. Friends was 5-2 against the tournament field and is bound for Rullo and a semi-final showdown with Tower Hill.

3) Tower Hill (14-2) Not bad for a rebuilding year! Paige Schmidt has found a supporting cast in Leigh Giacco, Alex Albright and Mauri Liberati; Lauren McCrery poses danger on every PC. The defense, badly exposed by Concord on Opening Day, is once again formidable. THS has shown they can win close with seven one-goal victories. Tower Hill went 6-1 against tournament teams. Not since 1990 has Tower Hill lost more than one regular season game. That year the Hillers won the state championship. History could repeat in 2002.

4) Archmere (13-2-1) returns to the tournament after a two-year absence. Veteran coaches, Sue Finnie and Pat Appleton, have orchestrated Archmere’s resurgence. The Auks win with offense and have scored three or more goals a state-best ten times. Jessica Zutz, Karla Senior, Kate Dougherty and Brenna Dolphin do most of the damage. Archmere is unbeaten in their last seven and went 3-2-1 against the field.

5) St Mark’s (12-2-2) is also enjoying a great rebuilding year. Early season offensive doldrums are just a distant memory. Julia Drewes in the midfield and Jena Boccetti and Kelly McCauley, on the flanks, lead the Spartan attack. Senior GK Meghan Barrett, in her first year of field hockey, has been a revelation. Unbeaten over their last eleven games, St Mark’s went 3-2-1 against the field. St Mark’s and Caesar Rodney met the opening weekend of the season, with CR prevailing 1-0.

6) Caravel (10-3-2) has become a tournament fixture since their 1997 debut. The offense is led by midfielders Meredith Brown and Jen Perno and forwards Lindsay Niggebrugge and Heather Richardson. GK Megan Manubay anchors the defense. Caravel has significantly upgraded their schedule in 2002 and has gone 3-3-2 against the field. Last year’s team with an identical 10-3-2 record was seeded 12^th and made it to Rullo. This year’s edition could do as well but William Penn will not be easy.

7) Brandywine (12-2-1) repeated as Flight A champions and coasted through the Blue Hen Conference unbeaten. Striker Jamie Zubrow scores the goals with help from Amy Wisniewski and Kristen Burtch. Julie Constantine is a scrappy midfielder. Brandywine played the easiest schedule of the 16 tournament teams and went 1-2-1 against the tournament field. The Bulldogs are determined to erase bitter memories of last year’s first-round exit but Wilmington Christian will be a challenge.

8) Delmar’s (10-4) attacking line, Becca Gum, Jen Hastings, Tracey Lloyd and Danielle Twilley, has been there forever although their goal production is down in 2002. After a fast start, Delmar has played .500 hockey for the last several weeks. Delmar split their six games against the field 3-3 and just lost to Lake Forest a week ago, 1-0, in the Henlopen South decider.

9) Lake Forest (11-3-1) repeated as Henlopen South champions. The Spartans are still very young with a nucleus of sophomores and juniors. Danielle Vincent and Kate and Taryn Neeman score the goals. Lake went 3-2-1 against HC teams in the tournament.

10) Wilmington Christian’s (9-6-1) six losses were offset by their difficult schedule, by far the toughest of the sixteen. Wilmington Christian doesn’t score many goals and allows even fewer. Ten of sixteen games ended 1-0. WCS went 4-5 against the field. Always a dangerous tournament team, WCS won it all in 1999 as an eight seed.

11) William Penn (11-3-1) features a balanced attack and experienced defense and as much talent as any team in the state. Laura Dean leads the team in goals and can play anywhere. Sister Tricia, Annmarie Truitt and Stephanie Swain are swift, skilled attackers. Erin Marihugh and Kim Walker are solid in the midfield and on defense. Penn is riding a ten-game unbeaten streak but the quality of the opposition is suspect. Against tournament teams, Penn is a disappointing 1-3, with all three losses by 1-0 scores.

12) Caesar Rodney (9-4-3) is big and strong down the middle. CR gets most of their scoring punch from underclassmen, sophomores Casey Howard and Sonsecharae Everson, and freshmen Sydney Leone and Jaime Brittingham. CR faced three very tough out-of-conference foes – St Mark’s, Caravel and Tower Hill. The Riders played nine games against the tournament field and finished 3-5-1.

13) Smyrna (8-5-1) is back for the third consecutive year. Jami Goboa leads the offense with help from Mandi Wilson, Jenny Powell and Meghan Hannebutt. The Eagles went

2-4-1 against tournament teams, with notable wins over Henlopen South rivals Lake Forest and Delmar.

14) Concord (10-4-2), the Flight B champion, gets their goals from Ashley Rowell, Amy Dencker and Jackie Almond. The Raiders started 0-3 but are unbeaten in their last eight. In five games against the field, Concord went 0-4-1. Concord played their best game of the year against Tower Hill in September.

15) Indian River (10-6) returns after a year off. The Indians rely on Jackie Gray, Leighann Ambrose and Alli Ambose for their scoring. IR has played very well down the stretch, winning five straight. In games versus tournament teams, they have gone 2-5.

16) Sussex Central (9-6-1) went 3-5 against the field. Kimmy Bausch, Megan Gorman and Lindsey Moore are the scorers. SC was a sixteen seed in 2001 and drew Tower Hill. This year they’ll travel to Lewes for a rematch with Cape Henlopen. Back in September, Cape won 2-1 on a late goal.

Answer:
Caesar Rodney, Caravel, Delmar, Tower Hill, William Penn and Wilmington Christian.

11-3-02

Freshman forward becomes second Spartan this season to earn national honor.

Friday Scores

Cape Henlopen 0
Caravel 0

Caravel ends Cape’s perfect season in a rain-shortened affair.

Friends 3
Tatnall 0

Friends captures the Independent Conference behind two goals from Jamie Jacobs and one from Mary Ting.

A I DuPont 1 (OT)
William Penn 1

Stephanie Swain gave William Penn a first half lead. Kylee Trivits tied it for AI. AI is on the tournament bubble. William Penn, unbeaten in their last ten, is in.

Mt Pleasant 3 (OT)
Milford 2

Lynn Morley scored two for Mount, including the OT game-winner. Holly Van Auken collected both for Milford. After an 0-4 start, Mount has fought back to .500.

Sanford 1
Wilmington Christian 2

For only the second time all season, Wilmington Christian scored two second-half goals to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Jena Zapata and Katie Love struck twice within 90 seconds to erase Sanford’s one goal lead and return WCS to the tournament.

Sanford, losers of three of the last four, could fall short.

St Elizabeth 1
Ursuline 3

Kasey Milliski two and Lizzie Cone for UA, Jessica Speary for St E.

Both Catholic Conference teams entered the final week with tournament ambitions.

Ursuline’s were ended by consecutive losses to Charter and Padua. St E dropped their last three as scoring leader Ashley Smeltzer was kept off the board the final week.

Seaford 2
Laurel 4

Seaford’s tournament hopes took a hit as the Blue Jays fell behind 3-0 early in the second half. Candace Gaull led Laurel with two goals. Katie Ward and Summer Spicer each added one. Unek Brown and Rachel Thomas scored fort Seaford.

DELAWARE GOAL SCORERS

Thru October 31

Ashley Smeltzer         St Elizabeth 21
Ashley Rowell             Concord 18
Jamie Zubrow             Brandywine 16
Amanda Warrington     Cape Henlopen 14
Jessica Zutz                 Archmere 14
Stephanie Popejoy       Newark 11
Megan Dowling            Mt Pleasant 11
Paige Schmidt            Tower Hill 10

Blue Hen Conference scorers dominate the scoring list for a reason. They face many of the state’s softest defenses. The four weakest BHC teams, with a combined total of seven wins, have surrendered 31 of the 56 goals accumulated by conference’s leading scorers. Ten of Ashley Smeltzer’s 21 goals were also scored against these BHC teams.

Thursday Scores

Delmar 0
Lake Forest 1

Jessica Cortellino from Kasey Dobos as Lake wins back-to-back Henlopen South crowns.

Sussex Central 1
Caesar Rodney 3

CR came from behind in the slop, scoring two goals in twenty seconds, after Megan Gorman put the Knights one goal to the good with twenty minutes to play. Kristin Ward,

Casey Howard and Jaimie Brittingham for the Riders.

Smyrna 0
Indian River 3

Jackie Gray scored twice and assisted on Leighann Ambrose’s goal as the Indians dominated for sixty minutes.

Ursuline 0 (OT)
Padua 1

GK Maggie Simeone turned away 24 shots and Alicia Nieves scored in OT as Padua won their first Catholic Conference game in two years. UA, after a promising start, has now dropped four straight and will not make the tournament.

St Elizabeth 0
Archmere 3

Archmere goes a surprising 13-2-1 behind goals from Brenna Dolphin, Jess Zutz and Kate Dougherty. St E’s "Road Warriors" are now 8-5-1 and even a win today at Ursuline may not be enough to qualify for the tournament.

St Mark’s 1
Wilmington Christian 0

Julia Drewes scored the only goal of the afternoon. WCS dropped their fifth 1-0 game of the season and host Sanford today. St Mark’s is now 11-2-2 with St Andrew’s today.

Sanford 1
Concord 2

Jacquelyn Allmond and Ashley Rowell scored as Concord topped Sanford and won their first out-of-conference game.

Friends 0
Tower Hill 1

Mauri Liberati scored the vital first goal in the mud as Tower Hill edged Friends 1-0.

A win or tie today at Tatnall gives Friends their first Independent Conference crown since 1990.

Five of eight games played Thursday were 1-0 shut outs. Not surprising given the conditions. Most of the games were played only because it was the penultimate day of the season.

10-29-02

DELAWARE GOAL SCORERS

Thru October 28

Ashley Smeltzer        St Elizabeth 21
Ashley Rowell           Concord 17
Jamie Zubrow           Brandywine 16
Amanda Warrington   Cape Henlopen 14
Jessica Zutz              Archmere 13
Stephanie Popejoy    Newark 11
Paige Schmidt          Tower Hill 10
Unek Brown             Seaford 9
Karla Senior             Archmere 9
Katie Neeman           Lake Forest 9
Dani Vincent             Lake Forest 9

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Monday Scores

Dover 2 (OT)
Milford 2

Janelle Wilkins and Holly VanAuken for Milford, Jenny Cosetti and Eva Keller for Dover.

Newark 6
Christiana 0

Stephanie Popejoy riddled the Viking defense for four goals for the second time this season. Christiana finishes winless.

St Elizabeth 0
Caravel 4

Third game in four days for weary Vikings. Lindsay Niggebrugge gave Caravel a first half lead. Jen Perno and Meredith Brown, twice, in the final ten minutes.

CA (10-3-1) finishes with Padua and Cape Henlopen. St Elizabeth (8-4-1) has tournament ambitions but finishes with three difficult opponents - Brandywine, Archmere and Ursuline.

Ursuline 1
Charter 2

Janelle Styons and Katie Zarroli for Charter. The third loss in a row for Ursuline, whose playoff hopes are fading.

Caesar Rodney 1 (OT)
Tower Hill 2

Heart-breaking defeat for CR. Jamie Denman’s goal had the Riders in front. Paige tied it late and assisted on Mauri Liberati’s OT goal. Tower Hill GK Megan Mills made double digit saves for the first time ever.

Dickinson 1
AI DuPont 2

Kylee Trivits both. Much closer game than expected.

McKean 1
Brandywine 5

Jamie Zubrow two more.

Padua 0
William Penn 3

Tricia and Laura Dean and Brittany McDuell. Did William Penn replace West Chester East with Padua? These teams don’t belong on the same field!

St Andrew’s 0
Sanford 1

Sanford wins the rematch on Courtney Kendall’s penalty stroke.

Friday Score

St Elizabeth 4 (OT)
McKean 3

McKean scored twice in the 59^th minute to force overtime. Marissa Merrill scored the game-winner. Ashley Smeltzer scored a pair, her 19^th and 20^th.

10-28-02

Sunday Score

Archmere 2
Ursuline 0

An evenly played first half ended 0-0 but Archmere turned up the heat in the second thirty minutes, dominating play. Sophomore Stephanie Corsi scored both goals and got her second game-winner of the week. Auks finish up with St Elizabeth on Thursday.

The Raiders have a busy week ahead with three games, all must wins to keep tournament hopes alive.

10-27-02

Saturday Score

St Elizabeth 4
Newark 1

Shannon Sowden two, Ashley Smeltzer and Ashley Jezyk. Jessica Lapointe for Newark.

10-27-02

Saturday Scores

Sanford 0
St Andrew’s 1

Emma Wallace scored from Sara duPont as St Andrew’s won their second in a row.

The two teams play again Monday when St Andrew’s returns the visit. Sanford is now

7-5-1.

Wilmington Christian 0
Cape Henlopen 1

Amanda Warrington’s 14th from Megan Fullmer on a first half penalty corner. Cape is 15-0 with Caravel remaining. WCS is 8-5-1 with four of the losses by 1-0 scores. Sanford and St Mark’s are on the Warriors’ menu this week.

Caesar Rodney at Tower Hill Postponed

10-26-02

Friday Scores

Friends 3
Ursuline 1

Mary Ting scored her first two goals of the season while leading Friends to their eighth in a row. Sarah Schmidt added the third goal and Lindsay Moyer assisted on all three. Tara Rodack’s goal was only the fifth scored against Friends this season. WFS has Tatnall and Tower Hill next week. Ursuline hosts Archmere in a rare Sunday matinee.

Tatnall 3(OT)
Lake Forest 2

Cathy Perrotto scored all three as Tatnall upset Lake Forest 3-2 in OT. The Neemans, Kate and Taryn, scored for Lake. Tatnall’s 2002 schedule is brutal and when the dust settles they will have played 12 of their 16 games against tournament teams.

Brandywine 9
Christiana 0

Brandywine scored from the first minute to the last in this BHC mismatch.

Newark 1
Middletown 3

Freshman Libby Grange scored a pair and Melissa Aronson chipped in a goal and an assist. Stefanie Popejoy for Newark.

Charter 0
William Penn 4

After a scoreless thirty minutes, Penn came out flying, scoring three in the first seven minutes of the second half.

St Mark’s 2 (OT)
Archmere 2

Jena and Jenna (Boccetti and Logan) for St Mark’s. Jessica Zutz both for Archmere.

Very different game from the earlier encounter played in a monsoon. With the tie St Mark’s wins their fourth consecutive Catholic Conference title. SM has not lost in the conference since 1998.

10-25-02

Thursday Scores

Friends 1
Caravel 0

Jamie Jacobs scored her second consecutive 1-0 game winner as Friends won their seventh straight game. Caravel played well once again but the offense was dormant and has scored only one goal in the last four games. The game was played at Caravel and marked the debut of their recently refurbished field. Caravel may have the state’s finest athletic facilities and the hockey field is super - flat, fast and fenced.

Tatnall 1 (OT)
Sanford 2

Jill Levinson broke Hornet hearts in extra time. Tatnall’s third OT game in a row and sixth of the season.

Westtown 0
Tower Hill 3

Alex Albright, Lauren McCrery and Elizabeth Lewis, her first.

Seaford 2 (OT)
Indian River 3

All the scoring after halftime. Leighann Ambrose won it in the ninth minute of OT.

Caesar Rodney 3 (OT)
Dover 2

Casey Howard was the heroine in the last minute of OT. CR’s third OT game in a row.

Polytech 0
Sussex Central 4

Four different scorers as SC keep their tournament hopes alive.

Woodbridge 0
Lake Forest 5

The Spartans struck for five in the second half, led by Kate Neeman’s hat trick. Lake a quiet 10-2-1.

Middletown 1
Concord 4

All five goals after the break. Four different goal scorers for Concord.

Raiders now 8-4-2.

Laurel 0
Delmar 1

Jen Hastings from Danielle Twilley as the Wildcats go 10-3.

Cape Henlopen 4
Sussex Tech 0

Amanda Haxton two, Amanda Warrington and Lisa Williams as Cape stays perfect at

14-0.

10-24-02

Wednesday Scores

Dickinson 0
William Penn 3

Stephanie Swain two and Laura Deans. A one-goal game after forty minutes. WP won the previous three years by a combined score of 26-0.

Glasgow 1 (OT)
Mt Pleasant 2

Angie Boom tied it and Stephanie Melvin won it for Mount.

Concord 3
A I DuPont 1

Ashleys, Judge and Rowell, scored for Concord as the Raiders capture Flight B. Kirsten Notorfrancesco for the Tigers. AI is much improved from the summer when they couldn’t field a team.

Christiana 0
Charter 1

Maduri Saligrama the game-winner.

Sussex Central 1
Smyrna 0

Lindsay Moore scored as Sussex Central ends Smyrna’s six game unbeaten run.

Milford 3
Laurel 4

Milford came from two goals back to tie but Laurel prevailed in OT. Candace Gaull two, Krista Scott and Tegan Taylor the GW for Laurel. Carrie Grier two and Janelle Wilkins for Milford.

Newark 2
Ursuline 3

Megan McKenna, Kasey Milliski and Lizzie Cone as Ursuline took a 3-0 lead. Deena Anderson and Stefanie Popejoy in the final two minutes for Newark.

Padua 1 (OT)
St Elizabeth 2

Ashley Smeltzer both.

Archmere 2
Caravel 0

A tight, well-played game, scoreless for 45 minutes. Stephanie Corsi and Jess Zutz for Archmere. Caravel visits Friends today. Next up for Archmere, St Mark’s on Friday.

In eight games played Wednesday, Stephanies scored three game-winners, Ashleys two.

10-23-02

Tuesday Scores

Dover 0
Indian River 7

Jackie Gray three, Ali Ambrose two. One of the season’s most surprising scores.

Delmar 0
Cape Henlopen 3

Cape (13-0) repeats as Henlopen North champs.

Seaford 4
Sussex Tech 1

Three second-half goals break a 1-1 tie. Blue Jays (8-5-1) end three game losing streak.

Lake Forest 1 (OT)
Caesar Rodney 1

Kate Blanchfield scored on a first half penalty corner for CR; Taryn Neeman tied it for Lake. Caesar Rodney is now 7-4-2 while Lake Forest is 9-2-1.

Middletown 1
Smyrna 3

Jami Gobao, a pair, and Mandi Wilson, as the Eagles improve to 8-3-1.

Brandywine 3
Charter 0

Close at the intermission. Jamie Zubrow’s 14th, Julie Constantine and Kathleen Gove for the Bulldogs.

Newark 0
William Penn 2

Brittany McDuell scored her first goals of the season to lead William Penn over Newark. Yellow Jackets no shots, no corners.

Westtown  0
St Andrew’s 2

Emma Wallace’s second game winner of the season and Clare Nowakowski.

Tatnall 1 (OT)
Wilmington Christian 1

Lauren Jones and Caitlin Robbins scored the goals two minutes apart in the second half.

Tatnall’s second strong showing versus a tournament-bound team.

Sanford 0
Friends 1

Jamie Jacobs collected her second Sanford game winner, as the former summer league teammates battled for sixty minutes. A much closer game than the first encounter, Sanford had their chances but couldn’t crack the Friend’s defense.

10-22-02

Monday Scores

Woodbridge 0
Polytech 1

Seniors Sara Davis and Lacey Dixon combined for the game’s only goal as Polytech wins their first.

Wilmington Christian 0
Tower Hill 1

Paige Schmidt unassisted in a very defensive contest.

Newark 0
Caravel 1

Stephanie Keough from Jen Perno. Yellow Jackets’ second consecutive 1-0 defeat.

Milford 0
Sussex Central 1

Senior Kimmy Bausch.

Padua 0
Archmere 5

Kate Dougherty’s two goals and two assists pace Archmere.

Glasgow 6
Christiana 0

Glasgow explodes for six goals, almost doubling their season output.

10-21-02

Sunday Scores

Four great matches on the turf! Many thanks to Brandywine Coach Willy Miranda and the Brandywine parents for making it possible!

Concord 2 (OT)
Tatnall 2

Jenny Kane and Cathy Frezzo had Tatnall minutes away from their first win before Amy Dencker scored for Concord. Concord almost won in the final minute of regulation but the shot was ruled to have come from outside the circle. The Raiders dominated play in OT but the Tatnall defense held.

McKean 0
Charter 1

McKean lost on a "Do Over." GK Meghan Mangrelli stopped a penalty stroke but the stroke was taken from an incorrect spot. The error was promptly noted and Kate Bartreau made good on the do over.

Seaford 1
Brandywine 2

Jamie Zubrow scored both as the Bulldogs won their third straight on turf. Hard-hitting Unek Brown scored a unique goal in three stages: Long Hit – Foot, Free Hit – Foot, Corner – Goal!

Middletown 0
Ursuline 2

Lizzie Cone two, one early and one late.

Saturday Score

Tatnall 0
Friends 3

Hannah Beswick delighted the Homecoming crowd by scoring a pair. Lindsay Moyer added one.

10-20-02

Saturday Scores

St Andrew’s 1 (OT)
Tower Hill 2

The Hillers topped St Andrew’s 2-1 for the second time this season. This one was even more difficult than the last. Clare Nowakowski’s penalty stroke gave SAS a first half lead. Paige Schmidt tied the match and set the stage for Mauri Liberati to save Homecoming with an OT game winner.

Ursuline 1
Sanford 2

Sanford enjoyed their Homecoming with a 2-0 win over Ursuline. Seniors Rene Spellman and Courtney Kendall got the Warriors an early lead. Tara Rodack scored at the very end for Ursuline.

Turf Bowl

Indian River 2
Sussex Tech 1

St Mark’s 1
St Elizabeth 0

St Mark’s controlled the play but struggled to find the back of the cage. Kortni Pedlow scored off a corner for the game’s only goal. The Spartans quieted Ashley Smeltzer for the second time this season while winning their ninth in a row.

Lake Forest 3
Polytech 0

Dani Vincent’s two goals and one assist led Lake Forest over Polytech.

Newark 0
AI DuPont 1

Kylee Trivits scored the only goal of this very defensive contest. AI’s Flight B and tournament ambitions will be tested Wednesday when Concord visits.

Sussex Central 2
Wilmington Christian 3

Wilmington Christian won their first Turf Bowl contest behind goals from Lauren Jones and Jena Zapata. Ms Jones’ second, with nine minutes remaining, was the game winner. Megan Gorman and Kim Jones scored for Sussex Central.

Mt Pleasant 1
William Penn 3

Junior right wing Shannon Bradley was red-hot as William Penn surged to a 3-0 half time lead. Ms Bradley scored twice and assisted on Annemarie Truitt’s goal. Mount stiffened in the second half and got a consolation goal from Megan Dowling late.

Caesar Rodney 2 (OT)
Milford 1

Kate Blanchfield’s blast from the top of the circle in extra time won this thriller for the CR. The Riders jumped out on top on their specialty, a blistering free hit into the circle, touched, or untouched, by a blue stick. Milford equalized five minutes into the second half on Ashley Huber’s penalty

10-19-02

Friday Scores

Concord 7
Christiana 0

Raiders struck for two in the first minute and it was all downhill from there for poor Christiana.

Dickinson 0
McKean 2

Ashley Beers and April Yanacek for McKean. Closer than expected on the scoreboard.

Lake Forest 3
Laurel 1

Neemans, Taryn and Katie, and Colleen Gleason for Lake. Leona Stancell for Laurel. Bulldogs Gk Nikki Johnson was outstanding.

Turf Bowl

Smyrna 0 (OT)
Caravel 0

Smyrna’s put in two good days work, downing Delmar and drawing Caravel. First scoreless game in Turf Bowl history. Caravel had the upper hand throughout. Buc’s Meredith Brown in her element on the turf. Eagles’ GK Michelle Van Heckle very sharp.

Archmere 3
Red Lion 1

Jess Zutz, for the seventh straight game, Kate Dougherty and Brenna Dolphin.

Middletown 0
Brandywine 4

Julie Constantine a pair, Whitney Schoch and Jamie Zubrow as Brandywine coasts.

10-18-02

The Turf Bowl is back bigger and better than ever. Field hockey impresario Willy Miranda’s Turf Bowl IV opens Friday night. TB4 is fourteen games, over three days, featuring 26 of Delaware’s 39 high school field hockey teams. These games are listed in the order they are played on each day.

Caravel v Smyrna – Caravel looking for first TB win, at their best on attack. Smyrna in the Henlopen South race.

Red Lion v Archmere – RLC is reported to be an experienced indoor team. Archmere is one of 2002’s surprises.

Brandywine v Middletown – Bulldogs’ second TB win is money in the bank!

Indian River v Sussex Tech – IR hoping to get back in Henlopen South picture. Ravens looking for their first win.

St Elizabeth v St Mark’s – Will Ashley Smeltzer make the Turf Bowl another Thermopylae for the Spartans?

Lake Forest v Polytech – Lake was "turfed" by William Penn in 1999, 7-0. Polytech has struggled this season but played their best game of 2001 at Rullo.

Newark v A I DuPont – Should be the most competitive of the four Blue Hen Conference games.

Wilmington Christian v Sussex Central – WCS a Top Ten team once again. SC a Henlopen disappointment.

Mt Pleasant v William Penn – When was the last time these teams played and neither was in the Top Ten?

Caesar Rodney v Milford – Coach Windett and CR on their way to another state tournament.

Concord v Tatnall – Both victors at TB3. Tatnall at Friends’ Homecoming Saturday.

McKean v Charter – Another BHC match up.

Brandywine v Seaford – A TB3 rematch.

Middletown v Ursuline – Two long-time TB rivals. Middletown the unlikeliest team to get a TB double dip. UA at Sanford Saturday.

1. Who scored the first Turf Bowl goal?
2. Who had a Turf Bowl hat trick?
3. Which three teams, two are perennial field hockey powers, are a combined 0-6 at the Turf Bowl and have yet to score a Turf Bowl goal?
4. Which team has scored the most Turf Bowl goals?
5. Which teams are making their Turf Bowl debuts in 2002?
6. Which teams have never appeared at the Turf Bowl?
7. Which team has lost the most Turf Bowl games?
8. Which conference has had all of its teams make at least one Turf Bowl appearance?
9. After Sunday, how many Turf Bowl games will have been played?
10. Which three teams have compiled 2-0 Turf Bowl records?

Thursday Scores

Sussex Tech 0
Sussex Central 1

Lindsey Moore’s goal the difference.

Indian River 1
Caesar Rodney 0

Kaitlin Harker’s penalty stroke in the 58^th minute wins it for IR.

Smyrna 3
Delmar 2

Jaime Goban scored late to win it for Smyrna. The game ended the first half tied at 2 on goals by Delmar’s Tracey Lloyd and Danielle Twilley and Ms Goban and Brook Dixon.

Michelle VanHeckle turned away 12 shots for Smyrna. The Eagles have now won four in a row.

Polytech 0
Milford 4

Carrie Grier with a hat.

Westtown 1 (OT)
AI DuPont 1

Erin Chandler gave the visitors a one-goal lead at the half. AI’s Ms Notorfrancesco equalized.

Tower Hill 2
Sanford 0

Leigh Giacco and Alex Albright score as the Hillers avenge one of their early-season losses.

Christiana 0
Mt Pleasant 7

Mount scored six times in the final 12 minutes of the first half to put this one away. Winless Christiana, outmanned, with only 12 players, and outgunned, played a spirited, gusty second half.

10-17-02

Wednesday Score

Seaford 2
Dover 3

Jess Vaughn’s third two-goal game of the year paved the way for Dover’s 3-2 win over Seaford yesterday. Susan Neylan also scored for the Senators. Lauren Kjos and Monica Neil scored for Seaford. The loss drops Seaford to 7-4-1, with all four losses by one goal.

The Blue Jays will face Brandywine on the turf at Rullo Sunday.

10-16-02

Tuesday Scores

Lake Forest 1 (OT)
Cape Henlopen 2

Amanda Warrington’s penalty stroke in extra time kept Cape perfect at 12-0. Lake Forest tied the match late in the second half, when Kate Neeman and Ashley Garey combined on a penalty corner. Amy Levy gave the Vikings a 1-0 halftime lead. GK Ashley Johnson and the Spartan defense saw a week’s worth of action as the Vikings peppered the cage with 25 shots and had 23 corners.

Milford 0
Smyrna 2

Meghan Hanebutt bagged both assisted by Kalyn Wolbert and Mandi Wilson. Smyrna improves to 6-3 with Delmar up Thursday.

Delmar 1
Sussex Central 0

Becca Gum from Jen Hastings for the game’s only score. Once-beaten Delmar, Lake Forest and Smyrna are in the midst on an exciting Henlopen South race.

Laurel 3
Polytech 1

Leona Stancell, Katie Ward and Candace Geaull for Laurel. Jackie Van Patton for the winless Panthers.

Tower Hill 5
Tatnall 3

Tower Hill scored three second-half goals to break open a tight game. Five different goal scorers for the Hillers.

Friends 2
St Andrew’s 0

Arwin Sheridan and Sarah Schmidt were the only goal scorers in this very defensive encounter. Both teams combined for only 10 shots and 4 corners.

St Mark’s 3
Padua 1

St Mark’s threw everything but the kitchen sink at Padua GK Maggie Simeone but trailed 1-0 midway through the second half. Julia Drewes’ penalty stroke broke the ice as SM scored three goals in six minutes, with Kyra Downing and Kelly McCauley also finding the cage. GK Simeone finished with 25 saves.

Westtown 1
Sanford 3

Sanford’s dynamic duo of Jill Levinson and Leslie Baldino scored all three.

Glasgow 0
AI DuPont 5

10-15-02

Monday Scores

Caravel 3
Dover 2

Caravel bounces back from their only loss of the season. Meredith Brown two, Stephanie Keough the GW. Susan Neylan and Eva Keller for the Senators.

St Mark’s 4
McKean 1

McKean GK Meghan Mangrelli made 23 saves and was on the griddle all afternoon as SM uncorked 31 shots. Four different goal scorers for the Spartans – Lauren Lupinski, Nicole Bosso, Jena Boccetti and Julia Drewes.

Charter 4
Dickinson 0

Kristina Huber two, Caitlyn McClay and Katie Zarroli.

Archmere 3
Brandywine 0

Jessica Zutz two, Brenna Dolphin on a penalty stroke.

10-11-02

Thursday Score

Archmere 1
St Mark’s 3

St Mark’s Kelly McCauley adapted to the sloppy track and posted two goals and an assist while leading the Spartans over visiting Archmere.

10-10-02

Wednesday Scores

McKean 0
Concord 2

Ashley Rowell’s 10^th and 11^th, as Concord was comfortably home.

Dickinson 1
Christiana 0

Corey Kuhns scored the game’s only goal as the Rams edge the Vikings in a Blue Hen Conference classic. Dickinson won their first while Christiana remains winless.

Cape Henlopen 2
Seaford 1

Amanda Warrington’s second goal of the afternoon, with 14 seconds on the clock, gave Cape a 2-1 victory over Seaford. The Blue Jays’ Unek Brown tied the game at 1-1 midway through the second half.

Friends 3
Sanford 1

Sanford scored a goal on just three shots, as against Tower Hill, but it wasn’t enough as Friends got three in this battle for Indy supremacy. Lindsay Moyer opened the scoring but Leslie Baldino replied just seconds later. Jamie Jacobs gave Friends a one goal lead before the intermission. Sarah Schmidt’s second half tally ended the drama.

Mt Pleasant 0 (OT)
AI Dupont 0

Mount’s GK Jackie Green the hero of this scoreless encounter, turning away 12 shots.

William Penn 3
Glasgow 0

Laura or Tricia Dean, Shannon Bradley and Erin Marihugh for Penn. Stephanie Swain had two assists. Glasgow no shots, no corners.

10-9-02

Tuesday Scores

Delmar 1
Polytech 0

Jen Hasting’s first half goal was all it took

Brandywine 4
Newark 0

Jamie Zubrow and Kelly Davies scored goals one minute apart to blow open a tight contest. After an opening day loss, Brandywine has gone unbeaten in eight and looks poised for a powerful stretch run.

Smyrna 3
Sussex Tech 1

Meghan Hanebutt, Jami Gabao and Julia Young for Smyrna; Tara Derr for the Ravens.

Laurel 2
Dover 3

Jess Vaughn scored twice and Tina Martin once to lead the Senators over the Bulldogs. Katie Ward and Candace Geaull scored for Laurel

Lake Forest 2
Milford 1

Dani Vincent scored the game-winner five minutes from full time, after Kate Neeman gave the Spartans a first half lead and Holly Van Auken equalized.

Lake Forest has now won six in a row, only Cape’s ten is better.

Rising Sun 1
Tower Hill 2

Leigh Giacco scored twice to lead the Hillers over visiting Rising Sun.

Archmere 3
Tatnall 2

Jessica Zutz scored the late game-winner for the Auks. Tatnall led Archmere 2-1 on goals by Alex Gomez and Dori Charles with 8 minutes remaining. Karla Senior and Kate Dougherty also scored for Archmere with Ms Dougherty also adding two assists.

Archmere’s turnaround started at the top this season with a coaching change that saw the Auks go from having no coach to having two co-coaches, Pat Appleton (Archmere early 1990s) and Sue Finnie (assorted Blue Hen Conference teams 1990s).

 

10-8-02

Monday Scores

Seaford 3
Holly Grove 0

Bitty Hood scored twice and Lauren Kjos once as the Blue Jays improve to 7-2-1.

Wilmington Christian 1
Caravel 0

Katie Love scored the only goal of the game as Wilmington Christian takes some of the luster off Caravel’s Friday game with 10-0 Cape Henlopen

Christiana 0
AI DuPont 8

AI scored eight goals on only 17 shots. Christiana remains winless while AI goes 5-4.

St Elizabeth 1
St Mark’s 5

St Mark’s scored four second-half goals to break open a tight contest. For SM, Julia Drewes two, Kelly McCauley, Kyra Downing and Jena Boccetti. Ashley Nowell for the Vikings. St E’s Ashley Smeltzer, who’s scored 16 goals in eight games, was held scoreless for the first time all season.

After a 1-2-1 start, the Spartans have won five straight and are rounding into form. Upstart Archmere visits Thursday.

Padua 3 (OT)
Newark 3

The day’s most exciting encounter. Newark jumped out 2-0 on goals by Loren Reinhardt and Kristina Keck. Consecutive goals by Rachel Coleman, Alicia Nieves and Ms Capriglione gave Padua the lead before Kristina Keck’s second of the game forged a tie.

Cape Henlopen 2
Polytech 0

Amy Levy and Lisa Williams as Cape was in control the entire way.

10-6-02

Saturday Scores

Caravel 3
Caesar Rodney 1

After winning the hard way against Concord, Caravel came out flying against CR and passed their first test against a "Top Ten" opponent with flying colors. Lindsay Niggebrugge scored the game’s first goal (again) but CR’s Casey Howard knotted the game eleven minutes into the second half. Heather Richardson’s goal regained the ascendancy for Caravel and her dish to Jen Perno sealed the game. Another strong showing from GK Megan Manubay. Midfielder Meredith Brown was ubiquitous and most unfortunate to have her blast from the top of the circle disallowed. Wilmington Christian is up next for Caravel with unbeaten Cape Henlopen looming.

The Delaware Drought has affected playing fields all over the state but Caesar Rodney’s seems the hardest hit.

Indian River 2
Sussex Central 3

Kimmy Bausch scored twice including the OT game winner as SC outlasted Indian River.

IR’s Kaitlin Harker converted a late penalty stoke to tie the game and set the stage for Ms Bausch’s heroics.

Mt Pleasant 2
Wilmington Christian 3

Sophomore Lauren Jones delighted WCS’s Homecoming crowd with two goals including the late game winner. WCS’s three goals was their highest offensive output of the season and marked only the second time in nine games that they’ve scored more than one goal. The Warriors visit unbeaten Caravel Monday.

Mount, after some ugly early season losses, is playing much better hockey.

Middletown 1
Cape Henlopen 8

Amandas, Warrington and Haxton, hat tricks. Middletown scored on their only shot.

AI DuPont 1 (OT)
Tatnall 0

Kylee Trivits scored in overtime as Tatnall’s agony continues.

Ursuline 1
St Mark’s 2

Friday Score

St Elizabeth 2
Archmere 3

St E’s first loss of the season.

With St Elizabeth and Delmar falling this week, only Cape Henlopen and Caravel remain unbeaten. They will face off this Friday at Caravel.

The Catholic Conference is much improved this year and much more competitive as well.

At approximately the halfway point here are the conference standings:

1) Archmere 3-0-0
2) St Mark’s 2-0-1
3) Ursuline 1-1-2
4) St Elizabeth 1-1-1
5) Padua 0-4-0

St Mark’s and Archmere will play Thursday. St Mark’s remains the favorite to retain the conference crown.

10-5-02

Friday Scores

Tower Hill 0
Friends 1

Jamie Jacobs and Lindsay Moyer combined for the game’s only goal. Friends GK Jessica Cowperthwait played very well, after ordinary performances against St Andrew’s and St Mark’s. Tower Hill’s second Independence Conference loss puts them two games behind Friends in the conference. To catch Friends and retain the conference title THS will need help.

William Penn 2
McKean 0

Versatile Laura Dean’s buzzer-beater gave William Penn a 1-0 halftime lead. She added an insurance goal late. Stephanie Swain and Annemarie Truitt picked up the assists.

Glasgow 1
Middletown 2

Sara Jester and Stephanie Pappas for the Cavaliers

Dickinson 0
Brandywine 6

Jamie Zubrow’s two goals paced Brandywine to a 6-0 Blue Hen Conference victory.

10-4-02

Thursday Scores

Seaford 2
Delmar 0

The Blue Jays took their chances while the Wildcats wasted theirs as Seaford ended Delmar’s unbeaten run. Unek Brown, for the fourth game in a row, and Lauren Kjos were the goal scorers. GK Ericca Bell was flawless.

Polytech 0
Caesar Rodney 6

Sonsecharae Everson scored two goals to pace the Riders six-goal attack. Interestingly all six goals were assisted. Jamie Brittingham and Casey Howard each added a goal and two assists. No shots, no corners for Poly.

Sanford 5
Glasgow 0

Dragons held Sanford off the board for twenty minutes, then surrendered a quick three.

Again all five goals came with an assist. Leslie Baldino scored twice, Courtney Kendall once with two assists.

Charter 1
Newark 2

Lindsay Swinger assisted on goals by Neddie Hughes and Kristina Keck for the Yellow Jackets. Kristina Huber replied for Charter.

Dover 2
Sussex Tech 1

The Senators made the most of their opportunities, scoring two goals on only three shots. Jess Vaughn and Kari Browning for Dover, Megan Correll for ST.

Indian River 2
Lake Forest 4

Lake poured in four first half goals, two by Dani Vincent, to go up 4-0.

Woodbridge 0
Smyrna 2

Jenny Powell and Jami Gabo

Some Henlopen Conference Records

Cape Henlopen 8-0
Delmar 7-1
Lake Forest 6-1
Caesar Rodney 6-2-1
Seaford 6-2-1

10-3-02

Wednesday Scores

McKean 4
Glasgow 0

Four different goal scorers for the Highlanders.

Mt Pleasant 5
Middletown 0

Megan Dowling a hat trick.

Ursuline 1 (OT)
Wilmington Christian 0

Lizzie Cone wins it for Ursuline. UA’s first OT win after two draws. Wilmington Christian’s first OT defeat after two victories. WCS had plenty of chances but the Warriors’ offensive woes continue. WCS has scored only six goals in eight games. Both sides abandoned a season-long policy of switching GKs at halftime.

Charter 2
Padua 1

Charter wins the rematch of 2001’s Turf Bowl encounter.

William Penn 7
Christiana 0

Is the Penn offense finally on track? Four goals in the first five games, eleven goals in the last two games but the opposition is suspect.

Cape Henlopen 6
Laurel 1

Megan Fullmer netted two, as Cape stays perfect.

Brandywine 1 (OT)
Concord 1

Jamie Zubrow for Brandywine, Amy Dencker for Concord. The News Journal must have Concord season tickets!

Ursuline’s Lizzie Cone started it! There’s been a recent rash of highlight-film scores in Delaware field hockey. As described to me they are all half-the-length of the field sallies, over the harsh, unforgiving grounds of Delaware, through and around multiple defenders then past a well-beaten keeper.

Ms Cone’s was the exclamation point in Ursuline’s 4-0 win over Padua last Friday. Archmere’s Jessica Zutz turned the tables on Ursuline Monday. On the restart after Archmere’s first goal, Ms Zutz went fifty to put Archmere up 2-0 and extinguish Ursuline’s comeback hopes. Wednesday it was Friends’ Sarah Schmidt’s turn against St Andrew’s. Her solo effort gave Friends a 2-1 lead and it was all Friends the rest of the afternoon.

10-2-02

Tuesday Scores

Caesar Rodney 4
Smyrna 1

CR’s offense finally came alive. Trailing 1-0 on Kalyn Wolbert’s goal, the Riders exploded for four second half goals. Sonsecharae Everson, Kristin Ward, Jamie Brittingham and Adrianna Senci scored without reply. The Riders had scored but once in the previous four games. The Riders scored four goals in a game for the second time this season. The first in a 4-1 win over Laurel.

Delmar 4
Dover 1

Delmar duplicated CR’s feat, also erasing a 1-0 halftime deficit with four goals in the second half from Tracy Lloyd and Danielle Twilley. Maggie Scarborough struck first for Dover.

Seaford 2
Milford 1

Milford’s 1-0 lead couldn’t survive the second half either. Unek Brown and Samantha Fitzgerald scored for Seaford, Julie Wyatt for Milford.

Indian River 4
Polytech 0

Ali Ambrose twice, Leighann Ambrose and Kaitlin Harker.

Sussex Tech 0
Lake Forest 4

Kate Neeman twice, Ashley Sammons and Amanda Fisher as Lake improves to 5-1.

Tatnall 0
Tower Hill 7

A hat trick for Paige as Tower scores seven on only 13 shots. Tatnall winless.

St Andrew’s 1
Friends 3

SAS grabbed a 1-0 lead on Brandy Bennett’s goal. Sarah Schmidt lead the Friend’s revival with two goals – the first in the half’s final minute on a PC, the second on a nifty 50 yard fast break. Hanna Beswick added the third.

Friday Score

Tatnall 0
Indian River 4

Jackie Gray twice, Leighann and Ali Ambrose as the Indians avenge last year’s Turf Bowl loss.

10-1-02

Monday Scores

Concord 0
Caravel 1

Nancy who? GK Megan Manubay was sensational as the Raiders besieged the Caravel cage. Concord unleashed 24 shots and had a 25-6 advantage in corners. Goal hound Lindsay Niggebrugge bagged her third game winner of the season. Caravel is perfect at 6-0. Concord is a disappointing 4-4, with archrival Brandywine on deck. The Raiders’ four wins are against teams that, according to published scores, are a collective 3-13-2!

Padua 1
St Mark’s 2

Padua GK Maggie Simeone was perfect for 45+ minutes before Kelly McCauley broke the ice. Jena Boccetti added the insurance. In her last three games Ms Simeone has stopped 73 shots!

St Elizabeth 8
Christiana 0

Ashley Smeltzer scored four goals and added an assist, as St Elizabeth stays unbeaten at 5-0-1. Ms Smeltzer is averaging 2+ goals per game this season. St E is feasting on the Blue Hen Conference winning four of four by a combine score of 19-3. For Christiana

Coach Chrissy Czajowski, it was never like this at William Penn.

Ursuline 0
Archmere 3

Scoreless at the turnaround, Karla Senior, Jess Zutz and Paige Tibbetts tallied as the Auks won going away. The rematch, at Ursuline, will be a very different game. Archmere is a very quiet 5-1 with three lopsided victories over Top Ten teams.

Sussex Central 1 (OT)
Mount Pleasant 1

Megan Gorman scored for SC; Lynn Morley got the equalizer in the final minute for Mount.

A I DuPont 1
Sanford 2

Leslie Baldino and Jill Levinson for Sanford. Whitney Turnbull for AI.

Saturday Score

Sanford 0
Dover 0

9-29-02

Saturday Scores

Milford 0
CapeHenlopen 1

Samantha Coveleski’s goal was all the Vikings needed to remain unbeaten at 7 – 0.

GK Lacey Moffett was outstanding in the cage for Milford.

Tower Hill 2
St Andrew’s 1

Tower Hill’s potent penalty corner was the difference as the Hillers nipped St Andrew’s

2 – 1. Lauren McCrery converted a penalty corner from Paige Schmidt for a 1 – 0 halftime lead. Ashley Holbrook scored very late to level the match. With just seconds remaining, Paige Schmidt scored on a corner to give Tower Hill the 2 – 1 win.

Friday Scores

Concord 4
Charter 0

Raiders rise above .500 after an 0 – 3 start. Caravel looming on Monday.

Padua 0
Ursuline 4

Megan Lacey, Laura Ford, Lizzie Cone and G. Emmons scored for Ursuline, as the Raiders remain unbeaten. The Panda’s Maggie Simeone was again very busy in goal.

Ursuline visits Archmere on Monday.

9-28-02

Friday Scores

St Mark’s 1
Friends 0

In the day’s main event, rookie GK Meghan Barrett out dueled four-year starter Jessica Cowperthwait, as St Mark’s topped Friends 1-0. Jenna Logan’s first-half goal stood up, as Friends couldn’t convert an abundance of second-half possession into pressure and points. For the third year in a row, Friends fell to the Spartans 1-0. In fact, these Friend’s seniors have never seen a goal scored against St Mark’s.

Caesar Rodney 1
Sussex Tech 0

Riders score their first goal in a fortnight.

Lake Forest 4
Seaford 3

The day’s wild one! Neemans, Katie and Taren, Colleen Gleeson and Ashley Garey for

Lake. U’nek Brown, a pair, and Samantha Fitzgerald for Seaford.

A I DuPont 3
McKean 0

Kylee Trivits and Michelle Willard scored first-half goals twenty seconds apart. Ms Willard added another in the second half.

Christiana 0
Newark 7

Stephanie Popejoy scored four goals and added two assists in this Flight A frolic.

Brandywine 2 (OT)
Mt Pleasant 1

Kristin Burtch bagged both as Bulldogs’ fifth win in a row much tougher than expected.

Burtch’s second game winner in a row.

Middletown 0
William Penn 4

Shannon Bradley, Kim Walker, Tricia Dean and Stephanie Swain for the Colonials as Penn finds their scoring shoes.

Concord 4
Charter 0

Raiders rise above .500 after an 0 – 3 start. Caravel looming on Monday

Wilmington Christian 0
Archmere 3

WCS torched for three goals as leaden-legged Warriors were never in this one. Kate Dougherty and Jess Zutz in the first half. Brenna Dolphin’s penalty stroke the coup de grace. Archmere gets the W, St Andrew’s the assist!

Thursday Scores 9-27-02

Tower Hill 3
Episcopal 0

Leigh Giacco, Mauri Liberati and Paige Schmidt scored as the Hillers begin a new streak.

Wilmington Christian 1 (OT)
St Andrew’s 0

Warriors win their second 1-0 OT thriller in a row. Whitney Plaster scored the game’s only goal. WCS has only yielded one goal in six games this season.

Rain wiped out most of yesterday’s action.

Wednesday was Wilmington Christian School Day at Messiah College. The fourth ranked Falcons hosted Gettysburg and the three WCS alumnae had a hand in every goal in the 6 – 0 romp. Kelly Stanwell (WCS ’00) scored two goals and had one assist. While Danae Chambers (WCS ’01) and Jenna Schwind (WCS ’02) both added one goal and two assists.

TURF BOWL TRIVIA ANSWERS

1. Concord’s Michelle Koenigbauer scored both goals in the Raiders’ 2-0 win over Smyrna in the first ever Turf Bowl game in 1999.
2. William Penn’s and U of D’s Erica Labar scored three goals against Lake Forest in 1999.
3. Wilmington Christian, Caravel and Middletown are all 0-2 and have yet to score in a Turf Bowl game.
4. William Penn has scored 12 goals in two Turf Bowl games.
5. A I duPont, McKean, Milford, Red Lion Christian and Sussex Tech are Turf Bowl debutants in 2002.
6. Christiana, Dickinson, Dover, Laurel, St Andrew’s and Woodbridge have never made a Turf Bowl appearance.
7. Brandywine has made the most Turf Bowl appearances (5) and has the most Turf Bowl losses (3).
8. All five Catholic Conference teams have made Turf Bowl appearances.
9. Thirty-eight – 1999 six, 2000 nine, 2001 nine and 2002 fourteen.
10. Cape Henlopen, Sanford and William Penn are all 2-0.

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